One of the men convicted of killing Fat Tone was a fledgling rapper and rap promoter named Andre Mac Minister Dow, who recorded the spoken word portion of the intro to The Games sophomore album, Doctors Advocate, while on the run for killing Fat Tone. 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. 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. [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. Diggs goes into some detail about the story on his song Rompaugraphy, and his interviews confirm he and his crew were in Kansas City head-hunting after Dres murder. The tragedy of this thing is that assuming [Laursen] was killed as retribution for being a witness, thats three people dead over a financial matter over an amount of money that wouldnt pay for a weekend in Vegas, says Babcock, the Kansas City detective who cleared Fat Tone of Mac Dres murder. Crestside 12. 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. O tom, ako pouvame vae informcie, sa dozviete viac v naich zsadch ochrany osobnch dajov a zsadch pouvania sborov cookie. Dr. Dre's oldest daughter, LaTanya Young, started a GoFundMe page to raise money for housing for her and her four kids.. Young launched the fundraiser on August 9, according to the GoFundMe page. Soon, Mathis' Saturn sedan, which Laursen had been driving, turned up burning in Richmond, said Fairfield police Lt. Tony Shipp. Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). He told Detective Babcock in 2004 that he spoke with Mac Dre while in a limousine in front of the club. But I dont think he did it.. 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. The police verbalized that while Hicks was at a motel, his friends were allegedly casing a bank but had changed their mind when they saw a local Fresno TV News van in the bank's parking lot. The 21-year-old prostitute - a possible witness to the killings of Watkins and Akins was shot and killed Nov. 4 in Fairfield. [13] Its all tangled up, Mr. Stinky says. That appeared to be a type error, wrote KCPD Detective Mike Jones in an investigative report dated November 4, 2004. He called Whitmill back and told him and then Mac Dre ended up dead. Mac Dre was sentenced to five years for refusing to accept a plea deal. The KCPD has declined to comment on the documents. The registered owner: Lee Danae Laursen. July 5 Rapper #4. Piersey swerved off the highway and into the oncoming lanes, before crashing into a ditch, where Mac Dres body was thrown from the car. The witness, Antione Mouton, came forward after Dow reached out to a prosecutor in Boudins office for help. But newly unearthed booking records show he was actually in jail from Nov. 28 to Dec. 7, 2005. Mac Dres birthday July 5 has been dubbed Dre Day by his family, friends, and fans. On the way back to Fresno, the car was pulled over and surrounded by officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation as well as Vallejo police. Cancers. Davila is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence in Texas at FCI Seagoville, for being at the helm of a drug trafficking conspiracy that brought more than 330 pounds of cocaine into Kansas City between 2000 and 2006. They claim Dre was the ringleader and used his lyrics in court to help support their case. 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. 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. [14] During their talk, Mouton said, Dow made vague references to the killings and mentioned a third murder. The Mandalorian is backand more importantly, so are Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) and Pedro Pascal. Aside from a black Cadillac Escalade, Davila also owned a white van that he used for odd jobs around Kansas City. Hes a self-described hip-hop head and his lifestyle in the early 2000s closely mirrored the crime-fueled stories present in the genres most popular music. Detectives then showed Taylor three photo line ups. [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. I finally got to the point where I could look at it from that point of view, she says. LaTanya Young . Mouton testified under an alias, according to Gray. 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. Ghetto Stardom 11. For legal purposes, Im not sure what to say. The posthumous. [8][bettersourceneeded] Hicks recorded his first three EPs as Mac Dre between 1988 and 1992. He hoped to sell enough tickets to double his money in a single night. 