Tupac's mum thrilled at $100,000 Coachella hologram

The mother of late rapper Tupac shakur has spoken of her 'thrill' at seeing her son perform 'live' at Coachella this year - 16 years after his death.

Afeni Shakur did not attend the US festival event but instead watched Tupac perform alongside Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre via a live stream of the performance. It has also been revealed that Dr Dre sought approval from Tupac's mother before commissioning the hologram of her son. Late rapper Nate Dogg was also due to appear on stage, but was withdrawn at the last minute.

The hologram of Tupac Shakur has been revealed to have cost between £100k and $400k, with production company AV Concepts discussing the stunning projection with MTV.

"We worked with Dr. Dre on this and it was Dre's vision to bring this back to life," says Nick Smith, president of AV Concepts. "It was his idea from the very beginning and we worked with him and his camp to utilize the technology to make it come to life."

AV Concepts has previously worked on Hollywood blockbusters such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, TRON: Legacy and X-Men: First Class.

Watch Tupac's appearance at Coachella Festival below.