I imagine the brainstorming for this new series to have gone something like this:

Team Leader: What kind of shows are popular?
Overzealous Cubicle Warrior: Crime shows! CSI! Mystery! Crazy plots like Lost!
Team Leader:  Are you thinking what I’m thinking? [writes on whiteboard] Behind the Music + Crime + Death = BRILLIANT. Guys, why didn’t we think of this sooner?
Areti: Cause you’re desperate?

There ya have it. Show premieres on Friday, Feb. 12th with Tupac, and will feature John Lennon and Notorious B.I.G. in future episodes. In all seriousness, maybe viewers will learn a lot, it’s just hard to imagine how VH1 can shed new light on these cases. Video after the jump>>

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