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. Young claims she is homeless and has been living in her car amid financial trouble Credit: Latanya Young/Facebook. Whitmill bet his own money on the success of this concert and worked to lower costs by hiring members of his own family to collect tickets and provide security. Mac Dre was one of the first rappers unfairly targeted and prosecuted for crimes they never committed. Now a resurfaced 2010 interview with Dre's baby mama Lisa Johnson, 53, who raised three girls by the Death Row Records producer single-handedly, reveals the star's two 'secret' daughters LaToya and Ashley Young. Dre became famous for his Thizz Face his version of the Stank Face. It has a double meaning that the music is so nasty, you gotta squint your face, says Davey D. According to Mac Mall, though Dre transformed his music from gangsta to fun, he could turn his gangsta on in a second if needed. Along with his other admissions, Mouton wrote in a sworn declaration that hes actually from Hunters Pointa district on the other side of San Francisco. But I just couldnt do it, thats why the prosecution on my case was so upset with me and ultimately, why they sentenced me to 30 years., Davila continues: Im truly sorry about not being able to provide that sense of peace for his family and that those guys werent held accountable for that senseless crime.. [16] At the time of his conviction, Hicks owned the record label Romp Productions. Coldest thang was Diggs started pimping Mac dre daughter when she turned 18. 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. Since he cleared Tone of Dres murder, shouldnt we? When guys are incarcerated, they try to come up with these schemes and these stories to try and help themselves. Hicks claimed he was rapping about attempts to "wake up the neighbors. Davila recanted his previous story and told Detective Babcock that he returned to the Atlantic Star after taking his kids trick or treating. He was instrumental in the emergence of hyphy, a cultural movement in the Bay Area hip hop scene that emerged in the early 2000s. Meanwhile, another car -- a white Pontiac Sunfire -- was spotted speeding away from the scene. This turned out to be a good thing for Dre, as his audience began growing, and mainstream radio began giving him more airtime. Nobody touched the Bay Area like Mac Dre touched the Bay Area, and I dont think nobody will. Based on all my investigations, it seemed to suggest that the statement that Davila gave Detective Babcock was only partially true. My Yahoo sme sasou skupiny znaiek Yahoo. All Rights Reserved. Be sure to follow Mike and The Cell Block on social media at @mikeenemigo and @thecellblockoffocial. A dark-colored SUV had been seen speeding away; shortly after, Cowboys Saturn sedan, which Laursen had been driving, turned up burning in Richmond. 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. Its a story that lives at the intersection of an extremely strange time in hip-hop history. The 35-year-old rap promoter was indicted Nov. 2 in Las Vegas on murder charges stemming from the deaths of Watkins and Akins. According to KCPD, witnesses said they heard gunshots before seeing a silver Dodge charger leaving the scene. 2. After talking with the detectives I went back to my cell and laid down. Piersey was also a fan of the Bay Area hip-hop scene and was willing to accompany Mac Dre whenever he needed a ride. 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. 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. On May 23, in the early morning hours, Minister, Fat Tone and Cowboy left the MGM, where Tone and Cowboy had been staying. 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. Laursens murder remains unsolved. For the Bay Area artists, Kansas City became like a second home, a tour stop that guaranteed sold out shows and fan adoration. Hes been accused of many other shootings and robberies, though none of them have ever been proven. So everybodys names are intertwining.. Dude was our Tupac, dude was our Biggie Smalls, says Mac Mall. Mac Dres fans, friends, and the Bay Area rap world was devastated. That you dont have to get your hands dirty.. 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. Already an emerging drug on the streets, Dre popularized the word and experience, transforming the flavor of Bay Area hip hop from hard and gangsta, to more fun, wild and carefree. 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. That was always the big payoff moment for me as a detective, he says. The white van allegedly belonged to Savino Davila, a 27-year-old man who prosecutors say was at the head of a drug trafficking organization that brought more than 330 pounds of cocaine into Kansas between 2000 and 2006. 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]. So listening to that, it kind of opened up my eyes that maybe I do need to do this. They called Washington next. To learn more about Mike and his books, visit thecellblock.net, where you can also follow his blog. Detectives eventually counted 30 bullet holes on the drivers side of the van, with copper bullets still lodged in two of the holes. If you trace the trail of police reports, you arrive at this summary of the facts: on the night Mac Dre was murdered, he was supposed to do a club appearance. However, rumors persisted that Fat Tone actually released a song admitting to the crime although its never been found. A family member of the victim had tried calling KCPD with information, but Washington says that he was shrugged off. Police said the car crash happened as a result of the victim attempting to flee a shooting. Mac Dre is one of the Bay Area's most beloved hip-hop figures of all time. When speaking with detectives in the weeks after the murder, DJ Fresh, who was the soundman and DJ that night, remembered Fat Tone briefly hopping on stage after being invited up by Mac Dre. 