learn more about mike and his books at thecellblock,net, where you can also follow his blog, the official blog of the cell block. While Mac Dre merely rapped about the lavish life of a major cocaine dealer Davila actually lived it. That was always the big payoff moment for me as a detective, he says. If Dre was alive Id be in a big ass house right now.. Police investigators say Hicks, 34, was shot in a financial dispute, but the rumor mill said something sexier: that a West-Midwest rap war had flared and that a notorious Kansas City rapper dubbed "Fat Tone" had taken out Hicks. After witnessing the shooting, Davila said he turned off his phone, took the nearest exit, went home and went to sleep. Bussey said that his client did not wish to provide the sample, saying that Whitmill was afraid that his DNA would be put in a database for comparisons to other crimes. The van was completely totaled. More than 30 shots echoed in the night and yet nobody heard or called anything in until Piersey made it to The Sheraton. A notorious ecstasy enthusiast, Dre began rapping about the drug and coined the term thizz, a slang word for ecstasy, and he pioneered the hyphy movement. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window), gave a tip to KCPD that helped solve the killing of four-year-old Erica Green. He tells VladTV that everyone involved has since passed on. Detective Babcock saw four bullet holes near the back seat on the passenger side. Dow knew Snoop Dogg and appeared on his albums. During the interview, they begged her to cooperate, even promising to help her get her life back on track, but she refused. He specializes in writing about prison and street culture. SFs most important stories, delivered straight to your inbox, Wanda Salvatto, mother of legendary rapper Mac Dre who was killed in 2004, holds a framed photograph of her son when he was in his late teens at her home in Vallejo, California on April 25, 2012. Instead, Mac Dre showed up late again, only stayed for 30 minutes and then left without performing. He was pretty sure Hill had stolen the car, but he didnt want to pry. Losing consciousness for a brief moment, Piersey claimed to have lost his cell phone in the crash and tried climbing out of the embankment, where he noticed another car aggressively charging towards him. The senior Antwine was convicted and sentenced to death for the murders of two brothers, George and Winston Jones, on Nov. 11, 1983. Diggs, who was not present on account of federal parole, doesnt put much significance on this disagreement. Dre was just straight music. Dows attorney said his client adamantly maintains his innocence., Were going to keep fighting it, DeMarco said, but I am hopeful that he will ultimately be vindicated., Michael Barba can be reached at [emailprotected]. The relationship between the two scenes is also a testament to Mac Dres allure. VALLEJO It's been eight years since her rapper son Mac Dre was shot to death leaving a Kansas City club, and Wanda Salvatto said Wednesday she is still searching for peace. I thought about my life and how I ended up talking to them and realized that it wasnt me and that I wasnt raised that way, Davila told me in a January 2021 interview. The area was poorly lit thanks to a series of street lights along the west edge of the highway. Mathis was arrested July 12 in San Francisco, where police said he had beaten his girlfriend. It seems hard to believe that Mac Dre could end up lying dead in a muddy ditch for more than an hour after crashing in such a violent way. [19], After Hicks and other Thizz Entertainment members had performed a show in Kansas City, Missouri on October 31, 2004, an unidentified gunman shot at the group's van as it traveled on U.S. Route 71 in the early morning hours of November 1. We rely on your support to keep POW alive. According to reports, Tone had been shot around twenty times with an AK-47 and he laid slumped over in a blue 1992 Toyota Tercel. When I was able to tell the families that their loved ones killer had been brought to justice. [20] Local rapper Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins was alleged to have been responsible for the murder, but no evidence ever surfaced, and Watkins himself was shot dead the following year.[21]. Jeffrey Vandergrift, a radio host at San Franciscos Wild 94.9, is still missing, and there has been no activity on his cell phone or credit cards. Mac Dre was one of the first rappers unfairly targeted and prosecuted for crimes they never committed. Detectives eventually counted 30 bullet holes on the drivers side of the van, with copper bullets still lodged in two of the holes. They also learned that the blue Tercel Tone was found in had been given to Ministers 28-year-old girlfriend by a Berkeley activist, and they found footage of Laursen buying ammo in a gun shop for the gun Corleone was known to carry on May 14 about a week prior to the murders. When he died, a certain momentum was killed with him and he left a void thats still yet to be filled. People wanted answers. O tom, ako pouvame vae informcie, sa dozviete viac v naich zsadch ochrany osobnch dajov a zsadch pouvania sborov cookie. He has a lengthy criminal record in Missouri dating back to 1999, when he was first arrested for selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a school in Kansas City. In his first interview with detectives taken the day after the murder, Whitmill states that he lost money. Lots of circumstantial evidence, but neither Minister nor Corleone were anywhere to be found. Dre kept a smile on his face, but the minute that smile was gone, you know he would be in your ear. 