Andre Lamond Adams (born March 11, 1970), better known by his stage nameAndre Nickatina, is an Americanrapper fromSan Francisco,California. He previously performed under the stage nameDre Dog.

Andre Adams was born on March 11, 1970, in San Francisco, and grew up in the city'sFillmore District.^[3]

Andre Nickatina first appeared on the Bay Area rap scene in 1993 underneath the stage name Dre Dog. He released two albums under the stage name Dre Dog:The New Jim Jones in 1993 andI Hate You With a Passion in 1995.I Hate You With a Passion peaked at #79 on theBillboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on theBillboard Heatseekers chart. In 1997, Adams changed his stage name to Andre Nickatina, and released the albums:Cocaine Raps under his own label, Filmoe Coleman Records andRaven in My Eyes, which was released under the Bay Area Independent Rap Label Dogday Records.^[4] Unlike his albums released under the name Dre Dog,Cocaine Raps had deeper production values [First Collaborations with Producer Nick Peace]. The albumRaven in My Eyes was noted for its production quality and songs that combine "sequencers and keyboards that buzz and whine" with live instrumentation.^[5] That year, he founded his own record label, Filmoe Coleman Records. Nickatina explained in an interview withStrivin 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.^[6]

Soon afterwards, his following three albums,Tears of a Clown (1999),Daiquiri Factory: Cocaine Raps, Vol. 2, The Unreleased [Sold exclusively at shows and appearances] andThese R the Tales (the latter three in 2000) gained him notoriety in the West Coast underground rap scene.^[4] Mosi Reeves of theSan 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 asKurupt does".^[7] A combo CD/movie project,Conversation with a Devil, followed in 2003.^[4] Lindsay Welnick, a music critic forSF Weekly, regarded the film as a knockoff of the classic gangster movieScarface.^[8] Nate Denver for theSF Bay Guardian praised the album, though.^[9] Another album,The Gift followed in 2005, when the newspaperSF Weekly named Nickatina the "Best Local Hip Hop Legend" of that year. That same year, he would collaborate with Ilych Sato, better known as Equipto, for his 14th studio album titled "Horns and Halos", which would be accompanied by two sequels later that year and in the following year. Also, in 2005, Nickatina won the first annual Bay Area Raps Awards for Best Underground Artist. In 2008, he releasedA Tale of Two Andres withMac Dre. Although they released only three songs together ("Andre N Andre", "U Beezy", "My Homeboy's Chevy"), they were close friends and the album was a tribute to his memory.^[10] Nickatina's self-entitled 2013 album debuted at #46 on theR&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #12 on theHeatseekers Albums chart, and at a time appeared on iTunes' main albums chart, making it his most successful album to date.

In 2020, Nickatina released a line of sneakers called "Killer Whales" with the Clothing Coach.^[11] Also in 2020, Nickatina appeared on San Francisco rapper Dregs One's single "Fog Mode" and in the accompanying music video.^[12]

• Midnight Machine Gun Rhymes and Alibiswith Equipto (2002)
• Horns and Haloswith Equipto (2005)
• Gun-Mouth 4 Hire: Horns and Halos 2with Equipto (2005)
• Bullet Symphony: Horns and Halos 3with Equipto (2006)
• A Tale of Two Andreswith Mac Dre (2008)
• The King and Mr. Biscuitswith Smoov-E (2010)
• My Middle Name is Crime EPwith The Jacka (2010)

• Unreleased (2001)
• Hell's Kitchen (2002)
• Khantology: Cocaine Raps 1992–2005 (2006)
• Khantology 2: Cocaine Raps 1992–2008 (2009)
• Cocaine Inc. (Cocaine Raps Vol.1, Vol.2, Vol.3) (2009)

• The Gift (2005)
• Ugly Money 2: Love It and Count It (2009)

• Green Eyes (2003)
• Tales of II Andre'swith Mac Dre (2006)
• The Wrath of Khanhosted by Demolition Men (2007)
• Where's My Money (2012)

• Cupid got Bullets 4 Me (2014)

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