It was announced earlier this week that Ol’ Dirty B*stard’s hologram would be a part of the 2013 Rock The Bells festival. The only problem is nobody bothered to get in touch with his widow. Icelene Jones is not happy with the decision to include her late husband in the concert. ODB’s estate has filed [...]
(AllHipHop News) Icelene Jones, the widow of the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard, has reportedly issued a cease and desist order to halt the virtual performance of the late rapper at the Rock The Bells festival later this year. She told news magazine Rolling Out that she is the only person that can approve such an [...]
Friday, May 17, 2013 2:00PM Written by Cyrus Langhorne Wu-Tang Clan fans hoping to see Ol’ Dirty Bastard virtually resurrected at this upcoming summer’s Rock The Bells music festival series may have to hold their breath if his widow has any say about it. According to reports, Icelene Jones has taken direct offense to hologram [...]
Hip-hop heads rejoice. The annual Rock The Bells festival has arrived. This year, it will be taking over four cities—San Bernardino, Calif., Mountain View, Calif., Washington D.C., Rutherfold, N.J.—and will bring a slew of surprises for its ten-year anniversary. After seeing the late Tupac Shakur resurrected through a hologram, many fans are waiting to see [...]
January 16th, 2013 by Aaron Hope | Jeremy Scott‘s spring 2013 adidas Originals catalog might be his most impactful set to date, but does our expectation for the designer’s wild output dull the first impression? Not when he keeps raising the envelope like this eye-bleedingly intricate Jeremy Scott x adidas [...]
Riff and Dame connect on his 12-track effort… 12-12-12 is a once in a lifetime event. So it’s not surprising that hip-hop’s most eccentric rapper, Riff Raff, wanted to drop a new mixtape fit for the occasion. The Mad Decent signee promised to deliver a few more projects before the year was up. Lucky for [...]
» by Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) September 12, 2012, 9:23am For those of you wishing to see another appearance from another deceased performer by way of hologram may have to wait quite a while to see that again. Digital Domain Media Group, who made headlines this year when they created a hologram for the late Tupac Shakur [...]
Remember that 2Pac hologram that Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg brought out during their set at Coachella? Rumors went wild after that speculating that a hologram version of Tupac or Michael Jackson might hit the road for a tour.Well that sure won’t happen since Pitchfork reports that Digital Domain Media Group, the company behind the [...]
Saturday, Jul 7, 2012 11:50AM Written by Cyrus Langhorne Australian Tupac Shakur fans may get a chance to see the late mogul perform live in the near future with reports claiming talks have heated up on a Down Under hologram performance. Although nothing is sketched in stone yet, reports claim hologram Pac and rapper/producer Dr. [...]
The hologram of Tupac was recently recognized with a prestigious Cannes Lions Titanium Award. Digital Domain Media Group, the company that created the Tupac hologram, was awarded the Titanium Award during the 59th annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on June 23. The Cannes Lions ceremony is one of the most prestigious annual award [...]
2Pac’s legend lives on… The 2Pac hologram drew rave reviews upon its debut at the Coachella music festival back in April. Now, it’s winning awards too. According to AllHipHop, the virtual ’Pac was awarded a prestigious Cannes Lions Titanitum Award after the Digital Domain Media Group—which was responsible for the hologram—entered their prized creation into [...]
Even in death, legendary rapper Tupac Shakur continues to collect awards. The “Virtual Tupac at Coachella,” was recently recognized with a prestigious Cannes Lions Titanium Award. Digital Domain Media Group, the company that created the Tupac hologram, was awarded the Titanium Award during the 59th annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on June 23. [...]
Thursday, Jun 7, 2012 11:00AM Written by Cyrus Langhorne After shocking hip-hop fans by bringing the late Tupac Shakur back with a holographic performance at this year’s Coachella Festival, Digital Domain Media Group have announced their next music mogul holographic reincarnation. According to reports, the “King of Rock” Elvis Presley is set to follow-up the [...]
Posted by Andrew Unterberger on 05/14/2012 at 11:49 AM News The Popdust Files: freddie mercury, holograms, Queen, we will rock you Tupac Shakur didn’t invent the hologram, you know. Yeah, he might’ve been the guy who popularized it, but don’t go around saying he should get 10% for every hologrammed dude that comes after him [...]
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 1:50PM Written by Cyrus Langhorne The LOX’s Jadakiss recently offered his take on the hype surrounding Dr. Dre‘s 2Pac Coachella hologram performance last month and why the late Notorious B.I.G. should be next up to have his own stage. Along with Biggie, Jada said he would love to see other late [...]