Yes, the official music video for The Jacka’s hit single off Tear Gas, Glamorous lifestyle Featuring Andre Nickatina & Produced By Traxamillion.
Tracklist:
01. The Jacka – Husalah Intro (0:39)
02. The Jacka – A Real Feeling (4:37)
03. The Jacka – No Future (3:15)
04. The Jacka Feat. The Federation – For The Mob (3:49)
05. The Jacka Feat. Frank Sticks, Fed-X & Dubb 20 – We On Patron (3:39)
06. The Jacka Feat. J. Diggs & Young L – Fed Up (4:17)
07. The Jacka – Interlude (1:12)
08. The Jacka – Crown Me (2:37)
09. The Jacka – For the Block (5:07)
10. The Jacka Feat. Cellski & D-Dre – Not Me (3:08)
11. The Jacka Feat. Matt Blaque – That’s Me (1:30)
12. The Jacka – Addiction (1:54)
13. The Jacka – Aspen (4:21)
14. The Jacka Feat. Jimatheez – Drug Life (3:45)
15. The Jacka Feat. Joe Blow & J. Diggs – Wit The Shit (4:31)
16. The Jacka Feat. Big Rich & Willie Joe – A Million (3:19)
17. The Jacka Feat. Deltrice – From The Streets (2:23)
18. The Jacka Feat. Joe Blow & Young Hyfee – Is That You (1:30)
19. The Jacka – F*ck Everybody (3:22)
20. The Jacka Feat. Messy Marv, Keak Da Sneak, Dem Hoodstarz & Fed-X – All Over Me (Bay Remix) (5:42)
21. The Jacka – The End (3:26)
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HOUSTON — You know you’re in for a memorable awards show when fists are thrown, the police are called in and somebody gets (mildly) injured before one award is announced or anybody gets to perform. On Monday night at the George R. Brown
Convention Center, the third annual Ozone Awards began with a physical altercation between H-Town MCs Mike Jones and Trae that took place while some audience members were just getting to their seats. The show hadn’t even started.
After the scuffle, Trae was escorted out of the main hall by police, but later returned. Jones — who has lost a considerable amount of weight in recent months — was taken away for minor medical assistance.
Host DeRay Davis was obviously unaware of the clash as he began his opening monologue, telling the audience that everyone came in peace and no one was fighting. Some audience members immediately retorted that he was wrong.
“Did I miss an ass-whoopin’ or somethin’?” he asked.
“Yeah!”
“Damn!” the comedian responded with surprise.
Once the show finally started, artists from the South and the West Coast did show strong unity, especially during a moving tribute to UGK’s late Pimp C, in which Scarface and other MCs joined forces for covers of some of Pimp’s famous verses. Too Short came out and did C’s rhyme from Jay-Z’s “Big Pimpin’,” David Banner followed with bars from UGK and Outkast’s “Int’l Players Anthem,” to which Big Boi added his own verse. Webbie was next, rapping Pimp’s lines from “One Day.” Bun B closed it out backed by a full choir for “Angel in the Sky.”
Shortly after the tribute, T-Pain beat out Pimp and others for the TJ’s DJ’s Tastemaker Award, which goes to the person who sets standards in music, fashion and style. T-Pain’s victory was clearly an anticlimactic moment: The crowd had anticipated a win by their hometown hero, even yelling out “Pimp C! Pimp C!” in the anxious moments before the winner was announced. Pain later forked over his award, saying C deserved it.
No one was upset by Shawty Lo winning Breakthrough Artist. The MC, who performed a medley beforehand, brought his daughter and a female companion onstage with him to accept the honor.
DJ Khaled took home best DJ honors, and wouldn’t you know it? Mike Jones showed shades of Paul Pierce in this year’s NBA finals, coming from the back of the room with a small bandage across his nose, to announce the nominees in the category.
Co-presenter Alfamega — who’s signed to T.I.’s Grand Hustle label — asked him, “Are you all right?”
