The Best of Mac Dre | |||
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Greatest hits album by | |||
Released | 2002 | ||
Recorded | 1988-2002 | ||
Genre | West Coast Hip Hop, G-Funk, Gangsta Rap, Hyphy | ||
Label | Sumo/Thizz Entertainment | ||
Producer | 138:29 | ||
Mac Dre chronology | |||
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Background information | |
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Birth name | Andre Louis Hicks |
Born | July 5, 1970 Oakland, California, U.S. |
Origin | Vallejo, California, U.S. |
Died | November 1, 2004 (aged 34) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap (early) Hyphy (later) |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, record producer, screenwriter, film director |
Years active | 1984–2004 |
Labels | Thizz Entertainment |
Associated acts | Mac Mall |
Website | www.legendofthebay.com |
But no one touched the Bay area like Vallejo's Mac Dre. Responsible for recording dozens of records, unearthing new local talent, building a rap empire, and pioneering a whole new homegrown counterculture, Mac Dreezy changed the landscape of the Bay Area forever and earned legendary status among Bay Area locals.