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Shock Gâs funeral will be held at Tampa church on Saturday
By FOX 13 News staff
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âThe Tampa in this kid brought him to the hip-hop cultureâ
WILD 94.1 DJ Orlando Davis remembers Gregory Jacobs, aka Shock G of Digital Underground, as the Tampa kid who broke into 1990s gangster rap with his hip-hop party album Do What You Like.
TAMPA, Fla. - Known best by his alter ego, Humpty Hump, Gregory Jacobs will be laid to rest this weekend in Tampa.
The former Digital Underground leader, who was also known as Shock G, was found dead at a Tampa hotel last week. He died at the age of 57.
Before Digital Underground was formed, Shock G called Tampa home
By FOX 13 News staff
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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.