“What don’t kill me makes me stronger,” Jones said. He apologized to the crowd for the preshow scuffle, saying, “We don’t get down like that in H-town,” but also had words for Trae: “If you gonna get me, get me straight up.”
As for Khaled, he and his Florida collective had the performance of the show, closing out with a medley. The entire crowd got on its feet as Khaled, Rick Ross, T-Pain and Ace Hood went through “The Boss,” “Cash Flow,” “I’m So Hood” and “Out Here Grindin.”
“Ozone Awards are so big,” Ross said backstage before performing. “This is something major for the streets! A lot of people who didn’t or who don’t normally get love from other outlets can count on Ozone to shed some light on them.”
Ross won Best Rap Album for Trilla; Snoop Dogg won Best Rap Album (West Coast). The coveted lyricist of the year nod went to Lil Wayne.
The awards took over the city for the weekend, filling H-Town with revelry fitting such a major event. MCs both established and on the rise came out for the celebration: At clubs around town, you’d see familiar faces like T.I., Young Jeezy, even Nelly and the Game, and Rick Ross performed on Saturday night.
Despite a brief scuffle between DJ Vlad and a member of Rick Ross’ entourage, having a good time and networking was the focus.
“The weekend is big for the South,” Jeezy said backstage at his show on Saturday. “It’s big for hip-hop, period.”
Ozone magazine was started by journalist Julia Beverly and is dedicated to providing coverage to acts from the South and West who were overlooked or undiscovered by more mainstream publications. The awards followed in the spirit of the magazine honoring up and coming acts as well as artists who have broken through.
“After all these years, the only award I’ve ever received was a Ozone award,” the legendary Mannie Fresh said backstage. “So I love the show. It’s the third year, it keeps getting better.”
The complete list of Ozone Award winners:
Best Rap Album
Rick Ross Trilla
Best Rap Artist
Lil Wayne
Best R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Best Rap Group
UGK
Best Lyricist
Lil Wayne
Breakthrough Artist
Shawty Lo
Best Rap/R&B Collaboration
Usher (featuring Young Jeezy): “Love in This Club”
Club Banger of the Year
Webbie (featuring Lil Boosie & Lil Phat): “Independent”
Mixtape Monster
Trae
Most Slept-On Artist
Z-Ro
Pimp C Award (Trillest Artist) [Editor's note: i.e. "not afraid to speak their mind"]
David Banner
TJ’s DJ’s Hustler Award
DJ Khaled
TJ’s DJ’s Tastemaker Award
T-Pain
Best Video
UGK (featuring Outkast) “Int’l Players Anthem”
DJ of the Year
DJ Khaled
Best Mixtape/ Street Album
Tie: DJ Drama and B.G.: Gangsta Grillz: Hood Generals
Chamillionaire: Mixtape Messiah 3
Best Producer
Polow Da Don
Best Rap Artist (West Coast)
The Game
Best Rap Group (West Coast)
D.P.G. (Dogg Pound)
Best Rap Album (West Coast)
Snoop Dogg: Ego Trippin’
Living Legend
J Prince
Patiently Waiting: Florida
Brisco
Patiently Waiting: Georgia
B.O.B.
Patiently Waiting: Texas
Lil Will
Patiently Waiting: Mississippi
Lil C
Patiently Waiting: Alabama
Jackie Chain
Patiently Waiting: Louisiana
Mack Maine
Patiently Waiting: Tennessee
All Star
Patiently Waiting: Carolinas
Snook Da Rokk Star
Patiently Waiting: Kentucky
Hurricane
Patiently Waiting: California
The Jacka
Patiently Waiting: Arizona
Willy Northpole
The Jacka “All Over Me” Music Video from BrunoWats on Vimeo.
The Jacka “All Over Me” Music Video Directed by Bruno Wats
Recently in XXL Magazine, The Jacka was placed amongst about a dozen or so artists from California who were marked as the ones who will bring the West Coast back. On that list was Aftermath prodigy Bishop Lamont and Universal Republic star Problem among others.
