Narrated by Academy® Award-winner and Detroit native JK Simmons, “Detroit: Comeback City” chronicles how Detroit went from the engine of American capitalism, to a city of ruins that is now on the cusp of an exciting rebirth. The story of the city is told by real Detroiters who recount the stories of their relatives who helped build the city and the country. Among the interview subjects are Alice Cooper, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winner Dr. Heather Ann Thompson, Bill Ford and NASA Astronaut Jerry Linenger.

The film was produced by Detroit native Big Sean and can be seen as a passion project for the rapper seeing how the subject matter is home.

1st doc I executive produced “Detroit: Comeback City” is on the History Channel tonight at 9 PM Eastern time. pic.twitter.com/7YQ1IWs8FS

— Sean Don (@BigSean) July 1, 2018

Big Sean joins the ranks of rappers turned executive film producers with the likes of Dr. Dre, Diddy and more recently Peabody Award-winning Jay-Z on major platforms. You can watch the film in full here on the History Channel.