

At the time Hicks owned the record label, Romp Productions.


Subsequently, Hicks wasn't released from prison until 1997.
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In 1992 Mac Dre was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison after he refused the deal the police had offered him, which was informing law enforcementabout his partners. Mac Dre recorded his first three albums between 19. Hicks began his rap careerunder the name 'MC Dre', however at the age of 15 he would go on to change his name to 'Mac Dre', due to the fact 'MC' name was more typical of East coast rappers, and that 'Mac' was more suited to the West coast rap scene. Hicks wasn't always a rapper and had a rough childhood growing up in the crestside neighborhood and started out 'hustling', the selling and distribution of narcotics. His father wasn't a prominent figure within his life, he states that, "My father was a thug, like I am." He credits his mother for taking the responsibility in his upbringing and teaching him to never forget his own sense of identity. He reflects back on his childhood and states, "Situations came out for the better most of them, I went through the little trials and the shit that I went through." He went through life's trials to further figure out his true calling within the rap business. He grew up in Vallejo, in the Crestside neighborhood, for the greater part of his life and attended Peoples High school in Vallejo. Andre Louis Hicks (J– November 1, 2004), better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper, and the initial founder of Thizz Entertainment, and the now defunct Romp Productions.Īndre Louis Hicks was born in Oakland, California on Jand moved to Vallejo at a young age.
