Fortnite is internet hosting a digital live performance right this moment in tribute to the late rapper Juice WRLD

Fortnite is bringing its present chapter to a detailed with a dwell live performance occasion that includes music from the late rapper Juice WRLD, in addition to Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Ice Spice. The in-game occasion, Remix: The Finale, kicks off at 2PM ET, nevertheless it’s really helpful that you go online early to make sure you get in on time. Fortnite’s tribute to Juice WRLD started earlier this month with a Juice WRLD pores and skin and a variety of associated gadgets.

Juice WRLD (Jarad Higgins) died in 2019 at age 21, and whereas the follow of utilizing a celeb’s digital likeness after their demise usually rubs me the fallacious approach, he was apparently an enormous Fortnite fan, so this collab at the least appears to make sense. His mom, Carmela Wallace, mentioned in a press release shared by Epic that “Jarad all the time liked to play Fortnite — it was extra than simply leisure for him, it was a technique to join with others. From a younger age, video video games have been part of how he bonded with family and friends, and being in Fortnite is an unimaginable tribute to that connection.”

The rapper’s property has launched three posthumous albums since his demise, and one other new observe, “Empty Out Your Pockets,” will premiere on the Fortnite occasion. “I do know he can be overjoyed to see how his love for video games continues to convey folks collectively throughout completely different areas, identical to his music does,” Wallace mentioned. The occasion may even showcase a brand new single from Snoop Dogg known as “One other A part of Me,” which options Sting. In the event you miss the dwell occasion, Epic says it plans to run an encore later within the day barring any technical points.