The first installment of the new Allen Hughes-directed docuseries focused on the life of Tupac Shakur and his mother Afeni, Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur made its premiere on Hulu/FX on Friday (April 21).

While there are countless documentaries that explore the life of the enigmatic rapper/actor, Dear Mama is already off to a dynamic start, namely because of its in-depth exploration of Afeni Shakur's early days in the Black Panther Party, and the way her larger-than-life personality and vision for Black people was imprinted on her son.

Here are three of the most powerful moments from the first installment of the docuseries.

Afeni and other organizers helped create the first version of the Patients' Bill of Rights.

Afeni's early activism with the Black Panther Party were pretty thoroughly explored in the first episode of the docuseries, including her advocacy for proper health care in Harlem's poor communities. The New York Black Panther Party chapters (including Michael Tabor, Zayd Shakur, and Assata Shakur) played a significant role in shaping healthcare in New York, and Afeni's work played no small part in the system's reforms.

Ray Luv wrote the opening lines to "Trapped."

The series shined a heavy light on veteran Bay Area musician, Ray Luv. Early in his career, Pac picked Ray's crumpled rhyme out of the trash, which ended up being the opening lines to his classic song, "Trapped" from his debut 2pacalypse Now. While Ray has told the story before, hearing it in the context of the entire docuseries, and what was going on at that time in Pac's life –from Afeni going to rehab, to Pac searching for a way out of poverty— was even more powerful. Ray explains he wasn't comfortable being that vulnerable at the time, which is why he trashed his rhyme, reminding everyone that at that point, there was no Pac yet. There was no "Brenda's Got Baby," or "Keep Your Head Up," so being vulnerable on record in that way wasn't a thing yet.

2Pac vs Oakland Police.

Pac famously sued the Oakland Police for $10 million after he was arrested and beat for jay walking. It was especially moving to hear that Pac, who was seething after the incident, really wanted his mother's guidance, though she was away in rehab at the time.

The genius of Shock G.

Of course, Shock G is respected as one of the most forward-leaning artists in Hip-Hop history, and the docuseries tapped in on his early musical genius during Pac's time with Digital Underground, which is always appreciated.