MAC DRE
Date of birth:July 5,1970
Place of birth:Oakland,California,U.S.
Date deceased:November 1,2004 (aged 34)
Place of death:Kansas City,Missouri,U.S.
Cause of death:Murder
About Mac Dre:
Mac Dre was one of the best Bay Area rappers,and inventor of the thizzle dance.One thing I personally liked the most about him,is his flow.To me,his pronouncing of words was very understandable,melodic and his songs are very catchy.That can easily be heard in my favourite Mac Dre song,called ''Fire'',which featured Big Lurch.I used to rap this song from word to word,while listening to it.I do rap amateurish,for fun,but I never could rap any song from the best rappers so well,like Mac Dre's songs,'cause as I said,they are so catchy.Also the song called ''Bi Polar'' or ''Andre N Andre'',from the collaboration album ''A Tale of Two Andres'',with Andre Nickatina,was the great metaphoric portraiture of bipolar person.Mac Dre is also known as one of the only few rappers who recorded their album in jail,over the phone.His death,once again showed,how dangerous life,rappers from Bay Area live,which was already mentioned in my earlier posts about RBL Posse members,Mr Cee and Hitman.After Mac Dre's death,it became obviously that Bay Area rappers really live their lyrics,about gangs & danger that surrounding them.Even though Mac Dre wasn't killed in his hometown.
Generally about Mac Dre:
Mac Dre (real name Andre Hicks) was born on July 5,1970 in Oakland,California,but later moved to nearby Vallejo.He started his career as an underground rapper in 1989,and at the time,he was known as MC Dre.But soon he realized that his stage name sounded too East Coast,so he changed it to Mac Dre.After recording his first four EP's,between 1989 and 1992,he was charged in 1992 for conspiracy to commit robbery,and was convicted to 5 years in jail.It's interesting that police offered him a minor punishment,or even release from prison,if he give them informations about other members of conspiracy.Since he followed the ''no snitching'' code of silence,he didn't accept the offer.Ironically,it was better for him,(even though he spent 5 years in prison),beacuse his life would probably be in danger for snitching.Even though I get the impression,he wouldn't cooperate with the police anyway.Later,one member of his Romper Room crew,stated that he had nothing to do with the robbery,and was convicted only beacuse he refused to give the informations to police.During the time in prison,he recorded his first album called ''Young Black Brotha: The Album'',which was released on November 29,1993,and was largely recorded over the prison phone.After releasing from prison in 1997,he was working on album ''Stupid Doo Doo Dumb'',which was released next year,on April 28,1998.After meeting the producer Tone Capone,they worked on the album ''Rapper Gone Bad'',which was released on September 28,1999.The album featured Warren G,Kokane,B-Legit,Big Lurch,and many others,and was Re-Issued in 2004 with one extra track.In the meantime,he started his own record label,called Thizz Entertainment.In 2001,Mac Dre moved to Sacramento,but started to using ecstasy,which came mainly because he started to living a party lifestyle when he came back from prison.That came from the fact,he wanted to make up for the time he lost in prison.Before his death,he worked with many Bay Area rappers,including one uncredited hook from 1996,on the track ''Gotta Survive'' from Young Lay,which featured 2pac.He released his last album ''The Game Is Thick, Vol. 2'' on October 19,2004,just 13 days before his death.
Mac Dre's Death:
In the early morning hours of November 1,2004,at about 3:30 a.m.,while driving on the highway in the van on passenger seat in Kansas City,Missouri,a stolen black Infiniti G35,came from the side,and unknown assailants began shooting at the van.Then,the driver of the van swerved from highway to steep embankment.The driver crawled from the wreckage and was able to get to a phone to call 911.Even though Mac Dre was thrown from the van,police concluded that he died from shooting.Even though,the case currently remains unsolved,there are many indications that Kansas City rapper Anthony ''Fat Tone'' Watkins had a motive to kill him.The story goes that Mac Dre refused to perform at the rap show that was organized by Fat Tone.Allegedly,there was a payment dispute with him.Shortly after Mac Dre's death,Fat Tone made a song in which he apparently brags about the killing.Police did examined Fat Tone,but couldn't gather enough evidence against him,so no charges were filed.But Mac Dre's friends,especially his fellow Thizz Entertainment rapper,Mac Minister brought their own justice.Since he was sure that Fat Tone killed Mac Dre,he made a plan to kill him.He brought him on a fraud to Las Vegas,allegedly pretending that he wants to reconcile,and offer him a record deal.In May,2005,Mac Minister and his friend Jason ''Corleone'' Mathis met Fat Tone and his friend Jermaine ''Cowboy'' Akins,at the construction site near Las Vegas.Mac Minister and Corleone,gunned down Fat Tone & Cowboy with the AK-47.The bodies were found with,more than 20 bullets in each of them.Some people say,that Corleone was the one who killed them with the AK-47,and Mac Minister then shot them in the head with 38 pistol.After that,Mac Minister was on the run for 10 months,and after he was finally caught on March 2,2006,he was convicted to life in prison without the possibillity of parole,on July 31,2008.Even though Mac Minister killed Fat Tone to retaliate Mac Dre's death,and all the things mentioned above indicates,that Fat Tone killed Mac Dre.We don't know that for sure,and we may never find out.
