The Jacka

Shaheed Akbar (born Dominick Newton; 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.

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. 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. 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.

Death On February 2, 2015, Newton was fatally shot by an unidentified gunman in Oakland 2008: The Street Album (U.S. R&B #80) 2010: Broad Daylight 2011: Flight Risk (U.S. R&B #70) 2014: What Happened to the World 2020: Murder Weapon

Solo mixtapes

2005: The Jacka: The Mixtape 2007: The Jacka Is the Dopest 2010: G-Slaps Radio Vol. 1 2011: We Mafia 2011: The Indictment 2012: The Verdict 2012: The Sentence 2013: The Appeal

Collaborative albums

With Mob Figaz 1999: C-Bo's Mob Figaz With Mob Figaz alumni 2002: Camp Mob Figaz: The Street Soundtrack (with various) 2003: Mob Figaz (with various) 2005: 3 da Hard Way (with Husalah & Marvaless) 2006: Animal Planet (with Husalah) 2006: Mob Trial (with AP.9 & Husalah) 2006: Shower Posse Gang (with Husalah) 2007: Mob Trial 2 (with Fed-X & Rydah J. Klyde) 2008: Mob Trial 3 The Verdict (with AP.9 & Fed-X) U.S. R&B #91

With Ampichino 2007: Devilz Rejectz: 36 Zips 2010: Devilz Rejects 2: House of the Dead (U.S. R&B #83) 2018: Devilz Rejectz 3: American Horror Story

With Berner 2008: Drought Season (U.S. R&B #55) 2009: Drought Season 2 (U.S. R&B #66) 2012: Border Wars 2015: Drought Season 3

Notable collaborations 2009: The Price of Money (with 12 Gauge Shotie) U.S. R&B #88 2014: Risk Game (with M Dot 80) 2014: One (EP) (with San Quinn & The Hoodstarz) 2014: The Waiting Room (with Reign) 2015: Dr. Jacka & Mr. Hyde (with Mac Rell)

Compilations 2005: Str8 Out da Slums (with Lil Keke) 2005: Ghetto Gumbo Raw Uncut Vol. 1 2008: Slappin In The Trunk Vol. 5 Starring The Jacka 2009: The Jacka Hosts And Presents B.A.R.S Awards 2010: The Dre Area Volume 2 Starring The Jacka 2011: The Jacka Presents Mobbin Thru The West Vol. 1 2011: Best of Frisco Street Show: The Jacka 2011: Retrial: Million Dollar Remix Series Vol. 1 2012: The A.R Street Album (with The Artist Records)

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)" Released: 2005 B-side: "Girls Say" Album: The Jack Artist"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