Just a year after Tupac Shakur ”took the stage” at Coachella, two more fallen rappers have performed via hologram. Eazy-E, who passed away in 1995, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard, who died in 2004, made appearances at the Rock The Bells Festival in Los Angeles over the weekend for the concert series’ 10th anniversary.
Saturday night, on what would have been his 50th birthday, Eazy E appeared during Bone Thugs-n-Harmony’s set to reprise his verses on “Straight Outta Compton,” “Boyz N Da Hood,” and “Foe The Love Of $.” The following evening, ODB emerged on stage alongside his former clique, Wu-Tang Clan, to perform “Shame On A N*gga” and “Shimmy Shimmy Ya.” His son, Young Dirty Bastard, also joined him.
A hologram of Aaliyah was used in Chris Brown’s latest video for “Don’t Think They Know,” which features the late singer. And Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas has mentioned possibly using holographic images of Lisa “Lefteye” Lopes during a TLC reunion tour. These recent showings suggest that more musicians could be making posthumous performances in the future.
View the performances below.
