Tupac's back! (Well, in wax form anyway.)
Tupac Shakur will soon be returning to Las Vegas in the form of a wax effigy scultped at Tussaud's Studio in London. From the press release:
Tupac Shakur, the rap world's greatest figure, will now be immortalized in wax at the world-famous Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas at the glorious Venetian Hotel. The brand new sculpture will be part of the "Tupac Eternal" exhibit that is the latest contemporary addition to the gallery. The statue and exhibit will be unveiled on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at a special ceremony commencing at 11:00 A.M.
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Scultping Shakur in the picture here is Jeni Fairey, who previously worked on Tussaud's Beyoncé Knowles effigy. But, if negotiations go well, you won't just be staring at WaxPac by himself:
To place Tupac in his own environment and make the "Tupac Eternal" exhibit a complete sensory immersion, Madame Tussauds is attempting to obtain the rights to use some of 2Pac's music through Interscope Records and Universal Music Publishing, which will add a further layer of reality to the unique "Tussauds experience."
And after that, the statue will tour the world visiting galleries in "New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai and London before it will be exhibited at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (TASCA) in Atlanta for a full month." After that it will be returned to Las Vegas where it will be "exhibited for 300 years to come."
After that Tussaud's can't apparently make any promises.