Mac Dre (born July 5, 1970, Oakland, California, USA – died November 1, 2004, Kansas City, Missouri, USA) was an American rapper based in Vallejo, California. Mac Dre was considered as one of the pioneers of Bay Area rap. He started his career in the late 1980's working with [a=Khayree] on his label, [l=Strictly Business Records]. In the early 1990's, Dre spent some years in jail after being convicted of several robberies. When he was released, he started his own label, [l=Romp Records], and later [l=Thizz Entertai…