Andre Louis Hicks, known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper from Vallejo, California. 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. Hicks is considered one of the movement's key pioneers that fueled its popularity into mainstream, releasing songs with fast-paced rhymes and basslines 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.
Charles Kente Williams, better known by his stage name Keak da Sneak, is an American rapper from Oakland, California; He is known for his scratchy, gruff voice and for coining the term hyphy in 1994.
The term hyphy is ebonic Oakland slang meaning "hyperactive". More specifically, it is an adjective describing the hip hop music and the culture associated with the area. The term was first coined by Oakland rapper Keak da Sneak.
Jamal Rocker, professionally known by his stage name Mac Mall, is an American rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall signed with the record label, Young Black Brotha Records, and later came to own the label, for the production of his own albums, and those of associates.
Stanley Petey Cox, better known by his stage name Mistah F.A.B., is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, community organizer and activist.
Rydah J. Klyde is a Bay Area rapper from Pittsburg, California best known for his affiliation with the rap group Mob Figaz. Around 2002, Rydah signed a solo deal with Mac Dre's Thizz Entertainment label. In 2003, he released his album Tha Fly Gangsta. In addition to releasing many songs on numerous Thizz compilations, Rydah saw the release of three albums; the first was an album with friend Johnny Cash as the group Money Gang titled Bang fo Bread, another solo album titled What's Really Thizzin? and another group effort with Thizz affiliate Freako titled El Pueblo Children. In 2006, the Money Gang released a mixtape titled 2 Chain Gang Vol. 1.
This is the discography of American rapper, Mac Dre.
Thizzelle Washington is the seventh full-length album by the late Bay Area rapper Mac Dre. Released in 2002, this album introduced the "Thizzle Dance", based on the track of the same name.
Rapper Gone Bad is an album by the American rapper Mac Dre. It was released on September 28, 1999, on Romp Records/Swerve Music in conjunction with Sumo Productions. There are guest appearances from Warren G, Kokane, Little Bruce, and B-Legit, among others.
It's Not What You Say... It's How You Say It is the sixth studio album by Bay Area rapper Mac Dre released on November 20, 2001.
Stupid Doo Doo Dumb is the second album by Bay Area rapper Mac Dre. Marking a comeback for Dre following his prison sentence, it is one of his most popular albums to date. It was Mac Dre's first album to include no production by earlier main collaborator Khayree beyond the compilation "Mac Dre Presents... The Rompalation Vol. 1."
The Dre Area is a posthumous 2008 compilation album released from Thizz Entertainment, starring American rapper Mac Dre. It features guest appearances from several Bay Area rappers, including Dubee, Little Bruce, PSD, Dru Down, Rydah J. Klyde, Mistah F.A.B., J-Diggs, Too Short, and more.
Steve Davison, better known as PSD, PSD Tha Drivah or Stevie Dee, is a rapper and producer from Vallejo, California, US, who is closely associated with the late Mac Dre.
The Game Is Thick ... Part 2 is the eleventh and final studio album by Bay Area rapper Mac Dre released on October 19, 2004. The album was released just 13 days before an unknown assailant shot and killed Hicks while driving on a freeway in Kansas City, Missouri. The album name and cover gives nod to the 1988 album, "The Game Is Thick", by fellow Vallejo, California rapper, The MAC. Who was an associate of Mac Dre before his passing in 1991.
Starters in the Game is a 2007 compilation album by hyphy Bay Area rapper Mac Dre.
Khayree Shaheed is a music producer, from Vallejo, California. He is best known for producing for Bay Area rappers such as Mac Dre, Mac Mall, Ray Luv, and Young Lay.
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. This album features other Bay Area hip hop legends such as Keak da Sneak, Messy Marv, and San Quinn.
Oh Boy is the second studio album by American rapper Don Cisco, released August 29, 2000 on Thump Street. It was produced by Bigg Robb, Fingazz, Fredwreck, Mall, Philly Blunt and Tone Capone. The album features guest performances by fellow Latino Velvet members: Jay Tee, Baby Beesh and Frost, as well as Mac Dre, Kurupt, Soopafly, Roscoe, Roger Troutman, B-Legit and PSD.
Jamal Diggs, better known by his stage name J-Diggs, also Jay Digs or J-Diggs tha Rockstar, is an American rapper from Vallejo, CA. He is best known for his affiliation with fellow Vallejo rapper Mac Dre and his label, Thizz Entertainment.
Mariko Nash, better known by his stage name Reek Daddy, and also Instigator or Freak da Babbi was an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He was the owner of NOYB Records, a subdivision late Mac Dre's label Thizz Entertainment.
