Mac Dre

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Andre Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), better known by his stage name, Mac Dre, was a San Francisco Bay Area-based gangsta rapper from Vallejo, California. He is considered one of the innovators of the hyphy music movement.[citation needed] During his career in the rap world, he worked with artists like Snoop Dogg[1], Dr. Dre's step brother Warren G, Kokane, Da'unda'dogg, Mistah F.A.B., MC Hammer, Mac Mall, San Quinn, E-40, Too $hort, Yukmouth, Andre Nickatina, Ray Luv, and Keak Da Sneak. He also provided an uncredited hook to the track "Gotta Survive" off of Young Lay's Black N' Dangerous album, a track which featured Tupac Shakur.<p>Mac Dre was born in Oakland, California. As a child Andre was moved to and raised in Vallejo, California by his mother to remove them from the streets of Oakland. His lyrics were largely based on his notorious north Vallejo neighborhood known as "The Crest". His music gained popularity in the early to mid 1990s throughout the Bay Area, eventually...