Dre Dog, AKA Andre Nickatina, is a Bay Area legend. With twenty-seven years in the rap game, thirteen solo albums under his belt and having collaborated with Mac Dre as well as The Jacka, Andre has remained a household name in the Bay Area rap scene. He is a prominent figure in conversations when it comes to pioneers of the hyphy movement. Check out some of our favorite Dre Dog tracks below.
This song is one of the most iconic Andre and Mac Dre songs, it would be a crime to not include it.
Nickatina Says drives home the uptempo and menacing sound I love from the early I Hate You With A Passion era of Andre’s career. Furthermore, it’s important to note that this track came out at a time when all of Andre’s musical peers were leaning towards a more laid-back mob sound in the early 2000’s.
This song had a huge impact on me, around 16 or 17 I was stuck on this song. The majority of rap songs are boastful and full of pride. This song talks about Nickatina’s flaws and being at rock bottom; the path of addiction.
This song has a special place in all Bay Area natives’ hearts. I’m a night owl who’s constantly in the nightlife scene so this song is quintessential to my lifestyle.
The storytelling on Little Coco is A-1. Parading on the instrumental with lyrics like “I love Bruce Lee with a cup of iced tea, fully dressed smoking weed in a hot jacuzzi”. How could you not love this song?
I like the remix to this song a lot better than the original. One of the only Mac Dre and Andre Nickatina collaborations out there, and my personal favorite.
This was the very first song I ever heard from Andre Nickatinas’ discography. My brother in law showed me this song when it first released and I’ve been a fan ever since.
I love this song because it talks about something not often talked about in rap. It features J Stalin and Lil Blood and is about being pulled over with drugs and weapons in your car and trying not to panic. I think it’s entertaining and it helps me drive safer.
Longtime producer and collaborator Nick Peace flips a bagpipe sample for one of the most obscure Nickatina songs to date.
I was born and raised in the East (Oakland) and I think this song manages to be catchy while tapping on issues like men crying and masculinity. I think its a really clever song.
