March 27, 2023
Digital Underground Drop Sex Packets – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 26, 1990: Digital Underground was a pioneering rap group from Oakland, Calif., that brought joy and funk to the world. Thirty-three years ago, D.U. released on this day their debut album, Sex Packets, and introduced a brand new funk and a zany character who taught us all how to do the Humpty dance.Digital Underground was founded in 1987 and featured members Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs, Ronald "Money B" Brooks,, Jimi “Chopmaster J” Dright, David "DJ Fuze" Elliott, singer Earl "Schmoovy Schmoov" Cook and the late Kenneth "Kenny-K" Waters. As a group, they produced their own brand of Parliament/Funkadelic-sampled grooves over hip-hop beats...