according to TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\nMack was a member of the group comprising Shock G (Gregory Jacobs), Chopmaster J (Jimi Dright), and Kenny-K (Kenneth Waters).<\/p>\n
He joined the hip-hop crew in 1993 six years after it was founded in Oakland, California. <\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the group said Mack\u2019s death \u201cleaves a void in our Digital Underground family and in our hearts that can never truly be filled\u201d. <\/p>\n
Digital Underground first formed back in 1987 Credit: Getty<\/p>\n
The group first broke through with the hit \u2018The Humpty Dance\u2019 Credit: Getty<\/p>\n
They went on to describe the artist as \u201cmore than a part of the movement \u2013 he was part of the soul behind it, bringing warmth, loyalty, and quiet strength to everyone around him\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe will always be remembered by his humility, love, and spirited energy, qualities that lifted those around him and made a lasting impression on all who knew him,\u201d they added. <\/p>\n
Digital Underground constantly evolved over the years, featuring dozens of artists since its inception and remaining active to this day.<\/p>\n
The group first broke through with their 1990 hit \u201cThe Humpty Dance\u201d. <\/p>\n
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The track topped the Billboard Rap Singles chart and climbed to No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the R&B charts.<\/p>\n
Mack\u2019s first single with the group was \u201cWussup Wit the Luv,\u201d recorded with the late Shakur.<\/p>\n
News of his death has saddened many within the rap community. <\/p>\n
One person wrote online: \u201cYou\u2019ll be missed, forever loved, and celebrated.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRest East Cuz! You will be missed,\u201d another added. <\/p>\n
Digital Underground has endured significant loss over the years, including the death of founding member Shock G in 2021. <\/p>\n
The frontman passed away at the age of 57.<\/p>\n
A Hillsborough County Medical Examiner reported that he died from an accidental overdose involving a combination of alcohol, fentanyl, and methamphetamine.<\/p>\n
Shakur also died at 25 in September 1996, six days after being shot multiple times in a drive-by attack in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n
His murder remains unsolved to this day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A LEGENDARY rapper from one of the most iconic hip-hop groups of the 1990s has died. Cleetis Mack,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":557069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[2283,96,128,18985,18986,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-557068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-rap-music","tag-rappers","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=557068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/557069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=557068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=557068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=557068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}