Andre Nickatina

Biography

Andre Adams, better known by his stage name Andre Nickatina, is rapper from San Francisco, California. He previously performed under the stage name Dre Dog.

He released two albums under the stage name Dre Dog: The New Jim Jones in 1993 and I Hate You With a Passion in 1995. In 1997, Adams changed his stage name to Andre Nickatina, and released the albums Cocaine Raps and Raven in My Eyes, which were released independently under Dogday Records.

Unlike his albums released under the name Dre Dog, Cocaine Raps had deeper production values. Raven in My Eyes was noted for emphasizing “sequencers and keyboards that buzz and whine” over live instrumentation, as reviewed by Todd S. Inoue of the news magazine Metroactive. That year, he founded his own record label, Dogday Records. Nickatina explained in an interview with Strivin’ magazine that his name change was “for the better” and that he raps because he feels that he is talented enough to do so but not for the sake of popularity.

Soon afterwards, his following three albums, Tears of a Clown (1999), Daiquiri Factory: Cocaine Raps, Vol. 2, The Unreleased [Sold Exclusively at shows and appreances] and These R the Tales (the latter three in 2000) made him more well-known in the West Coast underground rap scene. Mosi Reeves of the San Francisco Bay Guardian noted Nickatina’s popularity at a CD release party for another underground Bay Area rapper/producer, Smoov-E; Reeves called Nickatina “a quick-witted rapper who spits as hard as Kurupt does”.

A combo CD/movie project, Conversation With A Devil, followed in 2003. Lindsay Welnick, a music critic for SF Weekly, regarded the film as a knockoff of the classic gangster movie Scarface. Nate Denver for the SF Bay Guardian praised the album, though. Another album, The Gift followed in 2005, when the newspaper SF Weekly named Nickatina the “Best Local Hip Hop Legend” of that year. In 2005, Nickatina also won the first annual Bay Area Raps Awards for Best Underground Artist. In 2008, he released A Tale Of Two Andres with Mac Dre. Although they released only two songs together, they were close friends and the album was a tribute to his memory.

