Birth Place: San Francisco, California, USA. Valentine, this rap vet has no plans to act his age.Īndre Nickatina performs Fri., Jun 8 at Avalon Nightclub in Santa Clara at 8pm $25. And judging from his recent work, especially his new single, “Still Gon Ball” featuring Messy Marv & J. Whatever wild, belligerent image he projects, he’s really an impresario who’s been in total control of his career. In fact, the third release, Raven In My Eyes, which marked his name change is now 12 years old. But his coked-out street narratives now engage fans almost a quarter of his age. Like another Bay Area icon, Too Short, Nickatina’s voice sounds the same as it did 20 years ago. Whether you like his songs or not, it can’t be said that he chases trends. But Nickatina has stuck to his guns with a stubborn lack of pandering. As rappers age, fans dissipate or become younger and younger, and many try to chance their image or their sound. In 2012, the terrain of rap music has broken off into more sub-genres than ever, and even some sub-sub-genres. 
A typical Nickatina line: “The bird gets the worm, but everybody knows the early pimp gets the perm.” Tale Of Two Andres was a huge seller, and is considered by some a West Coast masterwork.
The album didn’t deviate much from cocaine and Cadillacs, giving loyal fans precisely what they expected. Their collaboration from 2004 finally saw the light of day in 2008 with A Tale Of Two Andres, which featured the pair’s lost recordings, remixes, and outtakes. His driver, who was also shot at, subsequently survived the shooting and his label, Thizz Entertainment, relocated back to the Bay Area. In November of 2004, Mac Dre was shot to death while on a freeway at a tour stop in Kansas City. Even with the success of his solo career, Nickatina is best known by many hip-hop fans for his work with Mac Dre, the East Bay rapper who came up at the same time and and who was fundamental in developing the “Thizz” movement that blew up in the early 2000s.
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