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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|Bay Area-based gangsta rapper. He was one of the originators of hyphy and is generally considered the creator of Thizz music.<ref>{{Cite news
| pages = PK-20
| last = Hix
| first = Lisa
| title = Mistah F.A.B.
| work = San Francisco Chronicle
| accessdate = 2007-11-17
| date = 2006-10-22
| url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/22/PKGBKLPD8C1.DTL&type=music
| quote = ...hyphy pioneer Mac Dre.
</ref> He worked with well-known artists such as Snoop Dogg,<ref>[http://play.rhapsody.com/macdre/theappearances/executiveswithsnoopdogg Free Music: The Appearances by Mac Dre - Rhapsody Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Warren G, E-40, Keak da Sneak, Andre Nickatina, and Too Short. He also provided an uncredited hook to the track "Gotta Survive" off of Young Lay's ''Black N' Dangerous'' album.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Caples
| first = Garrett
| title = Nation of Thizzlam: Mac Dre's Thizz label undergoes a rebirth.
| publisher = San Francisco Bay Guardian
| date = 2005-11-16
| url = http://www.sfbg.com/40/07/news_dre2.html
| accessdate = 2006-10-14 </ref>
Early Life and Career
Mac Dre was born in Oakland, Califor... read all
