Their personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour. Heavily influenced by the various funk bands of the s, 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 , the band gained popularity with their song 'The Humpty Dance' in Digital Underground toured nearly every year until ; this consisted of live shows in Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia, and the U.
While the group's origins lay mostly in Oakland and Berkeley, California, various characters and voices from around the U.
S and U. Shock G and Money-B were the only individuals to appear on every album. After approximately 20 years of touring, Shock G announced that the group would officially disband in Shortly after that announcement was made, the group also confirmed that their May album..
Cuz a D. Party Don't Stop! Founded in , the group's image was originally more militant, and was intended to be a tribute to social activists The Black Panthers. However, when Public Enemy became a prominent band, Jacobs chose to take the image in a more whimsical direction. Sex Packets , the group's debut album, was released in the spring of following the success of its two lead off singles.
It was rapped by Shock G's alter ego Humpty Hump, and featured a drum track with over 50 confirmed usages in other songs. Sex Packets features P-Funk samples, jazz-influenced interludes, and a combination of samples and live instrumentation, earning it positive reviews and platinum sales.
Tupac Shakur made his debut on the latter song and portrayed an African king in the video. Tupac also can be heard joking around on the remixed version of 'The Way We Swing' as a background vocalist, adding humorous ad-libs between the verses. Tupac first began to appear on stage with the group as one of its dancers and 'hype men'. He did, however, actively participate in the writing and recording of the title track 'Sons of the P', which he also contributed vocals to, and which marked one of the earliest studio guest appearances by Clinton on a Hip Hop release, [8] which is preceded only by Kurtis Blow's 'Magilla Gorilla' released in With the leading single 'The Return of the Crazy One,' and its accompanying X-rated video, which was reworked for public consumption, gaining positive feedback, the rest of The Body-Hat Syndrome unfurled to less than outstanding crossover commercial acclaim.
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