Cultureverse celebrates 50 years of Hip-Hop.

People of Crypto Lab commemorates 50 years of Hip-Hop with Cultureverse

People of Crypto Lab (POClab), a Web3 creative studio, has announced a virtual experience dubbed Cultureverse, in partnership with Walmart, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop and celebrate the transformative power of Black culture.

This gamified and interactive virtual odyssey, is set to launch next month on Spatial, aims to honor the visionaries of Hip-Hop while exploring its evolution and cultural impact.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.