Snoop Dogg and Eminem Performed in the Metaverse at the 2022 VMAs—and the Reactions Were Mixed: Watch the Video HereEminem and Snoop Dogg are both fans of NFTs and metaverse technology.
EminemandSnoop Dogg波在2022年MTV音乐录影带大奖night when they took the stage for their groundbreaking performance inside themetaverse.
The pair began performing "From The D 2 The LBC," which is their first collaboration together in over 20 years, when all of a sudden, they were transported from the live stage to a psychedelic dreamland. They can be seen as animated characters before turning into Bored Apes.
Full performance of Snoop Dogg & Eminem featuring Bored Ape Yacht Club at the#VMA's.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru)August 29, 2022
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It's the "first metaverse-inspired performance to ever grace an award show," according to apress releasefrom Eminem.
Eminem paid an estimated $460,000 for his EminApe in January 2022, perHypebeast, and Snoop joined the "Bored Ape Yacht Club" in December 2021. "When I APE in I APE all the way in!!," Snooptweetedat the time.
However, some fans of the rappers weren't happy with their innovative performance.
It was disappointing for fans not seeing Em performing physically. I believe you all are disconnected with the fanbase wishes. We're not cash machines, we are human beings. And the amazing pics of him you will drop as crumbs for the fans won't change anything.
— Daphne (@ShadyDaphne)August 29, 2022
Anotheradded, "Eminem and Snoop performing as NFTs in the metaverse. I hate everything about this."
另一方面,一些赞扬了/formance for bringing awareness to the technology.
Seeing a lot of fud around the Snoop dog x Eminem vma performance but they did a great job exercising the power of digital ownership. Showed them irl/a digital avatar of themselves in the metaverse.. compared to their NFT avatar. (which is definitely cooler in my opinion)
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"The music #NFT industry took a huge step forward with the performance of @SnoopDogg and @Eminem #web3,"Turner Blockchainechoed.
Despite the mixed reactions to the rappers' performance, the metaverse was a big theme of the evening, with BLACKPINK taking home thefirst-ever award for "Best Metaverse Performance."
