{"id":42200,"date":"2025-10-02T23:35:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/digital-underground-co-founder-chopmaster-j-and-son-s-o-t-u-announce-new-era-of-digital-underground\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T23:35:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:35:46","slug":"digital-underground-co-founder-chopmaster-j-and-son-s-o-t-u-announce-new-era-of-digital-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/digital-underground-co-founder-chopmaster-j-and-son-s-o-t-u-announce-new-era-of-digital-underground\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Underground Co-Founder Chopmaster J and Son, S.O.T.U. Announce New Era of Digital Underground."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jimi \u201cChopmaster J\u201d Dright, co-founder of the iconic hip hop group Digital Underground (DU), is extending his musical legacy with his label imprints, Herb n Soul Media and Digital Dope Music Group. The veteran musician, along with his son S.O.T.U. (Son of the Underground) and his band D.U.Nx.G.(Digital Underground Next Generation), are simultaneously releasing four singles via their deal with Intercept Music, a worldwide, leading, technology-driven independent music distribution and marketing company. \u201cSpirit\u201d and \u201cSomething About You\u201d are the two releases from the \u201cChopMaster J Body Of Works\u201d project and the singles \u201cWhistle\u201d and \u201cMove\u201d are from the upcoming new Digital Underground featuring DUNxG album, \u201cEvolution.\u201d In addition, the father and son duo are hosting a new podcast, \u201cLike Father Life Fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"WHISTLE\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oQjUh1bai7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"WHISTLE\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oQjUh1bai7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The \u201cEvolution\u201d endeavor marks an important footnote for Chopmaster J. For the first time in over 20 years, Chopmaster J will be officially releasing new Digital Underground music. Digital Underground, one of the first hip-hop bands, included members Money B, DJ Fuze, and an 18-year-old Tupac Amaru Shakur, who Jimi is credited with discovering. The group\u2019s rise to fame in the early \u201990s featured hits like \u201cDoowutchyalike,\u201d \u201cFreaks of the Industry,\u201d \u201cSame Song,\u201d and \u201cKiss You Back.\u201d In addition, his upcoming album \u201cChopMaster J Body Of Works\u201d will mark decades of his musical contributions to pop and hip hop culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIntercept Music like Digital Underground has deep history in the Bay Area. My personal music roots started here. Jimi and his bandmate Shock G, as the founders of Digital Underground, were an integral component of the area\u2019s music scene and helped launch an international fan base for the Bay\u2019s cultural happenings. Independent music and hip hop go hand and hand, and this venture is a great intermingling of the two. Jimi, alongside his son S.O.T.U., represent generations of legacy,\u201d expressed Ralph Tashjian, chairman of Intercept Music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cSomething About You\u201d and \u201cSpirit\u201d will both be accompanied by videos. \u201cSpirit,\u201d originally featured on the \u201cBoyz in the Hood\u201d soundtrack, boasts the Bay Area\u2019s own Tramaine Hawkins and The Interfaith Gospel Choir alongside guest artist Dave Hollister and is being positioned as an official song for the city of Oakland. The \u201cSomething About You\u201d video features Dave Hollister with a cameo appearance by Chopmaster J\u2019s late bandmate Gregory Edward Jacobs, better known as Shock G or Humpty Hump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAt times it\u2019s been a serious uphill battle maintaining a hold on my music. I\u2019m extremely happy with the support Intercept Music has provided me. Their marketing and distribution platform makes is easy for an older artist like me to merge seamlessly back into today\u2019s quickly evolving music scene. Working alongside my son, S.O.T.U. has been an added blessing,\u201d cites Chopmaster J.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMy dad has always included me in his musical journey. As a kid, I remember his DU studio sessions. 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