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Template:Infobox musical artist 2 Andre Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), better known by his stage name, Mac Dre, was a Bay Area-based rapper from Vallejo, California. He is considered one of the predecessors of the hyphy music movement. During his career in the rap world, he worked with artists like Yukmouth, B-Legit, MC Hammer, Mac Mall, E-40, Andre Nickatina, Tupac Shakur and Keak Da Sneak.

FUCK THIZZ

NIGGERS SUCK

GO TO HELL

MAC DRE IS DEAD

END OF DA THIZZ

I WIN!!!!

Death

On November 1, 2004, Mac Dre was shot to death while returning to his hotel after a performance in Kansas City, Missouri. A car pulled up next to the white van carrying Dre. Though it is not known whether words were exchanged, the ordeal ended in a horrible tragedy. The van swerved off the road and into a ravine where it ran into a tree. Mac Dre apparently died from a gunshot wound to the back of the neck, although Dre was thrown from the vehicle and wasn't found immediately after the accident.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). In 2005 due to a large amount of suspicion, Kansas City rapper Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins was murdered in Las Vegas, allegedly by Bay Area rapper Mac Minister, in retaliation for Hicks' death. In March 2006, Mac Minister was arrested by FBI officials.

On the weekend of the August 26 2006, Hicks' tombstone was stolen from his final resting place at the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California. AP.9, a rapper who was close to Hicks offered a $10,000 reward out of his own pocket for anyone who had any information on the location of the tombstone. AP.9 stated that he believed the theft was an isolated incident, and nobody involved with Hicks' murder was responsible. The tombstone has since been replaced.

See also

References

  1. Caples, Garrett (2005-11-16). "Nation of Thizzlam: Mac Dre's Thizz label undergoes a rebirth". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Retrieved 2006-10-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. "Hicks was thrown from the van, but police said he died from the shooting." from "Underground rapper killed in shooting on Kansas City highway". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. November 2, 2004.
  3. {{cite news|url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1525354/20060303/mac_minister.jhtml | title = Bay Area Rapper Mac Minister Apprehended By FBI|publisher = MTV News|date = 2006-03-03||accessdate = 2006-10-14}
  4. Johnson, Dick "SOHH Exclusive: Mac Dre's Tombstone Stolen, Longtime Friend Speaks Out, SOHH.com (August 24 2006)

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