Mac Dre

Rapper from Vallejo, California. Mac Dre is one of the pioneers of Bay Area rap. He started his career in the late 80s working with Khayree on his label, Strictly Business Records. In the early 90s, Dre spent some years in jail after being convicted of several robberies. When he was released, he started his own label, Romp Records, and later Thizz Entertainment, on which he released more than ten solo albums. Mac Dre collaborated with many Bay Area artists and featured on numerous albums and compilations. He was shot dead after a Kansas show on Nov. 1, 2004.