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Coachella 2012: Tupac hologram joins Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre onstage at music festival
The late rapper made a surprise appearance alongside some major names at the Indio music festival

By Joyce Chen / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Monday, April 16, 2012, 9:52 AM
Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012, 12:15 PM



Late rapper Tupac Shakur resurrected onto the Coachella stage this past Sunday night to perform a few of his hit songs alongside music maven Snoop Dogg, to the shock and disbelief of the music festival's 75,000 fans.

"What up, Coachella?!" the bare-chested Tupac hologram greeted a roaring crowd, before joining Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre on classic single "Hail Mary."

The faux Shakur wore acid-wash jeans and Timberland boots circa 1995, just around the time he was shot dead on September 13, 1996, at the young age of 25.

Shakur also joined Snoop for songs "Come With Me" and "Gangsta Party," stalking around the stage and showing off his buff physique.


"i can't even begin to imagine what this Tupac hologram is doing to all the people at Coachella that have been on acid for 3 days straight," one festival-goer wrote.

Snoop also ushered in a bold-faced lineup, including 50 Cent, Warren G, Kurupt, Tony Yayo and Wiz Khalifa, who brought out an oversized blunt to smoke onstage during their performance of "Young, Wild & Free."

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Tupac's mom 'thrilled' with hologram performance
April 16, 2012, 3:09 PM EST
WENN

Tupac Shakur's mother has applauded Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre for including her late son in their showstopping Coachella festival finale in California on Sunday.

The rap heavyweights wowed fans during their headlining slot by sharing the stage with a hologram of the slain hip-hop hero -- and like many fans, Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur was more than a little impressed as she watched the concert footage live online.

A rep for Afeni tells TMZ.com she gave Dre and Snoop permission to incorporate her son and his music in their live set and the rap producer agreed to donate a substantial sum to the charity she set up in her son's name in return.

The rep says, "She was absolutely positively thrilled with Tupac's virtual performance."

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Hologram Tupac Tour: Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Reportedly Want To Take Dead Rapper On The Road
The Huffington Post | By Kia Makarechi Posted: 04/17/2012 8:10 am Updated: 04/17/2012 8:10 am

Tupac may be coming to a city near you. In a move that's unlikely to put rumors the late rapper is still alive to rest, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are considering taking the hologram that performed at Coachella on tour, WSJ reports.

The two rap heavyweights were pleased with the hologram's performance Sunday, as the rebirth of one of the most beloved rappers of all time became the most buzzed about incident of the entire weekend.

The Wall Street Journal article also notes that the projection of Pac isn't a true hologram, as its a 2D image. Digital Domain, the company behind the performance, also did the Oscar-winning visuals in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." For the Coachella performance, they used a technique originated in 1862, in which an image is bounced off of the ground onto an invisible screen.

On Sunday, Tupac really appeared to be on the stage, rapping along to "2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted" and "Hail Mary" and name checking Coachella while hyping up the audience. When Snoop Dogg appeared on stage beside the rapper, the Tupac image would turn to him and gesture in his direction.

Judging from the comments section on our post on the performance, many viewers were blown away by the realistic nature of Pac's mannerisms. One common criticism, however, was that the projection was about as tall as Snoop Dogg, when Tupac was much shorter than Snoop in real life.

Sources in the Journal article said that Dr. Dre had a "massive vision" for Pac's projection. Both an arena tour and a more intimate, club tour were being considered at the time of this writing.

The "hologram" already has its own Twitter account, so perhaps it can keep us updated on its tour dates there.

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Tupac's hologram visits a galaxy far, far away in parody
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May the thug be with you. A couple of days after video of the now-famous Coachella performance of Tupac Shakur's hologram hit the Internet, the inevitable mashup with the "Star Wars" cast has arrived. R2-D2 plays a very important message for young Luke Skywalker, but he, along with C-3PO, can't wrap his heads around Tupac's rap. The droid and his master exchange confused glances as R2 ends the transmission. Obi-Wan Kenobi is even more perplexed (clearly they don't know "who the f*ck this is"). Maybe Tupac will hit the Cantina on Tatooine if his tour plans ever take off.