pushinthebay's video: Shock G reacts to Michael Jackson s Death - How could we call him Jacko EVER

http://www.pushinthebay.com - Shock G aka Humpty Hump speaks with PUSHIN' THE BAY TV / PTBTV in this exclusive video clip. Taken just weeks after Michael Jackson's death, Shock G talks about Michael Jackson's influence questioning the media, "How could we call him Jacko... EVER?". Truly heartfelt, Shock G states his memories doing the robot dance to MJ's classic, "Dancing Machine" by the Jackson 5. Gregory E. Jacobs (born August 25, 1963), known by the stage names Shock G and Humpty Hump, is an American musician and rapper best known as the lead vocalist for the hip hop group Digital Underground. He also is an accomplished pianist, visual artist, and music producer, responsible for Tupac Shakur's breakthrough single, and co-producer of his debut album 2Pacalypse Now. As D.U. emerged during the late 1980s, a lingering general belief existed amongst music fans that rappers were less authentic ("less Hip-Hop") if they played a traditional music instrument or showed any formal artistic abilities. In a strategy to overcome this, Jacobs opted to keep his accomplishments a secret, and created aliases to disguise his many roles within the group, resulting in characters that were maintained with such reality, they were believed to be actual living people by music fans as well as industry insiders. As "Rackadelic" he illustrated album covers and provided art direction; as the "Piano Man" he contributed keyboard tracks and music production. His main persona "Shock G" utilized a more natural voice, while he threw his voice to become "Humpty Hump", an iconic character who provided the overexagerrated buffoon persona that most pop audiences preferred rappers to be. At most public appearances, Jacobs would show up as one person or the other, but at live shows & video shoots he would use a stand-in and/or camera tricks to maintain the illusion. A fictional biography was constructed for Humpty, the story being that Edward Ellington Humphrey III, former lead singer of "Smooth Eddie and the Humpers," had become a rapper after burning his nose in a kitchen accident with a deep-fryer. Jacobs also sometimes performed as a character by the name of MC Blowfish. Shock G is currently getting ready to play several dates around the US beginning with a July 24th show at The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California. Filmed by Shaun Tai. Produced & Edited by Shaun Tai for SHAUN TAI Films. SHAUN TAI Films ©2009 - Need a video in HD? Contact shaun@shauntaifilms.com OR call 415.235.8786 to discuss your project.