Digital Underground founder Shock G (a/k/a Humpty Hump) posted a story timeline story (February 12) about longtime group affiliate and fellow Bay area native Saafir (f/k/a Saafir The Saucee Nomad) on Davey D’s Hip Hop Corner site. The timeline explains why the former Qwest Records artist and Hobo Junction member has been confined to a wheelchair for several years, following reports of tumors and other medical conditions. In addition to his own prominent rapping career, like Tupac Shakur, Saafir began as a dancer and guest for Digital Underground in the early 1990s.
Although Shock’s timeline makes mention of substance abuse, the early mentor points to a botched 1992 TWA Flight 843 evacuation that started a 20-plus year case of backpain for Saafir, who would later star in Menace II Society. In addition to alleged use of Ecstasy, Shock also notes a train-jumping stunt in 1994, and failure to recuperate after spinal and nerve-related surgeries.
Shock revealed that last year, after over a decade without seeing each other, he visited Saafir. The early mentor evaluated Saafir’s lifestyle and offered to be his caretaker in seeking spinal treatment. The pair made arrangements and paid a reported $20,000 to go to Scottsdale, Arizona’s Laser Spine Institution—a top treatment center. Shock claims that diagnosis suggested that Saaf’s pain was untreatable. The pair continue to seek treatment, while Shock writes, that Saafir is “Still living off Skittles, soda, chips and 7-Eleven burritos. Still chain-smokin’ Newports. Still got them roxys fo’ya!”
Since leaving Quincy Jones’ Qwest Records over a decade ago, Saafir has released several albums with ABB Records—most recently 2006’s Good Game: The Transition. He was also a member of the Golden State Warriors with Ras Kass and Xzibit, a group that made appearances on several of the artists’ solo work.
Shock G’s full timeline, photographs and explanation are at Davey D’s Hip Hop Corner.
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Shock G is not also known as Humpty Hump DX. Get on the ball and proofread what you report.
Sorry to ruin Santa Clause for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_G
hahaha… your the lone dude who still thinks it was two different people because of the nose.
Are you telling me that Humpty’s big nose wasn’t a real nose? Bull shit. Go listen to the song Nose Job.
It’s aight cinavenom. I was a grown man before I figured out Shock G and Humpty Hump were the same person. I questioned everything I was taught to believe after that.
Anyone with half a brain knew Shock and Humpty were the same man. Even my iguana knows it.
I was a kid when Digital Underground came out so I thought Humpty was a real person lol. I just never questioned it after that, it never really came up after they went off the scene.
I still don’t believe any of you. There is no way in hell that Shock G and Humpty Hump are the same person. Its just impossible.
roxy’s sound good. so do men.
Y’all so called real rap (read: 90’s) fans claim to love 2Pac yet y’all don’t even know who Shock G is…
i co-sign your name and share the same sentiment (fuck anyone born after 1990!!!)
Chuuuuuuch!!!
And we care why?
Because he did more with his life than post disrespectful, unnecessary comments like many anonymous bitch asses…
If you TRUE hip hop heads never heard Saafirs Boxcar Sessions. Yu need to burn yourself a copy!
That album was mad crazy. His freestyles mixed in with those hard funky jazz beats…damn.
Saafir used to be dope, got some of his solo joints
It’s been a long time since I played one of his records
Time to check it out again
i say get well soon to saafir Golden State Warrior
Shareef shoulda told me Harold didn’t die!
y’all going to jack in the crack?
YEAH HELL YEAH HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!
This Is Heart Breaking.
I got one word for you TRIGONOMETRY…
SHOCK G- THE ORIGINAL BIG NOSE RAPPER!! CLASSIC!! “I DO THE HUMP THE HUMPTY HUMP” SHOCK GAVE 2PAC HIS BREAK WITHOUT HIM AND OTHERS OF COURSE WE MAY NEVER OF GOT TO HEAR PAC. BIG UP SHOCK G
Yo I heard Saafir was sick I will pray for the brother he is a very good Actor as well as Rapper I did a couple of movies with this cat peace Powerman Mc out