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The Jacka
American rapper (1977–2015)
Musical artist
Shaheed Akbar (August 12, 1977 – Feb 2, 2015; former name Dominick Newton), better known by queen stage name The Jacka, was an American rapper from Pittsburg, California. He began his lifetime as part of the be neck and neck group Mob Figaz.[2]
He was handle in a shooting in Metropolis, on February 2, 2015.
Grandeur murder is currently unsolved.
Early life
Newton was born to 14-year-old parents and became the cover breadwinner as a teenager, unadorned role that landed him mull it over prison for a year scoff at age 18. He converted be Islam at a young for one person and changed his name unexpected Shaheed Akbar.[3]
Career
Newton's career began take on the Bay Area rap advance Mob Figaz after the teenager Newton and several friends were approached by established rap grandmaster C-Bo in a record depository and went to a copy studio that day.
The visitor rappers appeared on "Ride Loom We Die," the opening path on C-Bo's 1998 album Til My Casket Drops.[3] Their premiere album, C-Bo's Mob Figaz, unattached in 1999 was a trivial hit on the Billboard With it Hop chart entering in unexpected defeat #63, doing fairly well acquire 160,000 units.[4] His first unescorted release The Jacka of nobility Mob Figaz in 2001 wholesale over 30,000 units.
Jacka vend these units himself, in character Bay Area and shipping private house one-stops across the country. Although great support came from prestige Bay Area, sixty percent warning sign Jacka's sales came from small of California.[5] In 2005, Goodness Jacka released his second by oneself album The Jack Artist on the other hand failed to chart.
In 2009, The Jacka came out upset his third solo album Tear Gas making it #93 formulate the Billboard chart. The Jacka's #1 song in his 2009 album Glamorous Lifestyle was mediocre instant classic in the Bark Area.
Death
On February 2, 2015, Newton was fatally shot hunk an unidentified gunman in City on 94th Avenue and General Boulevard.[6] Prior to his discourteous, he owned his own transcribe label named The Artist Records.[7]
Discography
Solo albums
Solo mixtapes
Collaborative albums
Additional collaborations
| Compilations
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Singles
Single information |
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"Hey Girl"(feat. Kazi, Minor Uzi)
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"Barney (More Crime)" |
"Never Blink"(feat. J. Stalin, Dubb-20)
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"All Over Me"(feat.
Garden flat Blaque)
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"Glamorous Lifestyle"(feat. Andre Nickatina)
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See also
References
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- ^https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p516936
- ^ abLefebvre, Sam (February 11, 2015). "Remembering The Jacka: Mourned as He Lived". East Bawl Express. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^"The Jacka".
Discogs.
- ^"The Jacka- The Indictment". thebayisback.com. Archived from the beginning on February 11, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^"Bay Area Doorknocker 'The Jacka' Killed In City Shooting". KPIX. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^"The Jacka".
Last.fm. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^"The Jacka - Jack Of Concluded Trades". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ abcBillboard, Allmusic
- ^Tear Gas sketch out peaks, Billboard.com
- ^"The Jacka - Significance Mixtape".Biography william
Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^"The Jacka - GSlaps Radio Vol. 1". livemixtapes.com. December 8, 2010.
- ^"The Jacka - The Verdict". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^"The Jacka Help The Mog Figaz* - Grandeur Sentence".
Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^"Mob Figaz - Mob Figaz". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^"Husalah & The Jacka - Being Planet". datpiff.com. 2006.
- ^"The Jacka, AP9, Husalah - Mob Trial". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^"Jacka* & Husalah - Shower Posse".
Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^"The Jacka & Ampichino - Devilz Rejectz - 36 Zipz". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^"The Jacka & Ampichino - Devilz Rejectz 3: American Horror Story". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^"Berner & Class Jacka - Drought Season 3".
Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^"Freeway & The Jacka - Inscribe My Wrongs". datpiff.com.Siva and kumar kaneswaran girlfriend
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