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“#Digital Underground\u2019s Shock G Dies at 57<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Shock G, emcee, producer, and co-founder of the \u201990s hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died, according to an Instagram post<\/a> by the group\u2019s Chopmaster J and TMZ<\/a>. \u201c34 years ago almost to the day we had a wild idea we can be a hip hop band and take on the world through it all the dream became a reality and the reality became a nightmare for some,\u201d Chopmaster J wrote. \u201cLong live shock G Aka Humpty Hump.\u201d Find his full post below. Shock G\u2019s father Edward Racker told TMZ that the rapp<\/a>er was found dead in a Tampa, Florida hotel room, however no cause of death has been established at this time. He was 57 years old.<\/p>\n
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Shock G co-founded Digital Underground in Oakland, California in the late 1980s alongside Chopmaster J and Kenneth Water. The rapper was known by many as his goofy alter ego Humpty Hump. The name refers to Digital Underground\u2019s hit single \u201cThe Humpty Dance,\u201d the music video for which stars a young Tupac Shakur. That track appeared on Digital Underground\u2019s 1990 debut album Sex Packets<\/em>, which divided its two halves into a Safe Side and a Sex Side. The record also featured the essential cut \u201cDoowutchyalike<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1991, Digital Underground released a one-off single called \u201cSame Song<\/a>,\u201d a classic by its own right that also boasts 2Pac\u2019s recording debut. Shock G continued to collaborate with 2Pac over the years: he co-produced the rapper\u2019s 1991 debut solo album 2Pacalyse Now<\/em>, and co-wrote, performed, and sang on \u00a0on 2Pac\u2019s 1993 track \u201cI Get Around<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shock G worked steadily over the decades with the likes of Prince, Dr. Dre, Murs, KRS-One, Luniz, and others. His final album with Digital Underground was 2008\u2019s ..Cuz a D.U. Party Don\u2019t Stop!<\/em> In 2004, Shock G issued his only official solo album, Fear of a Mixed Planet<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Since the news<\/a> of his death was first reported, countless artists have paid their respects to Shock G on social media<\/a>. \u201cThank you SHOCK G,\u201d Run the Jewels\u2019 El-P tweeted<\/a>. \u201cCoolest, most down to earth icon\/hero of mine I\u2019ve ever had the pleasure to meet. A kind and pure musical genius.\u201d<\/p>\n

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