Mac Dre discography:
1989: Young Black Brotha EP
1991: California Livin EP
1992: What's really going on? EP
1992: Back N Da Hood EP
1993: Young Black Brotha: The Album
1998: Stupid Doo Doo Dumb
1999: Rapper Gone Bad
2000: Mind of a Gangsta,Mind of a Hustla,Tongue of a Pimp
2001: It's Not What You Say...It's How You Say It
2002: Thizzelle Washington
2003: Al Boo Boo
2004: Ronald Dregan: Dreganomics
2004: The Genie of the Lamp
2004: The Game is Thick, Vol. 2
Posthumous albums:
2007: Phil Clinton
2008: Dre Day: July 5th 1970
Colaboration albums:
1990: Supa Sig Tapes (with Little Bruce)
2001: Turf Buccaneers (with Cuttroat Cometee)
2005: Money iz Motive (with Cuttroat Cometee)
2005: Da U.S. Open (with Mac Mall)
2005: 15 Years Deep (with Da'unda'dogg)
2007: DreDiggs (with J-Diggs)
2007: Everybody Ain't Able (Jay Tee)
2008: A Tale of Two Andres (with Andre Nickatina)
2009: Maccin' & Doggin' (with Da'unda'dogg)
Date of birth:July 5,1970
Place of birth:Oakland,California,U.S.
Date deceased:November 1,2004 (aged 34)
Place of death:Kansas City,Missouri,U.S.
Cause of death:Murder
About Mac Dre:
Mac Dre was one of the best Bay Area rappers,and inventor of the thizzle dance.One thing I personally liked the most about him,is his flow.To me,his pronouncing of words was very understandable,melodic and his songs are very catchy.That can easily be heard in my favourite Mac Dre song,called ''Fire'',which featured Big Lurch.I used to rap this song from word to word,while listening to it.I do rap amateurish,for fun,but I never could rap any song from the best rappers so well,like Mac Dre's songs,'cause as I said,they are so catchy.Also the song called ''Bi Polar'' or ''Andre N Andre'',from the collaboration album ''A Tale of Two Andres'',with Andre Nickatina,was the great metaphoric portraiture of bipolar person.Mac Dre is also known as one of the only few rappers who recorded their album in jail,over the phone.His death,once again showed,how dangerous life,rappers from Bay Area live,which was already mentioned in my earlier posts about RBL Posse members,Mr Cee and Hitman.After Mac Dre's death,it became obviously that Bay Area rappers really live their lyrics,about gangs & danger that surrounding them.Even though Mac Dre wasn't killed in his hometown.
