Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorShock G, frontman of the 1990s hip-hop group Digital Underground and widely known as his alter-ego “Humpty Hump,” has died, according to the group’s co-founder Chopmaster G.
Shock’s real name was Gregory Jacobs; his death was confirmed to TMZ by by his father, Edward Racker, although no cause has been cited.
He was 57.Via hits like “The Humpy Dance” and “Sex Packets,” Digital Underground were leaders of the Bay Area hip-hop scene of the late ‘80s and early 1990s.
But they also marked the recorded debut of Tupac, who was briefly a member of the group before the release of his 1991 solo debut.
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