Shock G laid to rest in private funeral in Tampa The "Humpty Hump" rapper and producer created Digital Underground and launched Tupac's career Shock G, the producer, artist, and musician who founded Digital Underground passed on April 22 at the age of 57. On Saturday, he was laid to rest in a private funeral in Tampa, Florida that was attended by or featured appearances on video by his peers, including Ronald “Money B” Brooks of Digital Underground, Bootsy Collins, producer Naughty By Nature, Jermaine Dupri, among others, according to As theGrio previously reported, Jacobs was struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues in the months prior to his passing and had been living near family. He was found unresponsive in a Tampa hotel room on April 22. No cause of death has yet been released.