21 Savage Heads New Animated Series on Instagram

WeBuyGold, a new social video network specializing in short-form video, jumped into the original content game Wednesday with the launch of its animated series, “The Year 2100,” starring Atlanta rapper 21 Savage.

The six-part series features the artist as a super-villain who controls the world with his music — complete with an evil sidekick, Tootie, who dances on a stripper pole inside an Alexa-like speaker. It debuted on WeBuyGold’s Instagram feed, with new episodes airing each week.

“I’m excited to bring this cartoon villain to life and for my fans to see a new side of me,” said 21 Savage in a statement. “The Year 2100 intrigued me as it was the perfect opportunity to combine my music with a new medium and share it with my fans.”

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WeBuyGold is the brainchild of Dan Altmann, the 30-year-old wunderkind behind Naritiv, a social company that brings together brands and online creators. A self-professed meme fanatic, Altmann takes pride in having his finger on the pulse of internet culture.

“It makes me happy to find content that my friend group enjoys,” said Altmann, as he thumbed through recent videos and memes he texted, in an interview with TheWrap.

Altmann now wants to leverage his passion for social media into making engaging content and sharing it where millennials and Gen Z will find it.

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“We’re tackling media in a way that we consume media, and the way we consume content is through apps,” said Altmann. “It’s all around the world of hip-hop — we feel that fuels culture in a real unique way… [hip-hop] drives mobile culture.”

That’s where DJ Khaled comes in. The producer’s sixth sense for viral social content made him the perfect match as WeBuyGold’s Creative Director.

“He has a magic that he puts behind everything, and nobody really know what that secret sauce is, but it’s there,” said Altmann. “Our hope is to apply that to the different shows and projects he’s a part of.”

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As it dives into a fickle market, the trick now for WeBuyGold is to create content that resonates on Instagram. Altmann believes “The Year 2100” can standout through its star power (21 Savage has 3.7 million Insta followers), distinct “Adult Swim”-inspired animation, and its punchy storylines tailor-made for social media.

He also hinted at a DJ Khaled series in the works, so expect to see more original content from your favorite hip-hop artists in the future.

'Minority Report' and 18 More Movies That Accurately Predicted Future Tech (Photos)

Steven Spielberg's tech-heavy "Minority Report," starring Tom Cruise, is now 15 years old. Considered one of the most prescient sci-fi movies to grace the big screen, it predicted multiple future innovations, including facial recognition, personalize advertising and predictive crime fighting. In honor of the movie's anniversary, click through here to revisit 18 more movies that accurately peered into the future of technology:
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We're so used to touch screens at this point -- we use them every day on our smart phones, and even at McDonald's -- that it's easy to forget that Tom Cruise used the technology in "Minority Report."
20th Century Fox
Long before Siri, there was HAL. The ominous yet soft-spoken computer system was the antagonist in 1968's "2001: A Space Odyssey." Stanley Kubrick's sinister talking computer ended up turning on its crew in a Siri user's worst nightmare.
MGM
Tech giant Elon Musk is at the helm of SpaceX, which will send two tourists to space in 2018. But "2001: A Space Odyssey" imagined commercial space travel decades ago.
MGM
Elon Musk, Google and Uber have been duking it out to bring self-driving cars to the masses, but Arnold Schwarzenegger might have jumpstarted the competition when he took a robot-controlled ride in 1990's "Total Recall."
TriStar Pictures
"The Terminator" predicted military drones in 1984 -- long before they were introduced to police forces and militaries.
Orion Pictures
Virtual reality is taking over the tech scene. You can play games in VR, watch movies and experience Coachella all from the comfort of your living room. But Hollywood predicted we'd have VR more than 20 years ago in 1992's "Lawnmower Man."
New Line Cinema
The 1982 cult classic "Blade Runner," starring Harrison Ford, predicted digital billboards, which you can see now all over the country, from Times Square in New York to the Vegas strip.
Warner Bros.
Remember when the TSA rolled out invasive body scanners and a lot of people freaked out? "Airplane II: The Sequel" imagined airport scanners that revealed a person's naked body to agents.
Paramount Pictures
Just like other industries, robots are taking over jobs in the military, too. There are even listicles outlining the "coolest" military robots. "Short Circuit" predicted this technology with the prototype robot Number 5.
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Woody Allen's "Sleeper" had robots assisting surgeons by offering advice during surgery. Today, doctors use robotics to add precision to procedures.
United Artists
The beloved 1960s cartoon "The Jetsons" -- which was made into a movie in 1990 -- predicted the use of robots to clean homes. They had a robotic vacuum and a robotic maid. Can you say Roomba?
ABC
In vitro fertilization and at-home genetic testing are common place these days. "Gattaca," with Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, predicted this tech in 1997.
Columbia Pictures
3D printing is used today in industries ranging from aerospace to medical. In "Weird Science," the boys 3D printed an actual girl.

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Universal Pictures
We know how dangerous cyber warfare is, and countless companies have been hacked recently. 1983's "WarGames" with Matthew Broderick is all about a kid who walks the line between gaming and reality.
MGM
FaceTime, and Skype before it, are commonplace today. But it was cool new technology in 1989's "Back to the Future Part II."
Universal Pictures
There are a ton of different options out there for smart watches. This was predicted in 1990's "Dick Tracy."
Touchstone Pictures
It's so easy to order Domino's online -- you can even watch how far along in the process your pizza is. In 1995's "The Net" with Sandra Bullock, they showed ordering pizza online for the first time.
Columbia Pictures
Tinder, Bumble and OKCupid are only a few of the many, many online dating options out there. But Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks were on the forefront of the online dating trend in "You've Got Mail."
Warner Bros.
VR porn is growing in popularity. Or as it's called in 1993's "Demolition Man" -- "digitized transference of sexual energies."
Warner Bros.
The 1929 movie "Woman in the Moon" predicted space travel. Obviously, we hit that milestone decades ago. And hey, they even got the shuttle shape right!

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Steven Spielberg's tech-heavy "Minority Report," starring Tom Cruise, is now 15 years old. Considered one of the most prescient sci-fi movies to grace the big screen, it predicted multiple future innovations, including facial recognition, personalize advertising and predictive crime fighting. In honor of the movie's anniversary, click through here to revisit 18 more movies that accurately peered into the future of technology:

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