The rap world has lost another old-school legend.   According to Big Brutha, one of Digital Underground (DU) cofounders, Greg Jacobs, known as Shock G, has died at age 57.

Big Brutha penned an emotional Instagram post on Thursday evening that bid his friend farewell.

“34 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. And now he’s awaken from the fame. Long live Shock G Aka Humpty Hump and Rest In Peace my Brotha Greg Jacobs!!!”

The 57-year-old emcee “who put the satin on your panties” was the comic relief and the sex symbol of the old-school super group Digital Underground. He was raised between the east coast and Tampa, Florida.

The California-based rap group got its start in Oakland in the late ’80s, according to BlackDoctor.org. The founding members were Shock G, DJ Fuze, Money-B, and the late, great Tupac Shakur. 

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Jacobs was an established producer by the time DU was established. He also co-produced Tupac Shakur’s sophomore album– “2pacalypse Now.”

The rap ensemble released nine albums during the ‘90s. The Grammy-nominated “Humpty Dance” was the group’s most successful track. 

In 2018, Jacobs revealed how his lovable alter-ego Humpty Hump came to be. 

“I liked the practical joke thing. I didn’t plan it. I get a lot of credit; people are like, ‘Shock is genius—he got Humpty for this, and Shock G for the…’ But it just evolved, he told BlackDoctor.org. 

“It was so fun to do that I just would do it. Not so much for business purpose and not so much for artistic purposes, but it was just so much fun. It was like having the Joker in my pocket.”

“Then I started realizing how lucky I was to have this band member who doesn’t complain, who I don’t get the extra plane ticket for, and is always in the studio anytime I need him,” Shock G continued. “Who I can pay, but keep his money… So on paper: “We got to split this four ways: T. Shakur, Money B, G. Jacobs, E. Humphrey,” because Humpty’s verse counted; it mattered.” 

News of Shock G’s death traveled fast. Fans’ reactions on social media indicated just how beloved the rap icon and his alter-ego Humpty Hump were. 

Details surrounding his passing are unknown, but we send our condolences to the Digital Underground family and his loved ones.