First Name |
Andre
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Middle Name |
Louis
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Last Name |
Hicks
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Full Name at Birth |
Andre Louis Hicks
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Alternative Name |
Mac Drizzle, Mac Dreezy, Mac Drevious, Andre Hicks, Andre Louis Hicks, Mac Dre, MC Dre, Furl, Mohammed Al Boo Boo, Ronald Dregan, Pill Clinton, Thizzele Washington, Judge Dre Mathis
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Birthday |
5th July, 1970
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Birthplace |
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
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Died |
1st November, 2004
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Place of Death |
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Cause of Death |
Homicide
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Buried |
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California, USA
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Height |
6' 0" (183 cm)
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Weight |
154lbs (70 kg)
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Build |
Slim
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Black
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Distinctive Feature |
Sported a goatee
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Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
Black
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Nationality |
American
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High School |
Hogan Middle-High School
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Occupation Text |
Rapper, Record Producer, Songwriter, Musician
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Occupation |
Rapper
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Claim to Fame |
his songs Feelin’ Myself, Thizzle Dance, Get Stupid, Since ‘84, Not My Job, Boss Tycoon, Too Hard, She Neva Seen, Ice Cream, and Mafioso, and for being one of the founders of the infamous Thizz and Hyphy movements
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Music Genre (Text) |
Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop, Hyphy, Gangsta Rap, G-Funk, Hyphy (later), Gangsta Rap (early)
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Music Genre |
Hip Hop, Rap
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Origin |
San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. Vallejo, California, U.S.
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Year(s) Active |
1988–1992; 1998–2004, 1988–1993; 1997–2004, 1988–2004, 1984–2004
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Music Style |
West Coast Rap, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap
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Music Mood |
Brash, Street-Smart, Confrontational, Provocative, Sleazy, Thuggish, Producer
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Instrument |
Vocals, Mixing
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Instrument (text) |
Vocals
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Record Label |
Thizz, Thizz Entertainment
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Associated Acts |
Andre Nickatina, E-40, Keak da Sneak, Baby Bash, B-Legit, San Quinn, Yukmouth, PSD, Mac Mall, Richie Rich, Smoov-E (aka Eli Meltzer), Too $hort, Eazy-E, Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., J Diggs, Dubee, Husalah, Rydah J. Klyde, Too Short, Ray Luv, J-Diggs, The Jacka, Mistah F.A.B.
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Official Websites |
http://www.myspace.com/macdre, http://www.rapbay.com/mac_dre/, http://www.legendofthebay.com, http://legendofthebay.com
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Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper 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.