What was the one thing that separated The Jacka from the rest? Well, he doesn’t even have a record deal. He was the only unsigned artist to make the list, which speaks volumes about the Bay Area artist. Having sold quite a number of albums independently, The Jacka is the epitome of what an independent artist should be and I doubt his title will stay as such for long.
He is a Bay area legend and with his experience and record sales, it’s just a matter of time. Sixshot.com caught up with Jacka to discuss the Bay Area, his independent status, and where he plans to take his movement in the future.
Sixshot: Sup man, so you’re from the Bay right, where at?
Jacka: Oh man, all over the place. We had been in Richmond but we all really got discovered in Pittsburgh, California. We got whole cities on lock down here man. Some people got they neighborhoods locked down, we got the whole city locked down, you know what I mean?
We definitely got Oakland, Richmond, and Pittsburgh. That’s where my family is from and those are the three cities that I rep.
Sixshot: You were recently featured in XXL as one of the artists who’s bringing the West Coast back, how does that feel?
Jacka: Yeah man, I mean, it was out and I didn’t even know it was out. I thought they were talking about some local magazines or whatever. When I found out it was XXL and I was the only independent artist listed there, the only artist without a deal, it was real exciting for me. I was actually surprised people were even paying attention to me like that.
Sixshot: You’ve put out albums and you’ve moved some serious units independently, how did you pull that off?
Jacka: It’s good for independent; it isn’t my dream come true. (Laughs) It was good though as far as independent especially putting them out the way that we put them out and people aren’t really selling records right now. We definitely did a good job on the first joint, self titled, you know, The Jacka, that did over 25,000 units. The second album didn’t do as well. I couldn’t promote it the way I wanted to and it didn’t have that money behind it. Times were lovely during that first album but some people went to jail and situations changed and I didn’t really have that support so we did about 15,000. I’m definitely not satisfied but everybody keeps telling me that’s good.
Sixshot: Are you looking for a major label deal?
Jacka: I mean one day I’ll probably get a shot at it. I don’t just wanna sign any deal, I’d like to get some money out of it. They’re gonna use you and wear you out so I might as well get some dough out of it. I wanna get one but I wanna be in control and do what I wanna do. I wanna still be able to use sample and stuff. I don’t wanna get a deal and then have an A&R picking out my beats and hooks and making do things that just aren’t me, you know?
Sixshot: The Bay seems to be real tight knit in terms of the hip-hop scene, are you guys?
Jacka: For me, definitely, because I’ve been doing it for so long, since like 1998 or 1999. I seen everybody come up. When we came up, we came up together. Me personally, I have a real good relationship with all the artists out here.
Sixshot: In your opinion, who would you say did the most for Bay Area hip-hop?
Jacka: Too Short, E-40, Master P, cats like that. Master P started out in Richmond California, people don’t know that, he was big out here. They did the most for the bay, guaranteed.
Sixshot: How do you feel you’re making your mark over there?
Jacka: I’m bringing a lot to this rap shit, period, not just the Bay, it’s worldwide. It ain’t nothin’ but a bunch of suckas rappin’ man. When I see certain dudes and I see certain cats I wonder what this sucka talkin’ about? I’m from the streets man. They wanna get you on their tracks; they wanna pay their way to the top and all of that. What happened to comin’ dope and bein’ raw? Remember auditions? When you wanted to rap a dude would tell you to bust something right there. I would have 20 or 30 raps in my head ready to go. That was raw. Nowadays they can make anybody a rapper. As long as he’s got a grill and a few dollars, they put him on. He ain’t gotta be dope because they found a new way to make money off of it. I’m gonna bring the pride back to this shit and everybody I mess with is serious. I’m always trying to come with a new sound and always trying to be the best.
Sixshot: Do you think it’s possible to still come out and sell some records with the CD sales down so much?
Jacka: I don’t know about major artists. I don’t know because 50 Cent is really the last dude to sell some real units in the rap game. He’s a real dude from the street so of course if you give him a shot he’s gonna blow. 50 is a dude who was really in the streets, really doing his thing, and he got a major deal, that’s how it’s supposed to be. Personally, I think I would do real good right now as long as I promote it right and get in the areas I need to be. I could help change the state of hip-hop.
