On July 20, The Oakland City Council will vote on a resolution to make August 25 Digital Underground Day in honor of the legendary hip-hop group’s leader Gregory Jacobs, better known by his stage name Shock G. In addition to Jacobs, Digital Underground included Jimi “Chopmaster J” Dright, Kenneth “Kenny K” Waters, and a slew of other artists, including briefly a 20-year-old Tupac Shakur. Digital Underground Day would fall on the same date as Jacobs’s birthday.

Known for his outlandish wardrobe and numerous stage personas such as the popular Humpty Hump, Jacobs passed away April 22 at age 57. The proposed legislation, introduced by Councilmembers Loren Taylor and Carroll Fife, cites a number of Jacobs’ accomplishments such as creating the platinum hit “The Humpty Dance,” appearing on the Bay Area All Star Remix of “I got 5 on it” by Oakland hip-hop group Luniz, mentoring rap icon Tupac Shakur, and pioneering the use of funk samples from Parliament and Funkadelic.

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