Join. "I told him we expected retribution," Babcock recalled. His mother, Wanda Salvatto, said she'd heard about her son's death at least three times before. Hicks had performed in that city two weeks prior and decided to go on the trip so that he could re-visit a woman he knew there. In an interview conducted this past January, Davila denies ever speaking about his case with other inmates. The relationship between the two scenes is also a testament to Mac Dres allure. The KCPD has declined to comment on the documents. Fair use is ause permitted by copyright statutethat might otherwise be infringing.Full Live https://youtu.be/oJTx9wOcFuUfull video Intro / Outro Song https://m.soundcloud.com/buttahfreshctmg/say-hoeFor Promo Contact me on Ig or my Email Buttahfresh@yahoo.com FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM @WE_IZ_GANGPost daily Be Sure To Hit The like button COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE But Dre had that gangster side, too. Before his death eight years ago, Bay Area hip-hop legend Mac Dre frequently used the term "thizz" to describe the feeling of being high on ecstasy. 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. But it wasn't long before rumors started to fly about a rap war -- and "Fat Tone" Watkins. Be sure to follow Mike and The Cell Block on social media at @mikeenemigo and @thecellblockoffocial. [1] He was an instrumental figure in the emergence of hyphy, a cultural movement in the Bay Area hip hop scene that emerged in the early 2000s. Get Right 9. The KCPD have never arrested or charged anybody with the murder and the high profile nature of the killing has continued to generate rumors and theories among hip-hop fans and true crime aficionados. Mac Dre told Davila he was annoyed because the event wasnt organized and because there were other local rappers performing. Corleone said he shot Watkins, then chased Atkins into the street and shot him while he was on the ground pleading for his life, the warrant alleged. Whitmill hoped that Mac Dre would actually perform instead of just appear, in order to make up losses accrued over the weekend. 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. Star Wars fans, rejoice! Still, as his driver moved through Kansas City in the dark a year ago, a stolen black Infiniti G36 pulled alongside and someone opened fire, police said. Drewas a character.. That friend was Savino Davila, who says he first met Mac Dre in the late 1990s through palling around with Yukmouth. Dre was just straight music. He asked him if hed submit a DNA sample to help with the investigation. Their motives for justice and truth are almost never pure and their voluntary statements should be taken with a grain of salt. The witness didnt see the driver. Whitmill told Detective Babcock that hed hoped the Halloween party would help make up the monetary loss from the show at The Armory. Detective Babcock saw four bullet holes near the back seat on the passenger side. Associated With. He knew what happened to Mac Dre and felt partly responsible, but couldnt bring himself to testify in court. Savino Davila was at the Atlantic Star earlier in the night, before he left to take his kids trick or treating. Antwine and a friend asked them if they wanted to go to a rap concert on the night Mac Dre was murdered, according to the anonymous tip. Its unclear if that ever happened. 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. According to Corleones arrest warrant, he had admitted to a friend that he shot Tone and Cowboy to avenge Mac Dres killing. Cancers. So much so that Babcock summonsed Tone to Kansas City police headquarters for an interview. After that night, the black Infiniti was gone. In Portland, Seattle, Las Vegas, and all throughout California, Mac Dre had garnered a similar following, earning cult-like status in local hip-hop communities across the West Coast and beyond. For legal purposes, Im not sure what to say. She knew Antwine and said hed given her rides in the black Infiniti in the month before Mac Dres murder. I think Dre for five years was very hungry and had a lot to think about. They had to make a brief stop at The Baymont, a hotel where members of Mac Dres crew were staying, before heading to The Sheraton. While the tips regarding Fat Tones culpability continued to flood in, Detective Babcock was convinced that he had nothing to do with it and started spending his time on more credible theories. [17] In the early 2000s, Dre's change in sound became influential in the hyphy movement. But his clever, hardcore rhymes had an underground following, and when he was killed on a Kansas City freeway last November, hip-hop radio stations mourned him at length. Although he denies it, two jailhouse snitches claim he asked them to vouch for a version of events that doesnt include his phone calls with Whitmill. Will we ever find out the truth about the murder of Mac Dre? His name always came up," Babcock said. In 2015, the KCPD Facebook page interviewed Detective Babcock as part of an officer spotlight series. In the years after Mac Dres murder, Detective Babcock began to hear rumors that Damon Whitmill, the promoter who paid to fly Mac Dre to Kansas City, might have also paid to have him murdered. He was on his way. He knew he was onto something so he stopped doing anything dirty. Keak Da Sneak would later tell VladTV it was he and Mac Mall who had an altercation, but with each other,and they are both