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Should Hologram Tupac Go on Tour?

SodaHead Music 2012/04/18 19:00:00
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At first, Tupac Shakur's hologram performance seemed a little bit eerie. Then it was kind of awesome... in a weird "Star Wars" sort of way. Now, as the full implications of the event become evident, it's getting weird again. According to the Wall Street Journal, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre actually want to take the rapping hologram on tour with them.

Well, on the bright side, Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, is cool with it. TMZ reports that Afeni was "absolutely positively thrilled" with the Coachella performance. She didn't attend the show, but watched it stream live on the Internet. She had given Dre permission to use the hologram before-hand, and in return made a donation to The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation. We definitely think Hologram Tupac is an awesome element once in a while -- but will the idea go overboard if he actually becomes part of a living, breathing musical tour?

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  • DEEBO 2012/04/18 23:08:56
    Yes
    DEEBO
    +1
    I think if they do it would b good but some of the profit should go to his mom.
  • Kris Du... DEEBO 2012/04/19 05:02:05 (edited)
  • xXmIsSuNdErStoOdXx 2012/04/18 22:42:08
    Yes
    xXmIsSuNdErStoOdXx
    +1
    He was a legend! I wish they'd make an MJ hologram
  • Kris Du... xXmIsSu... 2012/04/19 05:03:59
    Kris Dudley
    +2
    Just keep him away from the holographic children.
  • xXmIsSu... Kris Du... 2012/04/19 11:11:07
    xXmIsSuNdErStoOdXx
    Lmao! No you didn't!!!
  • Kris Du... xXmIsSu... 2012/04/19 12:47:49
    Kris Dudley
    +1
    That was the first thing that popped in my head. RIP Mike you know I love ya! lol
  • TheManwithNoName 2012/04/18 21:37:56
    No
    TheManwithNoName
    It was a cool one time thing, but thats where they should leave it
  • Roger 2012/04/18 21:27:05
    Yes
    Roger
    +1
    I wish only fans would answer these type of questions no people who couldnt care less or people who are being ignorant
  • Tigger Too 2012/04/18 21:14:05
    Yes
    Tigger Too
    +1
    Sure, why not take the Tupac Shakur hologram on tour? Anything for a buck, right? I've always been a big fan of Tupac, and he's one of my favorite rappers of all time. Still, for Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre to try to cash in on his memory by adding their dead friend's name, hologram Tupac, to their tour lineup seems a bit opportunistic, IMO. Also, it's no wonder that Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, is cool with this idea. She's made a gazillion dollars off of her late son's unreleased material, marketing rights, etc.

    I must say, it's a pretty sad state of affairs when music festivals in general, and Coachella in particular, get more hype over a hologram performance of a dead artist than for the live acts at the concert.
  • Monolith Tigger Too 2012/04/19 19:31:06
    Monolith
    +1
    Well I am sure Tupac caused her more than her fair share of grief while living so...
  • Tigger Too Monolith 2012/04/19 23:59:05
    Tigger Too
    Actually, Tupac's philosophy and music were directly related to how his mother, Afeni, raised him. She's a former political activist, a revolutionist and an ex-member of the Black Panthers. While with the Black Panther Party, she and other zealots were arrested and charged with conspiracy against the U.S. government and New York Landmarks, because of alleged bombing plots. She actually went to jail for 11 months, acted as her own lawyer, and was eventually found not guilty on all charges. In fact, she was released from jail only a month before Tupac was born. Later on, she became addicted to crack cocaine and was estranged from her son and daughter for awhile. She finally entered a substance abuse recovery program, and thankfully, she was able to mend fences with Tupac before his tragic murder.

    Since leaving the Revolution, Afeni Shakur became a smart, feminist, business-savvy, strong philanthropist who has used Tupac's legacy to help others. She's also tough as nails. In 2007, she filed a lawsuit against Suge Knight and Death Row Records [yikes] to stop them from selling any of Tupac's unreleased material, and she won the case. That ladyhas some major league balls! All proceeds from the sale of Tupac's music and her clothing line go to the charity she set up in her son's name. THUG LIFE!
  • janet 2012/04/18 21:08:32
    Yes
    janet
    It will continue to make money for everyone XD
  • Iamfree 2012/04/18 21:03:09
    No
    Iamfree
    I just think it's wrong to use someone's image in this way without knowing whether or not he or she would have approved.
  • Chris - The Rowdy One! #187 2012/04/18 20:59:03
    Yes
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    Business is business. Let idiots pay hard earned cash to see a computer generated image of a dead thug.

