Before Digital Underground was formed, Shock G called Tampa home
By FOX 13 News staff
Published
article
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY--APRIL 10: Shock G (aka Gregory Jacobs; Humpty Hump) and Rap Group Digital Underground performs at Newark Symphony Hall on April 10, 1990 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives)
TAMPA, Fla. - The death of Shock G left an emotional mark in the hip-hop world as fans and musicians alike shared tributes of the Digital Underground leader who grew up in Tampa.
Shock G, whose name is Gregory Jacobs, was found dead at the age of 57 in a hotel room in Tampa on Thursday. There was no word yet on the name of the hotel.