Discography
	Dre Dog – The New Jim Jones	In-A-Minute Records	1993
	Dre Dog – I Hate You With A Passion	In-A-Minute Records	1995
	Andre Nickatina – Cocaine Raps	Fillmoe Coleman Records	1997
	Andre Nickatina – Raven In My Eyes	Dogday Records	1997
	Andre Nickatina – Tears Of A Clown	Fillmoe Coleman Records	1999
	Andre Nickatina – Daiquiri Factory: Cocaine Raps Vol. 2	Million Dollar Dream	2000
	Andre Nickatina – These R The Tales	Fillmoe Coleman Records	2000
	Nickatina – Unreleased	Not On Label	2001
	Andre Nickatina & Equipto – Midnight Machine Gun Rhymes And Alibis	Fillmoe Coleman Records	2002
	Andre Nickatina – Conversation With A Devil: CR 3	Fillmoe Coleman Records	2003
	Andre Nickatina – Bullets, Blunts N Ah Big Bank Roll	Nicky Rose I.N.C.	2004
	Andre Nickatina & Equipto – Horns And Halos	Million Dollar Dream	2005
	Andre Nickatina & Equipto – Gun-Mouth 4 Hire: Horns And Halos #2	Million Dollar Dream	2005
	Andre Nickatina & Equipto – Bullet Symphony: Horns And Halos #3	Fillmoe Coleman Records	2006
	Mac Dre & Andre Nickatina – Tales Of II Andre’s	Thizz Entertainment	2006
	Andre Nickatina – Khanthology: Cocaine Raps 1992-2005	Fillmoe Coleman Records	2006
	Andre Nickatina – Booty Star: Glock Tawk	Nickypearl.com	2007
	Andre Nickatina & Mac Dre – A Tale Of Two Andres	Nickypearl.com	2008
	Andre Nickatina – Khanthology 2: Cocaine Raps 1992 – 2008	I-Khan Distribution	2009
	Andre Nickatina – Khan! The ME Generation	I-Khan Distribution	2010
	Andre Nickatina & The Jacka – My Middle Name Is Crime EP	I-Khan Distribution	2011
	Andre Nickatina & Smoov-E – The King & Mr. Biscuits	I-Khan Distribution	2011
Guest Appearances
	Frisco I.M.P. - Back In The Days	In-A-Minute Records	1993
	Total Insanity Totally Insane - Backstreet Life	In-A-Minute Records	1995
	Taste Da Hate Cold World Hustlers - Iceland	Black Market Records	1995
	4 Leaf Clover Smoov-E – Smoov-E	R.E.A.L. Records	1999
	Frisco Cellski - The Collection	Inner City Records	1999
	Make Money Side Industry - Everyday Life	Million Dollar Dream	1999
	Releasing Anger Fully Loaded - Fully Loaded	Done Deal Entertainment	1999
	Hip Hop Blac – Blac 2 Da Bone	Keep It Real Records	1999
	Ruthless By Law (Unreleased) RBL Posse - Bootlegs & Bay Shit	The Right Way Productions	2000
	Premeditated Murder Deco-D - Surgery On Tha Game	Bayway Records	2000
	K.Y.H.O.M.P.B. Smoov-E – Keep Your Hand Out My Pocket	R.E.A.L Records	2000
	Rap Attack Equipto – Vintage Vol. II: Like There’s No Tomorrow	Solidarity Records	2000
	Show Gone Wrong Smoov-E – Confessions	R.E.A.L. Records	2002
	Walkin’ Assassin Triple 6 - Hustlin’ 4 My Paper	Graveyard Records	2002
	Nickatina’s Word Shag Nasty - The Mack Who Shagged Me	Illiact Ent.	2002
	Move 2 The Side Equipto – Vintage Vol. III: It Hurts So Good	Solidarity Records	2002
	I First Degree The D.E. – Fahrenheit Underbelly Vol. 2	Fahrenheit Records	2003
	No Love Deco-D - Prime Example	Bayway Records	2003
	Time To Get Down Problem Child – It’s Not A Problem	Young Black Brotha Records	2003
	Ice’d Out V-Boy – If These Trees Could Talk	Alleyway Entertainment	2003
	Hot Lava Equipto & Mike Marshall – K.I.M.	Million Dollar Dream	2004
	Cadillac Girls Mac Dre – Special Guest Appearances	Thizz Entertainment	2004
	Wishes Equipto – Cigarillos	Million Dollar Dream	2004
	Bounce & Roll Jullie-D – The Mania	Armada Entertainment	2005
	Ahh Yaw Krushadelic – Hyph-A-Del	Armada Entertainment	2005
	Smoov Biscuit Time Smoov-E – Long Duck Dong	R.E.A.L. Records	2005
	Sunny Kim Nick Peace - High Powered	Million Dollar Dream	2005
	Weeping Willow Shag Nasty & DJ Pause - Monster	Illiact Entertainment	2005
	Fallin To The Top Goldtoes Presents Jimmy Roses	Goldtoes Entertainment	2006
	Da Baddest Bitch On Da Planet The Jacka, AP.9 & Husalah – Mob Trial	Million Dollar Dream	2006
	For The Green Smoov-E – Sum Yung Girl	R.E.A.L. Records	2006
	Dangerous Equipto – Behind The Rhyme	Tommy Gun Entertainment	2006
	Balla Race Freddy Machete – That’s The Beat	Tommy Entertainment	2006
	Bitch I’m Fresh Messy Marv – What You Know Bout Me?	Sumo Records	2006
