Rap superstars Eminem and Snoop Dogg are to perform their first collaboration in 20 years at the MTV Music Video Awards on a stage inspired by Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.
The video for the track, From the D 2 the LBC, features content from the popular NFT collection. Both rappers, who are up for the ‘Best Hip Hop’ award, are owners of BAYC NFTs.
The floor price of BAYC NFTs are at an eight-month low.
Eminem owns 29 total NFTs under the name Shady_Holdings, while Snoop has launched ‘The Doggies’ NFT collection in partnership with The Sandbox.
Snoop also recently featured in an electronic dance single called BAYC by Esther Anaya, which features an animated video of Bored Apes and other NFTs.
The MTV VMA performance is in partnership with Otherside, a joint Metaverse project between BAYC creator Yuga Labs and NFT gaming giant Animoca Brands.
The Awards have also added a ‘Best Metaverse Performance’ category, with nominees including Justin Bieber, Rift Tour (featuring Ariana Grande) and Twenty One Pilots.
Warning – the video below contains swearing and references to drugs