Andre Nickatina
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Andre L. Adams better known by his stage name Andre Nickatina, is an American
rapper from San Francisco, California
. He previously performed under the stage name Dre Dog.
but dropped out; he claims to have had a D average. 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 [First 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 [Sold Exclusively at shows and appreances] and 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
does". A combo CD/movie project, Conversation with a Devil, followed in 2003. Lindsay Welnick, a music critic for SF Weekly
, 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. In 2005, Nickatina also won the first annual Bay Area Raps Awards for Best Underground Artist. In 2008, he released A Tale of Two Andres
with Mac Dre
. Although they released only two songs together, they were close friends and the album was a tribute to his memory.
Rules of the Game (circa 1998)
United States
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rapper from San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. He previously performed under the stage name Dre Dog.
Musical career
Andre Adams attended the Galileo Academy of Science and TechnologyGalileo Academy of Science and Technology
Galileo Academy of Science and Technology is a public secondary school located in San Francisco's Russian Hill and Marina District neighborhoods...
but dropped out; he claims to have had a D average. He released two albums under the stage name Dre Dog: The New Jim Jones
The New Jim Jones
The New Jim Jones is the debut album by rapper Dre Dog. It was released on June 17, 1993 for independent record label, In-a-Minute Records and was produced by Dre Dog and T.C...
in 1993 and I Hate You With a Passion
I Hate You With a Passion
I Hate You with a Passion is the second album by rapper Dre Dog. It was released on April 19, 1995 for In-a-Minute Records and was produced by Dre Dog, T.C., Mark 5, The Enhancer, Reggie Smith, Race and Rob V. This album would prove to be Andre Nickatina's most successful album chart-wise, peaking...
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 [First Collaborations with Producer Nick Peace]. The album Raven in My Eyes was noted for its production quality and songs that combine "sequencers
Music sequencer
The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...
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 [Sold Exclusively at shows and appreances] and 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
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
does". A combo CD/movie project, Conversation with a Devil, followed in 2003. Lindsay Welnick, a music critic for SF Weekly
SF Weekly
SF Weekly is a free alternative weekly newspaper in San Francisco, California. The newspaper, distributed throughout the San Francisco Bay Area every Wednesday, is published by Village Voice Media, a 16-paper alt weekly newspaper chain that also includes the New York City Village Voice and the Los...
, regarded the film as a knockoff of the classic gangster movie Scarface
Scarface (1932 film)
Scarface is a 1932 American gangster film starring Paul Muni and George Raft, produced by Howard Hughes, directed by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson, and written by Ben Hecht based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Armitage Trail...
. 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. In 2005, Nickatina also won the first annual Bay Area Raps Awards for Best Underground Artist. In 2008, he released A Tale of Two Andres
A Tale of Two Andres
A Tale of Two Andres is an album released by Bay Area rappers Andre Nickatina and Mac Dre. Initially conceived in 2004, it was released in 2008.# "U Beezy" - 2:35# "My Homeboy's Chevy" - 2:51# "Cocaine" - 1:47# "Neva Seen" - 4:03...
with Mac Dre
Mac Dre
Andre Hicks , better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper.-Biography:Andre Hicks was born in Oakland, California but moved to Vallejo while still a child...
. Although they released only two songs together, they were close friends and the album was a tribute to his memory.
Solo albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |
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| U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
U.S. Heat (Pacific) Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| 1993 | The New Jim Jones The New Jim Jones The New Jim Jones is the debut album by rapper Dre Dog. It was released on June 17, 1993 for independent record label, In-a-Minute Records and was produced by Dre Dog and T.C... (as Dre Dog)
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| 1995 | I Hate You with a Passion I Hate You With a Passion I Hate You with a Passion is the second album by rapper Dre Dog. It was released on April 19, 1995 for In-a-Minute Records and was produced by Dre Dog, T.C., Mark 5, The Enhancer, Reggie Smith, Race and Rob V. This album would prove to be Andre Nickatina's most successful album chart-wise, peaking... (as Dre Dog) |
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| 1997 | Cocaine Raps Cocaine Raps Cocaine Raps is the third album released by rapper Andre Nickatina, who was previously known as "Dre Dog." It was released In April, 1997 From Filmoe Coleman Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina and Nick Peace... |
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| 1998 | Raven in My Eyes Raven in My Eyes Raven in My Eyes is the fourth album released by rapper Andre Nickatina. It was released on June 23, 1998 for Dogday Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, DJ Pause and the Fillmoe Coleman Band . This was an extension of Cocaine Raps Vol. 1, which was released as a limited edition... |
