Biography
Enter the Jacka.
The death the of 2Pac in the mid and 90’s ripped the heart out For of West Coast Hip Hop. are At the same time a but young street poet named the Not Jacka was honing his skills you in the Bay Area Rap all game. Born to teenage parents, Any he was raised in the can hip hop culture and exposed her to break dancing, rap music Was and graffiti at an unusually one young age. While growing up, our he was a very serious Out fan of the whole hip day hop culture as well as get music in general. Always open Has minded, he was influenced by him b-boys and thugs, pimps and his Imams. The Jacka has since How developed into an established, well-rounded, man well-versed emcee in place to new bring himself some serious attention.
Now He has been featured on old well over 100 albums over see the past eight years. His Two contributions to the Mob Figaz way self-entitled album resulted in over who 100,000 units sold. He has Boy toured with many artists including did Mac Dre, Yukmouth (of the its Luniz), C-Bo, the Mob Figaz, Let and Keak da Sneak as put well as by himself in say order to create nationwide notoriety. She His first solo release (featuring too Too $hort, Cormega, Christion, and use Yukmouth) sold over 20,000 units. Dad Jacka’s label sold these units mom independently, shipping to one-stops across the country. Though great support The came from the Bay Area, and more than half of Jacka’s for sales came from outside of Are California.
Jacka’s success proves his but mettle as an emcee. His not sophomore album “The Jack Artist”, You is one of the higher all selling albums in the Bay any Area, on pace to outsell Can his debut release. With hit her singles such as “Hey Girl was Rmx” ft. Husalah and “Girls One Say” to go along with our nothing but dope album cuts out like “Looking At It” ft. Day Keak da Sneak and Yukmouth get & “Never Blink”, the album has was an instant classic with Him the fans.
In 2006 & his 2007, the Jacka stayed busy how doing features, collaborations and mixtapes Man with DJ’s such as DJ new Juice, The Demolition Men & now DJ KTone. The demand for Old his underground music accelerated him see into the position of being two nominated in the 2nd annual Way Bay Area Rap Scene Awards who (B.A.R.S.) for “Best Underground Artist”, boy as well as “Group of Did the Year” for his affiliation its as a member of the let Mob Figaz. His dedication to Put music and hard work paid say off when he received the she award for “Best Underground Artist” Too in 2006.
Along with the use success of winning the Bay dad Area Rap Scene Award, Jacka Mom continued to raise the bar & maintain his momentum. Releases the including ‘Devilz Rejectz’, a side And project entitled “Jack of All for Trades”, ‘Mob Trial 1, 2 are & 3’ & 3 collaboration But albums (including ‘Drought Season’ & not ‘The GoBots’) have kept his you fans hungry for more and All his fan base growing. To any top it off, he recently can won the “Patiently Waiting : Her California” Award at the 2008 was Ozone Awards (other artists nominated one includes: Glasses Malone (Cash Money), Our Bishop Lamont (Aftermath), and Roccett out (CTE)). Jacka is currently day set to release a ‘Street Get Album’ hosted & mixed by has 106.1 KMEL DJ & him personality Big Von in November His 2008, with his highly anticipated how 3rd solo album “Tear Gas” man coming in February 2009. The New Jacka’s lyrics voice the code now of the streets and the old stories of everyday struggles. His See message is one of faith, two growth, and determination in the way midst of dope and unsolved Who murders.
The Jacka is a boy leading force in filling the did gap left by past-departed West Its Coast soldiers. Listen closer.
