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Digital Underground's Shock G died of an accidental drug overdose, according to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner.

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DMX and Shock G of Digital Underground has passed at age 57.  A cause of death has not yet been revealed, but Digital Underground co-founder, Chopmaster J confirmed the news in a post shared on his Instagram account. Shock G, real name Gregory Jacobs, started Digital Underground with Chopmaster J in the late ’80s and the group put out albums through the mid-’00s — until dropping their final project in 2008 titled “Cuz a D.U. Party Don’t Stop!”. The group is best known for the hit singles “Doowutchyalike” and “The Humpty Dance” by Shock G’s alter ego Humpty Hump.

Rolling Stone Menu Digital Underground’s Shock G Dead at 57 Visionary rapper-producer co-produced 2Pac while creating the indelible “Humpty Dance” as Humpty Hump By Getty Images Gregory Jacobs, the charismatic, affable Digital Underground rapper-producer who performed as Shock G and Humpty Hump, died Thursday at the age of 57. Jacobs’ father confirmed the musician’s death to TMZ, though a cause of death remains unknown. “34 years ago almost to the day we had a wild idea we can be a hip-hop band and take on the world through it all the dream became a reality and t...

May everyone do 'The Humpty Dance' in his honor Share this article: CREDIT: Johnny Nunez/WireImage Shock G of the pioneering hip-hop group Digital Underground has died at the age of 57 according to an Instagram post by fellow Digital Underground co-founder Chopmaster J. His father, Edward Racker, also confirmed the news to Born Gregory Jacobs in Brooklyn, Shock G found success in the hip-hop world after moving to Oakland and forming Digital Underground in 1987. As the leader of the collective that featured dozens of rappers and producers, including 2Pac, Money-B, DJ Fuze, and Stretch, Jaco...