Gregory “Shock G" Jacobs
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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.
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