American rapper Artis Leon Ivey Jr., extensively generally known as Coolio, will likely be honored with a digital tribute within the metaverse.
This tribute is ready 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 function an AI model of the artist for future interactions.
The initiative displays Coolio’s pre-death ardour for brand new applied sciences and the metaverse, which he even addressed in a brand new music 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 acknowledged, “I’m truly closely invested within the metaverse.” He additionally remarked, “I’ve a pleasant swath of land within the metaverse and barring the web crashing or anyone dropping an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) on the entire world and there being no energy, this could be 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 likely be obtainable within the coming days.
This isn’t the primary time the metaverse has been used to honor a deceased artist; final 12 months, 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.