Generally about Mac Dre:
Mac Dre (real name Andre Hicks) was born on July 5,1970 in Oakland,California,but later moved to nearby Vallejo.He started his career as an underground rapper in 1989,and at the time,he was known as MC Dre.But soon he realized that his stage name sounded too East Coast,so he changed it to Mac Dre.After recording his first four EP's,between 1989 and 1992,he was charged in 1992 for conspiracy to commit robbery,and was convicted to 5 years in jail.It's interesting that police offered him a minor punishment,or even release from prison,if he give them informations about other members of conspiracy.Since he followed the ''no snitching'' code of silence,he didn't accept the offer.Ironically,it was better for him,(even though he spent 5 years in prison),beacuse his life would probably be in danger for snitching.Even though I get the impression,he wouldn't cooperate with the police anyway.Later,one member of his Romper Room crew,stated that he had nothing to do with the robbery,and was convicted only beacuse he refused to give the informations to police.During the time in prison,he recorded his first album called ''Young Black Brotha: The Album'',which was released on November 29,1993,and was largely recorded over the prison phone.After releasing from prison in 1997,he was working on album ''Stupid Doo Doo Dumb'',which was released next year,on April 28,1998.After meeting the producer Tone Capone,they worked on the album ''Rapper Gone Bad'',which was released on September 28,1999.The album featured Warren G,Kokane,B-Legit,Big Lurch,and many others,and was Re-Issued in 2004 with one extra track.In the meantime,he started his own record label,called Thizz Entertainment.In 2001,Mac Dre moved to Sacramento,but started to using ecstasy,which came mainly because he started to living a party lifestyle when he came back from prison.That came from the fact,he wanted to make up for the time he lost in prison.Before his death,he worked with many Bay Area rappers,including one uncredited hook from 1996,on the track ''Gotta Survive'' from Young Lay,which featured 2pac.He released his last album ''The Game Is Thick, Vol. 2'' on October 19,2004,just 13 days before his death.
Mac Dre's Death:
In the early morning hours of November 1,2004,at about 3:30 a.m.,while driving on the highway in the van on passenger seat in Kansas City,Missouri,a stolen black Infiniti G35,came from the side,and unknown assailants began shooting at the van.Then,the driver of the van swerved from highway to steep embankment.The driver crawled from the wreckage and was able to get to a phone to call 911.Even though Mac Dre was thrown from the van,police concluded that he died from shooting.Even though,the case currently remains unsolved,there are many indications that Kansas City rapper Anthony ''Fat Tone'' Watkins had a motive to kill him.The story goes that Mac Dre refused to perform at the rap show that was organized by Fat Tone.Allegedly,there was a payment dispute with him.Shortly after Mac Dre's death,Fat Tone made a song in which he apparently brags about the killing.Police did examined Fat Tone,but couldn't gather enough evidence against him,so no charges were filed.But Mac Dre's friends,especially his fellow Thizz Entertainment rapper,Mac Minister brought their own justice.Since he was sure that Fat Tone killed Mac Dre,he made a plan to kill him.He brought him on a fraud to Las Vegas,allegedly pretending that he wants to reconcile,and offer him a record deal.In May,2005,Mac Minister and his friend Jason ''Corleone'' Mathis met Fat Tone and his friend Jermaine ''Cowboy'' Akins,at the construction site near Las Vegas.Mac Minister and Corleone,gunned down Fat Tone & Cowboy with the AK-47.The bodies were found with,more than 20 bullets in each of them.Some people say,that Corleone was the one who killed them with the AK-47,and Mac Minister then shot them in the head with 38 pistol.After that,Mac Minister was on the run for 10 months,and after he was finally caught on March 2,2006,he was convicted to life in prison without the possibillity of parole,on July 31,2008.Even though Mac Minister killed Fat Tone to retaliate Mac Dre's death,and all the things mentioned above indicates,that Fat Tone killed Mac Dre.We don't know that for sure,and we may never find out.
Mac Dre discography:
1989: Young Black Brotha EP
1991: California Livin EP
1992: What's really going on? EP
1992: Back N Da Hood EP
1993: Young Black Brotha: The Album
1998: Stupid Doo Doo Dumb
1999: Rapper Gone Bad
2000: Mind of a Gangsta,Mind of a Hustla,Tongue of a Pimp
2001: It's Not What You Say...It's How You Say It
2002: Thizzelle Washington
2003: Al Boo Boo
2004: Ronald Dregan: Dreganomics
2004: The Genie of the Lamp
2004: The Game is Thick, Vol. 2
Posthumous albums:
2007: Phil Clinton
2008: Dre Day: July 5th 1970
Colaboration albums:
1990: Supa Sig Tapes (with Little Bruce)
2001: Turf Buccaneers (with Cuttroat Cometee)
2005: Money iz Motive (with Cuttroat Cometee)
2005: Da U.S. Open (with Mac Mall)
2005: 15 Years Deep (with Da'unda'dogg)
2007: DreDiggs (with J-Diggs)
2007: Everybody Ain't Able (Jay Tee)
2008: A Tale of Two Andres (with Andre Nickatina)
2009: Maccin' & Doggin' (with Da'unda'dogg)