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Once the show was booked, Mac Dre reached out to an old friend in Kansas City to see if he wanted to hang out and provide transportation for his crew over Halloween weekend. While Mac Dre made his way through the city with Piersey, performing and appearing at different scheduled events, it was Whitmill who was responsible for making sure he got paid and that everything went according to plan. In any case, Yukmouth and Keak would later admit to Vlad that the atmosphere in Kansas City was tense.. Dre, born Andre Louis Hicks, would drop the word in his breezy, synth-filled songs, helping foment the hyphy movement of the early 2000s, and even renamed his Vallejo-based record label Thizz . "For a while up, for I'd say up to about. Aside from Thibeaux and Taylor, over a dozen witnesses and informants reported seeing Calvert Papoose Antwine II driving the black Infiniti, with multiple witnesses saying that he even paid to tint the windows in the month before the murder. "[7][bettersourceneeded] Hicks first adopted the stage name MC Dre in 1984, but altered it to Mac Dre the following year because he considered that the name sounded "too East Coast-ish". A San Francisco rapper imprisoned for killing two men in retaliation for the slaying of hip-hop legend Mac Dre is seeking his release based on new evidence uncovered by the office of District Attorney Chesa Boudin.. Andre Dowknown as Mac Ministerwas convicted at trial in 2008 on two counts of first-degree murder in the shootings of Kansas City rapper Anthony "Fat Tone . However, that didnt stop Fat Tone from facing deadly consequences over the unfounded rumors and on May 23, 2005, seven months after Mac Dres killing, Fat Tone and his friend, Jermaine Aikens, were murdered in Las Vegas in what is widely believed to have been retaliation for Mac Dres death. Thats what I would have done. Early on May 23, a security guard found the body of the 24-year-old Watkins in a housing development under construction in southwest Las Vegas. Suspecting the crew, police kept them under surveillance. During the past few months, Minister had befriended Fat Tone, who, by now, J-Diggs had publicly cleared in the murder of Mac Dre, promising to help him with his rap career by introducing him to various rappers and other VIPs in the rap game. "We relive the death all over again." . He was later convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in 2008 (for the murder of Fat Tone and his friend, Jermain Watkins) and is serving a life sentence in a Nevada State prison. LaTanya Young . When they finally left, Mac Dre got in the back of the van and instructed Piersey to drive them to his hotel. I told him we expected retribution, Babcock says. The car even bore a "Bush Lost" bumper sticker. But I dont think he did it.. Dre began rapping as a teen in 1984, some say under the name MC Dre, before changing it to Mac Dre in 1985 to represent the player and pimp flavor of his neighborhood, rather than the east coast style of MC. According to fellow Crest-Sider and Dre associate Mac Mall, it all started with Michael Robinson. Michael The Mac Robinson, a rapper with a pimp persona, who both Mac Dre and Mac Malls names pay honor to, was one of the Crests first musical successes who provided the mold for the younger kids in the neighborhood before he was ultimately shot and killed in 1991. The dead body belonged to Andre Hicks, known to the world as Mac Dre, one of the most influential hip-hop artists in history. Or did he clear him publicly, but perhaps not privately, amongst his comrades? Demian Bulwa oversees the news operation, including metro, politics, business, sports and investigative reporting, and co-hosts the "Fifth & Mission" podcast. Soon after Hicks' slaying, Watkins was summoned to Kansas City's police headquarters for an interview. He was featured on Americas Most Wanted, and eventually arrested on March 2, 2006, becoming AMWs capture #879. It was being driven by a friend of his named Rick Hill. The 26-year-old friend of Dow also was charged in the deaths of Watkins and Akins. He had become Fat Tone the Untouchable. According to Detective Everett Babcock, the lead investigator in the Mac Dre murder, Every shooting that happened [in Kansas City], you would get calls saying, Fat Tone did it, Fat Tone did it. His name always came up. But when it came to Dres murder, the rumor had legs. The Toyota Tercel, investigators now say, had been given to Dow's girlfriend by a Berkeley activist, a woman who once was her teacher. 