Gregory “Shock G" Jacobs
                                                                                     Picture From....
                                                                              www.ideageneration.co.uk  
    Shock G was born August 25,1963. Shock G was born as Gregory E. Jacobs. He spent most of his childhood moving around the East Coast with his family. Shock G eventually settled in the Bay Area of California. He dropped out of high school in the late '70s and spent several years following a life of crime before he eventually finished his degree and going to college to study music. Along with Chopmaster J, Shock-G formed Digital Underground in
1987, and the duo released a single, "Underwater Rimes".  In 1989, the group signed with Tommy Boy, and that summer "Doowutchyalike" became a hit.   By that time, Digital Underground had expanded, featuring DJ Fuze, Money-B, born Ron Brooks, and Schmoovy-Schmoov, born Earl Cook.

<--Back to Main Page