Tupac Performs at Coachella as Hologram: Epic or Bizarre?

by SodaHead Music Posted 2012/04/16 18:00:00

Related Topics: Music, 2pac, Tupac, Tupac hologram, Coachella, Tupac Shakur, hologram, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, YouTube, Money, V, President, Murder, Dr. Dre, Technology, voice, Pop Star

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The Japanese have been touring holographic pop stars for years now, but it's still a relatively odd idea in America. But Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg might have found a way to break it into the mainstream. The hip-hop duo played a hologram of the late Tupac Shakur performing "Hail Mary" and "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" during their Coachella set on Sunday, and it looked unbelievably real.

Nick Smith, president of the company that created the hologram, said, "We worked with Dr. Dre on this and it was Dre's vision to bring this back to life. It was his idea from the very beginning and we worked with him and his camp to utilize the technology to make it come to life." He wasn't allowed to get into the details, but hinted, "You can take [someone's] likenesses and voice and ... take people that haven't done concerts before or perform music they haven't sung and digitally recreate it." That would explain how they got Tupac to say, "What up, Coachella?" Watch the entire performance here.

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tatilee(: 2012/04/16 20:56:27

Epic

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He does a good job of convincing people he's dead
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nokie 2012/04/17 14:16:12

Epic

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it's both.

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The man 2012/04/17 14:15:57

Epic

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The people who find this bizarre are the people who would not attend. Be and let be.

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Mercedez Angel 2012/04/17 14:03:44

Bizarre

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I was freaked out

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alex 2012/04/17 13:33:09 (edited)

Epic

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i would probably cry if i saw that, thats amazing! would have perfered biggie but either or, thats sweet.

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cin to alex 2012/04/17 14:48:33

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Haha my boyfriend said the same thig, that'd hed probably faint like a groupie lol

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I NEED A HORSE 2012/04/17 13:22:03
Get Bashed 2012/04/17 13:20:10

Epic

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...but beware the drive-by-hologram!

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Joe77 to Get Bashed 2012/04/17 14:21:17

+2

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Mz Understood 2012/04/17 12:23:05

Bizarre

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I mean, the job they did is amazing...but it's freaky. I swear, this man has worked more and harder since he's been dead than he did while alive. That's freaky, too.

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Corsair 2012/04/17 10:50:48

Epic

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I would have loved to see this live.

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AN 2012/04/17 08:19:27

Epic

that's cool!

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Jenny 2012/04/17 07:56:51

Epic

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"but it's still a relatively odd idea in America" What!? No it's not odd, it's cool!

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Nimara 2012/04/17 05:43:25

Bizarre

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It's hard for me to decide...I saw the video and thought, "Wow, I mean...they did an amazing job. It's like he was actually there." Now, if I were to have attended that concert...I would have been upset because reality is, he's not alive anymore. Sooooo....hmmmm....ish bizzarre.

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↓←↑♣→NVL←♣↑→↓ 2012/04/17 05:13:58 (edited)

Epic

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A friend of mine saw this LIVE and I am so jealous. This is fantastic. He died when i was younger so i wouldnt get thso have to see him but it would be a great opportunity to see this!!

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(▪‿▪)DoctorWhoGuru(▪‿▪) 2012/04/17 04:44:38

Epic

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Cool

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CindyB 2012/04/17 02:43:59

Bizarre

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This may be just a tad too creepy

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eminemfan 2012/04/17 01:08:43

Bizarre

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its not the same (obviously :P) but it is better than hatsuni miku cuz he was alive at one point nd ppl miss him unlike ↓ who is pointless -_-

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♥Rawr♥ to eminemfan 2012/04/17 01:33:50

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She not pointless..It's showing us how smart the japanesse are at technology.It's just sadden me to see someone who don't understand vocaloid and call it pointless..

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eminemfan to ♥Rawr♥ 2012/04/17 01:43:52

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japanesse people are deafintly smart but i honistly dont see how aneyone can like music that is sung by a machine and pay money to see a holagram dance on stage it just seems stupid...

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Jpetz to eminemfan 2012/04/17 03:55:58

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I personally love a lot of vocaloid songs (not by hatsune miku but other vocaloids), but I wouldn't spend a lot of money to watch them in concert.

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Crypt_H... to Jpetz 2012/04/17 14:52:00

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I'm of the same opinion but then, I wouldn't spend a lot of money to see anyone live XD (I'd probably spend a bit more to see Hatsune Miku or The Black Mages but still =P)

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eminemfan to Jpetz 2012/04/17 19:40:59

yea i have a friend who likes them too she says they have alot of meaning

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Crypt_H... to ♥Rawr♥ 2012/04/17 14:50:34

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Miku supporters unite?

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♥Social... to eminemfan 2012/04/17 03:00:38

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I get called a bad anime fan for not liking Vocaloid (the music program Hatsune Miku's from) -_-

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Jpetz to ♥Social... 2012/04/17 03:57:00

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Which is stupid considering Vocaloid ISN'T an anime but a computer program.

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♥Social... to Jpetz 2012/04/17 04:04:38

I know. I blame the weeaboos.

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Crypt_H... to ♥Social... 2012/04/17 14:54:00

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Not everyone is a fan of Vocaloid, I loved it from the first moment. (World is Mine and Triple Baka XD) Anyway the beauty of Vocaloid is that, you can make her sing whatever you like. It's just that the most popular Eg Melt were of the genre produced by the company. So they set the tone, but I've seen classical opera tracks sung by miku, they were great XD

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♥Social... to Crypt_H... 2012/04/17 21:07:00

I'd love to have a program where you can make a voice sing anything, but the voices always sound horrible :( That's why I don't like Vocaloid

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Jpetz to ♥Social... 2012/04/18 00:04:13

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I wouldn't exactly say ALWAYS... Alot do sound bad now, considering anyone can have access to these programs but others who are really good at the vocaloid program make it sound great. It's just not as common to find the great sounding ones.

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♥Social... to Jpetz 2012/04/18 00:25:51

All the ones I've listened to sound robotic.

My friend insists that I listen to more.

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Crypt_H... to ♥Social... 2012/04/18 11:53:15

Actually as long as you fiddle with the settings, I've had people not being able to tell the difference. It's all down to what settings you use. Admittedly Vocaloid could be much better, it has its limits, but there's not that much different in comparison to say, ten years ago.

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eminemfan to ♥Social... 2012/04/17 19:44:47

thats stupid anime has nothing to do with music

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♥Social... to eminemfan 2012/04/17 21:07:28

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Weeaboos don't think so. They make us good anime fans look bad.

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Jpetz to ♥Social... 2012/04/18 00:05:58

I know, I always liked anime but all of these weeaboos everywhere make it seem like all anime fans are like THAT. D:

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♥Social... to Jpetz 2012/04/18 00:24:04

Have you visited the weebstories tumblr? It's scary D:

weebstories.tumblr.com

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mikewonaus to eminemfan 2012/04/17 15:14:09

This cartoon image is much more welcome than a bunch of wrapers dead or alive!

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eminemfan to mikewonaus 2012/04/17 19:49:52

true rappers are deafintly not welcoming! but i think there music is better

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Fergie 2012/04/17 00:59:13

Epic

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so amazing! now when are they going to do that for the Beatles?

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Maya Za... to Fergie 2012/04/17 11:30:03

+2
Paul John George and Ringo like this very much.

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Crypt_H... to Fergie 2012/04/17 14:54:24

+1
We're getting to it XD

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