The Jacka

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The Jacka
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Background information
Also known asShaheed Akbar
Born
Dominick Newton

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Pittsburg, California, U.S.
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Oakland, California, U.S.
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OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from textRapper
Years active1998–2015
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Formerly ofMob Figaz

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Shaheed Akbar (born Dominick Newton;[2][3] August 12, 1977 – February 2, 2015), better known by his stage name The Jacka, was an American rapper from Pittsburg, California. He began his career as part of the rap group Mob Figaz.[4]

Early life

Newton was born to 14-year-old parents and became the family breadwinner as a teenager, a role that landed him in prison for a year at age 18. He converted to Islam at a young age and changed his name to Shaheed Akbar.[2][5][6]

Career

Newton's career began with the Bay Area rap group Mob Figaz after the teenaged Newton and several friends were approached by established rap artist C-Bo in a record store and went to a recording studio that day. The guest rappers appeared on "Ride Til We Die," the opening track on C-Bo's 1998 album Til My Casket Drops.[5] Their debut album, C-Bo's Mob Figaz, released in 1999 was a minor hit on the Billboard Hip Hop chart entering in at #63, doing fairly well selling 160,000 units.[7] His first solo release The Jacka of the Mob Figaz in 2001 sold over 30,000 units. Jacka sold these units himself, in the Bay Area and shipping to one-stops across the country. Though great support came from the Bay Area, sixty percent of Jacka's sales came from outside of California.[8] In 2005, The Jacka released his second solo album The Jack Artist but failed to chart. In 2009, The Jacka came out with his third solo album Tear Gas making it #93 on the Billboard chart. The Jacka's #1 song in his 2009 album Glamorous Lifestyle was an instant classic in the Bay Area. Prior to his death, he owned his own record label named The Artist Records.[9]

Death

On February 2, 2015, Newton was fatally shot by an unidentified gunman in Oakland[2] on 94th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard.[10][6]

Discography

Solo albums

Solo mixtapes

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  • 2005: The Jacka: The Mixtape[14]
  • 2007: The Jacka Is the Dopest
  • 2010: G-Slaps Radio Vol. 1[15]
  • 2011: We Mafia
  • 2011: The Indictment
  • 2012: The Verdict[16]
  • 2012: The Sentence[17]
  • 2013: The Appeal

Collaborative albums

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Singles

Single information
"Hey Girl" (feat. Kazi, Young Uzi)
  • Released: 2001
  • B-side: "From the Bay" (feat. Dee Dee)
  • Album: Jacka of the Mob Figaz
"Barney (More Crime)"
"Never Blink" (feat. J. Stalin, Dubb-20)
  • Released: 2005
  • Album: The Jack Artist
"All Over Me" (feat. Matt Blaque)
  • Released: April 8, 2008
  • B-side: "Shooterz" (feat. Fed-X, Joe Blow)
  • Album: Tear Gas
"Glamorous Lifestyle" (feat. Andre Nickatina)
  • Released: May 5, 2009
  • Album: Tear Gas

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Instagram". Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Remembering The Jacka: The Bay Area's Hip-Hop Community Mourns and Celebrates a Friend, Father, Rapper, and Mentor". SF Weekly. February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.de Leon, Krishtine (February 4, 2015). "Remembering The Jacka, Bay Area Icon". Vice. Retrieved February 11, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p516936
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lefebvre, Sam (February 11, 2015). "Remembering The Jacka: Mourned as He Lived". East Bay Express. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Arvizu, Gabriela (March 10, 2015). "Slain rapper The Jacka leaves legacy in the Bay Area". OaklandNorth.net. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Jacka". Discogs.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Jacka- The Indictment". thebayisback.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Jacka". Last.fm. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bay Area Rapper 'The Jacka' Killed In Oakland Shooting". KPIX. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Jacka - Jack Of All Trades". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  12. ^ a b c Billboard, Allmusic
  13. ^ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/ Tear Gas chart peaks, Billboard.com
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Jacka - The Mixtape". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Jacka - GSlaps Radio Vol. 1". livemixtapes.com. December 8, 2010.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Jacka - The Verdict". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Jacka Of The Mog Figaz* - The Sentence". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mob Figaz - Mob Figaz". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Husalah & The Jacka - Animal Planet". datpiff.com. 2006.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Jacka, AP9, Husalah - Mob Trial". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jacka* & Husalah - Shower Posse". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Jacka & Ampichino - Devilz Rejectz - 36 Zipz". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Jacka & Ampichino - Devilz Rejectz 3: American Horror Story". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Berner & The Jacka - Drought Season 3". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Freeway & The Jacka - Write My Wrongs". datpiff.com. October 14, 2013.

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