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Thizz Entertainment is a San Francisco Bay Area-based, independent record label, started in 1999 by rapper and music producer Andre Hicks, who was professionally known as rapper Mac Dre. Best known as a poster child of the hyphy movement that swept through the Bay Area in the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2004, Hicks was murdered by an unknown assailant while traveling after a performance in Kansas City, Missouri. Upon Hicks's death and at his written direction, his mother, Wanda Salvatto, (affectionally known as "Mac Wanda") became owner and CEO.

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  • Thizz Entertainment est un label discographique de hip-hop américain, situé à Vallejo, en Californie. Il est initialement fondé en 1996 sous le nom de Romp Records par Mac Dre. Ce dernier déménage en 1999 à Sacramento, il change le nom du label pour Thizz Entertainment, afin de rompre les liens avec son ancien gang, le Romper Room Gang. (fr)
  • Thizz Entertainment is a San Francisco Bay Area-based, independent record label, started in 1999 by rapper and music producer Andre Hicks, who was professionally known as rapper Mac Dre. Best known as a poster child of the hyphy movement that swept through the Bay Area in the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2004, Hicks was murdered by an unknown assailant while traveling after a performance in Kansas City, Missouri. Upon Hicks's death and at his written direction, his mother, Wanda Salvatto, (affectionally known as "Mac Wanda") became owner and CEO. There are no artists signed to the label and the company's primary focus is to manage Mac Dre's expansive music catalog of over 25 albums, preserve his legacy, and to hold artistic events to honor his memory. (en)
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  • Thizz Entertainment est un label discographique de hip-hop américain, situé à Vallejo, en Californie. Il est initialement fondé en 1996 sous le nom de Romp Records par Mac Dre. Ce dernier déménage en 1999 à Sacramento, il change le nom du label pour Thizz Entertainment, afin de rompre les liens avec son ancien gang, le Romper Room Gang. (fr)
  • Thizz Entertainment is a San Francisco Bay Area-based, independent record label, started in 1999 by rapper and music producer Andre Hicks, who was professionally known as rapper Mac Dre. Best known as a poster child of the hyphy movement that swept through the Bay Area in the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2004, Hicks was murdered by an unknown assailant while traveling after a performance in Kansas City, Missouri. Upon Hicks's death and at his written direction, his mother, Wanda Salvatto, (affectionally known as "Mac Wanda") became owner and CEO. (en)
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  • Thizz Entertainment (fr)
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