Digital Underground released “The Humpty Dance” in 1990 as the second single from the Sex Packets album. The track peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Rap Singles Chart and has since been sampled numerous times by Hip Hop artists such as WC and the Maad Circle, Paris, Da Lench Mob, Redman and Public Enemy.
The video features a young Tupac Shakur in the background who was a roadie and backup dancer for Digital Underground at the time. According to Queen Latifah, the late Hip Hop legend was also the mastermind behind the Humpty Dance. Speaking to Hot Ones, Queen Latifah was shown a throwback photo of herself and ‘Pac, then dove into some of her fondest memories of their friendship.
“Me and 2Pac were pretty much labelmates,” she explained.” I was signed to Tommy Boy Records. Digital Underground was signed to Tommy Boy Records. Initially, I took Treach on the road as my roadie. Treach went on to head Naughty By Nature and 2Pac was pretty much a roadie with Digital. And he became a rapper in the group and made up the Humpty Dance, and they made the song ‘The Humpty Dance,’ which 2Pac created the dance to and it became a smash hit.”
Queen Latifah also recalled a particular show at a gay club in San Francisco where 2Pac agreed to meet her, although he didn’t exactly know what he was walking into.
“We toured together, so we went all across the county,” she continued. “I was in San Francisco doing a show. It was my first show over $10,000, which was a New Year’s Eve show at this cool gay club in San Francisco. I was like, ‘Yo I’m here!’ So 2Pac came to club with me. I was like, ‘Yo, 2Pac is in the building!’
“They went crazy in there. They like, ‘Take off your clothes!’ He took his shirt off anywhere. We had so much fun. But that was like my brother and he’s the type of person if he loved you, if he was cool with you, he’d lay his life down for you. I miss him and I love him. Good times. And we were probably high. Anyway [laughs].”
2Pac Ex-Bodyguard Shares Rare Footage Of Hip Hop Legend On Tour With Digital Underground
Both 2Pac and Digital Underground frontman Shock G are no longer with us, but just last month rare footage of ‘Pac on the road with the group surfaced online. On May 19, 2Pac’s former bodyguard Kaiso Aaron Allen — who previously worked for Public Enemy’s Chuck D — uploaded an old video of 2Pac on tour with Digital Underground to his Instagram account.
“32 YEARS LATER REAR FOOTAGE OF ME AND TUPAC SHAKUR WHEN I WAS HIS PERSONAL BODYGUARD,” he wrote in the caption. “1990 I WAS CHUCK D BODYGUARD AND LATER BECAME TUPAC IN THE FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET TOUR. CHECK OUT A YOUNG PAC HE WAS DANCING WITH THE GROUP DIGITAL UNDERGROUND.”
Check it out below.
Well… Pac was most definitely a gay hidden in the closet. The nose ring, the scarf wrapped around his head, his feminine gestures… only stans can’t see it. No surprise he would perform in a gay club an take his shirt off.
She’s told the whole story before he didn’t know it was a gay club beforehand he just was meeting her to show support. Only a gay necro man would obsess over a dead man’s sexual anyway
if he knew it was a gay club … WHY DID HE STAY THEN?!?!?!?!?!! AND GO TOPLESS?!?!?!?!.!!!!
Because he was an ass jockey.
Don’t mean he g@y! He could of been there to support Latifah for who she is or she could be lying for a cheap check!!! If y’all wanna judge about this what about that time 21 savage went on that sult walk with amber rose it was for support for amber rose!!!!
Don’t forget he took acting classes and was a ballerina too. Hundred percent dude was gay.
And don’t forget the naked photo shoot in a bathtub with his legs open… dude was definitely suspect
Cool story sis.
Oh here we go. Now the dudes who call everyone suspect for eating a banana gonna think he’s gay lol. I don’t care if he was or not but going to a gay club doesn’t make you gay
Right… would you go to a gay club? If you would, you’re suspect motherfucker. There is no problem if you’re gay. Just don’t pretend to be something you’re not while all signals are suggesting otherwise. Pac was definitely suspect. Remember he was living in a time where being gay in the rap industry was not good for the business. It doesn’t take away his talent though.
Delmar fuck you and your motherfuckin mama for thinking Pac was gay
Well he was… idk why yall catching feelings like that since yall claiming a man’s sexuality shouldn’t be people’s concern
You all need to shut the phuck up on a man who died before you was all even born. Your all a bunch of Phags listening to this lying fat ass dyke bitch. 2pac didn’t hang out with this nasty fishy stank ass lez bitch. Funny how everyone has a story since he died. Go ask gay ass Nas! 2pac wasn’t stupid or a retard like you mongs why the phuck would he go to a Fucking Gay bar? Someone slap that fishy taste out of her fat nasty talentless fat ass!
Standing up hard for a rapper that couldn’t give half a fuck about you or your opinion. Loser. Toopak was a weird over sexual dirty naqqa, there’s no telling what the fuck he’d do
it was a concert she had in San Francisco and she brought out Tupac. It was a gig and Tupac went and supported her added some sex appeal. It’s called show business. Latifah got paid 10K and Pac got whatever he wanted in Jersey not sure what squares are concern with
It is so obvious that Tupac was gay. Yall stans are really somethin else. Yall refuse to see all the signals cause yall are identifying so much with him.
Even if dude was it is irrelevant. His best album ever was Me Against the World. His music changed my perspective on different subjects that pertained to my life at the time. When 2Pac died in 1996 I lived in Antioch, was lonely with a girlfriend that belittled me due to getting laid off, then he died. I cried and got up and stopped feeling sorry for myself. I attribute my rise from the ashes to 2Pac.
Tupac is wearing is Pride shirt in heaven rn
*his
she was lying because 2pac had a daughter i found who he is for real
now if he in club it for support only
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