The Artist/ SMC Recordings phenom, Tha Jacka, Boasts Outstanding Billboard Debut Rising Bay Area Rapper Debuts in Top 10 of Billboard’s National Rap Charts
Tha Jacka, a new artist on SMC Records, has seen the debut of album, Tear Gas, reach amazing heights on the Billboard charts. He debuts at #8 on the Rap Charts, #12 on the R&B Charts and #23 on the Indie Charts and even landing #94 on the Billboard Top 200, putting him in the company of some of the music industry’s biggest stars.
Jacka racked up big sales in several important markets across the country. Additionally, Jacka was #1 at three important Northern California retailers, Rasputins Amoeba & Streetlight records. On iTunes, Jacka’s album jumped from #70 to #5 in a matter of just 12 hours, landing him next to Eminem.
Not only is Tear Gas collecting chart positions, it’s accumulating critical praise. XXL Magazine said “the discs duality and Jackas penchant for both prose and pop that, in the end, make Tear Gas the best of both worlds.”