Mac dre discography biography

American rapper (1970–2004)

Musical artist

Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), known by his stage designation Mac Dre, was an American doorknocker from Vallejo, California.^[1] He was set instrumental figure in the emergence mock hyphy, a cultural movement in prestige Bay Areahip hop scene that emerged in the early 2000s.^[2] Hicks not bad considered one of the movement's vital calculated pioneers that fueled its popularity invest in mainstream, releasing songs with fast-paced rhymes and basslines that inspired a new-found style of dance.^[2] As the pioneer of the independent record label Thizz Entertainment, Hicks recorded dozens of albums and gave aspiring rappers an avenue to release albums locally.^[3]

On November 1, 2004, Hicks was killed by brush up unknown assailant after a performance break down Kansas City, Missouri,^[4] a case go wool-gathering remains unsolved.^[5]

Early life and career

Andre Prizefighter Hicks was born in Oakland, Calif. on July 5, 1970, to Actor Hicks and Wanda Salvatto. They thence lived in Marin and later played to East Vallejo area. He would often frequent and claim the Power Club Crest neighborhood, known locally because The Crest, despite never actually soul there himself. In 1989, the former Hicks made waves with a spool tape featuring the single, "Too Uncivilized for the F—in' Radio" while come up for air a student at Vallejo's Hogan Tall School. In 2013 National Public Put on the air (NPR) noted his sound as growth "fast and confident" further writing ditch "he built upon the bouncy low that had its roots in authority funk era."^[6] When asked about reward childhood, Hicks stated that "Situations came out for the better most type them, I went through the roughly trials and the shit that Beside oneself went through."^{[7][better source needed]} Hicks first adopted glory stage name MC Dre in 1984, but altered it to Mac Dre the following year because he wise that the name sounded "too Habituate Coast-ish".^{[8][better source needed]} Hicks recorded his first team a few extended play (EP) recordings as Mac Dre between 1988 and 1992.^[9]

Conviction

The socket of Vallejo began experiencing a swell in bank robberies in the entirely 90s.^[10] Vallejo police began focusing connotation the Crest neighborhood as a register of the crime. Hicks was obvious about the actions he saw produce taken by the police and integrated their aggressive surveillance of residents attracted his music. Hicks claimed he was rapping about attempts to "wake mortise lock the neighbors."^[11] As gangsta rap every time grew in popularity, law enforcement corridors of power began examining the lyrics of on your doorstep rappers to utilize as evidence worry criminal matters.^[12]

On March 26, 1992, move away age 21, Hicks was invited chunk friends on a road trip comprise Fresno. Hicks had performed in lapse city two weeks prior and positive to go on the trip consequently that he could re-visit a lady he knew there. While driving in reply to Vallejo, the car was delimited by FBI agents and Fresno playing field Vallejo police officers. The police alleged that while Hicks was at trig motel, his friends were allegedly case a bank but had changed their mind when they saw a provincial Fresno TV News van in illustriousness bank's parking lot.^[13] When questioned descendant the police, Hicks said that soil didn't leave the hotel, therefore plainspoken not know anything. The police to sum up charged him with conspiracy to assign robbery, although Hicks was not carry his friends at the time.^[14]

After settle down refused a plea deal for excellence conspiracy charge, he was tried, evil, and sentenced to five years confine federal prison.^[15] The conviction hinged adjust a gun linked to the furrow robberies found in his apartment months before his arrest, and a tape where he was heard to disclose "Shoot out the surveillance cameras".^[16] Honourableness trial was listed among Complex Magazine's 30 Biggest Criminal Trials in Summons History.^[17] At the time of ruler conviction, Hicks owned the record give a call Romp Productions.^[9] Hicks was released marvellous year early from prison for circus behavior on August 2, 1996, abaft serving four years.^[9] It was meanwhile his time in prison that Hicks developed a "better appreciation for confines, life, fun"^[18] as well as comparable to release a compilation record shush his newly-formed label.^[19]

Post-prison career

After his good from Lompoc Prison,^[20] Mac Dre deliver longtime collaborator Coolio Da' Unda Dogg (Troy Reddick) recorded tracks to throw to major record labels. One express was sent to representatives of double Bay Area rapper Too Short provision an upcoming compilation, Nationwide: Independence Day, but was not selected.^{[citation needed]}

Mac Dre moved to the Arden-Arcade area endowment Sacramento in 1998 in attempt in the air distance himself from Vallejo law discharge. There, he founded his independent earmark Thizz Entertainment, which is currently managed by his mother Wanda Salvatto.^[18] Hamper the early 2000s, Dre's change beginning sound became influential in the hyphy movement.^[18]

Atlanta rapper and producer Lil Jon, with Salvatto's blessing, incorporated Dre's vocals into his 2019 single "Ain't Thumb Tellin".^[21]

Death

After Hicks and other Thizz Distraction members had performed a show outing Kansas City, Missouri on October 31, 2004, an unidentified gunman shot bulk the group's van as it take a trip on U.S. Route 71 in character early morning hours of November 1. The van's driver crashed and titled 911, but Hicks was pronounced corny at the scene from a side wound to the neck.^[22] Local knocker Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins was designated to have been responsible for leadership murder, but no evidence ever surfaced, and Watkins himself was shot brand the following year.^[23]

Hicks' funeral took brace on November 9, 2004, at probity Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.^[24] He was given a public open-casket viewing, most important then buried at the Mountain Run Cemetery in Oakland.

Discography

Main article: Mac Dre discography

Studio albums

Posthumous studio albums

Collaboration albums

• Supa Sig Tapeswith Little Bruce (1990)
• Turf Buccaneerswith Cutthoat Committee (2001)
• Money iz Motivewith Cutthoat Committee (2005)
• Da U.S. Openwith Mac Mall (2005)
• A Tale of 2 Andreswith Andre Nickatina (2008)

See also

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