Mac Minister

Mac Minister

Infobox Musical artist


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Name = Mac Minister
|Origin = San Francisco, California
Genre = Gangsta rap
Years Active = 1993-present
Label = SMC Records, Thizz Entertainment

Mac Minister (born Andre Dow, 1971 Fact|date=September 2008 in San Francisco, California) is an American rapper, recently found guilty for the murder of Kansas City rappers Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins and Jermaine "Cowboy" Akins in Las Vegas, Nevada in May 2005.

Mac Minister was profiled on an episode of America's Most Wanted, allegedly responsible for the murder of Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins in Las Vegas, Nevada, in retaliation for the murder of Bay Area hip-hop legend Mac Dre. After a 10-month manhunt, Mac was apprehended by the FBI on the evening of March 2, 2006 while hiding out in a San Francisco apartment, becoming AMW Direct Result Capture #879. [http://www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=37393]

Homicide charges

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 lasted less than a week. Both men received sentences of life without parole. [ [http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/07/31/20354232.aspx] ]

Prosecutors claimed that Minister committed the crime in retaliation for the November 2004 murder of Andre “Mac Dre” Hicks, which sparked whisperings of potential gang warfare between Kansas City and Bay Area artists. While never charged, Fat Tone was rumored to be behind the Mac Dre killing. Fact|date=September 2008

In May 2005, Fat Tone and Cowboy were ambushed in Las Vegas, arriving there based on a promise by an unspecified party to meet a representative for Snoop Dogg’s label. Fact|date=September 2008

Their bodies were later found riddled with AK-47 bullets at a construction site outside of Las Vegas. MGM Grand security cameras documented Minister leaving the hotel with two men just hours before the slaying.

Police immediately sought to question him, but the veteran rapper went on the lam, prompting a 10 month manhunt. The case was featured prominently on America’s Most Wanted before Mac’s capture on March 2, 2006.

He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on July 31, 2008. [ [http://www.hhworlds.com/forum/hip-hop/17755-07-31-08-mac-minister-sentenced-life-prison.html "HHWorlds.com" - Mac Minister Sentenced To Life In Prison (July 31, 2008)] ]

Mac Dre’s 2004 slaying remains officially unsolved.

Discography

Albums

*2006: "The Minister of Defense"

Appearances

*1994: Mac Minister feat. Mac Mall "West Coast"
*1995: Mac Minister feat. Little Bruce & B-Legit "Rap Star"
*1996: E-40 feat. Mac Minister "Mack Minister (Interlude)"
*2006: Mac Minister "Fuck The Law"
*2006: Mac Minister feat. Mac Dre "The Treal Man"
*2006: The Game feat. Mac Minister "Lookin At You"

References

External links

* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/01/BAGV5OVO6M1.DTL&hw=Mac+Minister&sn=001&sc=1000 Henry K. Lee, "Vallejo: Mystery over death of Mac Dre protege"] , San Francisco Chronicle, April 1, 2007
* [http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2006/08/rapper_mac_minister_preps_for_murder_trial_and_new_album_release/ Mariel Concepcion, "Rapper Mac Minister Preps for Murder Trial and New Album Release", Vibe.com, Aug. 22, 2006]
* [http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8460 "Bay Area's Mac Minister Found, Ends 10-Month Manhunt", sohh.com, March 3, 2006]
* [http://allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=4434 Nolan Strong, "Police Seek To Question Rapper Mac Minister In Las Vegas Double Homicide", AllHipHop.com, May 26, 2005]


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