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Apr 23, 2021 · Shock G, the hip-hop legend who died in 2021, wore a fake nose as Humpty Hump in some of his performances. He revealed that he bought the nose from a bargain bin store and that it was part of a funny character he created.
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 and musician who was best known as the lead vocalist of the hip hop group Digital Underground. He was responsible for Digital Underground's "The Humpty Dance", 2Pac 's breakthrough single "I Get ...
"The Humpty Dance" is Shock G's second song to feature his alter-ego "Humpty Hump," who debuted on "Doowutchyalike" which was Digital Underground's first video release in 1989. The character, which sports a buffoon persona, colorful clothes, and Groucho glasses , is sung by Shock G.
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Apr 23, 2021 · April 22, 2021 9:44 PM PT. Shock G, the rapper, songwriter and producer who helped take hip-hop into the pop mainstream in the early 1990s with “The Humpty Dance” by his Oakland-based group...
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Apr 23, 2021 · Shock G, the frontman for the hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died at age 57, authorities said. Two spokespeople with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Florida confirmed to NBC...
Apr 23, 2021 · Shock G, Digital Underground's Humpty Hump, Dies At Age 57. The big-nose-wearing hip-hop group leader made "The Humpty Dance" a hit. AP. Apr 23, 2021, 07:02 AM EDT. | Updated Apr 23, 2021. LEAVE A COMMENT. ERROR LOADING.
Apr 22, 2021 · The leader of Digital Underground, known for his fake nose and glasses as Humpty Hump, passed away at 57 in a hotel room in Tampa. He struggled with drug addiction and introduced 2Pac to the music industry.
