5 Reasons I Never Want To See Another Dead Rapper Hologram, Ever!

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre promised us something epic for their show-stopping  Coachella performance, and they followed through. Resurrecting Tupac in hologram form was one of the dopest things conceivable. They pulled off the digital feat without a hitch, and got the Internet and Hip-Hop community buzzing.

Some weren’t impressed, but to others seeing Pac on stage 15 years after his death was the best thing since sliced bread. Surely at least two people in the crowd pissed their pants from the sheer excitement of thinking Tupac was back, literally. It was a moment for the ages, as far as Hip-Hop concerts are concerned. But do we want to see it again? I don’t, and here are five reasons why.

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A One Shot Deal Adds To The Mystique

It was amazing. It was groundbreaking. It was a little creepy (we’ll get to that later). It was awe-inspiring. It was all of those things. So why mess up the moment, as Dr. Dre reportedly wants to do, by turning it into a total circus act and taking the show on the road on some Barnum & Bailey ish? That would devalue the moment. Some things are only meant to happen once. If you weren’t there, you just missed it. And that’s the way it should be. Doing it once was epic. Doing it 20 times is overkill. Lord knows.

(Biggie voice) The Thrill Is Gone

Half of the awe of the moment was inspired by the element of surprise. Everyone has already seen the video online, at least three times. So is it really that important that you see a Def Jam Vendetta image of Pac in the flesh in person with your own two eyes? No, no it’s not. If you get that excited about seeing a hologram after already seeing a video of it online, you might need to re-evaluate the priorities in your life.

Fear of It Being Overdone

No sooner had hologram Tupac disappeared onstage; people were already talking about giving Biggie, Big Pun, Big L and other late rap greats the same treatment. Again, this would be overkill IMHO. I get it, we all miss our rap legends who passed before their time, and want to see them rocking the stage like the good old days, but paying good money to see a mirage is not what’s up. Its d#mn near delusional. Go cop an album or something and let the dead stay dead as God intended. Reality hurts sometimes. But you have to deal with it. Hold ya head.

That Sh#t Was Kind Of Scary

Admit it. One of the things running through your head as you watched a dead man return to this plane of existence, even if only in hologram form, was, “This sh#t is kinda f#cking spooky.” Dude was cremated over 15 years ago yet there he was in all his crotch-grabbing glory, hopping around onstage like it was 1995. Just the fact that they could pull something like that off makes you think sinister thoughts about the future of technology in the wrong hands. 2Pacalypse Now.

It Was Only A F#cking Hologram!

At the end of the day, it was a d#mn hologram. Nothing more, nothing less. Pac isn’t coming back from the dead. Neither is Biggie, or any other dead rapper. For the people that grew up on Pac, seeing him ripping the stage one more time was magical. Even if it was just a computer generated image. But let’s be real, Disney World has been doing this whole hologram stunt for years and it never became a trending topic. Holla if you hear me.