Mac Dre’s mother explains how Drake spurred “Legend Of The Bay” Doc and that, “We were really depressed, really hurt and really traumatized by his death." LAS VEGAS Andre "Mac Dre" Hicks The 34-year-old Vallejo resident, who made more than 20 underground albums, was killed Nov. 1, 2004, during a trip to Kansas City, where he was performing. He was instrumental in the emergence of hyphy, a cultural movement in the Bay Area hip hop scene that emerged in the early 2000s. 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. The posthumous popularity of Mac Dre — born Andre Hicks — has skyrocketed since he was slain Nov. 1, 2004. A new documentary about the late Mac Dre has been officially released and the Bay Area legend’s mother credits Drake with inspiring her to get it made.