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Andre Lamond Adams (born March 11, 1970), known artistically as Andre Nickatina, is an American
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and record producer from
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,
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. Nickatina is known for his distinctive voice, original flow, and lyrical exploration . He previously performed under the stage name Dre Dog.


Personal life

Andre Adams was born on March 11, 1970, in San Francisco, and grew up in the city's
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.


Musical career

Andre Nickatina first appeared on the Bay Area rap scene in 1993 underneath the stage name Dre Dog. He released two albums under the stage name Dre Dog: '' The New Jim Jones'' in 1993 and '' I Hate You With a Passion'' in 1995. ''I Hate You With a Passion'' peaked at #79 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart. In 1997, Adams changed his stage name to Andre Nickatina, and released the albums: ''Cocaine Raps'' under his own label, Filmoe Coleman Records and ''Raven in My Eyes'', which was released under the Bay Area Independent Rap Label Dogday Records. Unlike his albums released under the name Dre Dog, ''Cocaine Raps'' had deeper production values irst Collaborations with Producer Nick Peace The album ''Raven in My Eyes'' was noted for its production quality and songs that combine " sequencers and keyboards that buzz and whine" with live instrumentation. That year, he founded his own record label, Filmoe Coleman Records. Nickatina explained in an interview with ''Strivin'' magazine that his name change was "for the better" and that he raps because he feels that he is talented enough to do so but not for the sake of popularity. Soon afterwards, his following three albums, ''Tears of a Clown'' (1999), ''Daiquiri Factory: Cocaine Raps, Vol. 2'', The Unreleased old exclusively at shows and appearancesand ''These R the Tales'' (the latter three in 2000) gained him notoriety in the West Coast underground rap scene. Mosi Reeves of the ''San Francisco Bay Guardian'' noted Nickatina's popularity at a CD release party for another underground Bay Area rapper/producer, Smoov-E; Reeves called Nickatina "a quick-witted rapper who spits as hard as
Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he formed Tha Dogg Pound in 1992 along with Daz Dillinger; the rap duo has releas ...
does". A combo CD/movie project, ''Conversation with a Devil'', followed in 2003. Lindsay Welnick, a music critic for ''
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'', regarded the film as a knockoff of the classic gangster movie ''Scarface''. Nate Denver for the ''SF Bay Guardian'' praised the album, though. Another album, ''The Gift'' followed in 2005, when the newspaper ''SF Weekly'' named Nickatina the "Best Local Hip Hop Legend" of that year. That same year, he would collaborate with Ilych Sato, better known as Equipto, for his 14th studio album titled "Horns and Halos", which would be accompanied by two sequels later that year and in the following year. Also, in 2005, Nickatina won the first annual Bay Area Raps Awards for Best Underground Artist. In 2008, he released ''A Tale of Two Andres'' with
Mac Dre Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), known artistically as Mac Dre, was an American rapper, record producer and songwriter from Vallejo, California. He was an instrumental figure in the emergence of hyphy, a cultural movement ...
. Although they released only three songs together ("Andre N Andre", "U Beezy", "My Homeboy's Chevy"), they were close friends and the album was a tribute to his memory. Nickatina's self-entitled 2013 album debuted at #46 on the
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chart and #12 on the
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chart, and at a time appeared on iTunes' main albums chart, making it his most successful album to date. In 2020, Nickatina released a line of sneakers called "Killer Whales" with the Clothing Coach. Also in 2020, Nickatina appeared on San Francisco rapper Dregs One's single "Fog Mode" and in the accompanying music video.


Discography


Studio albums


Collaboration albums

*''
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'' with Equipto (2002) *'' Horns and Halos'' with Equipto (2005) *'' Gun-Mouth 4 Hire: Horns and Halos 2'' with Equipto (2005) *'' Bullet Symphony: Horns and Halos 3'' with Equipto (2006) *''A Tale of Two Andres'' with Mac Dre (2008) *''The King and Mr. Biscuits'' with Smoov-E (2010) *''My Middle Name is Crime EP'' with The Jacka (2010)


Compilation albums

*'' Unreleased'' (2001) *''
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'' (2002) *''Khantology: Cocaine Raps 1992–2005'' (2006) *''Khantology 2: Cocaine Raps 1992–2008'' (2009) *''Cocaine Inc. (Cocaine Raps Vol.1, Vol.2, Vol.3)'' (2009)


Soundtrack albums

*'' The Gift'' (2005) *''Ugly Money 2: Love It and Count It'' (2009)


Mixtapes

*''Green Eyes'' (2003) *''Tales of II Andre's'' with Mac Dre (2006) *''The Wrath of Khan'' hosted by Demolition Men (2007) *''Where's My Money'' (2012)


Extended plays

*''Cupid got Bullets 4 Me'' (2014)


References


External links

* * * https://web.archive.org/web/20121015004332/http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2012/10/smoked-out-with-andre-nickatina-interview/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Nickatina, Andre 1970 births 20th-century African-American musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 21st-century American rappers African-American male rappers 21st-century American male rappers Hip-hop musicians from San Francisco Horrorcore artists Living people Rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area Underground rappers