These celebrities, who passed away due to various shocking causes or without prior notice, leave wounds in the hearts of their fans and people who have been inspired by their works.
- December 30, 2021
AceShowbiz - Drugs have taken too many precious lives and Shock G was one of them. The Digital Underground founder was confirmed to have died from drug overdose at 57 years old. He was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Tampa, Florida on April 22.
According to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office, "The Humpty Dance" hitmaker, whose real name was Gregory Jacobs, passed away from a lethal mix of fentanyl, ethanol (alcohol) and methamphetamine. The official also ruled his passing as accidental.
Shock's funeral was held weeks after his tragic death. Jermaine Dupri, Busta Rhymes, Cee-Lo Green, Digital Underground's founding member Ronald "Money B" Brooks, Bootsy Collins, producer Kwame, Chuck D, Yo Yo, Sway, DJ Premier, Big Daddy Kane, MC Serch and Treach of Naughty By Nature were among the attendees at the intimate ceremony on May 1.
