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.
That's Wusup
Mac Dre Lyrics
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Cut look over there, look at that beezy (I see her, I see her)
Go beezy that's the pleaser, uh she stupid huh?
Teaser the dick pleaser
What is she doing?
[Verse 1]
She shakin' it up, tryin' to get spotted
Man this chick got it, she a thinger
Work that lip like an R&B singer
Now she all in my beamer, it's two o' clockish
I'm a rap star boy, feelin' 2Pacish
Or rockish, call me Dre Van Halen
Or Thizzy Marley, I stay in inhalen
I rock a party til it turn a.m
It ain't a pary til they let Dre in
I do the wave man, and captain man
In some grey Vans, and some Raybans
I'm Mac Dre man, I do it illy
Silly off the pilly, really oh billy
What the deally keep feeling my cup
I'm feeling myself nigga that's wusup
[Chorus 1]
Some more Henny in my cup (that's wusup)
A telly in the cut (nigga that's wusup)
Some pilly and a blunt (that's wusup)
I'm finna act a nut (yeah that's wusup)
T.V.'s, DVD's (a that's wusup)
E's, hella trees (yeah that's wusup)
Knit back cap (uh that's wusup)
Baby crack that back (c'mon that's wusup)
Uh, uh that's wusup
uh ahh that's wusup
uh ahh that's wusup
uh ahh that's wusup
[Chorus 2]
I don't got no time if you don't got no money
I don't got no time if you don't got no money
[Verse 2]
She's pop sicle toes, man she's cold
You know me when I'm in my mode
I can talk fly off a piece of dookie
I can talk Muslim up out his kufe
Act goofy, girl get stuy
Miami this hit, call Chuy
Call the Louies, call my mama
This gon' be the biggest thang since Osama
You punks don't want know drama
I put you on pause stop you like a comma
I'm piranha, in bay waters
Knit back cap, throwback Starter
be -Boy with the square look decoy
Cutthoat, used to be a D-Boy
Three toys, on dub or more
Bring the hook back I'm finna club some more
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 3]
Since the police let me out the Pen
I've been stacking hella yen
Shillings, francs, even pesos
Big bank gettin' sloppy facials
I don't chase hoes, hoes chase me
Gettin' jaw in the Benz, with the AC
Blowing, almost harder than baby
No ones harder then Dre I'm gravy
Saucy, flossy, keep thangs bossy
A lil over ten, is what the rims cost me
A lil more Gin I do the Jim Brosky
Like Filmoe Slim, a pimp, you can't cross me
No shrimp, Dre eat prawns
And do you have any Grey Poupon
I want to rub it up, flip it up, smack it up
When I bust a nut lick it up that's wusup
[Chorus 1]
That's wusup
Nigga that's wusup
That's wusup
Yeah that's wusup
A that's wusup
Yeah that's wusup
Uh that's wusup
c'mon that's wusup
In Mac Dre's song "That's Wusup," the rapper describes a wild night out with plenty of alcohol, drugs, and women. The first verse sees him spot a woman who is dancing provocatively, and he decides to go over to her. He refers to her as a "beezy," slang for a woman or girlfriend. Mac Dre isn't exactly gentlemanly towards her, calling her a "teaser the dick pleaser," but nevertheless seems impressed with her skills. He then goes on to describe how he's feeling, comparing himself to 2Pac and mentioning that he's a rap star. The chorus kicks in, with repetitive lines emphasizing that they have Henny in their cups, drugs and a party to attend, all things that signal a good time. In the second verse, Mac Dre boasts about his wealth and how well he's doing, calling out currencies from around the world that he's accumulated since his release from prison. He then switches back to the party and his wild ways, describing how popular he is with women, and how he likes to have sex in his car.
Line by Line Meaning
She shakin' it up, tryin' to get spotted
She is dancing provocatively in order to be seen and get attention
Ripped off Hennessy, mixed with Hypnotiq
She is drinking a mix of Hennessy and Hypnotiq, possibly to enhance her mood or loosen up
Man this chick got it, she a thinger
This girl is attractive and has desirable qualities
Work that lip like an R&B singer
She is moving her lips and singing along to the music like an R&B performer
Now she all in my beamer, it's two o' clockish
She is now in his BMW and it's around 2 o'clock in the morning
I'm a rap star boy, feelin' 2Pacish
The singer feels like a rap star and is channeling the spirit of 2Pac, a famous rapper
Or Thizzy Marley, I stay in inhalen
The singer compares himself to two musical icons, Mac Dre (aka Thizzy Marley) and Bob Marley (a famous smoker of marijuana)
It ain't a pary til they let Dre in
The party isn't a real party until the artist (Mac Dre) arrives
I do the wave man, and captain man
The artist is doing a dance called 'The Wave' and is also taking charge of the party as the captain
In some grey Vans, and some Raybans
The artist is wearing gray Vans shoes and Ray-Ban sunglasses
She's pop sicle toes, man she's cold
The singer describes the girl's feet as cold, perhaps in a literal sense but also as a metaphor for her demeanor
I can talk fly off a piece of dookie
The artist is able to speak confidently and convincingly even if he has nothing substantial to say
I can talk Muslim up out his kufe
The singer can persuade a Muslim person to abandon their beliefs or practices
Since the police let me out the Pen
The singer has recently been released from prison
I've been stacking hella yen
The singer has been accumulating a lot of money
Shillings, francs, even pesos
The artist has various forms of currency
No ones harder then Dre I'm gravy
The artist asserts his dominance as a tough and unbreakable individual
Saucy, flossy, keep thangs bossy
The singer presents himself as fashionable, confident, and in control
No shrimp, Dre eat prawns
The singer does not settle for anything less than the best (in this case, he prefers prawns to shrimp)
And do you have any Grey Poupon
The artist is asking if someone has a particular brand of fancy mustard
I want to rub it up, flip it up, smack it up
The artist is expressing sexual desires and intentions
When I bust a nut lick it up that's wusup
The artist is describing a sexual act of licking up semen, which he considers to be 'wusup' or acceptable
I don't got no time if you don't got no money
The singer is saying that he has no interest in spending time with someone who does not have money
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ANDRE HICKS
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