Rapper-Producer Shock G from Digital Underground Dead at 57

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In this Feb. 25, 2008, file photo, Greg “Shock G” Jacobs, leader for Digital Underground, performs The Humpty Dance during a halftime appearance in the Detroit Pistons’ NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets.
Photo: David Zalubowski, File (AP)
Shock G, musician, rapper, producer and the eccentric frontman of legendary hip-hop group Digital Underground has died at the age of 57, the New York Times confirms.
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Shock G was found dead on Thursday at a hotel located in Tampa, Fla., as confirmed by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The office has not provided a cause of death at this time. Longtime friend Nzazi Malonga, who served as the group’s head of security as well as assisting with its management, said Shock G had battled drug addiction for years, per the Huffington Post.

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