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. 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. According to Fat Tone, hed hung out with Mac Dre and friends at a hotel the day after they arrived in Kansas City. The informant said hed never heard Antwine say it himself but that hed heard his friends, including a man named Taron T-Baby Smith, talking about it. 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. All On A Bitch. The first time Taylor laid eyes on the stolen black Infiniti was in July of 2004 several months before the murder according to his interview with Detective Babcock. The character arc of Fat Tone could be viewed as a prime example of what happens when keeping it real, goes wrong. Yukmouth would later tell VladTV that they did get paid, and he also minimized the issue. In 2011, Mac Dre received an influx of new fans after Drake gave him a shout out in his hit single, Motto featuring Lil Wayne. Photos courtesy of Kansas City Police Department / Patrick Johnson. (Despite multiple attempts to reach out, Piersey could not be found for comment). He was "Fat Tone the Untouchable." Will we ever find out the truth about the murder of Mac Dre? He tells Detective Babcock that every time something like this happens, he gets blamed and that he isnt worried because he knows he did nothing wrong. The Toyota Tercel, investigators now say, had been given to Dow's girlfriend by a Berkeley activist, a woman who once was her teacher. Residents said they heard gunshots and saw a white Mercedes speed away at Ninth and Howard streets. Its not a mystery if you look at the case file.. But I dont think he did it.. First Name Mac. 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. Mac Dres birthday July 5 has been dubbed Dre Day by his family, friends, and fans. Mike Enemigo is Americans #1 incarcerated author, with over 25 books published and many more on the way. 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. Or did he clear him publicly, but perhaps not privately, amongst his comrades? "For a while up, for I'd say up to about. 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. O tom, ako pouvame vae informcie, sa dozviete viac v naich zsadch ochrany osobnch dajov a zsadch pouvania sborov cookie. It was him who had arranged to have his cousin and good friend, Harold Piersey, provide the transportation to Mac Dre and his friends over Halloween Weekend, free of charge. To learn more about Mike and his books, visit thecellblock.net, where you can also follow his blog. Fat Tone had a reputation, says Kansas City activist Alonzo Washington. 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. The witness didnt see the driver. It wasnt like he was the greatest rapper in town, but he would be getting into a lot of trouble with the law and so he had this sort of edgy thing with his music. They told me how they emulate Mac Dre with a Mac Dre skit to start their show., Nas Celebrates Career Longevity In Stylish '30' Video, Joey Bada$$ Gets Cozy With Rumored Girlfriend Serayah In 'Show Me' Video, Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg Drop New Song Following Boosie Badazz Smoking Challenge, Photograph courtesy of Mac Dre's Facebook page, For a while up, for Id say up to about eight years after he passed, his daughter and I kind of like went into seclusion, ,Wanda Mac says. Kansas City Detective Everett Babcock arrived to the scene of a murder on the morning after Halloween in 2004. 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. "She had information that could be very damaging," Hendrix said. Laursen, meanwhile, ended up in the Bay Area, where she lived out of hotels at times and offered her services -- as "Alana" -- over the Craigslist Web site, police say. On March 26, 1992, with the assistance of a wired informant, VPD and federal authorities followed Dre, along with rappers and Romper Room members Simon Kilo Curt Curtis and Jamal J-Diggs Diggs to Fresno, where Dre had recently performed with rapper Ice Cube. [2] As the founder of the independent record label Thizz Entertainment, Hicks recorded dozens of albums and gave aspiring rappers an outlet to release albums locally. [9] Hicks was released a year early from prison for good behavior on August 2, 1996, after serving four years. The record signing and radio appearance were both meant to promote the October 29 concert at the National Guard Armory. Demian Bulwa oversees the news operation, including metro, politics, business, sports and investigative reporting, and co-hosts the "Fifth & Mission" podcast. Hicks is considered one of the movement's key pioneers that fueled its popularity into mainstream, releasing songs . Bell told detectives hes not sure what to believe, considering that everyone said that they had something to do with the murder at some point. After dropping his first three albums, between 1989 and 1991, Dres career began to pick up the pace. LaTanya Young . However, the streets had their own opinion. 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. ovldacch prvkov ochrany osobnch dajov, Informcie o vaom zariaden a internetovom pripojen, naprklad vaa IP adresa, Aktivity prehadvania a vyhadvania poas pouvania webovch strnok a aplikci Yahoo. While Corleone was already in custody, however, Ministers whereabouts were still unknown. Mathis had rented a house less than five blocks from the murder scene. What happened here had been loud and violent. So listening to that, it kind of opened up my eyes that maybe I do need to do this. Its beyond frustrating.. At around 2:30 a.m, the white van was traveling northbound on Highway 71 just south of 75th street, when a dark sedan pulled along the drivers side of the van and unloaded upwards of 30 bullets from two seperate guns: an automatic rifle and a .45 pistol. According to the TV show American Gangster, however, there was an altercation between associates of Dres, and local rapper and thug Fat Tones, though this has not been supported by witnesses. In January 2021, DJ Fresh said he doesnt remember Whitmill at all and that he normally doesnt remember people if he only worked with them one time. 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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. 