JumpinJack AJ

"were"!?!? Man, The Arsenio Hall Show will forever be my favorite late night show. I used to stay up late and watch it almost every night. I missed alot of the JJ+FP performances tho' which is weird because I have tapes and tapes of stuff Arsenio performances and interviews from back in the day.

D.U.'s "final" EP is out. If you like their stuff, I think u'll like this 7 track EP. It's a collection of unreleased stuff, mostly from the 2000's. Here's a Shock G interview I found... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shock G 'Fesses Up About Humpty Hump By Phillip Mlynar, Tuesday, May. 25 2010 @ 10:15AM ​ Rap ruses get no better than Humpty Hump. The alter-ego of Digital Underground's leader Shock G, Humpty's mythology has him wearing a fabulously-personalized Groucho Marx-style nose to cover up horrific facial scars incurred during a (fictional) accident with a deep-fat-fryer and rapping about randy escapades that, according to lyric lore, took place in a Burger King bathroom. The persona has also been a profitable jape: Humpty's anthem, "The Humpty Dance," was a number one pop hit around the world and has been sampled by over 50 other artists-- which presumably means that to this day, Shock's cashing royalty checks from one-time girl-power icons The Spice Girls. With Digital Underground's final group release, the Greenlight EP, dropping last week, Shock G took time out to pull off the mask and reveal the four people who've played Humpty in the public eye over the years, plus tell all about the groupie who insisted on wanting to get busy with Humpty, not Shock. There's a live version of "Same Song" on the EP. Did you perform both the Shock G and Humpty Hump parts at that show yourself? That was at a KMEL summer jam, in 1991 at the Shoreline Amphiteater in Mountain View. My little brother Kent Racker, who's a rock guitarist, doubled as Shock G on that show so we could pull the double-act off on stage. Kent is the one who was dressed in the Shock G robes, the zebra print and the African-style kufi hat with the dark sunglasses. He walked out on stage with a dead microphone lip-synching the first verse. I'm back-stage dressed as Humpty Hump with a live mic, rapping the Shock G lines: "I came for the party/ To get naughty/ Get my rocks on/ Eat popcorn..." Kent's walking around on stage pretending to rap them. Too $hort and people who swore that they knew me had bought into me being Shock G on stage at that point, but then Humpty walked out--it ****ed their heads up! Obviously Kent didn't sing nothing for the rest of the show, but he was on stage walking around. With 2Pac and Money B running interference, no one figured it out. To this day, those 60 or 70,000 people at that Summer Jam still argue about whether it was the real Humpty or not. Did Kent ever perform as Humpty on other occasions? Yeah, he was there in that movie with Dan Aykroyd, Nothing But Trouble, plus when we [Digital Underground] performed the "We're All In The Same Gang" song on the Arsenio Hall Show with Eazy-E and Tone Loc and them. But at that time he was Humpty, cause he could pull the Humpty voice off. If we both had to have live mics then it was better to let him be Humpty. His diction wasn't totally like mine so real fans could tell something was different. But when I was Humpty and Kent was Shock G, everybody bought that as Humpty. Did anyone else ever play Humpty? There were four Humptys ever. Michael Webster, an artist who draws for a living in Oakland, looked enough like me to play Humpty. He was Humpty on the cover of B.A.M. [bay Area Music] magazine, and also in the 8x10 glossy of Digital Underground that Tommy Boy used to circulate in the first two years. One of his upper two teeth was a little darker than the other one--that's the only one you can tell, cause the nose covers up so much and then there's the clothing. Also, in some photos I was Humpty and Kent was Shock G cause he didn't have to do anything but stand there. In the "Humpty Dance" video, when Humpty would walk by Shock G, that was Rod Houston, the video rep from Tommy Boy who happened to look enough like me. So that's three different Shock Gs and four Humptys. Who was the fourth Humpty? I don't remember his name, but it was my ex-wife's boyfriend! I was married around that time, from about '91 to 96, and my wife, Melissa, had a high school sweetheart who was still around and remained friends with her. He was trying to do music and wanted to be cool with me-- he couldn't believe that his little Melissa married Shock G! But the guys in the group, like Money B and 2Pac, they used to joke that not only was he wearing the Humpty outfit but he was gonna