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The Jacka
Shaheed Akbar (August 12, 1977 – February 2, 2015; former name Dominick Newton), 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. He was killed in a shooting in Oakland, on February 2, 2015. The murder is currently unsolved. 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''. 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.'' Their debut album, '' C-Bo's Mob Figaz'', released in 1999 was a minor hit on the ''Billboard'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburg, California
Pittsburg (formerly Black Diamond, New York Landing and New York of the Pacific) is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is an industrial suburb located on the southern shore of the Suisun Bay in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and is part of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta area, the Eastern Contra Costa County, California, Contra Costa County area, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 76,416 at the 2020 United States census. History Originally settled in 1839 as Rancho Los Méganos, the area of almost 10,000 acres was issued to Californios Jose Antonio Mesa and his brother Jose Miguel under a Mexican Land Grant by then Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado, one of the final land grants issued prior to the formation of California as a state. In 1849, during the California gold rush, Colonel Jonathan D. Stevenson (from New York) bought Rancho Los Méganos for speculation, and laid out a town he called "New York of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husalah
James "Husalah" Ratliff (born May 13, 1979), is an American rapper. He began his career with the Pittsburg group the Mob Figaz, whose first album, ''C-Bo's Mob Figaz'', was released in 1999. Like his late close friend The Jacka, Husalah is a Muslim, and frequently references Islam in his lyrics. He has released three solo studio albums (''Dope, Guns and Religion'', ''Hustlin' Since the '80s'', and ''The H''), as well as numerous group projects. Career Husalah began his career with the Pittsburg-based 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 charts, entering in at #63. The album sold fairly well, selling 60,000 units. His first solo album, entitled ''Dope, Guns, and Religion'', was released in 2006 and was one of the most highly anticipated Bay Area hip-hop albums of the time. Husalah has collaborated with many respected and noteworthy rappers, including E-40, Too Short, Kool G Rap, Cormega, Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Nickatina
Andre Lamond Adams (born March 11, 1970), known artistically as Andre Nickatina, is an American rapper and record producer from San Francisco, California. Nickatina is known for his distinctive voice, original flow, and lyrical exploration . He previously performed under the stage name Dre Dog. Personal life Andre Adams was born on March 11, 1970, in San Francisco, and grew up in the city's Fillmore District. Musical career Andre Nickatina first appeared on the Bay Area rap scene in 1993 underneath the stage name Dre Dog. He released two albums under the stage name Dre Dog: '' The New Jim Jones'' in 1993 and '' I Hate You With a Passion'' in 1995. ''I Hate You With a Passion'' peaked at #79 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart. In 1997, Adams changed his stage name to Andre Nickatina, and released the albums: ''Cocaine Raps'' under his own label, Filmoe Coleman Records and ''Raven in My Eyes'', which was released under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Price Of Money
''The Price of Money'' is a collaboration album between American rappers The Jacka & 12 Gauge Shotie, released on January 20, 2009. It peaked at #88 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, making it 12 Gauge Shotie's first and only charting album to date. The album cover is an homage to the famed American game show ''The Price Is Right''. A music video has been filmed for the song "Should I". "Sunshine" contains samples from the 1976 song "Sunshine" by the group Enchantment (band) "Paper Long" contains samples from I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 "Dayz Like This" contains samples of Just to Keep You Satisfied by Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player an ... "All My N*ggaz" contains samples of "I'll Be The Other Woman" by The Soul Children Track listing Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Border Wars (album)
''Border Wars'' is a collaboration album between American rappers Berner (rapper), Berner and The Jacka. The album includes guest appearances from Rappin' 4-Tay, San Quinn, Liqz and Messy Marv. Track listing References 2012 collaborative albums The Jacka albums Berner (rapper) albums {{2010s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drought Season 2
''Drought Season 2'' is a collaboration album between American rappers Berner & The Jacka, the second album of their ''Drought Season'' series. It did not match the success of the first volume, but it still peaked at #66 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album includes guest appearances from Killa Tay & Messy Marv Marvin Watson Jr. (born March 19, 1976), better known by his stage name Messy Marv, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. Messy was also known as a collaborator in the rap group Kaalman's Krew. Career Messy Marv released his fi ..., among other artists. Music videos have been filmed for the songs "Colder Blood" featuring Fam Syrk and "Traffickin'" featuring Lee Majors & Fed-X. Track listing References {{Authority control 2009 collaborative albums Sequel albums SMC Recordings albums The Jacka albums Berner (rapper) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drought Season
''Drought Season'' is a collaboration album between American rappers Berner & The Jacka, the first album of their ''Drought Season'' series. The album features guest appearances from Michael Marshall, B-Legit and San Quinn, among other artists. ''Drought Season'' peaked at #55 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at #25 on the Rap Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ... chart, making it Berner's first charting album and one of his most successful to date. A music video has been filmed for "Purp" featuring B-Legit & Cozmo. Track listing References {{Authority control 2008 collaborative albums The Jacka albums Berner (rapper) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of The Dead
''The House of the Dead'' is a horror video game franchise created by Sega. The House of the Dead or House of the Dead may also refer to: Literature * ''The House of the Dead'' (novel), an 1862 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky ** ''From the House of the Dead'', a 1930 opera by Leoš Janáček based on the novel Film, television and radio * ''The House of the Dead'' (1932 film), a Soviet Russian film based on the novel of the same name * ''The House of the Dead'' (1978 film), an American anthology horror film also known as ''Alien Zone'' * ''House of the Dead'' (film), a 2003 film based on the video game * "The House of the Dead", an episode of the '' Torchwood: The Lost Files'' radio play Video games * ''The House of the Dead ''The House of the Dead'' is a horror-themed light gun shooter video game franchise created by Sega in 1996. Originally released in arcades, it utilizes a light gun on the platform, but can be played with standard controllers on consoles and a ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mob Trial 3
''Mob Trial 3'', also called ''Mob Trial 3: The Verdict'', is a collaboration album between American rappers and Mob Figaz members The Jacka, Fed-X & AP.9, released on May 20, 2008. It peaked at #91 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ... chart, making it The Jacka's first charting album, and Fed-X and AP.9's only charting album to date. The album is the third, and most successful, album of the ''Mob Trial'' trilogy. Track listing References 2008 collaborative albums Sequel albums The Jacka albums {{2008-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