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. He even rented a limousine to transport Mac Dre to and from the Atlantic Star. I could have gone home off of that case, but it just wasnt me.. [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. Just hours before the killings, Hendrix said, MGM Grand cameras recorded Dow leaving the hotel with Watkins and Akins. Dre would get caught in this culture of violence in the early morning hours of Nov.1st, 2004. 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 According to the police reports, Davila told Patterson that on the night of the murder, he was with Mac Dre at the Atlantic Star. Damon Whitmill could not be reached for comment. Unlike Davila and Piersey, Whitmill was the only known person with a financial incentive to have Mac Dre show up on time and fulfill his responsibilities. Fat Tone and his lawyer met up with Detective Babcock on November 16 and denied any involvement in the murder, while acknowledging that hes heard the rumors about his alleged involvement. Hicks' funeral took place on November 9, 2004, at the Mt. Ive really owned Thizz Entertainment and that business. She had information that could be very damaging, says Hendrix. She'd been shot in the head two days after Dow and Mathis were indicted, authorities said. There was white paint all along the passenger side of the car, suggesting that it had been used to ram a white vehicle. It was clear they were firing from inside the vehicle by the way the metal from the car door curled outward. He was 34. Mathis had rented a house less than five blocks from the murder scene. Hicks is considered one of the movement's key pioneers that fueled its popularity into mainstream, releasing songs . 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. And according to Missouri state court records, Smith and Antwine were arrested together less than six months after Mac Dres murder, on March 7, 2005. Dre was loving, Dre was funny, Dre was a comedian, man. In 2001, at the age of 20, Fat Tone was arrested and charged with the double-homicide of a 19-year-old girl and her unborn child. A few feet away, 22-year-old Jermaine Akins -- a friend who was a fugitive from federal cocaine-selling charges -- also lay dead after being shot 13 times. However, police pulled them over two hours later on a deserted stretch of road near Los Baos. Gray grew up in the neighborhood and said he didnt know Mouton. He was once charged with the murder of 17-year-old Shameka Posey and her unborn child, but he was released 9 months later after charges were dropped due to uncooperating witnesses. The 22-year-old friend of Watkins was shot 13 times. Dozens of tips recorded by KCPD feature some variation of Fat Tone and Mac Dre getting into an altercation. I think someones got it misconstrued. 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. They counted a total of 3 exit holes on the passenger side as well, with most of the windows getting broken in the process. They also parked an extra car nearby, presumably to use as a get-away vehicle. 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. 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. Fat Tone did little to quell the rumors of his menace. In an interview conducted this past January, Davila denies ever speaking about his case with other inmates. Detective Babcock also spoke with several jailhouse informants that Davila had allegedly been communicating with while awaiting trial at the Leavenworth Detention Center. 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. I would have had a house right now. Gary Edwin, who performs under the name DJ Fresh, was working as the sound man and DJ for the show that night. The limo was gone, but the white van driven by Harold Piersey was there, following behind. "The timing of it is uncanny.". This overrepresentation of Black victims and suspects makes the white officers look like heroes. In January 2021, Davila told me that he wouldnt directly comment on his statement to Detective Babcock. Two days later, a 21-year-old call girl who was in Las Vegas with them turned up dead in Fairfield, shot in the head. Taron T-Baby Smith was shot and killed on the morning of June 12, 2010. He wears a pair of glasses in most photos and his muscular physique reflects the time spent weight lifting during his period of incarceration. Dre got jumped into The Crest. Mac Dre would have been larger than Snoop, Sleep Dank says. He was also the founder of both Thizz Entertainment and Romp. He was the first person to show my neighborhood that we dont have to sell crack anymore. "I told him we expected retribution," Babcock recalled. But on July 12, Corleone was arrested in San Francisco for allegedly beating Laursen. 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