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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 has worked with artists like E-40, Yukmouth, Snoop Dogg, and Keak da Sneak.
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Andre Hicks (July 5, 1970 รข€“ 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.
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The family of late rapper Mac Dre, whose real name was Andre Hicks, is considering moving his remains from Oakland to Vallejo, California, after the rapper's 50-pound tombstone was stolen last week from the Oakland Mountain View Cemetery. The discovery was made after a fan was unable to locate the rapper's grave.
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About 4-5 years ago the Bay Area's Mac Dre who's stomping' grounds is V-Town [Vallejo] was the talk of the town. His albums like California Livin' , Young Black Brotha and What's Really Going On? were heard from practically every boom box, every car, and every night club.
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Hicks had been recording since the late '80s as Mac Dre and was linked to a Vallejo, California, gang called the Romper Room Gang. The gang was suspected in a string of bank and business robberies in the Vallejo area. The rapper was eventually hit with conspiracy to commit bank robbery charges in 1991 after he and several associates were arrested while preparing to rob a bank.
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