"QD3 Announces \"Thug Angel\": Tupac Doc as First DVD with Image"

A new documentary about Tupac was taking shape. Billboard reported on November 6, 2001, that Thug Angel: The Life and Times of Tupac Shakur was to be the first DVD title from QD3 Entertainment under a new deal with Image Entertainment. The trade publication cited March 2002 as a tentative date. The film was slated to feature entirely new footage and new interviews.

Twelve Hip-Hop Films Planned

Behind QD3 is Quincy D. Jones III, son of producer Quincy Jones. His company planned to release a total of twelve video titles on hip-hop and Black music through Image. According to the company, it possessed a large archive of concert recordings and previously unseen footage, from the early days of rap to gangsta rap. As a producer, Jones III had worked with artists including Ice Cube, LL Cool J and Brandy, and had received an ASCAP award for the theme music of the television series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”.

The film was ultimately released in April 2002 under the title Thug Angel: The Life of an Outlaw. The report from April 2, 2002 covers this.