Trap impresario Young Jeezy is one of the latest rappers to get into the NFT game. The Atlanta rapper has partnered with Oasis Digital Studios to create an NFT of his signature “Snowman” logo, first debuted with his debut album “Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101”.
Jeezy, one of the most dynamic artists of our time, is the latest in a growing line of hip hop artists jumping on the NFT wagon. Following artists like A$AP Rocky and Eminem, among so many others, the Snowman is making major waves in the crypto arena as his iconic logo has been one of the most recognizable since its 2005 release.
Public schools and other institutions and establishments attempted to impose various “bans” on the original merchandise featuring the controversial logo with drug dealing origins, predictably prompting a run on the limited shirts and of course in turn, spawning countless bootlegs. Fortunately for him, the same will definitely not happen with this or any NFT drop.
The latest entrepreneurial effort from the ever innovative and still important Young Jeezy is sure to make an impact amongst the hip hop community. The drop promises to take NFT’s to a new level by utilizing augmented reality (AR) technology and will feature an audio clip of Jeezy speaking about the impact that the indelible logo had upon the culture.
Excitement is building by the day for what can be accomplished in the still new NFT space as more and more big and bigger name artists enter the game. Jeezy’s partner, Oasis, specializes in bringing images to life through AR. They state in a press release that “Jeezy’s NFT is going to be like nothing we’ve ever seen before! He’s putting his signature twist on it, and Oasis is really excited to get this out to his fans and collectors.”
The Snowman has been in the news since his Versuz battle in which his long standing beef with fellow rap artist, Gucci Mane was apparently squashed. His NFT has been on pre-sale through April but no update for the official release of the drop, bringing fans anticipation to a crescendo. Stay tuned for the announcement which should be here any day now.
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