Meta to host VR Notorious B.I.G. concert with realistic avatar of the rapper - NME

Meta has announced an upcoming Notorious B.I.G. virtual world concert.

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The integer event, dubbed Sky’s the Limit, volition premiere exclusively connected Meta’s Horizon Worlds VR level arsenic good arsenic Facebook connected December 16, and volition diagnostic a realistic avatar of the precocious rapper.

The VR performance volition instrumentality spot immoderate 25 years aft Biggie’s execution successful 1997, and is produced successful collaboration with his estate. Diddy, Latto and Nardo Wick are besides acceptable to look successful Sky’s the Limit, among different peculiar guests.

Biggie’s avatar volition execute a setlist which spans the afloat breadth of his discography. The avatar volition besides pb attendees done a virtual recreation of Biggie’s Brooklyn hometown, successful what’s been billed arsenic a “narrative journey” crossed a time successful the rapper’s life. Biggie’s narration volition beryllium voiced by writer and euphony writer Touré.

Sky’s the Limit will beryllium accessible connected December 16 here, with a two-dimensional mentation disposable via Biggie’s Facebook page.

Speaking of the VR performance successful a property statement, Biggie’s parent Voletta Wallace said “the quality to make a variance of caller accidental to showcase my lad Christopher’s euphony done the advancement of exertion is hard for maine to grasp astatine times.” Wallace, who had a manus successful creating Biggie’s avatar, said she “[understood] the worth added for fans to acquisition him successful ways unattainable until now.”

The event’s announcement comes aft the show of much than 100 musicians astatine the Metaverse euphony festival past week. The event, which took spot astatine the specially created Decentraland virtual world, hosted sets from the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Soulja Boy and DJ Eddy-Temple Morris, among others.

Artists Charlie Puth, Madison Beer and Yungblud person likewise taken to the cyber signifier successful caller months, performing virtual sets for the video games Fortnite and Roblox, respectively.