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Tear Gas

The Jacka

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Album Review

Bay Area rapper the Jacka spent his 2008 on mixtapes and collaboration albums, working those circuits so hard that you'd think he'd have nothing left for his high-profile 2009 release, Tear Gas. It's a bit of an uneven effort and the layout is all wrong — opening with the hazy, lazy "Summer" just feels weird — but overall it's a surprising success, especially when taking his abundant output into account. Jacka is a confident, talented, and believable gangster with a newfound hunger to cross over, something that seems much more possible here than on his respected 2006 album, Jack of All Trades. The Traxamillion-produced "Glamorous Lifestyle" is the club track to pick with its loose and easy hook, one that's perfectly tailored for Jacka's quick delivery and his light, arguably weak voice. What he lacks in verbal punch, he makes up for with consistent rhymes and remarkable flow, the former making "They Don't Know" a highlight, while the latter enriches the spaced-out feel of "Keep Callin'" with Devin the Dude on the assist. Even if the guest list is big, Jacka is in command, and with Traxamillion, MG, and Roblo behind the boards, Tear Gas is a worthy trip through the more chilled-out sections of the Bay.

Customer Reviews

Tear Gas is finally here.

The Jacka is on point as always with his music. He shows some diversity on this album with the beats and features making each song sound different but good at the same time. The lyrics and production on this album are great and he's one of the few bay area artists who's beyond hyphy and getting recognition for it. If you haven't heard of The Jacka then you need to wake up and do your research.

Tear Gas

been waiting for a while for tear gas , its finally here oh and i got my tear gas cd and mag and a poster signed by the jack when he came down to fresno nigg,the cant wait for hus to get out so they can make some more classics

Just heard it, definitely diggin' it!

I'm admitting that I've never heard of this cat until just now. I expected it to be some typical mainstream garbage, but my ears were blessed with some ill lyrical work and equally ill beats. To me it's a trip for the eardrums... the soundscape is almost a perfect mix of "true school" underground and today's mainstream style, but without selling it out on the gimmicks so popular on the radio right now. Jacka's lyrics are butta smooth over all of it and he's definitely saying more than anybody on the airwaves right now. If half of the new mainstream sound were like this, nobody would claim Hip Hop was dead. Jacka definitely proves that, and I'm glad he does. Well done, don't sleep on it! Support REAL Hip Hop!

Biography

Born: Oakland, CA

Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

Coming out of Pittsburg, CA, rapper the Jacka was influenced by local heroes C-Bo, Mac Dre, and Too Short. He launched his career in the late '90s as a member of the Mob Figaz, appearing on many of the group's albums and mixtapes before launching his solo career in 2001 with a self-titled album. His second album, The Jack Artist, appeared in 2005 and was followed by a series of mixtapes and street level releases. He won Ozone magazine's Patiently Waiting: California award in 2008, signifying the...
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