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A New Memoir Captures Shock G’s Brilliance — In All Its Funkiest Forms

A black-and-white photo of Shock G performing, wearing a fur hat over a zebra-print hat, a patterned blazer and a fake nose. He holds a champagne bottle as he raps into the mic.

Digital Underground’s MC Was Secretly a Genius Illustrator

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Leila Steinberg, Tupac Shakur’s First Manager: I 'Still Feel Him' Here

The Bay Area Was Hip-Hop Before There Was Hip-Hop

Love and Magic Abound on Mystic’s ‘Dreaming in Cursive: The Girl Who Loved Sparklers’

In Hip-Hop and Academia, Mystic Defines Her Own Success Story

Remembering Shock G, the Funky Digital Underground Frontman Who Shaped Oakland Rap

Digital Underground's Shock G, an Oakland Hip-Hop Icon, Dies at 57

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