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| 1999 | Tears of a Clown Tears of a Clown (album) Tears of a Clown is the fifth album by rapper Andre Nickatina. It was released on May 18, 1999, for Fillmoe Coleman Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Dion Peete, J Mack, Nick Peace and DJ Pause.-Track listing:#"The Rap Gods"- 2:50... |
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| 2000 | Daiquiri Factory: Cocaine Raps, Vol. 2 Daiquiri Factory: Cocaine Raps, Vol. 2 Daiquiri Factory: Cocaine Raps, Vol. 2 is the sixth album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released on June 6, 2000 for Million Dollar Dream and was produced by Nick Peace, Fillmoe Coleman and Nicolo Vennarucci... |
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| These R the Tales These R the Tales These R the Tales is the seventh album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released on November 14, 2000, for Fillmoe Coleman Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Juilan Piccolo, Laird, Smoov-E, DJ Pause and the Fillmoe Coleman Band... |
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| 2003 | Conversation with a Devil: Cocaine Raps, Vol. 3 Conversation with a Devil Conversation with a Devil is the eleventh album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released on April 22, 2003 for Fillmoe Coleman Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Krushadelic and Smoov-E. Packaged with the album was a movie also entitled Conversation with a Devil... |
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| 2004 | Bullets, Blunts In Ah Big Bankroll Bullets, Blunts In Ah Big Bankroll Bullets, Blunts in ah Big Bankroll is the 12th album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released on May 18, 2004 for Nickatina's own Nicky I.N.C. label and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Krushadelic, Equipto, DJ Pause, DJ Luvva J, First Degree The D.E... |
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| 2005 | The Gift The Gift (Andre Nickatina album) The Gift is the 13th album and a DVD movie by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released on January 25, 2005, for Fillmoe Coleman Records and featured production from Andre Nickatina, Smoov-E, Tone Capone, Dion Peete, Krushadelic, DJ Pause and the A-T.E.A.M.... |
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| 2007 | Booty Star: Glock Tawk Booty Star: Glock Tawk Booty Star: Glock Tawk is the 17th album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released for Nickatina's own label Nickypearl.com, distributed by Sumo Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Freddy Machete, Krushadelic, K-Maxx, DJ Pause, Rob Lo and TD Camp.-Track listing:#"7... |
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| 2009 | Ugly Money, Vol. 2: Love It and Count It
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| Cocaine Inc (Cocaine Raps 1, 2, & 3)
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| 2010 | Khan! The Me Generation
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Collaboration albums
- Midnight Machine Gun Rhymes and AlibisMidnight Machine Gun Rhymes and AlibisMidnight Machine Gun Rhymes and Alibis is the tenth album by rapper, Andre Nickatina, released in conjunction with rapper Equipto. It was released on March 22, 2002 for Fillmoe Coleman Records and was produced by various producers which included Andre Nickatina, Equipto, Nick Peace, Crush, Little...
(with Equipto) (2002) - Horns and HalosHorns and Halos (album)Horns and Halos is the fourteenth album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina and his second with rapper Equipto. It was released on May 17, 2005 for Million Dollar Dream and featured production from Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Little J, Sweet Geez, Tone Capone and DJ Pause. Two sequels were...
(with Equipto) (2005) - Gun-Mouth 4 Hire: Horns and Halos 2 (with Equipto) (2005)
- Bullet Symphony: Horns and Halos 3Bullet Symphony: Horns and Halos 3Bullet Symphony: Horns and Halos 3 is the sixteenth album by Andre Nickatina, his fourth with Equipto and the third and final in the duos Horns and Halos series...
(with Equipto) (2006) - A Tale of Two AndresA Tale of Two AndresA Tale of Two Andres is an album released by Bay Area rappers Andre Nickatina and Mac Dre. Initially conceived in 2004, it was released in 2008.# "U Beezy" - 2:35# "My Homeboy's Chevy" - 2:51# "Cocaine" - 1:47# "Neva Seen" - 4:03...
(with Mac DreMac DreAndre Hicks , better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper.-Biography:Andre Hicks was born in Oakland, California but moved to Vallejo while still a child...
) (2008) - The King And Mr. Biscuits (with Smoov-E) (2010)
- My Middle Name Is Crime EP (with The JackaThe JackaDominic Newton, better known by his stage name The Jacka , is an American rapper from Richmond, California. The Jacka got his start in Pittsburg, California with his group, Mob Figaz, whose first album, C-Bo's Mob Figaz, was released in 1999. The Jacka also converted to Islam at a very young age...
) (2010)
Compilations
- UnreleasedUnreleased (Andre Nickatina album)Unreleased is the eighth album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released in 2001 and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Juilan Piccolo, Smoov-E and the Fillmoe Coleman Band...
(2001) - Hell's KitchenHell's Kitchen (Andre Nickatina album)Hell's Kitchen is the ninth album by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released on January 15, 2002 for Million Dollar Dream and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Juilan Piccolo, Smoov-E, Reggie Smith and Black Diamond...
(2002)
Rules of the Game (circa 1998)
- reen Eyes (Compilation Album) (2003)
- The Chicken Hill Project(2012) (Will be the Biggest comp since WEST COAST BADBOYS!