American rapper Artis Leon Ivey Jr., broadly often known as Coolio, will probably be honored with a digital tribute within the metaverse.
This tribute is about to mark the upcoming thirtieth anniversary of Coolio’s hit single, “Gangsta’s Paradise,” which has garnered over 1.5 billion views on YouTube.
The digital area, created by metaverse studio NetVRk, is designed to duplicate Coolio’s custom-built villa and can characteristic an AI model of the artist for future interactions.
The initiative displays Coolio’s pre-death ardour for brand spanking new applied sciences and the metaverse, which he even addressed in a brand new tune set to launch subsequent week.
In 2022, throughout an look on PJ Vogt’s Crypto Island podcast, Coolio shared his enthusiasm for the metaverse. He said, “I am actually heavily invested in the metaverse.” He additionally remarked, “I have a nice swath of land in the metaverse and barring the internet crashing or somebody dropping an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) on the whole world and there being no power, this would be a good deal.”
The collaboration with NetVRk, which was finalized earlier than his passing, set the stage for this tribute within the metaverse. The digital villa and AI character are anticipated to debut with the NetVRk alpha launch, and a video preview will probably be obtainable within the coming days.
This isn’t the primary time the metaverse has been used to honor a deceased artist; final yr, the property of Infamous B.I.G. collaborated with Warner Music Group and The Sandbox to create “Breakin’ B.I.G.,” a digital tribute with themed experiences, quests, and a singular avatar assortment to have a good time the late rapper.