be tapping Melissa again! They'd be like, 'Shock gon' come home and find Humpty f****n' his wife!' They were all cracking up. I mean it was risky letting my wife's ex-boyfriend be all in the limo with us, but to this day I don't believe anything happened. kmel.jpg Backstage with 2Pac at KMEL Summer Jam 1991 ​ How many Humpty noses do you have left? I might have a few in my closet ready to go, but they're all Caucasian. They don't make the brown one any more. I don't make the serious Humpty kit any more. The most at once was six: four gold and platinum and two regular brown ones connected to glasses. These days I paint the nose the day of and sometimes even the hour of the show. I use Sharpies and different designs depending on where we're playing--I might put a Playboy bunny on the side if we're playing the Playboy Mansion, or I might put HH on the side like the Gucci logo, the double letters. I have a lot of fun with it now; I don't take it as serious as I used to with having a case with a variety of noses inside. I just stop at the costume shop or the party store of that city and get some Sharpies and fix it up. Sometimes I'll draw stripes, sometimes make it blue, or if it's a more serious show I'll go with acrylic paint and then a clear coating on it to lock it on. But they don't even make 'em good any more. They used to make 'em connected to the stern Woody Allen-type glasses, but now it's the cheaper, bendy glasses. The slightest pull and the ear-thing pops off. So I buy 'em, tear the mustache off, pop the ear-strap, whatever, and rest it on my nose and put a real pair of glasses on to lock it to my face. What happened to the gold and platinum noses? I might have one of the four gold ones left in a drawer broken somewhere... Do you ever give the noses out to the crowd at shows? Yeah, after each show I give the new pair out with whatever night it was, like it might say 'Spring Break '99,' 'Happy Birthday 2Pac,' 'R.I.P. Guru.' I always ask if anybody needs a souvenir from the show and the first hand to reach the sky, I make sure they get it. Even if it's someone right at the back, I'll be like, 'Her in the blue, get her towards the stage.' There's always one hand that's distinctive and that's who gets it. So I figure I have between 500 and 1000 Humptys out there. One day I'm gonna put the word out and get the Humptys to unite. It'll be an army of Humptys! Did you ever meet any groupies who insisted on the Humpty nose being part of the experience? Yeah, once, and it was a big joke in the clique. It was the night after we played Drexell's Class, which was a sitcom that was kinda like a less popular Cosby Show. Digital Underground were the featured guests. The episode took place on a cruise ship and we were the entertainment on the ship. Also on the cruise were the Sports Illustrated models. That's the plot. So after the show wrap we all got to know each other, everybody had girls-- the girls were mostly actresses playing Sports Illustrated models. We all wound up shacking up with certain ones. The one coming home with me is real pretty. I've already spun all my schtick in the club, already rapped to her, already took pictures with the nose on, so I'm assuming that's all dead in the water. Now it's private, just me and her in the room. It's getting touchy-feely, we're making out in the bed, she rolls over on top of me and she looks up at me. I pull her in, her shirt flies off, I get her bra, I reach for her panties and she says, 'Wait! Put the nose on.' I'm like, 'Ha ha, stop playing!' I pull her in again and start playing. She's like, 'No, I'm serious, don't touch my underwear or even my hip area.' So I get up, go get the nose, put it on, look at her and go [in a Humpty voice] 'Yeah!' I could see in her eyes that she was melting down to me at that point. She'd go as far as I wanted to after that. She actually wanted to have sex with Humpty! Did the rest of the group find out? Yeah, when I told them the next day they were cracking up, man: 'Humpty ****ed one of your chicks!' I didn't think it was that funny, but they laughed double hard. I wish I never told nobody. So that was the only time you got busy as Humpty? Yeah, no other girls ever took it that far. They might ask me to do the voice a little, but nobody else wanted to keep it going into the bedroom. That could officially be the only time Humpty's ever gotten laid. Although I have heard about cats at shows masquerading as Humpty and luring chicks to their rooms that way. And I might have been drunk or at a rave and maybe gone with a quick zip-your-pants-down type thing. But yeah, that time the girl insisted was the only time Humpty took some ass from me.

