Shock G, Digital Underground’s ‘Humpty Dance’ rapper, dead at 57
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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 29: Shock G aka Humpty Hump of the alternative rap group Digital Underground performs at Krush Groove 2011 sponsored by radio station 93.5 KDAY At The Gibson Amphitheatre on April 29, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images)Getty Images
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Shock G, who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for ’70s funk as leader of the off-kilter Bay Area hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died. He was 57.
Nzazi Malonga, a longtime friend who served as head of security and helped manage the group, said the rapper-producer was found unresponsive Thursday in a hotel room in Tampa, Florida.
Ryan Pearson April 22, 2021Updated: April 22, 2021, 11:33 pm
Rapper Shock G of Digital Underground performs at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis in July 1990. Photo: Raymond Boyd, Getty Images
Shock G, who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for ’70s funk as leader of the Bay Area hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died. He was 57.
Nzazi Malonga, a longtime friend who served as head of security and helped manage the group, said the rapper-producer was found unresponsive Thursday, April 22, in a hotel room in Tampa, Fla. Malonga said the performer, born Greg Jacobs, had struggled with drug addiction for years.
Shock G of Digital Underground performs at the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards at the Atlanta Civic Center. Photo: Taylor Hill, TNS
In this February 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 in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Shock G, who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for 70s funk as leader of the off-kilter Bay Area hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died. He was 57.
Nzazi Malonga, a longtime friend who served as head of security and helped manage the group, said the rapper-producer was found unresponsive Thursday in a hotel room in Tampa, Florida. Malonga said the performer, born Greg Jacobs, had struggled with drug addiction for years.