Shock G’s posthumous album “The Piano Man” available for pre-sale
Last year in 2021 we reported about the news of an official posthumous album by the late great Shock G in the works. That project is now available to preorder for limited edition vinyl copies. As per the Digital Underground Facebook page: The Piano Man includes the last formal recordings by Shock G. before his […]
Diamond-Selling Producer Shorty B Says He Tried To Talk Too Short Out Of Doing “Cocktales,” Ant Banks Respecting His Talent & Talks Making “Funk Session” With Shock G
Diamond-selling producer Shorty B stops by Unique Access Entertainment for part 2 of his conversation with host Soren Baker to discuss how he tried to talk Too Short out of doing Cocktails. The veteran rapper-producer-musician, formerly of the multi-platinum production unit The Dangerous Crew, also talks about Ant Banks respecting his talent & why he and the late Shock G of Digital Underground worked so well together. Shorty B has produced a mammoth […]
The Solo Piano Group To Release Posthumous Shock G Album, “The Piano Man”
Hip-Hop legend Shock G passed away last April of 2021 but before that happened, his manager Atron Gregory recorded him playing the piano and got an album’s worth of material. Although he was known more for rapping and producing skills, Shock G was an accomplished musician and the piano was one of his favorite instruments, […]
Shock G’s Cause Of Death Revealed
The hip-hop world was stunned by the recent death of Digital Underground front-man Shock G. Found unresponsive on April 22nd in a Tampa Bay motel room, the cause of Shock G’s passing was previously unknown. Today in a report obtained by Billboard, the cause of death was an accidental overdose of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine and alcohol. […]
WestCoastStyles & AllHipHop.com Exclusive: Money B Remembers The Late Shock G
In this new exclusive and unprecedented feature, WestCoastStyles.com and AllHipHop.com teamed up for a joint interview with Digital Underground’s Money B as he remembers his late music partner Shock G. Watch as Styles & Chuck Creekmur, both the respective founders of their websites, chop it up with Money B as he gives exclusive insight into […]
Unreleased Shock G Interview from 2008 (Part 3 of 3)
The following is an unedited Q and A e-mail exchange between Mr. Todd Davis and Shock G from 2008 (part 3 of 3). For Part 2, click here For Part 1, click here 12). Do you have any other aspirations, maybe even outside of music altogether?? I paint. I draw cartoons & comics. […]
Unreleased Shock G Interview from 2008 (Part 2 of 3)
The following is an unedited Q and A e-mail exchange between Mr. Todd Davis and Shock G from 2008 (part 2 of 3). For Part 1, click here 7). At what point did you decide that you wanted to pursue music on a professional basis?? It kinda just always was. I was voted […]
Shock G Funeral Details
On May 1st at 12 pm noon EST., friends, family and associates of the legendary artist and producer Shock G will gather in the city of Tampa, FL to celebrate his life and career. The service will be held at Allen Temple at 2101 N. Lowe Street, Tampa, Fl 33606. For those unable to attend, […]
UNRELEASED Shock G Interview from 2008 (Part 1 of 3)
In the process of mourning the genius known as Shock G, one of our contributing writers unearthed a thirteen-year-old unpublished interview with him that he had conducted. With his blessing, he has permitted us to share the interview in its original form. The following is an unedited Q and A e-mail exchange between Mr. Todd […]
BREAKING NEWS: Shock G of Digital Underground Passes Away at 57
Sources have confirmed that Shock G, the legendary frontman of Digital Underground, has passed away. As of now, the cause of death remains unknown. A TMZ report indicates that, according to his father, he was found dead in his hotel room in Tampa, FL. While many may know him as Humpty Hump from “The Humpty […]