Mac Dre
Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper, hip hop pioneer, and record producer based in Vallejo, California. He was instrumental 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 bass lines 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. In 2004, Hicks was killed by an unknown assailant after a performance in Kansas City, Missouri, a case that remains unsolved.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.538 |
Birthday | 1970-07-05 |
Place of Birth | Oakland, California, U.S. |
Also Known As | Andre Louis Hicks, Andre Hicks, |
2006
Mac Dre Treal TV #2
10/1
Mac Dre is back, and in this sequel to his 2003 hit Treal TV, hip-hop fans get a behind-the-scenes look at life in the Thizz Nation to see what really...
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Mac Dre Treal TV #2
2003
Mac Dre Treal TV #1
10/2
This DVD includes extensive coverage of the Northern California hip hop scene. Step inside the shoes of a rock star trapped in a rap star's body as ra...
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Mac Dre Treal TV #1
2008
Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement
0/0
The first film to definitively capture the energy and danger of "Hyphy," the Hip Hop youth movement exploding out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Narra...
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Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement
2015
Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay
8/2
Bay Area rapper Mac Dre began his career at 18 and quickly became an influential force in early west coast hip-hop. In 1992 he was convicted of conspi...
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