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NYC’s Universal Hip Hop Museum launching metaverse in spring

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according to Microsoft. “You can have Naughty by Nature performing live in the metaverse,” Bucano said, “and they won’t be the traditional avatars, it’d be the actual group.”Carnevale said other metaverse experiences the museum hopes to include are Grandmaster Flash scratching records at block parties in the 1970s and Notorious B.I.G.

rapping on a Bed-Stuy street corner in 1989. “We see a metaverse where you can transport people to different times and places, so they’re not only witnessing the history but they’re immersed in hip hop culture,” he said.For now, the museum is hosting temporary exhibits at the nearby Bronx Terminal Market, where they just finished up a display that cataloged hip from 1980-1985.

It had sections dedicated to hip hop pioneers Kurits Blow and DJ Grand Wizard Theodore. Guests were able to pose for photos in a fake subway car covered in graffiti.

Next month, they’ll transition to an exhibit that covers the genre from 1986-1990.The museum has been funded by public grants, charity organizations, a $5-million gift from Microsoft and donations from music producers Lyor Cohen, who previously led Def Jam Recordings, and Tom Silverman, founder of Tommy Boy Records.

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