2pac and his mother Afeni Shakur have become the subjects of a new docuseries that promises never before shared content as it looks at their unique relationship.

The new FX series Dear Mama is set to premiere on April 21, with the first two of five episodes released concurrently. The remaining three parts will then be delivered weekly on the following three Fridays. The show will also stream on Hulu one day after its network broadcast.

Executive producer Allen Hughes — who directed the Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine docuseries The Defiant Ones – shared details about the latest project examining 2Pac’s life during a presentation on Thursday (January 12) at the Television Critics Awards winter press tour.

During his chat with the media, Hughes explained that he and his team prioritized finding and using previously unreleased audio and video content of Afeni Shakur and her son.

“Wherever possible, we tried to find archival footage that hadn’t been seen so there’s a lot that we have in the five parts,” he explained. “There’s also audio that’s never been heard. And not just some of his acapellas and vocals, there is a lot of stuff of 2Pac from his baby years that had never been seen.

“For 2Pac superfans, I believe that two of the most important things in the project is the never seen before [footage],” Allen Hughes continued. “But most importantly, you get to understand why he made certain decisions.”

The new docuseries borrows its name from ‘Pac’s 1995 hit single, which heard the late star detail the at-times tumultuous relationship he and his mother shared, highlighting the parts of his childhood that were marked by financial hardship and his mother’s addiction.

A year before the poignant multi-platinum single was released, the rapper explained why he was grateful for those early experiences during an interview with BET.