    I could not care less!
  • Kris Du... Chris -... 2012/04/19 05:08:47
    Kris Dudley
    Let me ask you something... Brother! What are yoooooooooou gonna do when Tupacamania runs wild on yoooooooooooooooooou?!!!!
  • Chris -... Kris Du... 2012/04/19 13:50:00
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    I will figure it out when it happens. I know I have the IQ advantage already.
  • Leo 2012/04/18 20:58:22
    Yes
    Leo
    What is it called, dead guy on tour? I don't really care.
  • redhorse29 2012/04/18 20:54:21
    No
    redhorse29
    +2
    Looks just like it is - stupid.
  • chumchee 2012/04/18 20:51:02
    No
    chumchee
  • Chris -... chumchee 2012/04/18 20:57:11
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    +3
    Two-Pack Shaker.....he is some dead rapper that thugs pray to.
  • michi Chris -... 2012/04/18 22:18:44
  • Chris -... michi 2012/04/18 22:33:27
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    +3
    There are far more important things to educate myself on. Maybe, once I have learned everything else there is to know, then I could learn about this thug...I mean, artist.
  • ↓←↑♣→NV... Chris -... 2012/04/18 23:46:14 (edited)
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    He must of been the most peaceful thug i've ever seen, a guy that went to Baltimore School of the Arts who studied jazz, ballet, and poetry. Also performing in Shakespeare plays and was the Mouse King while playing in the Nutcracker, what a thug....


    if your going to talk about him, know a little more about his life.
  • Chris -... ↓←↑♣→NV... 2012/04/19 13:50:30
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    Hmmm...poor guy. What changed him?
  • ↓←↑♣→NV... Chris -... 2012/04/19 14:01:05
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    He never changed, he always rapped as a young kid and wrote poetry
  • Chris -... ↓←↑♣→NV... 2012/04/19 14:05:31
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    So he was just shot for no reason? Here was a good boyscout that did not associate with any bad people and some guy named after some Wendy's French Fries (Biggie Fries or something to that affect) just got a bug up his ass and blew him away?

    WOW!!!
  • ↓←↑♣→NV... Chris -... 2012/04/19 14:17:36
    ↓←↑♣→NVL←♣↑→↓
    he was never associated with gangs, he was shot because of the West coast and East coast rivalry after he was shot visiting biggie so he thought biggie set him up which was not true and thats how the rivalry started. so after biggie died many east coast fans thought tupac was responsible so they killed him, i think the man who supposedly killed him was named orlando fisher
  • Chris -... ↓←↑♣→NV... 2012/04/19 14:19:19
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    Those blacks are too much...........I'll stick with people that can, en masse, behave themselves!
  • ↓←↑♣→NV... Chris -... 2012/04/19 14:35:18
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    What does it have to do with him being black?
  • Chris -... ↓←↑♣→NV... 2012/04/19 14:49:53
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    They generally can't behave themselves. That is all. Just stating facts.
  • ↓←↑♣→NV... Chris -... 2012/04/19 16:36:48
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    I dont know if you are just trolling or just stupid.
  • Chris -... ↓←↑♣→NV... 2012/04/20 13:38:39
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    Neither....honest. Sorry it offends you.
  • ↓←↑♣→NV... Chris -... 2012/04/20 14:01:55
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    most white people are ignorant, sorry just stating facts
  • Chris -... ↓←↑♣→NV... 2012/04/20 14:03:35
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    Everyone is ignorant of something. I am ignorant to the steps required to perform brain surgery.
  • Monolith Chris -... 2012/04/19 19:35:34
    Monolith
    +1
    Upon his release from Clinton Correctional Facility (sexual assault charge)
  • Chris -... Monolith 2012/04/20 13:39:02
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    So that sweet little boyscout was a badboy after all huh?
  • Kris Du... Chris -... 2012/04/19 04:51:47
  • Chris -... Kris Du... 2012/04/19 13:51:03
    Chris - The Rowdy One! #187
    Thanks man....there is always more where that came from! Follow me!
  • Kris Du... Chris -... 2012/04/19 13:56:49
    Kris Dudley
    +1
    Sure thing!
  • ↓←↑♣→NV... chumchee 2012/04/18 22:16:25
    ↓←↑♣→NVL←♣↑→↓
    +1
    Tupac Shakur, one of the greatest rappers that ever lived, a poet, and his mother was an active member of the black panthers. He died on the Las Vegas strip back in 1996, how can you miss that? Where you living under a rock?

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