Wally Presents - The Mac Dre Test

[Bruce LeRoy]

Actually. .

Too Short and 40 where the town heroes.

Mac Dre was popping, yet Mac Mall had even a foothold stronger in presence and noteriety based on appeal.

My perception is based on the technical apects of syntax, skillsets, vocabularity, complexity and many factors of what it is to be a mc, which most true rappers base themselves on.

Not just rhyme cuz it was a fad.

San Quinn, Andre Nickatina, Messy Marv, and the Jacka are noterized artist from the Bay who also carry a following the magnatude of Mac Dre..I would even place Dre Dog cult status neck and neck with Dres.

The persona of Mac Dre and characteristics there of, along with the concept of Thizz and subsequent projects and overall hustle is what set Dre apart.

Him as a rapper...not so much.

I was a dj, I promoted and Ive been a lot of places from The Omni, Bluesville, mission rock, hip hop on the green, to storyville, to the Amabasadors Lounge.

The prison bid was a huge set back .

He went in at a time when alot of those bay area rappers were being scouted by major lables and then by the time he was released and putting out music again west coast maintream rap scene along with those record deals were drying out. Him going to prison had alot to do with Mac Mall having a bigger presence in the 90's, he basically picked up where Dre and Khayree had started. Mac Mall was dope and his first album was a classic, but it is what it is.

We don't know where Dre would have ended up had he not went to prison.