Mac Dre Death

On November 1, 2004, Mac Dre was shot to death while returning to his hotel after a performance in Kansas City, Missouri. A car pulled up next to the white van carrying Dre. Whether words were exchanged or not, the ordeal ended in the bloodshed of a Bay Area rap legend. The van swerved off the road and into a ravine where it ran into a tree.

Mac Dre apparently died from a gunshot wound to the back of the neck, although Dre was thrown from the vehicle and wasn't found immediately after the accident.It was rumored that Mac Dre's killer was Kansas City rapper Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins. In 2005, Watkins was murdered, allegedly by Bay Area rapper Mac Minister, in retaliation for Hicks' death. In March 2006, Mac Minister was arrested by FBI officials.

On the weekend of the August 26, 2006, Hicks' tombstone was stolen from his final resting place. AP9, a rapper who was close to Hicks offered a 10,000 USD reward out of his own pocket for anyone who had any information on the location of the tombstone. AP9 stated that he believes the theft was an isolated incident, and nobody involved with Hicks' murder was responsible.