Almost nine years since his untimely passing, The Jacka’s legacy continues to loom large in the Bay Area. The Pittsburg-raised lyricist was a pillar of Bay Area mobb music, and infused street ...
February is Black History Month, but it's also #JackHistoryMonth. #JackHistoryMonth is a tribute to late Bay Area rapper The Jacka, who was killed in Oakland in 2015. Bay Area music media company ...
Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...
Strike the knee-jerk cliche about rappers who live by the gun. It is true that the Jacka, who was murdered on the streets of Oakland this past Monday, rapped often about death and violence. But ...
"Party Jumpin 2" is J Stalin's sequel to one of his best-loved songs, a regional banger from his debut album On Behalf of the Streets that united him with another respected Bay Area rapper called The ...
OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- People gathered in East Oakland Thursday night to light candles for a rapper who spoke for the streets just one year ago. His name was Dominick Newton, but on stage he was The ...
The hip-hop community is mourning the loss of Bay Area rapper The Jacka. The veteran rhymer was shot and killed in Oakland, Calif., on Monday (Feb. 2). He was 37 years old. Details are scarce but ...
The Jacka hails from the land of sunshine, palm trees and the place where rap once reigned. Straight out of the bay area, the Jacka is hardly a new artist at all. He broke into the West Coast hip-hop ...
On this day, Feb. 2, in hip-hop history... 2015: Bay Area rapper, The Jacka, was shot and killed while on the streets of East Oakland, Calif. on Feb 2, 2015. Born Dominick Newton and raised in ...
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