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Mac Dre. Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper from Vallejo, California. [1] 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. [2] Hicks is considered one of the movement's key ...
Thizz Entertainment is a Sacramento-based, originally independent record label, started in 1999 by rapper and music producer Andre Hicks, who was professionally known as Mac Dre, a poster child of the hyphy movement that swept through the Bay Area in the 1990s and early 2000s. The label was relocated to the S.F. Bay Area shortly after his ...
Mac Dre's Treal TV DVD special represented everything Hyphy, from what goes on at the sideshows to street slang, and common dances like "going dumb" and the "thizzle dance" became popular moves created by Mac Dre. [5] Many artists, such as Drake and DJ Mustard, pay homage to Mac Dre due to his huge influence in their musical career. [6]
The film also tells the darker side of the hyphy movement's history, namely the impact that the untimely death of Mac Dre in 2004 had on the movement. [ 4 ] The documentary reflects how hyphy is "an energy, a feeling" and something "that you feel inside," sampling from some of the genre's top hits and using archived footage to create a vivid ...
The Best of Mac Dre II. (2004) The Best of Mac Dre is the first "best of" album by Mac Dre. It was released in 2002 by Sumo/Thizz Entertainment. It is the first compilation of his hit songs, later followed by The Best of Mac Dre, Vol. 2 & 3. Though Mac Dre was killed by gunshot on November 1, 2004, his Bay Area legacy lives on through his music.
The Genie of the Lamp. (2004) Ronald Dregan: Dreganomics is the ninth studio album by Vallejo, California rapper Mac Dre, [5] released three months before his murder in 2004. It most notably features "Get Stupid," which has been described as "perhaps the defining song of the hyphy movement." [3]
Dre Day: July 5th 1970 is a posthumous 2008 album by Hyphy Bay Area rapper Mac Dre. Track listing. Since "84", "94", "04" (featuring Dubee and Mistah F.A.B.)
Back n da Hood is a 1992 EP by hyphy Bay Area rapper Mac Dre. It was recorded live from the Fresno County Jail and USP Lompoc over the phone. Its lyrics are about life in Fresno County Jail, and about himself in early life. [1][2] The original issue of this album was only on cassette. It was reissued on CD in 1998 and later in 2005 with two ...