The Twittersphere was alive with discussion about an eye-popping performance by rapper Tupac Shakur at a US music festival − 16 years after he died.

The vividly life-like hologram performance shocked some fans at the Coachella music and arts festival in Indio, California.

Tupac, who was gunned down in 1996 in Las Vegas, appeared to rise from the stage, asking “What up, Coachella?” before being joined on stage by flesh-and-blood rap stars Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre.

As fans looked on in disbelief, the bare-topped star, with pants sagging and neckchain swinging, then joined Snoop Dogg on Come With Me, Hail Mary and Gangsta Party at the performance.

A November 1994 attack on Shakur in NY triggered a rap war pitting West Cost rappers against East Coast rivals represented by superstar rapper Notorious B.I.G (Christopher Wallace) who was also shot dead.

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