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- Digital_Underground abstract "Digital Underground was an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. Their personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour.Digital Underground's leader and mainstay was Greg "Shock G" Jacobs (also known as Humpty Hump); Shock G formed the group in 1987 with Jimi "Chopmaster J" Dright of Berkeley, California, and Tampa hip-hop radio deejay Kenneth "Kenny-K" Waters.Heavily influenced by the various funk bands of the 1970s, Digital Underground sampled such music frequently, which became a defining element of West Coast rap. As "Rackadelic", Jacobs designed album covers and cartoon-laced liner notes, in homage to Parliament-Funkadelic album designs. Digital Underground is also notable for launching the career of member Tupac Shakur, as well as spinning off side projects and solo acts including Raw Fusion, Saafir, and singer Mystic.Following the release of their "Doowutchyalike" single and video in the summer of 1989, the band gained popularity with their song "The Humpty Dance" in 1990. Digital Underground toured nearly every year up until 2008; this consisted of live shows in Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia, and the U.S. While the group's origins lay mostly in Oakland and Berkeley, California, various characters and voices from around the U.S. appeared on the band's albums. Shock G and Money-B were the only individuals to appear on every album. Other recurring key contributors were David "DJ Fuze" Elliot, and deejay/producer Jeremy "J-Beats" Jackson, who both assisted Jacobs in developing the sound.The group appeared in and donated music to the 1991 Dan Aykroyd film Nothing but Trouble.After approximately twenty years of touring, Shock G announced that the group would officially disband in 2008. Shortly after that announcement was made, the group also confirmed that their May 2008 album ..Cuz A d.u. Party Don't Stop! would be their last studio effort.".
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- Digital_Underground formerBandMember Chopmaster_J.
- Digital_Underground formerBandMember DJ_Fuze.
- Digital_Underground formerBandMember Luniz.
- Digital_Underground formerBandMember Money-B.
- Digital_Underground formerBandMember Mystic_(singer).
- Digital_Underground formerBandMember Saafir.
- Digital_Underground formerBandMember Shock_G.
- Digital_Underground formerBandMember Tupac_Shakur.
- Digital_Underground genre Alternative_hip_hop.
- Digital_Underground genre Funk.
- Digital_Underground genre Hip_hop_music.
- Digital_Underground genre West_Coast_hip_hop.
- Digital_Underground hometown California.
- Digital_Underground hometown Oakland,_California.
- Digital_Underground recordLabel Interscope_Records.
- Digital_Underground recordLabel Jake_Records.
- Digital_Underground recordLabel Tommy_Boy_Entertainment.
- Digital_Underground recordLabel Universal_Music_Group.
- Digital_Underground recordLabel Warner_Bros._Records.
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- Digital_Underground alias "D-Flow".
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- Digital_Underground label Interscope_Records.
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- Digital_Underground label Warner_Bros._Records.
- Digital_Underground label "Critique/BMG Records".
- Digital_Underground name "Digital Underground".
- Digital_Underground origin California.
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- Digital_Underground pastMembers Money-B.
- Digital_Underground pastMembers Mystic_(singer).
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- Digital_Underground pastMembers "2".
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- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Big Money Odis".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Boni Boyer".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Cleetis "Clee" Mack".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "DJ Nu-Stylez".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "DOT".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Dialect Lector".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Eric "Kenya Gruve" Baker".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Esinchill".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Jeremy "DJ-JZ" Jackson".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Juan Carlos".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Kenny K".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Kent Racker".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Kim Morgan".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Metaphysical".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Nzazi Malonga".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Ramone "Pee Wee" Gooden".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Roniece Levias".
- Digital_Underground pastMembers "Schmoovy-Schmoov".
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- Digital_Underground website www.shockg.com.
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- Digital_Underground yearsActive "1987".
- Digital_Underground subject Category:African-American_musical_groups.
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- Digital_Underground subject Category:Musical_groups_from_Oakland,_California.
- Digital_Underground subject Category:Tommy_Boy_Records_artists.
- Digital_Underground subject Category:Tupac_Shakur.
- Digital_Underground subject Category:West_Coast_hip_hop_groups.
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