associates of Dre. She'd been shot in the head two days after Dow and Mathis were indicted, authorities said. He was named to the position in 2020 by Boudin, a progressive prosecutor who lost his seat in a contentious recall election earlier this week. The father told police that he rescued his daughter once, in the month before the killing, but that she voluntarily returned to Las Vegas. She thought he'd take care of her. Damon Whitmill could not be reached for comment. Young has been working for DoorDash and Uber Eats as a delivery driver and fears losing her rental car as she has missed payments in the past. The source of the story was Alonzo Washington, a Kansas City activist who has led numerous anti stop snitching campaigns, including one he did after Mac Dres murder, titled Hip to give Tips., I received a tip about a gun that was connected to the murder of Mac Dre, Washington tells me in August 2020. Piersey was also a fan of the Bay Area hip-hop scene and was willing to accompany Mac Dre whenever he needed a ride. [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. However, rumors persisted that Fat Tone actually released a song admitting to the crime although its never been found. He served nine months in jail before the charges were dismissed, with prosecutors complaining that the witnesses refused to cooperate. [22] He was given a public open-casket viewing, and then buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. When Mac Dre died everything changed for his family and friends. Davila wanted to give detectives info about the murder without implicating himself. Laursens murder remains unsolved. [8][bettersourceneeded] Hicks recorded his first three EPs as Mac Dre between 1988 and 1992. In any case, Yukmouth and Keak would later admit to Vlad that the atmosphere in Kansas City was tense.. Curating the best of The Standards top-notch reporting, every Saturday. He was also the founder of both Thizz Entertainment and Romp. He made the men drop everything and then told them to leave. One song was sent to representatives of fellow Bay Area rapper Too Short for an upcoming compilation, Nationwide: Independence Day, but was not selected. People were interviewed at the scene, including a pair of women who came upon the accident, before heading to a nearby gas station to call it in. Dow is now trying to have his convictions overturned, citing new evidence that a witness who testified against him fabricated his testimony. 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. Because a city this offbeat deserves a newsletter with some Hed also been to the show at the Armory and remembered Mac Dre briefly inviting him on stage. He is a former metro editor and longtime reporter at the paper whose chief topics included policing, civil rights, public corruption and big-wave surfing. For doing so, however, Dres respect and legacy as a real one only grew. In December of 2011, nearly seven years after Mac Dres death, a number of music publications ran a story about a person claiming to have information about the still unsolved killing. The Mandalorian, March 1. be sure to follow him on social media @mikeenemigo and fb/thecellblockofficial. Here are the main Damu & Crips in Carson/Barson. The timing of it is uncanny.. To many, this was a grave injustice. Davila wanted to leave out that last part for fear of incriminating himself, according to the informant. It didnt take long for the streets to start talking, and they were saying a notorious Kansas City gangsta was behind the murder of the Bay boss: Fat Tone. Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Detectives noted in the investigative report that the computer entry for the stolen Infiniti showed the car as being silver, instead of black. Bay Area rapper Mac Dre began his career at 18 and quickly became an influential force in early west coast hip-hop. He didnt hear about the murder until the next morning. The van then reportedly swerved across a grass median and four southbound lanes, crashing into a ditch. Yukmouth would later tell VladTV that they did get paid, and he also minimized the issue. Whitmill said that hed need to check with his lawyer, Kansas City defense attorney Carl Bussey, before submitting to a mouth swab. I couldnt do it. The right side of the victims neck was up against a small tree.. It was an era marked by Mac Dres prolific post-prison recordings, where he created a dense body of work in such a short period of time that I once referred to him as the West Coast Max B. At one point, DJ Fresh said he mentioned to Mac Dre that if he told people to get off the stage they might listen to him since they were his fans. Gray grew up in the neighborhood and said he didnt know Mouton. Las Vegas investigators tracked her down in July, and during an interview in San Francisco, Hendrix said he and another detective begged her to cooperate, even offering assistance to help her regain her life. When they finally left, Mac Dre got in the back of the van and instructed Piersey to drive them to his hotel. In an exclusive with The Daily Mail, LaTanya shared that she is homeless as she can't afford an apartment in California. No matter how long youve been a fan, there appears to be an endless supply of deep cuts and mixtape remixes to keep Bay Area rap historians satiated for decades to come. Residents said they heard gunshots and saw a white Mercedes speed away at Ninth and Howard streets. The police say that while Mac Dre was getting busy in a local motel with his lady friend, his accomplices were out casing a Fresno bank with plans of a robbery. 