THE BODY HAT SYNDROME
The Body-Hat Syndrome released on October 5, 1993 is the third album from the rap group Digital Underground. The album's second single, an anti-racism cultural awareness politico called "Wussup Wit the Luv," features a solo from the Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton, as well as a verse and video appearance by Tupac Shakur. This was the last time Shakur appeared on any Digital Underground release. Rappers Saafir and Clee were added to the line-up.
FUTURE RHYTHM
Future Rhythm is the fourth album by the American rap group Digital Underground, released in 1996. It was their first independent release. Two songs from the album were included on the soundtrack to the Wayans brother's film Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: "Food Fight", which showcases Humpty Hump and Del the Funky Homosapien trading verses, and "We Got More", with the Luniz.
WHO GOT THE GRAVY
Who Got the Gravy? is the fifth full-length studio album by American hip hop group Digital Underground. It was released on September 8, 1998 via Jake Records. Production was handled by Digital Underground inner production team, the D-Flow Production Squad, with Gary Stromberg serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from KRS-One, Big Pun, Biz Markie, Bust Stop of O.F.T.B., Trunk Turner and Whateva, as well as marks the debut of Esinchill and female rapper Mystic.The album did not reach the Billboard 200, however, it peaked at number 91 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. It was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics.
KISS YOU BACK
"Kiss You Back" is the lead single released on October 21, 1991 from Digital Underground's second studio album (their third official release), Sons of the P. The song sampled Funkadelic's 1979 hit, "(Not Just) Knee Deep" for which the song's writers, George Clinton and Philippé Wynne, received writing credits.
SONS OF THE P
Sons of the P is the second album by American rap group Digital Underground, released in 1991. The album contained two hit singles, "No Nose Job" and "Kiss You Back," both of which were written by and featured the lead vocals of Greg Jacobs (a.k.a. Shock G/Humpty Hump). The latter featured multi-layered choruses and background vocals sung by Boni Boyer, who briefly worked with D.U. shortly after her stint with Prince's Sign of the Times/Love Sexy band.
SEX PACKETS
Sex Packets is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Digital Underground, released on March 20, 1990. The album was released in the spring of 1990 following the success of its two lead-off singles: "Doowutchyalike", a moderate club hit, followed by "The Humpty Dance", which reached No. 11 on the pop chart, No. 7 on the R&B chart, and No. 1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart. Sex Packets was released to positive reviews and eventually achieved platinum sales. The album was re-issued on February 8, 2005 by Rhino Entertainment. The album is broken down track-by-track by Digital Underground in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.
HUMPTY DANCE
"The Humpty Dance" is a song by the American rap group Digital Underground from their debut album Sex Packets. Released as the second single from the album in January 1990, it reached No. 11 on the pop chart, No. 7 on the R&B chart, and No. 1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart. The song is sung by Shock G's alter ego, "Humpty Hump", marking the character's second musical appearance; the first was Digital Underground's "Doowutchyalike," a pre-album video-single released in the spring of 1989. The song has been sampled by many different artists and producers. In the song's video, a young Tupac Shakur is visible in the background.
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THIS IS AN EP RELEASE
This Is an EP Release is the RIAA gold-certified EP by Digital Underground, from which "Tie the Knot" and "Same Song" were featured in the film Nothing But Trouble (which the EP liner notes refer to by its prerelease title, "Valkenvania"), starring Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Demi Moore and John Candy. "Tie the Knot" contained jazz-influenced piano tracks and a comedic interpretation of "Bridal Chorus" and "Same Song" contains an organ solo and improvised organ sections throughout the song. Tupac Shakur made his debut on the latter song, and portrayed an African king in the video. Tupac also can be heard on "The Way We Swing" (Remix) as a background vocalist, adding humorous ad libs between the verses.
DOOWUTCHYALIKE
Doowutchyalike" is a song performed by Digital Underground. The song was released independently by the group in 1989 and later included on their debut studio album Sex Packets. Produced and co-written by group leader Shock G, the song peaked at #19 on the Billboard rap chart in 1990.
NO NOSE JOB
No Nose Job is the second and final single from Digital Underground's second album Sons of the P. It was written and produced by Shock G. The music video features a cameo by 2Pac. Release on February 15, 1992.
CUZ A D.U. PARTY DON'T STOP!
Cuz a D.U. Party Don't Stop! is the sixth and final studio album released by the rap group Digital Underground. The album was released on May 20, 2008, ten years after the group's fifth studio effort, Who Got the Gravy?, and two months after the group disbanded. This album also featured more debuts of new members such as Young Mass, Too Fly Eli, and Fifth Element.