In the months during his trial, Jub-Jub plead his innocence. He mourned the deaths he caused. And he bemoaned how those closest to him have left him out to dry. This and more will be revealed in a  new documentary about the disgraced musician.

Last week Jub Jub, also known as Molemo Maarohanye, was found guilty alongside Themba Tshabalala of multiple counts of murder. In 2010 the pair, under the influence of alcohol and narcotics, sped down a busy Soweto road in an apparent race. It would end tragically when the cars plowed into a group of school children.

Ever since Jub Jub’s trial started, he has been under the lense of Nolitha Tshinavha, a young Johannesburg filmmaker who has been interviewing the convicted rapper, as well as members of the families and community that the schoolchildren hailed from. According to City Press, the unnamed documentary captures much of the drama and detail from this tragedy.

In the hour-long piece, Jub Jub talks about considering suicide. He also still maintains his innocence, saying: “I wasn’t overtaking anyone. I was on the right side of the street. I was on the right side of the law.”

Jub Jub bemoaned how those around him have disappeared. His mother, herself having fallen from grace years earlier when her charity was exposed as a fraud, apparently abandoned him. So did his former girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, who at one point stood by him publically.

The fallen hip-hop star even felt stung by his fans: “Anything that I have ever done from the time that you guys (fans) knew me has been nothing but happiness.”

Relatives of Jub Jub’s victims also get a say, though their feelings haven’t been made public.

Baxopath Media, Tshinavha’s company, has yet to sell the doccie to one of South Africa’s television channels. In a statement it said: “Our aim is to find out what really happened on that fateful afternoon in March, what could have provoked the behaviour and how the tragedy has affected his career and everyday life.”

By James Francis