Digital Underground frontman Shock G died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl, methamphetamine and alcohol, according to an initial report from the medical examiner in Florida's Hillsborough County.
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Caption Digital Underground, led by Shock G, shown here in 1990, was one of the early rap groups to follow the example in sound and energy set by George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.
Shock G, the rapper, producer and musician born Gregory Edward Jacobs who flipped the funk for a new generation and introduced the world to Tupac Shakur as the leader of Bay Area hip-hop collective Digital Underground, has died. His death was confirmed by the office of the medical examiner in Hillsborough County, Florida. He was 57 years old.
As the galvanizing force behind Digital Underground, Shock G wore many hats, literally and figuratively. An introspective songwriter and party starter, he corralled a hodge-podge of hip-hop talent the group s members included Money B and DJ Fuze within a big-tent collective that sounded like a carnival on wax.
Digital Underground, led by Shock G, shown here in 1990, was one of the early rap groups to follow the example in sound and energy set by George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.
Shock G, the rapper, producer and musician born Gregory Edward Jacobs who flipped the funk for a new generation and introduced the world to Tupac Shakur as the leader of Bay Area hip-hop collective Digital Underground, has died. His death was confirmed by the office of the medical examiner in Hillsborough County, Florida. He was 57 years old.
As the galvanizing force behind Digital Underground, Shock G wore many hats, literally and figuratively. An introspective songwriter and party starter, he corralled a hodge-podge of hip-hop talent the group s members included Money B and DJ Fuze within a big-tent collective that sounded like a carnival on wax.