Sixshot: “All Over Me” is doing real well, are you happy with the response you’re getting?
Jacka: Yeah man, I mean, we just mixed the song down and sent it out and they put it in rotation instantly. It’s because they like the song but it’s also because of the dedication and all of the hard work that I do to make them even wanna mess with me like that. They handed a lot of dudes the ball in the Bay but I’m here and I’m really doin’ it. I spent so many years in the studio just making songs, I really practice my craft. I make good music and a lot of these cats just do it because they wanna be famous. When they got the ball they dropped it because they’re not as raw as people was making them out to be, you know? I always had to prove myself and I never had anybody to just hand me anything, I was always putting in that work.
The only dude who gave me a shot was my boy C-Bo and he’s an underground artist. He’s really just starting to get his shine with Young Buck and them now. I never had a major deal with nobody so I always had to prove myself. I’m just constantly proving myself to these people so I make sure I put out the best music.
Sixshot: The labels must be calling though, right?
Jacka: Yeah they callin’ but they don’t wanna do nothin’, ya feel me? They don’t really care unless you got somebody behind you like 50 Cent or somebody to say that you’re nice. They don’t know what’s good for them until they hear the next cat come in and say that you’re raw.
You could go in there today with the same music but they wont mess with it until the boy 50 Cent or somebody with their respect comes in and says it’s hot.
After that they get on your balls but they don’t really know what’s good for them so you just gotta keep proving yourself. Wait until a real nigga goes in there and say they been fuckin with Jack then they’ll jump on my dick and act like they been in my corner the whole time.
I been in this shit for a long time my nigga, ya feel me? I seen my boys get signed to major deals and they ain’t really got shit. They can’t come out with their album when they want to, they on hold, and they really just getting held back with them deals. If I get a deal they gotta put a hundred percent into me because I already know what I’m ready to do.
Sixshot: As a successful independent artist, has the internet been useful to you?
Jacka: Man, has it? Probably in ways that I don’t even realize. When I first started doing it, wasn’t no internet, wasn’t no digital sales or nothing like that. The internet was just kickin’ on so watching it evolve has been kinda dope. It helped me a lot, especially Myspace and Black Planet. It gives people a chance to hear me. Even if they stopped making CD’s today, the internet would be a great way to get paid. People could just download your shit, no matter how they sell the music, it’s gonna live on. The internet is raw and it definitely helped me out.
Sixshot: Overall, are you feelin’ hip-hop music today?
Jacka: Man, at first I wasn’t but I recently went to Seattle and they loaded my Ipod up with all types of shit and it’s serious. I used to go into the store and if the cover looked hot I would give it a shot and there was usually something on there that I liked.
Sixshot: Tell us about Tear Gas.
Jacka: That’s my third solo album man. I named it Tear Gas because it makes people cry man, it makes haters get mad. Everybody knows that I’m a real person and when you listen to the music it brings tears to your eyes, its real music. Tears of joy, tears of pain, whatever, this is the good music we’ve been needing. I put my heart into this, I really did. I put it all out there. They put a few songs on the radio but I didn’t make it for that, I made those because I knew the hood chicks would like them. I didn’t do it to be a famous rapper or nothin’, I did it because the chicks in the hood love me. I had a single before called “Hey Girl” but they didn’t really play it on the radio because that’s when people was sleeping on the Jack. I put my all into this, its just music, a new sound. When you hear it you’re gonna love it. It ain’t no radio jingles, it’s food for thought.
Sixshot: Anything you wanna say to the fans out there?
Jacka: Hit up the Myspace and cop that Tear Gas album. Big shout outs to all of my boys out there; I don’t mess with no clowns. Keep stayin’ tuned for more good music. http://www.myspace.com/thejackamobfigaz
Courtesy of TheBayMusic.CoM and GoldenMean Management, preview the following songs from the Jacka’s upcoming album “Tear Gas” Including the Smash Hit Single: “All Over Me”
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