Jesse Frohman
An amazing thing about listening to hip-hop in the late 1980s and early 1990s was the sense of infinite possibility. It seemed like every week, some new record came out that sounded like nothing you had ever heard before, and opened up some whole new territory you’d never even considered. The technology, the subject matter, and the audience were all shifting at warp speed; N.W.A’s
Straight Outta Compton, Public Enemy’s
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, and De La Soul’s
3 Feet High and Rising all radically changed the direction of music, and they all came out within less than a year of each other.
The Humpty Dance rapper Shock G reported dead
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Morreu o rapper Shock G dos Digital Underground Tinha 57 anos
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Before Digital Underground was formed, Shock G called Tampa home
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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.
Shock G s Speech about Tupac Goes Viral: He Was Not Scared of Death and Neither Am I
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A speech Shock G gave about Tupac Shakur and death is going viral following the rapper s passing.
The Digital Underground hip hop legend died on Thursday aged 57. His father confirmed to TMZ that his son was found dead in a hotel room in Tampa, Florida. The cause of death is unclear at this time.
Born Gregory Jacobs, the performer was also known by his alter ego Humpty Hump, famed in Digital Underground s hit The Humpty Dance.
Jacobs was a regular collaborator with Tupac Shakur before his death in 1996, having produced his breakthrough single I Get Around , and co-produced 2Pac s debut album 2Pacalypse Now.