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Mac Dre

1970 - 2004

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Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), known artistically as Mac Dre, was an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Mac Dre is the 3,226th most popular musician (down from 3,024th in 2024), the 19,249th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,170th in 2019) and the 1,351st most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Mac Dre ranks 3,222 out of 3,175. Before him are Otto Knows, and Jerry Finn. After him are Douwe Bob, Maxwell, Sub Focus, Alex da Kid, Sanah, Miri Ben-Ari, Nicole Fiorentino, Molly Nilsson, Martie Maguire, and Lumix.

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Among people born in 1970, Mac Dre ranks 1,274. Before him are Maria Ford, Gina G, Feargus Urquhart, Lindsey Hunter, Nobuaki Yanagida, and Edoardo Ballerini. After him are Heather Samuel, Danielle Cormack, Trevor Linden, Victoria Pratt, Stelio Savante, and Scott Bairstow. Among people deceased in 2004, Mac Dre ranks 354. Before him are Hicham Zerouali, Soundarya, Oleksandr Beresch, Viktor Zubarev, Pat Tillman, and Magne Havnå. After him are Yinka Dare, Nafisa Joseph, and Nick Berg.

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mac Dre ranks 1,351. Before him are Juliana Hatfield (1967), Dallas Austin (1970), Jon Davison (1971), John Feldmann (1967), Tycho (1977), and Jerry Finn (1969). After him are Maxwell (1973), Nicole Fiorentino (1979), Martie Maguire (1969), Neko Case (1970), Ryan Ross (1986), and Joe Trohman (1984).

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