Career
Mac Dre's music gained popularity in the early to mid 1990s throughout the Bay Area, eventually receiving national recognition through his independent record labels Romp and Thizz Entertainment. He released many hit singles, such as "Too Hard for the Radio", and most recently "Feelin' Myself". He was the creator of the "Thizzle Dance", a popular dance which holds no specific standard. Hardship and controversy were staples of Mac Dre's career. After recording his first three albums between 1989 and 1991, Mac was charged with conspiracy to commit bank robbery. His record label, Romp Productions, and his many references to "Romper Room" in his songs, coincided with a Vallejo robbery gang of the time calling themselves the "Romper Room Gang" and responsible for the robberies of many area banks and pizza parlours. Hicks was alleged to be a member of the gang. The rapper was sentenced to five years in prison in 1992.
In prison, Hicks gained some notoriety by recording the lyrics to songs directly over the Fresno County jail inmate telephone. His album, Young Black Brotha, was a result of such efforts, as well as guest appearances on fellow artists' songs, all while Hicks was still imprisoned. A later album, Back 'N Da Hood, was also made up of these prison-recorded songs.
After his release from prison in 1996, Mac Dre began releasing albums steadily, building pace in the early 21st century. Mac Dre's audience was growing, and mainstream hip-hop stations were beginning to give Hicks' music more airtime. Hicks relocated to Sacramento, California in 2001, where he began a label, Thizz Entertainment.
Death
On November 1, 2004, Mac Dre was shot to death while returning to his hotel after a performance in Kansas city. A car pulled up next to the white van carrying Dre along with other Thizz artists. Whether words where exchanged or not, the ordeal ended in the bloodshed of a bay area rap legend. The van swerved off the road and into a ravine where it ran into a tree. Word is that Dre was thrown from the van, but officials say they found him in the front seat, dead on arrival. Some believe that Mac Dre's killer was Kansas City rapper Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins. In 2005 Watkins was murdered, allegedly by Bay Area rapper Mac Minister. In March 2006, Mac Minister was arrested by FBI officials.
Out There
Mac Dre Lyrics
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When Im Out There With My Team
And Im Out There Slangin Green
Tryin To Get My Doe, Let The Game Go
And Put Up My Triple Beam
(X2)
(Mac Dre:)
And A Couple Of Boss Hookers
I Dont Care If Its Rainin Or Snowin
Man Them Bitches Is Gon Be Out Ther Hoe'in
And Me, Ima Be On This Mic Flowin
And The Cuts Is Gon Be Collected From Niggaz Thats Owin
Nigga You Aint Knowin, I Gets Mine
I Did Too Much Time Be Wastin Time
(Chorus)
(Mac Dre:)
You Must Didnt Understand What I Was Talkin Bout
When I Said Get In The Game Get Rich And Get Out
Now You Stuck In It, Dont Got No Luck In It
Tryin To Put The Whip On It And Extra Stuff In It
Partna I Recon If You Put On Some Of These Pimp Glasses
And Take A Couple Of These Pimp Classes
You Gon Realize, Life Moves Fast And
You Dont Get Too Many Chances
(Chorus)
(Beat Plays On)
(Chorus)
The song "Out There" by Mac Dre talks about his life as a gangster, trying to make money through illegal means with his team. He talks about how his team consists of soft cookers, doff jookers, and boss hookers who work tirelessly rain or shine to get their money, while he is on the mic flowing. He also mentions collecting cuts from people who owe him, and he clarifies that he doesn't waste time because he has done too much time in prison.
Mac Dre's message is straightforward; he encourages people to get into the game to get rich and get out quickly before they get stuck in it. He also gives advice to those in the game to put on pimp glasses and take pimp classes to learn how to maximize their money-making potential. He stresses that people must realize that life moves fast, and there are not too many chances one can get.
Overall, Mac Dre's "Out There" is a classic gangsta rap song that tells it like it is. The song depicts life on the streets and the lengths people go to make it, often sacrificing their morals and freedom in the process.
Line by Line Meaning
When Im Out There With My Team
When I'm out there with my crew
And Im Out There Slangin Green
And I'm hustling, selling drugs for money
Tryin To Get My Doe, Let The Game Go
Trying to make money and give up the hustle lifestyle
And Put Up My Triple Beam
And store away my measuring tool for weighing drugs
My Team Consists Of Soft Cookers, Doff Jookers
My crew includes drug cooks and swindlers
And A Couple Of Boss Hookers
And a few high-end prostitutes
I Dont Care If Its Rainin Or Snowin
I don't care what weather it is
Man Them Bitches Is Gon Be Out Ther Hoe'in
My workers will be out there prostituting
And Me, Ima Be On This Mic Flowin
And I'll be rapping on the microphone
And The Cuts Is Gon Be Collected From Niggaz Thats Owin
And I will collect money owed to me from those who owe me
Nigga You Aint Knowin, I Gets Mine
You don't understand, I make my own money
I Did Too Much Time Be Wastin Time
I've been in prison too long to waste time now
You Must Didnt Understand What I Was Talkin Bout
You don't seem to comprehend what I'm saying
When I Said Get In The Game Get Rich And Get Out
When I said to join the hustle, make money, and leave
Now You Stuck In It, Dont Got No Luck In It
Now you're trapped in it and have no success in it
Tryin To Put The Whip On It And Extra Stuff In It
Trying to upgrade the hustle with a nicer car and extra luxury
Partna I Recon If You Put On Some Of These Pimp Glasses
Partner, I recommend that you wear these stylish glasses
And Take A Couple Of These Pimp Classes
And take classes to learn how to become a pimp
You Gon Realize, Life Moves Fast And
You'll understand that life moves quickly
You Dont Get Too Many Chances
And you don't have many opportunities to succeed
Beat Plays On
The instrumental continues playing
Contributed by Claire A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
sperrotta91
It's absurd the influence Mac Dre's had on the game. You can hear him everywhere.
Hoodum Budz
Mac Dre set the stage for godliness in the rap game.
Chieferson Keeferson
No cap everyone in the bay area scene tryna sound like this
Gary Ellison
MF's still making still eating meals off Mac Dre, Keak da Sneak, etc
Sticky Ricky
Lil Nas X robbed dre ðŸ˜
sperrotta91
There's no 'cmon cutty'. It's very apparent.
Peter Robledo
This guy was something special
Burt Bobain
Legend
Mister Slick
I was just thinking that to myself
Travis Johnson
Impeccable. Seriously the Greatest Of All Time!!!!!!!!! Yes the GOAT