Mac Dre
Known for Acting · 4 credits
- Born
- 1970-07-05
- Died
- 2004-11-01
- Place of birth
- Oakland, California, U.S.
- Also known as
- Andre Louis Hicks · Andre Hicks
Biography
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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About 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… With 4 credits spanning from 2003 to 2015, Mac Dre has appeared in 4 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mac Dre Movies
- Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement (2008) — as Self (archive footage)
- Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay (2015) — as Self (archive footage)
- Mac Dre Treal TV #2 (2006) — as Himself
- Mac Dre Treal TV #1 (2003) — as Himself
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