SNOW - Sexy Girl Murder Love (1995) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eavLfdngNWk&feature=related

I can see The Game on FP's album before I could see it the other way around. Being reminded of all those unreleased L+F songs just got me kinda sad...lol. There was that other song Kwame produced. The 4 songs he did with Project Pat (why would he work with him?), the songs he did for the BB2 soundtrack...DJ JAZZY JEFF'S REMIXES OF SOME OF THE ALBUM!!!

"The Ripper Strikes Back" is probably my favorite diss track ever. The only track I ever felt was legit and more aggressive was "Hit 'Em Up." SPOSE - I'm Awesome (2010)

I loved The Neptunes stuff from the 90's up through 2003ish. After that, the sound either got a little repetitive and less exciting. I can memorize a handful of Neptunes joints up thru' 2003...but to be honest, I don't know if I could name any from 2004 to now. I've noticed that the things I have looked up by them recently, Pharrell did most of the stuff by himself (without Chad) which may be part of the change in their dynamic and success. I really like The Neptunes. I'm just skeptical as to what they sound like now and how their sound can compliment FP or the Game.

His non-album appearances usually lead to a new album. I'm not a follower of the Game but The Neptunes and Fresh Prince definitely seem like a weird mix. Whatever gets the ball rolling tho.'

Yeah, I'm interested in hearing more of Spose. My friend got me into him a few weeks ago. MAT KEARNEY - Undeniable Nothing Left To Lose (2007) I've liked this guy for a few years now. He's an acoustic/rock artist but if u get a second, peep the song and check his flow. He raps on half of his 1st album. I was disappointed when he didn't rap at all on his 2nd album, tho' it was still good.

Rawad has a point. Eminem is really negative. Even when he does something positive, there's still negative or dark undertones that keep his positive songs from being great. I'm not sure if it's really the way he is or the character he's created for himself.

I listened 2 this the day it came out and thought it was okay. I plan on getting it but I don't have a huge urgency to get it soon. When I went back to it, I liked some of that songs alot more than their 1st listen. When I find it at a cheap price, I"ll be getting it at some point.

Happy B-Day!

It goes both ways. Even back in the 60's, there were times when artists recorded the song one day, it was mixed the next and on the radio the next. I think having the song come out between the beginning and end of the summer would be perfect. If it's for an album, we'll probably be waiting awhile. If it's for some other occasion we might hear it sooner.

SPOSE - I'm Awesome (2010) Everyone please watch this video. It's freakin' hilarious. Plus is has some JJ+FP visual references in the video. They guys seems like he was inspired by them coming up.

I've never heard that. I keep hoping they'll release 2Pac's music in it's original form. People are finally arguing about the crappy production and guest spots that 2Pac would have never made if he were alive. Most of the stuff released since 2000 has gotten pretty bad. I do think the remixed version of "Until The End of Time" was really good...but I love this version. SUGAR RAY - Is She Really Going Out With Him (I forget the album name...but I think it came out in 2003ish) This song cracks me up. I always go 2 this song when a girl I like is involved with a guy who isn't quite all there in the looks department....lol.

HEAVY D - In Living Color (1989) I think this is the only TV show theme song that can rival "Yo! Home To Bel-Air."

BRIAN MCKNIGHT + HEAVY D - Grown Man Business Unreleased (200?...I forget) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_avxC2t7jg I think it's silly that they didn't leave Hev's raps on the album.

Short and choppy...but cool. Thanx for posting.

HEAVY D + PUFFY - Big Booty Girls Big Booty Girls (12" Promo) (2005) The link isn't the actual song...it's the vocals over Michael Jackson's "Rock With You"...but for those who wanted 2 hear it, that's the best I can do...lol.

I wonda how it happened...

I think Twitter is crap. Total crap. But Willow's post is the 1st and only good thing it ever produced.

MC HAMMER - Do It Like This The Funky Headhunter (Import) / It's All Good (Import CD Single) (1994)

I am proud to say I own season 5 but there are no extras. Unless they aren't advertised...which I doubt they'd do. I haven't opened it yet and I probably won't until I start watching the entire season back to back...which I probably won't do until they release season 6 in 2026.

Willow may have let something out of the bag...lol.

I don't know if Kid still has the other songs he did on his Myspace but they were all good....some of them were great. MC HAMMER feat. THE HOMEBOY CHOIR - Burn It Up Super Dance Remix II / Japan Only II (1992) This didn't make Too Legit To Quit but I think it made the cassette. Now I own it on CD, FINALLY!!

I don't like anything Master P ever did but even I would agree that he deserves some acknowledgment for what he accomplished 10 years ago.