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[16] At the time of his conviction, Hicks owned the record label Romp Productions. He said that one day after July, the black Infiniti pulled up alongside him as he walked down the street, near 52nd and Paseo, in Kansas City. Associated With. Dre paroled on August 2, 1996, eager to get back into the rap game. Detectives told Taylor that it seems strange that someone he didnt know would pull up alongside him for no reason and then give him a ride. He said, Im watching myself. Several months later, Tone released a song denying anything to do with Dres murder, but according to Babcock, The rumor was that he had admitted it. In the end, Babcock, who claims Dre was shot over a financial dispute, cleared Fat Tone for the murder. Mac Dre told Davila he was annoyed because the event wasnt organized and because there were other local rappers performing. The tipster had tried to reach Kansas City police, but couldnt get through. Mouton testified under an alias, according to Gray. Know Your City! They called Washington next. His San Francisco attorney, Eric Safire, says his client isn't capable of murder but admits that Dow is capable of basking in the negative publicity. All Rights Reserved. The Mandalorian is backand more importantly, so are Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) and Pedro Pascal. He incorporated his sense of humor into his music, in part by creating characters, such as Ronald Dregan and Thizzelle Washington. He wore a large afro, and big, oversized stunna shades, and he created the Thizz Dance, a funky dance that holds no specific rules. He was instrumental in the emergence of hyphy, a cultural movement in the Bay Area hip hop scene that emerged in the early 2000s. A white 2000 Pontiac. Airfare, hotels and food while Mac Dre and crew were in town also landed on Whitmill, who sent a contract and the first payment early in October. They left immediately to go find his body. He and Corleone both pled not guilty and maintain their innocence to this day, but they were each convicted and sentenced to four life sentences for the murders of Fat Tone and Cowboy. Mac Dre once again showed up late. Born Andre Hicks on July 5, 1970, in Oakland, California, he was raised in Vallejo, California in the Country Club Crest neighborhood, often called The Crest, or Crest Side by its residents. Thats why his statement went no further than the investigative reports of Detective Babcock. On that day, hed decided to hitch a ride to Fresno with two friends so he could meet up with a girl hed met while performing a show two weeks earlier. If I thought Tone was responsible for the murder of my folks, I would have cleared him publicly in order to make him comfortable enough to come to Vegas in the first place so I could avenge my folks death. He found a computer and recording materials, as well as dozens of Mac Dre CDs originally meant for a merch table. He was once arrested in the killing of a pregnant woman, although the charges were dropped. It appeared as if the van had spun sideways, slid around and went off the road, crashing into a muddy ditch.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'passionweiss_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_1',108,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-passionweiss_com-medrectangle-3-0'); The drivers side of the van had been found with more than 30 bullet holes and a man was found shot to death nearby, having been thrown from the vehicle upon impact from the crash. Before he left, Davila arranged to have Piersey meet up with Mac Dre in the morning with the white van to help with transportation to his first scheduled events: a radio appearance and a record signing at a local music store. I lived that case for I dont know how many years.. The 35-year-old rap promoter was indicted Nov. 2 in Las Vegas on murder charges stemming from the deaths of Watkins and Akins. There was a drought, in terms of the Bay Area, says Davey D. I mean, people were putting out records, but it didnt have the national attention that it did [before]. They used to call us by our nicknames, calling me Coolio, calling Dre Mac Dre.So, we used to tell them, Fuck yall! Meanwhile, another car a white Pontiac Sunbird had been seen speeding from the scene. But instead of introducing the men to the rap superstar, he and an accomplice allegedly took them to a deserted cul-de-sac and riddled them with bullets from an AK-47. Mac Minister remained on the run for nearly a year after the indictment, where he would go on to record the Intro for rapper The Games Doctors Advocate album. The record signing and radio appearance were both meant to promote the October 29 concert at the National Guard Armory. Dre made a bunch of demo tapes that were popular in The Crest He was famous for his demo tapes, says Mac Mall but he first made waves in the larger Bay Area with his single Too Hard for the Fuckin Radio in 1989, while still a student at Vallejos Hogan High School. The victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene, police said. He said he knows how it sounds, but thats what happened. Andre Louis Hicks, better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper, hip hop pioneer, and record producer based in Vallejo, California. When they learned that Tone had been staying at the MGM and reviewed the tapes, they saw Minister, Tone, and Cowboy leaving the hotel approximately 80 minutes before the bodies were found. Detective Everett Babcock is somewhat of a celebrity among his peers at the KCPD for appearing on The First 48 in the mid-2000s. He wanted me to get into music.. 