Mac Dre
Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), known professionally as Mac Dre, was an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Vallejo, California. He was an instrumental figure in the emergence of hyphy, a cultural movement in the Bay Area hip-hop scene that emerged in the early 2000s. Hicks is considered one of the movement's key pioneers that fueled its popularity into mainstream, releasing songs with fast-paced rhymes and basslines that inspired a new style of dance. As the founder of the independent record label Thizz Entertainment, Hicks recorded dozens of albums and gave aspiring rappers an outlet to release albums locally. On November 1, 2004, Hicks was shot and killed by an unknown assailant after a performance in Kansas City, Missouri, a case which remains unsolved.
Genre: west-coast-rap, oakland-hip-hop, hyphy
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Top Tracks
- My Homeboys Chevy
- AndreNAndre
- Neva Seen
- Color Of The Benz
- Hot Jalapenos (feat. Smoov-E)
- Drug Luv
- U Beezy
- Song 4 U
- Cocaine
- Honeycomb (feat. Nocturnal Hustlers)
- Cadillac Girl - Remix
- B*tch
- Cadillac Girl
- I'm A Sav (feat. AP9)
- Bonus
- Bay Thang
- Outta Control
- Too Hard for the F*ckin Radio
- Daddy
- Toys - Remix
Albums (40)
- The Musical Life of Mac Dre Vol 3 - The Young Black Brotha Years: 1996-1998 (2014)
- The Musical Life of Mac Dre Vol 1 - The Strictly Business Years: 1989-1991 (2013)
- Thizzy Marley (2013)
- From the Ground up the Soundtrack (2013)
- Mac Dre: Romp in Peace / Johnny Ca$h: Thizz in Peace (2011)
- Special Guest Appearances 2 (2011)
- The Super Sig Tapes (2010)
- For The Streets (2009)
- What It Thizz? (2008)
- A Tale Of Two Andres (2008)
- Starters In The Game (2008)
- Don't Hate the Playa Hate the Game #4 - Hosted by DJ Vlad (1970)
- Mac Dre "Is" Pill Clinton (2007)
- Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game #3 (2007)
- Mac Dre Uncut (2007)
- Me & My Cuddie (2007)
- 16 Wit Dre - Part Two (2006)
- Treal T.V. - The Soundtrack (2006)
- 16 Wit' Dre Part 1 (2006)
- Back n da Hood (2005)
- Mac Dre's the Name (2005)
- Turf Buccaneers (2005)
- The Appearances (2005)
- Da U.S. Open (2005)
- 15 Years Deep (1970)
- The Game Is... Thick - Part 2 (2004)
- Ronald Dregan (2004)
- The Genie Of The Lamp (2004)
- Do You Remember? The Remix Album (1970)
- Heart Of A Gangstar, Mind Of A Hustler, Tongue Of A Pimp (2003)
- Al Boo Boo (2002)
- Thizzelle Washington (2002)
- Rompalation, Vol. 3 (2002)
- It's Not What You Say...It's How You Say It (2001)
- Mac Dre Serves You the Rompalation 2 (1999)
- Rapper Gone Bad (1999)
- Stupid Doo Doo Dumb (1998)
- Mac Dre Presents the Rompalation (1996)
- Young Black Brotha (1993)
- The Musical Life of Mac Dre Vol 2 - True to the Game Years: 1992-1995 (1970)
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