16. When Mac Dre reached out in early October, Davila offered to have his cousin, and good friend, Harold Piersey drive Mac Dres crew around on Halloween weekend. But Dre had that gangster side, too. The car even bore a "Bush Lost" bumper sticker. In 2013 NPR noted his sound as being "fast and confident" further writing that "he built upon the bouncy bass that had its roots in the funk era. Along with dozens of bullet holes, police also found that the drivers side of the van had been rammed by the other vehicle during the shooting. Po kliknut na tlaidlo Spravova nastavenia zskate alie informcie a mete spravova svoje voby. "If Andre were here, he'd be shaking his head.". The hard part for us was we didnt really get a chance to grieve or mourn privately, because once he got killed he became an even bigger public figure., Freeway Tearfully Reflects On The Jacka's Passing: 'His Death Affected Me', Travis Scott Accused Of Punching Sound Engineer During $12K NYC Nightclub Rampage, T-Pain Reveals He Got Paid When Other Artists Used Auto-Tune: 'It Was Nuts', Rich The Kid Says He Was Once Signed To TDE, Dr. Dre & Big Sean Shower Michael B. Jordan In 'Creed III' Praise, OTF Rapper Doodie Lo Wins $11M Lawsuit Against Ex-GF Over Child Sex Abuse Claims, 50 Cent Accused Of Confronting Ex-Drug Lord At His Home Over $1B Power Lawsuit. He even rented a limousine to transport Mac Dre to and from the Atlantic Star. According to authorities, just minutes later, at around 3:30 am (which would now be November 1), while Dres van was heading northbound on U.S. 71 Highway (now known as I-49), a stolen Infinity G36 pulled along the drivers side of the van and unloaded shots into it from an assault rifle. Later that night, he said that he was following his white van as the driver, Harold Piersey, took Mac Dre back to The Sheraton after leaving IHop. But its no wonder why the police didnt find the car. She thought he'd take care of her. I dont want to implicate myself in something thats not true, Davila says. 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. [22] He was given a public open-casket viewing, and then buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. This is a carousel. 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 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. Mac Dre is a rapper and record producer whose real name is Andre Louis Hicks. He was also the founder of both Thizz Entertainment and Romp. In January 2021, Davila told me that he wouldnt directly comment on his statement to Detective Babcock. He is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole in a Nevada prison. By 2004, Kansas City and The Bay Area shared a mutual affection towards each others burgeoning hip-hop scenes, acting as the conduit to California for fledgling midwest rappers looking to gain access to a portion of the rap community previously unavailable to them. Davila wanted to give detectives info about the murder without implicating himself. Detective Babcock saw four bullet holes near the back seat on the passenger side. Be sure to follow Mike and The Cell Block on social media at @mikeenemigo and @thecellblockoffocial. This is not a mere recanting of testimony, Robert DeMarco, an attorney for Dow, wrote in a court filing from late April. 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. 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. This is unlikely and detectives know it. [13] He doesnt recall hearing from Whitmill again. His image as a violent gangster helped him sell records, which is ironic, considering that music was probably one of the few hustles helping Fat Tone escape a life of crime. After talking with the detectives I went back to my cell and laid down. [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. Dow is now trying to have his convictions overturned, citing new evidence that a witness who testified against him fabricated his testimony. That you dont have to get your hands dirty.. Donald Morrison read through thousands of pages of documents provided by the Kansas City Police Department to shed light on one of hip-hops biggest mysteries. Dre began rapidly producing material and grew a diverse following, selling thousands of CDs all over the country, and even places like France and South Africa. [8][bettersourceneeded] Hicks recorded his first three EPs as Mac Dre between 1988 and 1992. Nobody touched the Bay Area like Mac Dre touched the Bay Area, and I dont think nobody will. His album, Back in da Hood, was a result of these recordings, as were several guest verses he recorded for other rappers. Hicks, who grew up in Vallejo's hardscrabble Country Club Crest neighborhood, first gained radio airplay as a teenager with a song titled, ironically, "2 Hard 4 the (expletive) Radio." They sent me to the pen for five years for a crime that was never committed/ I aint no bank robber but that five years had me thinking maybe I should have did it, said Mac Dre on his 1998 song Lifes a Bitch.. The van was completely totaled. The dead body belonged to Andre Hicks, known to the world as Mac Dre, one of the most influential hip-hop artists in history. It was being driven by a friend of his named Rick Hill. Antwine pled guilty to murder and was sentenced to death. Davila said he asked Mac Dre if he needed anything else. The next morning, according to reports, Dre stayed at the motel while Diggs and Curt went back to the bank. But Davila spoke with more people than just jailhouse snitches and in 2008, he shared a version of events with Detective Babcock that could have solved this case more than a decade ago had he decided to follow through with his statement. Corleone and Laursen had evidently gone back to the Bay Area. In a February 2021 interview, the Kansas City rapper Mr. Stinky said that he threw a show at the Atlantic Star the night before Mac Dres murder, which only added to the confusion later on. Detectives spoke with dozens of witnesses and suspects over the years; they spent an untold amount of money and manpower to solve this case and yet theyve never even released a suspect name. As you know, we were really depressed, really hurt and really traumatized by his death and everything. 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