16. First Name Mac. He searched the rappers pockets and found an electronic hotel key for The Sheraton, and a membership card for a 24 Hour Fitness under the name Andre Hicks. She had information that could be very damaging, says Hendrix. During the police interview, Thibeaux also says that Whitmill made a concerted effort to spread rumors that Kansas City rapper Fat Tone had been responsible for the killing, even though Whitmill knew he was innocent. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. It was also Whitmill who scheduled the club appearances and shows for the weekend. We were friends, Davila says when I spoke to him in January. Smith was also mentioned as having been seen with Antwine in the black Infiniti numerous times in the months leading up to the murder. There is a mural of Mac Dre in the Ivy Hill section of Oakland, California, the place where he was born on July 5, 1970. They also parked an extra car nearby, presumably to use as a get-away vehicle. He had been performing in the city, and he and other Bay Area rappers enjoyed second-home popularity there. Davila recanted his previous story and told Detective Babcock that he returned to the Atlantic Star after taking his kids trick or treating. Will we ever find out the truth about the murder of Mac Dre? English. For Whitmill, it was a last ditch effort to avoid losing a couple thousand dollars over a failed weekend (at least if you go by his first statement to the detectives). Andre Dowknown as Mac Ministerwas convicted at trial in 2008 on two counts of first-degree murder in the shootings of Kansas City rapper Anthony Fat Tone Watkins and his friend Jermaine Cowboy Aikens. The front desk clerk would later report seeing four males and three females leave the hotel sometime after 3:30 a.m. Nearly an hour passed before police arrived at the accident. Police found drugs and multiple firearms, including an AR-15 assault rifle the same type of weapon used in Mac Dres shooting. [17], Atlanta rapper and producer Lil Jon, with Salvatto's blessing, incorporated Dre's vocals into his 2019 single "Ain't No Tellin". He had long been the subject of rap world rumors. Dre ran with a local group of teens who referred to themselves as the Romper Room Crew named after the TV show, in reference to the crews youth. When Mac Dre died everything changed for his family and friends. Whitmill told Detective Babcock that Mac Dre didnt show up at the Armory until 30 minutes after he was supposed to finish performing, causing Whitmill to have to rent the venue for another hour. It seems as if Dre was a pawn for the feds to try and get a witness against the actual robbers, who Dre was affiliated with, but when he refused to snitch, he went down with them. So listening to that, it kind of opened up my eyes that maybe I do need to do this. Mac Dre and Suga Wolf recorded a song with him for his 2002 album, Only in Killa City, titled Cut Throatz. They were friends and they stayed in touch enough for Fat Tone to know that Mac Dre was coming to town for Halloween weekend. Over 1,200 documents from the Kansas City Police Department help shed light on one of hip-hops biggest mysteries. All I know is that I thought they should have been able to go get that gun., Hed found success solving Kansas City cold cases in the past. On the first day, according to surveillance notes, the group cased a Bank of America in downtown Fresno by driving around the block in circles. The case centered on an alleged 2005 murder plot that involved Dow luring the victims to Las Vegas under the promise of meeting Snoop Dogg, court records show. The San Francisco Standard. "[6] When asked about his childhood, Hicks stated that "Situations came out for the better most of them, I went through the little trials and the shit that I went through. In the years after the murder, Detective Babcock spoke several times with Savino Davila, reputed to be one of Kansas Citys largest cocaine dealers at the time, and the owner of the white van that Mac Dre had been riding in at the time of the shooting. The van swerved across a grass median and four freeway lanes, then crashed into a ditch. After talking with the detectives I went back to my cell and laid down. [13] Court documents identified the brothers as drug dealers and Antwine was said to have worked with them. Despite serving a five-year prison sentence for conspiracy to commit bank robbery, Hicks was no thug, his mother said. His accomplices were convicted of attempted bank robbery and given 10 years. The timing of it is uncanny.. He told Detective Babcock in 2004 that he spoke with Mac Dre while in a limousine in front of the club. Prosecutors charged Diggs and Curt with attempted bank robbery and Dre with conspiracy. When he arrived and unlocked the door, he discovered a group of men were standing in the center of the room, rifling through a suitcase. They wanted to know who did this. In an exclusive with The Daily Mail, LaTanya shared that she is homeless as she can't afford an apartment in California. Hes been accused of many other shootings and robberies, though none of them have ever been proven. And like most of the other Bay Area rappers, he had a large fan base in Kansas City, Missouri. [2] Hicks is considered one of the movement's key pioneers that fueled its popularity into mainstream, releasing songs with fast-paced rhymes and basslines that inspired a new style of dance. 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