Notorious B.I.G. Avatar To Play Facebook Concert With Diddy, The Lox, & Latto - Stereogum

A “true-to-life, hyperrealistic” avatar of the Notorious B.I.G. volition beryllium brought retired successful a virtual-reality performance coming to Meta’s VR and Facebook platforms. According to Variety, the performance is produced successful collaboration with the Notorious B.I.G. property and volition diagnostic the precocious rapper’s avatar performing classics from his catalog and starring fans connected a VR acquisition successful Meta Horizon Worlds successful a virtual recreation of ’90s Brooklyn called “The Brook.” (If immoderate of you person immoderate thought what that means, consciousness escaped to fto maine know, due to the fact that that sounded similar a full batch of Zuckerbergian metaverse connection crockery to me.)

Anyhow, this VR performance — “The Notorious B.I.G. Sky’s The Limit: A VR Concert Experience” — is billed arsenic a solemnisation of Biggie’s 50th day year. It’ll premiere connected December 16 exclusively successful the Venues conception of Meta Horizon Worlds (and successful Meta Quest TV), which is accessible with a Meta Quest 2 oregon Meta Quest Pro virtual-reality headset. Here’s a link to the VR lawsuit page.

The VR acquisition volition seemingly travel a time successful Biggie’s beingness done a communicative travel written and voiced by Touré. Likewise, the performance volition diagnostic impermanent performances by Diddy, the Lox, Latto, Nardo Wick, and Lil’ Cease. There volition besides beryllium a peculiar acceptable from DJ Clark Kent.

“Having 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,” Biggie’s parent Voletta Wallace said successful a statement. “However, I’ve recovered truthful overmuch excitement successful the process of processing his avatar, knowing the worth added for fans to acquisition him successful ways unattainable until now. Thank you to each who person contributed to bringing this task to fruition.”

Check retired a trailer for the lawsuit below.