8:56:00 PM
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FIRST SONG FROM THEIR ACCLAIMED GRAPHIC NOVEL MASTERS OF THE SUN
(ON MARVEL COMICS) AND AUGMENTED REALITY APP (FEATURING VOICES OF STAN
LEE, JAMIE FOXX, QUEEN LATIFAH, ICE T, MARY J BLIGE, JADEN SMITH, SNOOP
& MORE)
VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE DEBUTING AT SUNDANCE
09 January 2018 (Toronto, ON) – Multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning recording artists, the Black Eyed Peas have returned with new social and political force with a song titled “Street Livin’”,
released today via Interscope Records / Universal Canada Music, the
country’s leading music company. “Street Livin’” highlights four
intersectional issues largely impacting communities of colour – Police
Brutality, Prison Reform, Gun Reform and Immigration. The song was
inspired by their ambitious, groundbreaking graphic novel distributed by
Marvel Comics, Masters of the Sun: The Zombie Chronicles and the issues present in the novel (‘80s) are still major issues that we are battling today.The group has also recently released the companion augmented reality (AR) app for their graphic novel, available on iOS and Android. The will.i.am-created graphic novel is a futuristic B-Boy meets L.A gang culture meets Egyptology themed Zombie thriller that was released to much acclaim earlier this year, now brought to life with the ground-breaking AR app featuring the voices of some of Hollywood and hip-hop’s most crucial artists including Rakim, Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah. The Masters of The Sun virtual reality (VR) experience will have its world premiere and launch at Sundance Film Festival and be released globally on January 19. Both the AR app and VR experience feature narration by 95-year-old legendary comic icon Stan Lee and a score co-produced by will.i.am and Academy Award-winning composer, Hans Zimmer (Dark Knight Trilogy, The Lion King).
For more information, visit: blackeyedpeas.com/streetlivin
#BEPstreetlivin
