THE YEAR IS 1990!
- “Humpty Hump” is a character created by Digital Underground’s leader, Shock G (Greg Jacobs). Digital Underground were disciples of Parliament/Funkadelic, with big funk beats, lots of rotating members, and outrageous personalities with costumes to match.
- The Humpty Hump character had a very large nose, funny hats, and wild costumes. Greg Jacobs would rap as both Humpty and Shock G, often in the same song.
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1990 was a big year for sampling, as the landmark lawsuit banning the practice without permission had not been settled. Digital Underground took pieces from many different songs, but primarily from “Let’s Play House” by Parliament, which is where the “gimme the music” and “do me baby” lines come from along with some of the drum breaks. Pieces of “Bop Gun” by Parliament and “Sing a Simple Song” by Sly & the Family Stone were also used.
- Tupac Shakur was part of the Digital Underground crew before becoming a solo artist, and DU members contributed to many of his seminal recordings.
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