Solid face block letters jut out, spelling "rest in peace," floating over a double headed Mac Dre hydra that bursts forth from the tiled warehouse. Andre's two heads, blending in one single man the elements of fire and water, mirror the diversity of his flow, ranging from scorching braggadocio to his electifyingly smooth rhyming abilities. Sporting stunna shades that reflect California's palm tree paradise, a heavy gold necklace grinding towards ghetto liberation, and a giant afro meaning that the community has not been forgotten, the Mac never looked better in spray paint form thanks to the ICP crew.
Mac Dre spearheaded what we have come to know as the Hyphy movement, in starting the quintessential independent label, Thizz Entertainment, and releasing ghostride bumping track after track that set into rotation Yay Area slang across the world. Dre was a comedic genius with his lyrical wordplay, coming up with pseudonyms like Ronald Dregan (dropping the knowledge on Dreganomics) and Pill Clinton (romanticizing the pleasures of ecstasy.)
Although let's not forget that Dre's playful swagger resonated with many more elements of Hiphop culture. Dancing will never be the same due to his integral influence in developing the Thizzelle Dance, which includes going stoopid doo doo dumb as well as the wrinkly thizz face grimace of smelling piss. It is also now acceptable for Gangsters and Macs to walk into a club feeling on themselves instead of the ladies. And lastly but perhaps most impressively, Dre's insight showed us the healing power of laughing at ourselves to sooth whatever desperation or hardships we may be experiencing.
Andre Hicks was tragically murdered three years ago and continues to be deeply missed.
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mac dre died 4 years ago, yo.
nov 1, 2004... i guess we can compromise with 3.5 years
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