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 ...
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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 ...
OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- Nearly three weeks after rapper "The Jacka" was gunned down in East Oakland, police have not named a suspect and have not made any arrests despite being close enough to the killers ...
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 ...
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 ...
Last night, news broke of the tragic killing of Bay Area legend The Jacka. Although beloved in a circle of hip-hop aficionados for the past decade—particularly in the multi-regional network of cities ...
An East Bay rapper known by the stage name "The Jacka" was shot dead in East Oakland while rapping with friends in a van and enjoying the evening, according to a friend. "He was just making music," ...