Digital Underground

Summary

Digital Underground is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,097 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Digital Underground's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Digital Underground's genre is hip-hop^[4].
• Digital Underground's genre is alternative hip-hop^[5].
• Digital Underground's genre is West Coast hip-hop^[6].
• Digital Underground's genre is funk^[7].
• Digital Underground's record label is recorded as Tommy Boy Records^[8].
• Digital Underground's record label is recorded as Interscope Records^[9].
• Digital Underground's record label is recorded as Jake Records^[10].
• Digital Underground's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group^[11].
• Digital Underground's record label is recorded as Rhino Entertainment Company^[12].
• Digital Underground's record label is recorded as Radikal Records^[13].
• Digital Underground's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records^[14].
• Digital Underground's Commons category is recorded as Digital Underground^[15].
• Digital Underground's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• Digital Underground comprises Shock G^[17].
• 1987 marks the founding of Digital Underground^[18].
• Digital Underground's location of formation is recorded as Oakland^[19].
• Digital Underground's official website is recorded as http://www.shockg.com/^[20].
• Digital Underground's nominated for is recorded as MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video^[21].
• Digital Underground's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group^[22].
• Digital Underground's start of work period is recorded as 1987^[23].
• Digital Underground's end of work period is recorded as 2008^[24].
• Digital Underground's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+76406'}^[25].
• Digital Underground's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+76432'}^[26].
• Digital Underground's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+74599'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1987^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2008^[31]

• Genre(s): alternative hip hop, hip hop, west coast hip hop^[32]

• Community tags: alternative hip hop, hip hop, west coast hip hop^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: ff6cb06c-a6e5-4ab9-a5ce-fa2095be45b9^[34]

Body

Founding

1987 marks the founding of Digital Underground^[18]. Its location of formation is recorded as Oakland^[19].

Why It Matters

Digital Underground ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,097 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]