	Material Things Smoov-E – Next Door Neighbor Larry Dallas	R.E.A.L. Records	2007
	Bitch I’m Fresh Messy Marv – Muzik Fo’ Tha Taliban	SMC Recordings	2007
	King Nicky’s Mac Dre – Pill Clinton	Thizz Entertainment	2007
	Look At Me Krushadelic – Ghost Rider	Armada Entertainment	2007
	Everythang Berner & Equipto – Track Money And Pack Money	City Hall Records	2007
	My Homeboyz Chevy Mac Dre – For The Streets	Not On Label	2008
	Blow Ya Brain Out Rappin’ 4-Tay – The World Is A Ghetto	Mob House Records	2008
	8 Grams Mike P. – Bakerz Dozen	I-Khan Distribution	2008
	Natural Disasters Mint Rock – Magnified	Bored Stiff Ent.	2008
	Genuine Draft Smoov-E – Rusty Squeezebox: The Fornicating Cowboy	R.E.A.L Records	2008
	Always Nick Peace – San Nico Instrumentals	Million Dollar Dream	2008
	BTCH (Pt. 2) Mike P. – Whipped Cream	Meshewaa Records	2009
	That’s Right (Still Won’t Tell You) TD Camp – Face To Face	Hella Records	2009
	No Mo Kaine Nick Peace – Six Classic Raps	Million Dollar Dream	2009
	Rap Attack Equipto – Selections From The Vintage Collection	Solidarity Records	2009
	Glamorous Lifestyle The Jacka Of The Mob Figaz – Tear Gas	The Artist Records, SMC Recordings	2009
	Coke Bottle Figure Smoov-E – Mr. Biscuits	R.E.A.L. Records	2010
	King Nicky Big Shawn – Can’t Stop Progress	Pimptapsmovement	2010
	Put Me On Remix Laroo Tha Hard Hitta - Live By Night	Timeless Entertainment	2010
	Pocket Fulla Presidents Paul Wall - Heart Of A Champion	Swishahouse, Asylum Records	2010
	Come For Me Smoov-E – El Joy Del Sexo	R.E.A.L. Records	2010
	I’m A Legend Mistah FAB - I Found My Backpack 2 „The Lost Notebook“	Faeva Afta	2010
	Memory Lane E-40 - The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 2	Hard On The Grind	2012
Compilations
	Total Insanity Anotha Level Of The Game	No Limit Records	1994
	Crooked Crow Still Trying To Survive In The Ghetto	Black Power Productions	1995
	Rowdy Riders Million Dollar Dream – The High Powered Double Album	Dogday Records	1997
	Taste Da Hate Hounds Of Tha Underground	Black Market Records	1997
	Blueprints Of War Rules Of The Game	Tripek Records	1998
	Sticky Sweet This Is How We Lay Low	Million Dollar Dream	1998
	Scottie 15 17 Reasons	Goldtoes Entertainment	1998
	.45 Caliber Raps Isolated In The Game	Bayway Records	1998
	External Gangsta Life Official	Mob House Records	1998
	Sexy Lil’ Neighbor Eyez On The Prize	Trump Tight Records	1999
	Wack MC’s Enterprise	Get Low Recordz	1999
	Fuck Them Whores Chapter 4: Money Muscle	Million Dollar Dream	1999
	Crumbs To Castles Heated Speaches Vol. 1	Done Deal Entertainment	2001
	Outlawz West Coast Gold Compilation	Keep It Real Records	2001
	Talez From The Sicc Talez From The Sicc	Keep It Real Records	2001
	Pitbull Krushadelic Presents WB: The Untold Saga	Armada Entertainment	2002
	Ayo Andre Nickatina & Nick Peace Present Hells Kitchen	Million Dollar Dream	2002
	Outlawz Almost Famous Vol. 1	Fortune Enterprize	2002
	Alligator Blood Veinz Westwayz Compilation 1	Westwayz Recordz	2002
	Lyrical Lullaby City On The Hush	Pervelous P. Ent.	2002
	Releasing Anger Drunken Cereal Killer Beats	2 Drunk Productions	2003
	In Tha Game Turf Grinders	Get Low Recordz, Thug World Entertainment	2003
	The Perfect Murder Green Eyes	Million Dollar Dream	2003
	Scottie 34 Reasons: Surviving The Game	Goldtoes Entertainment	2004
	I’m A Junkie The Gift	Fillmoe Coleman Records	2005
	Sav Life Thizz Nation Vol. 2	Thizz Entertainment	2005
	Fly Like A Bird West Coast Gangsta V.18	Thizz Entertainment, Siccness.net	2007
	Fallen To The Top Goldtoes Presents Treal T.V.: Thizz Latin	Goldtoes Entertainment	2007
	SF Bay Andre Nickatina Presents Ugly Money 2 Soundtrack	Fillmoe Coleman Records, I-Khan Distribution	2009
	Glamorous Lifestyle B.A.R.S. Awards	NorCal Noise Fest	2009
	Glamorous Lifestyle Nuthin But Slap Vol. 9	Demolition Men	2009
	Glamorous Lifestyle Quit Hatin’ On The Bay 2K10	Town Thizzness	2009
	Glamorous Lifestyle Streetmonstaz: We Are The Streetz Vol. 5	Streetmonstaz	2009
	Glamorous Lifestyle Quit Hatin’ On The Bay: Crushing The Block Edition	Town Thizzness	2010