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Last night's MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) were, as they usually are, a curious spectacle, with camp villainess Nicki Minaj hosting an evening packed with performances and celebrity promotions. But one performance threatened to send reviews for the event plummeting — Snoop Dogg and Eminem's hologram performance of "From the D 2 The LBC" as their Bored Ape NFTs.

"From the D 2 The LBC" and its Bored Ape-centric music video was released in June and, as with most things NFT-related, people who are already "in the club" thought it was cool while many others thought it was very, very cringeworthy.

Last night's rap performance, which also featured Snoop and Marshall's human avatars "performing" in a Metaverse version of the VMAs, was no different, as people with hexagonal profile pictures expressed how they thought it was really cool and a much more outspoken sect of social media struggled to come up with words hyperbolic enough to express their disdain for the show.

However, despite some crypto-enthusiasts saying they were pleased with the implications of Snoop and Eminem bringing their Bored Apes to such a massive stage, there was some division in the crypto space as well. Some expressed that they felt the performances from the more senior rappers made NFTs look "uncool."


While it's unclear if and how Snoop and Eminem's NFT performance will affect the crypto space in the future, more clear is that many people, including some in the target audience of NFT owners, absolutely hated it.


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ImperatorZor

"Look Marshall, we just need a few more Crypto-Bros to think there's a future in these damn monkey avatars. Then we can cash out and be done with this shit for good."

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achunkofbutter

At least the apes were animated well this time.

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