DR. DRE, SNOOP DOGG & TUPAC
| Coachella 2012
Last night, Sunday April 15th 2012 the long awaited and hugely anticipated
US stage reunion of Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg took place as the finale to the
first weekend of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival drew to a close.
The anticipation and hype over the performance was at fever pitch as the
curtain drew on the nights performance but few could have expected what
unfolded as the two icons were reunited with another...Tupac.
The slain MC was resurrected via the power of modern technology to appear
via hologram in front of the packed out 75,000 strong crowd. The shock of
the audience was quickly moved to energy as he delivered "Hail Mary" before
Snoop Dogg appeared alongside him in the flesh to perform "2 of Amerikaz
Most Wanted." The holographic tecnhology was done in a way that made the duo
seem to be interacting as they had on stage together more than 16 years
previously.
It had been rumored in the build up that Nate Dogg would appear as a
hologram - however TMZ, who spoke with Daz Dillinger, explained that the
decision was made at the last minute not to use him and to do a video
tribute instead with Kurupt and Warren G paying tribute during the posse cut
"Ain't No Fun."
Countless sources have reported
that AV Concepts - who were behind the technology that brought Tupac
back to life in Hologram form - said that Dr. Dre had the vision for the
hologram and worked with them for months on the idea, paying a figure
believed to be between $200-400,000 himself. Afeni Shakur - Tupac's mother who
is notoriously protective of her sons image rights and estate - gave her
blessing to the idea while Dr. Dre also donated to The Tupac Amaru
Shakur Foundation.
After the Tupac performance Dre and Snoop rocked the huge crowd with hit
after hit before welcoming to the stage countless artists from across
both their careers including Eminem [for "I Need a Doctor," "Forgot
About Dre" and "Till I Collapse.], Wiz Khalifa [for "In the Air
Tonight/Young, Wild & Free"], 50 Cent and Tony Yayo [for "What Up
Gangsta," "P.I.M.P. (Remix) and "In Da Club"] and Kendrick Lamar [for
"The Recipe"].
Combined with the former Death Row inmates the duo showcased a combined
career span of well over two decades of constantly evolving, constantly
relevant material.
We have images from the show, courtesy of the LATimes as well as video
of the Tupac Hologram & Snoop Dogg performances below.
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Video: Tupac Hologram Performance with Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre @ Coachella 2012
