We already knew that the Tupac Hologram wasn’t really a hologram but rather a modern regurgitation of the old mid-19th century trick known as “Pepper’s Ghost”. If you were confused on how that illusion worked, be confused no more! Here it is.
It was only a matter of time, I suppose. But here it is, the two most revered moments in hologram history, combined to form one glorious internet video. Luke and Obi-Wan seem awfully confused by Tupac’s message. I guess rap doesn’t translate intergalactically?
The video of a dead Tupac Shakur rapping on stage at Coachella is really quite amazing. Now, the creator of the hologram has explained to MTV how he brought the rapper back to life.
If you were curious as to how a dead Tupac and Nate Dogg were going to “perform” at Coachella, well, here it is. Not looking a day over 25, the digitally created Tupac Shakur hologram acknowledged the Coachella crowd and rapped two of his songs.
His Holiness is either trying to “get down with the bambini” or he really does enjoy listening to 2PAC’s ‘Changes’ and Muse’s ‘Uprising.’ Presumably he can relate to the lyrics “I’m tired of being poor and even worse I’m black.”