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Vallejo rapper Andre "Mac Dre" Hicks wasn't on MTV, on magazine covers or in movies. 589 Followers, 879 Following, 79 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Andrea Hicks (@its_drea_duhh) But to some it meant much more. The first time Antwine was mentioned in the documents was on December 10, 2004, when an unnamed person told police that their cousin stole the black Infiniti and then later sold it to Antwine in June or July, of 2004. When guys are incarcerated, they try to come up with these schemes and these stories to try and help themselves. Davila seems to feel guilty for the role he played in his friends death and has tried to find ways to tell detectives since getting arrested in 2006. 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. He is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole in a Nevada prison. 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. In his interview with Babcock, Thibeaux said that he grew up with Whitmill in Kansas City and that hed heard him bragging about sending people to kill Mac Dre over a failed concert arrangement. On July 25, 2005, Detective Babcock interviewed Kalise White, a woman who had just been jailed on drug charges. Taylor wasnt surprised to be speaking with detectives, having seen the black Infiniti on the news during reports of Mac Dres murder. Crestside 12. Later that night, Dre, Diggs, and Curt played dice in their motel room and hung out with girls. She thought hed take care of her. Demian Bulwa oversees the news operation, including metro, politics, business, sports and investigative reporting, and co-hosts the "Fifth & Mission" podcast. 2004 JT The Bigga Figga, Mac Mall & Ray Luv - Black Wall Street Compilation (V2) In the recent years Ive been more accepting of monetizing the legend, the name and Ive formed Andre Lewis Enterprise Company. For whatever reason, Mac Dre decided to stay in Kansas City that weekend and agreed to perform at a VIP Halloween party at the former Atlantic Star on 95th and Hillcrest on Sunday night. Young shared that as a result of this she is forced to live in her car . Hes a large, personable man with graying hair and has been with the department since 1995. While most of Dres Bay Area rap associates left Kansas City the next day, Dre stayed because he had booked a walk-through at a club for the following night, October 31Halloween. This version of events was meant to take the blame off Davila, while still providing enough answers to hopefully strike a deal to get out of prison early. 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. His body was found May 23 in an unfinished housing development in Las Vegas. After talking with the detectives I went back to my cell and laid down. He fathered a daughter named Drane. Instead, Mac Dre showed up late again, only stayed for 30 minutes and then left without performing. He hoped to sell enough tickets to double his money in a single night. Its not a mystery if you look at the case file.. Davila recanted his previous story and told Detective Babcock that he returned to the Atlantic Star after taking his kids trick or treating. He believes the victims were driven to the neighborhood where they were killed roughly 80 minutes later. 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. A dark-colored SUV was seen speeding away. 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Not feelin the heavy-handed tactics, Dre recorded Punk Police, proclaiming his innocence, in which he raps, They said some banks were robbed, and I fit the description / But thats drama, so save if for your mama / Im not criminal-minded, punk police / Ima dope rhyme dealer, not a money stealer, and You labeled us a ruthless G-A-N-G / But the biggest Gangstas are the VPD / They hate to see me drivin a car I bought / They hate how I talk, I cant spit on the sidewalk. He even went as far as to call out VPD detective David McGraw, the cop he felt was most responsible for the harassment. When Detectives first spoke with Davila, he maintained that he saw Mac Dre at the Atlantic Star on Halloween night, but left early to take his kids trick or treating. They pulled up early so they could participate in typical Vegas activities, like girls and gambling. Dr. Dre, born Andre Romelle Young, was called out by his 38-year-old daughter, LaTanya Young, who is currently living out of her car. It took several years for Wanda Mac to deal with her son's passing and his status as a rising rapper who became more famous upon his death. During their talk, Mouton said, Dow made vague references to the killings and mentioned a third murder. The violent story, pieced together through interviews and court records, reflects the blurry line between rumor and reality in the world of underground rap. Mac Dre Daughter Responds To Jt The Bigga Figga (Old Clip) W.I.G Tv 19.8K subscribers 38K views 11 months ago Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made. "Mac Dre"s been dead for eight years, but he has a mother left, nieces left, a daughter," she said. Officers accused of theft and illegal searches return to plainclothes work that fueled a scandal years ago. Refused bail, Dre sat in the Fresno county jail for a year awaiting trial. 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