Shock G

Shock G
Shock G in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Gregory Jacobs[1]
Also known as	Humpty Hump Piano Man Rackadelic MC Blowfish Gregory Racker Icey Mike Peanut Hakeem
Born	(1963-08-25)August 25, 1963 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	April 22, 2021(2021-04-22) (aged 57) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop funk jazz dance
Occupation(s)	Rapper record producer musician singer songwriter cartoonist
Instruments	Vocals piano keyboards
Years active	1987–2021
Labels	TNT Tommy Boy
Formerly of	Digital Underground

Gregory Edward Jacobs (August 25, 1963 – April 22, 2021), known professionally as Shock G and by his alter ego Humpty Hump, was an American rapper, musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, and cartoonist best known as the lead vocalist of the hip hop group Digital Underground. He is responsible for Digital Underground's "The Humpty Dance," Tupac Shakur (2Pac)'s breakthrough single "I Get Around," and co-producer of Shakur's first album 2Pacalypse Now (1991).

On April 22, 2021, Shock G died at age 57 in a Tampa, Florida hotel room. No evidence of foul play was found.^[2][3][4]

On June 10, 2021, the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner announced that Shock G died from an accidental drug overdose.^[5]

1. ↑ Martin, Jeremy (September 7, 2011). "Legend Shock G talks pianos, hip-hop and Tupac Shakur". MLive.com. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
2. ↑ "Rapper Shock G of Digital Underground Dies at 57". WBLS. April 22, 2021.
3. ↑ Newman, Althea; Legaspi, Althea; Newman, Jason (2021-04-23). "Digital Underground's Shock G Dead at 57". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
4. ↑ Garvey, Marianne. "Shock G, Digital Underground frontman, dead at 57". CNN. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
5. ↑ "Digital Underground's Shock G Died of Accidental Drug Overdose". TMZ. Retrieved 10 June 2021.