Thizz Entertainment

Thizz Entertainment
Thizz Entertainment
Founded	2001
Founder	Mac Dre ; Curtis Nelson
Distributor(s)	Independent
Genre	Hyphy, Gangsta Rap,
Country of origin	US
Official website	MySpace

Thizz Entertainment is a San Francisco Bay Area based, independent record label, created in the late 1990s by the late Bay Area rapper Mac Dre and close friend Curtis "Kilo Curt" Nelson. Andre Hicks, better known by his stage name Mac Dre, first gained popularity in the early 1990s and started his first record label, Romp Productions. After being charged with conspiring to commit several bank robberies (that were directly linked to Mac Dre's "Romper Room Gang"), Dre was sentenced to five years in prison in 1992. After his release in 1996, Mac Dre relocated to Sacramento and decided to change the name of his record label from "Romp" to "Thizz Entertainment", supposedly to downplay his connection with the gang that led to his incarceration. During this time, Mac Dre's local popularity steadily rose. On November 1, 2004, Mac Dre was shot after a performance in Kansas City, Missouri. When Mac Dre died, Curtis Nelson took control over the label and remains the current owner today.

Music

The label is known for producing "feel good music", a playful genre of hip-hop coined by Mac Dre "blending Shock G’s nasally sonic smirk with E-40’s love of language and odd vocal inflections." It is also partially responsible for the Northern California hyphy movement. The word 'thizz' has its roots in Ecstasy usage, Bay Area slang for getting high on MDMA. After Mac Dre's death, the label continued to release albums, with more than 50 released since 2004. Over sixty artists have released albums through Thizz Entertainment and it's various divisions. PSD, Messy Marv and Keak Da Sneak bring life back to Thizz Nation with an album due in the spring of 2007 on SMC Recordings.

Mistah Fab also has a new CD called the Yellow Bus Rider.The hit single, Ghost Ride It has been a hit in Northern California radio stations. The music video for "Ghost Ride it" hit number one on a recent. countdown of Rap Videos on MTV.F.A.B. also hosts "Yellow Bus Radio" Friday nights from 10pm-Midnight on Wild 94.9/KYLD-FM.

Distribution

Reflective of the great changes taking place in the music industry today, this independent label is succeeding by nurturing a music scene largely ignored by the major record labels, and their promotional dollars. Thizz Entertainment stays on the pulse of trends in local hyphy hip-hop culture, releasing successful albums by many locally esteemed artists through the power of the Internet and word of mouth. They offer the benefit of corporate name recognition to artists who otherwise might not be able to successfully push a record. In exchange for a cut of the profits, Thizz lends logistical support and promotional dollars, as well as the "Mac Dre Presents" logo. As is the case with many independent labels, releasing a record with Thizz Entertainment exposes them to potential new fans through association with other popular artists on the label roster. Additionally, Thizz Entertainment sponsors parties and other promotional events.

Current roster

Mac Dre
Mac Mall
PSD Tha Drivah
Dubee aka Sugawolf
Mistah F.A.B.
Rydah J. Klyde
Johnny Ca$h
Money Gang (Rydah J. Klyde & Ca$h)
Little Bruce
Dubee aka Sugar Wolf
J. Diggs
Miami The Most
Vital
Da'unda'dogg
Reek Daddy
Budda Mac
Freako
Y.S.
B-Luv
Sleep Dank
Zmurfzilla
Fendi Boyz
Geezy (Of Fendi Boyz)
Kata (Of Fendi Boyz)
Peanut (Of Fendi Boyz)
The Crest Creepaz
Boss Hogg (Of The Crest Creepaz)
Traxx (Of The Crest Creepaz)
Baygeen (Of The Crest Creepaz)
Shiggady The Playboy (Of The Crest Creepaz)
City Side Crew
Sweet Geez (Of City Side Crew)
Shawn Do (Of City Side Crew)
Son Of Man (Of City Side Crew)
Big Dant
Children Of Sin
Sumthin' Terrible
Bad Business (Of Sumthin Terrible)
Sauce Alito (Of Sumthin Terrible)
Chuck Beez (Of Sumthin Terrible)
Haji Springer
Kilo Curt
Black Mafia
Bavgate (Of Black Mafia)
Pooh Sauce (Of Black Mafia)
Nephew (Of Black Mafia)
Spoon (Of Black Mafia)
Buckhaven (Of Black Mafia)
Lil Holly (Of Black Mafia)
Philly 45 (Of Black Mafia)
Macorino
Lil Bomber
Magnolia Chop
Trill Rel
Jimmy Roses
Freddy Chingaz
Goldtoes
Kuzzo Fly
Savage Dragons
Tic Toc
L-Killa Wit alotta Scrilla
Juggy Jugg
Do Thangs
Meezy Montana

Albums

Black Mafia: "Mac Dre Presents - Tha Family Reunion' (2005)
Litttle Bruce: "Mac Dre Presents - Little Bruce"(2003)< 'Little Bruce-The Truth'(2006) br />City Side Crew: "City Side Crooks" (2006)
Cognito: "Knucklehead Theatre" (2006)
Crest Creepas: "Mac Dre - Tha Thizzic Room" (2005)
Dubee: "Turf Matic"(2003)-Last of the thizzin breed(2007)
Fendi Boyz: "Money Movement" (2006)
J. Diggs: "Both Sides of the Gate" (2003), "Mac Dre Presents - California Livin Part 2" (2005), "Bay Commission" (2006)
Keak da Sneak: "Farm Boyz Starring Keak" (2006)
Rydah J. Klyde: "Tha Fly Gangsta" (2003), "Mac Dre Presents - What's Really Thizzin?" (2005)
Mac Dre: "Heart of a Gangsta, Mind of a Hustla" (2001), "It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It" (2001), "Dammit Man and Friends: City Slickers" (2002), "Mac Dre Presents - The Rompalation III" (2002), "Best of Mac Dre" (2002), "Appearances" (2004), "Best of Mac Dre II" (2004), "Genie of the Lamp" (2004), "Da U.S. Open: Mall Macenroe VS. Andre Macassi" (2005), "Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game 2" (2005), "Mac Dre Presents - 23109 - Exhibition of Speed Soundtrack" (2005), "Mac Dre Presents Thizz Nation Vol.3" (2005), "15 Years Deep" (2005), "16 Wit Dre Hosted by DJ Backside" (2006), "Alaska 2 tha Bay" (2006), "Bay Bosses Vol.1" (2006), "Best of Mac Dre Vol.3" (2006), "Da U.S Open" (2006), "Back 'N Da Hood", "Thizzelle Washington","Pill Cinton"