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(AllHipHop News) Rapper Mac Minister lost his attempt to appeal his life sentence after he was convicted of murdering Kansas City rapper Anthony “Fat Tone Watkins and another man. Police believe Fat Tone and Germaine “Cowboy” Atkins were murdered in Las Vegas in May of 2005, as retaliation for the 2004 killing of Bay Area […]

Following his conviction last week for first-degree murder in the slayings of Anthony “Fat Tone” Watkins and Jermaine “Cowboy” Atkins, Bay Area rapper Andre “Mac Minister” Dow has been sentenced today (July 31) to life without the possibility of parole.   Co-defendant Jason Mathis, who prosecutors accuse of conspiring and carrying out the slayings with […]

Bay area rapper Mac Minister was found guilty today in the double murders of Anthony “Fat Tone” Watkins and associate Jermaine ‘Cowboy” Atkins.Minister, real name Andre Dow and age 37, was convicted along with his friend Jason “Corleone” Mathis of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder. The trial […]

The murder trial of Bay area rapper Andre “Mac Minister” Dow started yesterday (July 14) in Las Vegas District Court.   Mac Minister is accused of killing two Kansas City, Missouri men in what prosecutors labeled an ongoing “rap war” between rappers from the Bay area and local artists.   Police have charged Mac Minister, […]

Imprisoned rapper Mac Minister is preparing an album titled Minister of Defense for SMC Recordings/Fontana. Mac Minister, who is preparing to be tried for the 2005 murders of Kansas City rapper Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins, 24 and Jermaine "Cowboy" Akins, will tell his side of the story on the album, as well as details that […]

Bay Area rapper Mac Minister was arrested yesterday (Mar. 2) in San Francisco for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. FBI agents and local police raided a home in San Francisco’s South of Market district around 7:30 pm and arrested the 35-year-old rapper. Mac Minister, born Andre Dow, was profiled on Fox’s#### television series America’s Most […]

Bay Area rapper Mac Minister was profiled on Fox’s long-running television series America’s Most Wanted on Saturday (Feb. 11). Police have been seeking Mac Minister, born Andre Dow, in connection with the May 2005 murders of Kansas City rapper Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins and his companion, Jermaine "Cowboy" Akins. Police suspect Mac Minister and an […]

Rapper Mac Minister maintains he had nothing to do with a double murder that was allegedly committed out of revenge for the death of Mac Dre.

(AllHipHop News) Thizz Nation rapper J-Hype was the victim of a chain snatching/shooting that resulted in another man being shot by police officers, during a celebration for revered Vallejo rapper, Mac Dre. J-Hype, born Joel Willams, was among the thousands of fans and family members who gathered in North Vallejo Park on Sunday (July 3rd) […]

Well known mixtape DJ Vlad the Butcher will bring the story of Mac Dre and his infamous Romper Room Gang to BET on an upcoming episode of American Gangster, AllHipHop.com has learned.   DJ Vlad, who originally hails from the Bay area, will direct the upcoming episode, which will debut around November as part of […]

Bay Area rapper Johnny "Johnny Ca$h" Castaneda died Thursday (Mar. 29) from a gunshot wound to the head, after being shot multiple times in an apartment complex in Vallejo, CA. According to reports, Ca$h was signed to Mac Dre’s Thizz Entertainment, but joined the label after Mac Dre was gunned down in 2004.While authorities haven’t […]

In response to the theft of rapper Andre Mac Dre" Hicks’ tombstone, the family of the slain Hip-Hop star is considering relocating his remains to Vallejo, California. Bernard Hicks, the uncle of Mac Dre, said the family is considering returning the Oakland-born rapper’s remains to Vallejo, to keep a better watch over them. The 50-pound […]