THE BAY AREA'S LEDGEND "MAC DRE " has the Bay area n the rest of Northern Cali going Dumb today as today is an iconic holiday in hip hop July 5th if ya aint know is "Mac Dre day So first off lets say Thizz In Peace to legend Who is responsible for a one of hip hops biggest and most faithful movements that any one has seen, its not just music Thizz is a way of life and his legacy his celebrated every year in many way aswell as thur his labels THIZZ ENT and brother label THIZZ LATIN.
Mac Dre recorded his first three albums between 1989 and 1991. 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 enforcement about his partners. Subsequently, Hicks wasn't released from prison until 1997.At the time Hicks owned the record label, Romp Productions. His many references to "Romper Room" in his songs, bore a similarity the "Romper Room Gang", a group of robbers who had been victimizing banks and pizza parlors in Vallejo. Following allegations by authorities about his membership in the gang, Hicks was sentenced to a further five years in prison. He again refused a deal offered by law enforcement authorities that would have required him to inform on other gang members During his time in prison "Mac Dre': The Rompalation" was released in 1996. After his release from prison in 1997, he recorded his second album Stupid Doo Doo Dumb. It was released April 28, 1998. Following those albums, Hicks met with Executive Producer Bernard Gourley and recorded the album Rapper Gone Bad with production help from Tone Cappone, Lev Berlak, and Warren G. This started a new beginning for Hicks as he began to release albums steadily, building a huge catalog of music recorded at The Grill Studios in Oakland in 2000. Hicks's audience was growing, and mainstream hip-hop stations were beginning to give Hicks's music more airtime. Hicks relocated to Sacramento, California in 2001, where he founded the label, Thizz Entertainment.
SO TODAY DO YA SELF A FAVOR PAY HOMAGE TO A MOVEMENT THAT LIVE BREATHS AND IS STRONGER THAN EVER "THIZZ"
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