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Mac Dre

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Also known as Andre Hicks, Thizzelle Washington

American rapper (1970–2004)

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1970-07-05
Active to
2004-11-01

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Listeners
235,723
Total plays
4,525,859

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Hip-HophyphyrapWest Coast RapBay Area

Andre Hicks (July 5, 1970 - November 1, 2004), better known by his stage name, Mac Dre, was a Bay Area based gangsta rapper from the Crest side of Vallejo, California, active since 1988 and considered one of the predecessors of the hyphy movement. During his career in the rap world, he worked with artists like Andre Nickatina, Yukmouth, Snoop Dogg, Mac Mall, Dubee and Keak da Sneak. Career Mac Dre's music gained popularity in the early to mid 1990s throughout the Bay Area <a href="https://www.

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Official website

Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay<a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/mac-dre-legend-of-the-bay/id1093970733?mt=6" style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;background:url(http://linkmaker.itunes.apple.com/images/badges/en-us/badge_itunes-lrg.svg) no-repeat;width:165px;height:40px;"></a>

A documentary about hip-hop star and Bay Area legend Mac Dre. This film features interviews with some of the biggest rap stars in history, including Too $hort, E-40, Tech N9ne, and Wiz Khalifa. Narrated by Sway Calloway.

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date of birth
1970-07-05
date of death
2004-11-01
pseudonym
Thizzelle Washington
start of work period
1984-00-00
birth name
Andre Louis Hicks
name in native language
Mac Dre
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1970 births2004 deaths2004 murders in the United States20th-century African-American musicians20th-century American male musicians20th-century American male rappers20th-century American rappers21st-century African-American male rappers21st-century African-American rappers21st-century American male rappers21st-century American rappersBurials at Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)Deaths by firearm in MissouriGangsta rappersMurdered African-American peopleMusicians from Vallejo, CaliforniaRappers from Oakland, CaliforniaRappers from the San Francisco Bay AreaUnsolved murders in MissouriWest Coast hip-hop musicians