Talk:Mac Dre

message: "Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper, hip hop pioneer, and record producer based in Vallejo, California.[1][2] " Mac Dre was a convicted criminal, and the article pretty much documents that. Moreover, he was based in both Vallejo and Sacramento according to the article sources. I would suggest adding "convicted felon" to his summary and add Sacramento to his 'based in'. DevilTrombone (talk) 00:07, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Description 

message: It would be great if we add some information about his career, such as hit singles collaborations, discography, death, etc... Some background information about the events which inspire some of his songs (such as Romper Room robbery incident) would help as well. --LBMixPro(Speak on it!) July 2, 2005 09:25 (UTC)
:Hear hear. I added a bunch of stuff and fixed some facts, and will try to do some polishing later (links, more elegant sentences/paragraphs, etc). Also, I think something of his friendship and links to other bay area rappers and producers should be noted, though this stuff is harder to root out (I'm thinking of his friendships and beefs with people like Mac Mall, 90's producer Khayree) - not too much, but just a little of the confirmable details. --Clapaucius 00:54, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: He did have a beef with mac mall but they 'squashed' it there beef that's why they came out with the U.S. OPEN.
Tupac recorded with ray luv and young lay and they threw a mac dre verse on there....tupac was on that track to begin with not recorded outside the bay....  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.48.78.93 (talk) 13:25, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Expansion

message: Was Mac Dre a philanthropist? A casual Google didn't confirm that he is. jareha 17:47, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: a record label owner helping artists get into the business by providing time and money is not philanthropy. its business. he financially benefitted from their success, which is as it should be. its good business practice to cultivate talent that can be then promoted by your company, but its not philanthropy.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 19:37, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Philanthropist

message: I contend that Mac Dre is now bettern known as a hyphy rapper... a change that was reverted  by User:Khoikhoi.  Does anyone else have thoughts on this one way or another? -- Joebeone (Talk) 21:40, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: "I know, doe ray me /But no I'm not a R&B sanger / I'm a gangster rapper throwin' the middle fanger / To them square rubix cubes, who don't smoke and use / I'm a cutthoat boy and I got a short fuse / I get kind of hyphy when I'm gone off a little Gin" - Boss Tycoon (2002). I would say that he's both? I don't think Hyphy was as much of a genre then as it is now apparently. But I don't think he should be excluded from on or the other personaly. -- Carlos 17:52, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Gansta or Hyphy Rapper?

message: you should only include something as an alias if hes called himself that more than once. lots of rappers call themselves things, it doesn't mean thats their nickname.
:Are aliases encyclopedic?  That is, I'm not sure this is the place to enumerate aliases, no? -- Joebeone (Talk) 18:23, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Consider signing your entries in Talk pages.  Just because e-40's page has it, that doesn't mean that Mac Dre's article should have it.  What I'm asking is if you opened up an encyclopedia entry on Mac Dre, would a list of his aliases be a central part of it?  I don't think so, what do you think? -- Joebeone (Talk)
yes, but then again wikipedia has a lot of stuff that other encyclopedia's don't68.164.81.33 04:29, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aliases 

message: Someone needs to rewrite this article. It was way better before. I love Dre as much as anyone but its a wikipedia and it shouldn't read "the undisputed creator of hyphy". Also, the list of rappers he has worked with is way too long. It should contain about 5 names but it lists about 2064.105.34.59 (talk) 07:50, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fix this article 

message: The link to the Romper Room, goes to a page about a children's television show. I don't think he spent four years in prison for being associated with Mr. Rogers.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.213.187.110 (talk) 01:30, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The gang was indeed named after the children's show. Rich Farmbrough, 03:41, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong Link 

message: I've increased the list of rappers associated with Mac Dre. Including Dubee, Mistah Fab, Rydah J. Klyde, Richie Rich(rapper), and Lil Ric. Also deleted Baby Bash, Ray Luv, and Suga Free because these artists never made albums together. I have also added more information about Mac Dre's past life.
Alra420 (talk) 17:59, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Artist Additions and Biography Edit

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

message: This article about Mac Dre is poorly formatted to objectively describe Andre's life and career to the fullest extent. His life was more than simply "Early Life, Prison, Post Prison, and Death," and formatting needs attention. A rewrite with the generic artist template of "Early Life, Career, Other Ventures, Personal Life, Legal issues, and death would portray Andre Hicks more accurately. Also, the writing in this article includes quotes from songs which should be excluded from the final version of this wiki.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by CleanStamped (talk • contribs) 15:48, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poor formatting / rewrite needed 

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message: The opening piece of the article contains this:
"Without question, the best MC to represent the Bay Area, Ca."
Obviously not objective.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Letmejustcorrectthatforyou (talk • contribs) 10:26, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Objectivity problems