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2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the earth shattering, multi-platinum 1990 debut, Sex Packets and its runaway hit single The Humpty Dance, from pop musics hippest heroes, Digital Underground. Recognized as one of the first hip hop bands, Digital Underground included Chopmaster J, Shock G, Money B, DJ Fuze and the then 18-year-old Tupac Amaru Shakur. The groups meteoric rise to fame in the early 90s was accentuated with chart topping hits like Doowutchyalike, Freaks of the Industry, Same Song and Kiss You Back.
The band made waves with their colorful and costumed attire, animated stage antics and innovative dance styling and moves. However, Digital Underground is best remembered for turning hip hop on its proverbial head and invading the realm of pop with their 1990 pivotal Grammy nominated release The Humpty Dance. The track climbed all the way to #11 on the pop charts, #7 on the R&B charts, and #1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart. The Humpty Dance is one of the most sampled songs recorded by a hip hop/rap artist.
The groups contribution to history has tentacles that reach even further though. From their 12 inch drop, Doowutchyalike to their debut album Sex Packets, D.U.s music unfastened a door in hip hop that was previously non-existent, mixing mad merriment, mayhem and sex with rhyme, rhythm and rap. Factor in the detail that rap musics biggest legend, Tupuc Shakur, started his music career with the group as their roadie, dancer and emcee and the D.U. legacy is all but cemented in the annals of pop music history.
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