| The Jacka |
| Birth name |
Dominic Newton |
| Born |
August 12, 1977 (1977-08-12) (age 34) |
| Origin |
Oakland, California, Richmond, California, Pittsburg, California |
| Genres |
Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop |
| Years active |
1998–present |
| Labels |
The Artist Records, Mob Figaz LLC, SMC Recordings |
| Associated acts |
Cormega, Paul Wall, Freeway (rapper), Andre Nickatina, Strong Arm Steady, Planet Asia |
Dominic Newton (born August 12, 1977), better known by his stage name The Jacka, is an American rapper from Richmond, California. The Jacka got his start in Pittsburg, California with his group, Mob Figaz,[1] whose first album, C-Bo's Mob Figaz, was released in 1999. Newton converted to Islam at a young age and changed his name to Shaheed Akbar. He currently runs his own label entitled The Artist Records.[2]
[edit] Early career
He began his career with the Pittsburg group Mob Figaz, their first album, C-Bo's Mob Figaz, was released in 1999 and was a minor hit on the Billboard Hip Hop chart entering in at #63 but it sold fairly well making 160,000 units sold.[3] His first solo release 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.[4] In 2005 The Jacka released his second solo album The Jack Artist but failed to chart.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo albums
[edit] Singles/videos
| Single information |
"Hey Girl"
- Released: 2001
- B-side: ""
- Album: Jacka of the Mob Figaz
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"Barney (more crime)"
- Released: 2005
- Album: The Jack Artist
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"Never Blink"'(Feat. J. Stalin, Dubb-20)
- Released: 2005
- Album: The Jack Artist
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"All Over Me"(Feat. Matt Blaque)
- Released: April 8, 2008
- B-side(bonus track): "Shooterz"(Feat. Fed-X, Joe Blow)
- Album: Tear Gas
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"Glamorous Lifestyle"(Feat. Andre Nickatina)
- Released: May 5, 2009
- Album: Tear Gas
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[edit] Mixtapes/Street Albums
- 2005: The Jacka: The Mixtape
- 2006: Jack of All Trades
- 2008: The Jacka Is the Dopest
- 2008: The Street Album U.S. R&B #80[7]
- 2009: Broad Daylight
- 2011: Flight Risk
- 2011: We Mafia
- 2011: The Indictment
- 2012: The Verdict
- 2012: The Sentence
[edit] With Mob Figaz
- 1999: C-Bo's Mob Figaz
- 2001: The Comp
- 2002: Camp Mob Figaz - Street Soundtrack
- 2003: Mob Figaz
- 2011: Mob Figaz Reunion (TBA)
[edit] Collaborations
- 2005: 3 da Hard Way (with Husalah & Marvaless)
- 2006: Mob Trial (with AP.9 & Husalah)
- 2006: Shower Posse (with Husalah)
- 2006: Explosive Mode 3: The Mob Gets Explosive (with Messy Marv, San Quinn & Husalah)
- 2006: Animal Planet Mixtape (with Husalah)
- 2007: Mob Trial 2 (with Fed-X & Rydah J. Klyde)
- 2007: 36 Zips (With Ampichino)
- 2008: Outbreak: The Epidemic (With Kel of the Western Conference)
- 2008: Drought Season (with Berner) U.S. R&B #55[7]
- 2008: Mob Trial 3 (with AP.9 & Fed-X)
- 2008: The GoBots (with Lee Majors)
- 2009: The Price of Money (with 12 Gauge Shotie) U.S. R&B #88[7]
- 2009: Drought Season 2 (with Berner)
- 2010: Neva Be The Same - 20 Bricks: Season One (with Laroo)
- 2010: The Gobots 2: D-Boy Era (with Lee Majors)
- 2010: Devilz Rejects 2: House of the Dead (with Ampichino)
- 2010: Jonestown (with Messy Marv & Blanco)
- 2010: My Middle Name Is Crime EP (with Andre Nickatina)
- 2011: We Mafia (With Big Hollis)
- 2011: Leaktime (With Freeway (rapper)) (TBA)
- 2012: The Chicken Hill Project(prod by - Hallway Productionz [8] [9]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
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