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Greg ‘Shock G’ Jacobs, singer for the Digital Underground, performs during a halftime appearance in the Detroit Pistons’ 98-93 victory over the Denver Nuggets in an NBA basketball game in Denver.
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Rapper Shock G, who was famous for the hit single “The Humpty Dance,” died Thursday night, according to Digital Underground co-founder Chopmaster J. He was 57.
A report from TMZ said that Shock G, named Gregory Jacobs by birth, died at a hotel in Tampa, Fla.
RIP to Hip Hop legend Shock G aka Humpty Hump ���� ❤️ Prayers to his family, friends and fans. #BETRemembers#ShockGpic.twitter.com/14qKIdBe1g