Row 1: DMX, Biz Markie, Dusty Hill, Charlie Watts, Joey Jordison, Nanci Griffith and B.J. Thomas. Row 2: Mary Wilson, George Wein, Michael Nesmith, Terence “Astro” Wilson, Tom T. Hall, Stephen Sondheim and Graeme Edge. Row 3: Chick Corea, Gift of Gab, Bunny Wailer, Shock G and Sylvain Sylvain.…

A mural of Digital Underground’s Shock G by artist Ryan Anthony Martinez in Oakland. Relatives and friends of Shock G, as well as musicians and fans honored the Digital Underground luminary on Saturday in Oakland with a food and supply drive for unhoused people, a procession through the city and…

Shock G (Gregory E. Jacobs) aka Humpty Hump of Digital Underground mugs for a photo at a party in the 1990s in New York City. Photo: Catherine McGann/Getty Images. On April 22 we lost one of the most underrated rappers in the history of hip-hop, Oakland’s own Shock G.…

Shock G (née Gregory Jacobs) and Digital Underground performs at Newark Symphony Hall on April 10, 1990 in Newark, New Jersey. Photo: Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives. Oakland hip-hop legend Greg Jacobs, known as Shock G, was found dead Thursday at the age of 57. He was found dead…