2 Chainz has gotten up close and personal with what some are calling “the future” after meeting a Tesla robot in the, um, flesh.
The Atlanta rap veteran posted a video on Instagram capturing his encounter with Optimus, the new humanoid robot that was unveiled by Elon Musk on Thursday (October 10).
In the clip, Tity Boi can be heard having a full conversation with the robot, asking it: “Hey buddy! How you doing, man? It’s nice to meet you?”
The robot replies: “It’s nice to meet you,” before introducing itself as Optimus.
2 Chainz, who seemingly stuns the robot for a few seconds by introducing himself as “Toni,” then tries to get to know the Tesla invention a little better by asking if it can “play basketball” and “shoot jumpshots.”
“Hmmm. Maybe one day. Can you?” it replies, to which the rapper says: “I’ll teach you.”
2 Chainz then asks Optimus if it likes Balenciaga and offers it some clothing from the luxury fashion house, although the robot somewhat generically replies: “Awesome! That’s cool.”
Before parting ways, the former Playaz Circle MC promises to buy his own Optimus, adding: “I’ll see you in another couple months.”
In another post, the “Birthday Song” hitmaker shared footage of him inspecting Tesla’s self-driving Cybercab robotaxi, another futuristic new product revealed to the masses this week.
He captioned the post: “The future is here!! Just rode around for a half hour with no pedals or steering wheel [robot arm flex emoji]. Oh yeh Elon selling robots for 20k that do everything …cook ,clean babysitter etc.”
Tesla’s We, Robot event was held at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California where the company unveiled its latest — and perhaps most innovative — inventions.
Speaking at the event, Elon Musk said of the humanoid robot: “The Optimus will walk amongst you. You’ll be able to walk right up to them, and they will serve drinks.”
He added: “I think this will be the biggest product ever of any kind.”
Optimus is expected to cost between $20,000 and $30,000 once it hits the marketplace and can “do anything,” according to the billionaire, such as walk its owner’s dog, babysit children, and mow the lawn.
Not every rapper shares 2 Chainz’s enthusiasm for Elon Musk, though.
Earlier this week, Tyler, The Creator took a shot at the Tesla CEO while performing at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas, marking a sharp 180 from his previous stance.
The Grammy-winner changed a line on his Flower Boy track “911” from: “Sucks you can’t gas me up, shout out to Elon Musk” to: “Fuck Elon” — much to the delight of the crowd.
