Dre Mac Dreezy Changed

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.

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He would often frequent the Country Club Crest neighborhood, known locally as The Crest.

In 1989, the outgoing Hicks made waves with a cassette tape featuring the single, Too Hard for the F---in Radio while still a student at Vallejos Hogan High School.

NPR noted his 2013 sound as being fast and confident further writing that he built upon the bouncy bass that had its roots in the funk era.

When asked about his childhood, Hicks stated that Situations came out for the better most of them, I went through the little trials and the shit that I went through.

Hicks first adopted the stage name MC Dre in 1984, but altered it to Mac Dre the following year because he considered the name sounded too East Coast -ish.

Hicks recorded his first three EPs as Mac Dre between 1988 and 1992.

Vallejo police began to focus on the Crest Neighborhood as a source of the crime.

Hicks was vocal about the actions he saw being taken by the police and incorporated their aggressive surveillance of residents into his music.

As gangster rap music consistently grew in popularity, law enforcement officials began to examine the lyrics of local rappers to utilize as evidence in criminal matters.

While driving back to Vallejo the car was surrounded by the FBI, Fresno, and Vallejo police.

The police stated that while Hicks was at a motel, his friends were allegedly casing a bank but had changed their mind when they saw a local Fresno TV News van in the banks parking lot.

When questioned by the police, Hicks stated that he did not leave the hotel therefore did not know anything.

The police subsequently charged him with conspiracy to commit robbery, although no bank robbery was conducted and Hicks was neither with his friends nor near the location of the purported bank.

He was sentenced to five years in federal prison after he refused a plea deal for the conspiracy charge.

The trial was later listed among Complex Magazine s 30 Biggest Criminal Trials in Rap History.

At the time of his conviction, Hicks owned the record label Romp Productions.

Hicks was released a year early from prison for good behavior on August 2, 1996, after serving four years.

It was during his time in prison, that Hicks developed a better appreciation for freedom, life, fun.

He and long time friend and fellow rapper, Troy Reddick aka DaundaDogg decided to try to do something different.

The duo recorded several songs to pitch for the first time, to major record labels.

One song was sent to various West-Coast-based representatives of the well-known Oakland rapper Too Short for an upcoming compilation, Nationwide: Independence Day, but was not selected and it is unknown if the song ever made it to Too Short.

In 2019, Grammy winning Atlanta rapper and multi-platinum producer, Lil Jon, with the blessing of Hickss mother (Hicks was murdered in 2004), would incorporate the same vocals in the single Aint No Tellin and release thru Geffen Records.

Ironically, Lil Jons 1998 debut to the Bay Area was through a song on the same Too Short compilation.

Reddick, in a statement to Complex Magazine stated Of all the vocals Jon got, he picked some from the record Dre wrote to be released by a major label, and 23 years later Lil Jon has completed his goal 16.

In 1998, Hicks relocated to Sacramento to distance himself from the eyes of Vallejo law enforcement and founded the a new label, Thizz Entertainment label, now managed by Hicks mother.

In 2000, Hickss change in sound became influential in the Hyphy Movement.

Dre Driver Crashed And

The vans driver crashed and called 9-1-1, but Hicks was pronounced dead at the scene from a bullet wound to the neck.

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