Money B (L) with Shock G, who died in Tampa, Florida on April 22, 2021. Credit: moneyb69/Instagram

Over the last week, an outpouring of love has rained down on the family of Shock G, the Digital Underground founder who was found dead at 57 years old last Thursday.

Fans from across the world and Tampa Bay area remembered the Carrollwood kid—real name Gregory Jacobs—who teamed up with late WMNF 88.5-FM DJ Kenny K to launch a group that many lauded as the bridge between P-funk and G-funk.

This weekend, fans are invited to visit the wake on Friday, April 30 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. and pay respects at a memorial service at noon on Saturday, May 1.

Officials planning the funeral told the Tampa Bay Times that Ybor City’s Allen Temple A.M.E. Church—located at 2102 N Lowe St—will close when it reaches capacity in accordance with CDC COVID-19 guidelines. A private viewing before the service will happen before it opens to the public.

Allen Temple A.M.E. Church’s Facebook page will also livestream the services where, according to TMZ, Digital Underground’s Money B (pictured above, left with Shock G) and DJ Fuze will attend alongside Tupac Shakur’s step brother Mopreme Shakur.

Omar Everett, who was basically a big brother to Shock G, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the hip-hop pioneer will be buried on a family plot in Clearwater.

See a list of Tampa “Safe & Sound” live music venues here.

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