Hip-hop and rap are the stars at this weekend’s gig at Whiskey Dick’s Saloon, which features the talents of Andre Nickatina. “Without saying so, Nickatina has had his finger on the pulse of what is ...

Whiskey Dick’s Saloon will host a pair of San Francisco Bay Area hip-hop stalwarts Saturday. Andre Nickatina and Rappin’ 4 Tay play the South Lake Tahoe bar Saturday night. “A Yo,” “My Rap World” and ...

Born and raised in the Fillmore District of San Francisco, Andre Nickatina has been a Hip-Hop/Rap luminary since the release of his critically acclaimed debut, "The New Jim Jones." A favorite at ...

Born and raised in the Fillmore District of San Francisco, Andre Nickatina has been a Hip-Hop/Rap luminary since the release of his critically acclaimed debut, "The New Jim Jones." A favorite at ...

Latest release: My Middle Name Is Crime, an EP made for a quick buck with Bay Area heavy hitter the Jacka. The disc is full of half-hearted verses and weak song concepts. Nicky releases a lot of ...

His name is Nicky, but you can call him Dre. You may also call veteran San Francisco rapper Andre Nickatina maestro. In two concerts Saturday produced by Empire Records, the San Francisco Philharmonic ...

His name is Nicky, but you can call him Dre - to paraphrase Bay Area underground rap artist Andre Nickatina's "Conversation With a Devil." So keeping that statement of wicked intent in mind, embark on ...

After a two-year dry spell, Frisco legend Andre Nickatina will return to the stage this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his 2004 album Conversation With a Devil. The announced tour dates, ...

Andre Nickatina smokes one for Mac Dre... Andre Nickatina has been a mainstay of the Bay Area rap microcosm dating back to the early 1990s, when he went by the name Dre Dog. He regularly sells out ...

Logan Webb start days have a signature sound. And it is so, so Bay Area. As the San Francisco Giants’ ace strides to the mound, a symphony of whale calls fill Oracle Park underscored by the bump of ...

Though inextricably linked to his pal, the late, legendary Mac Dre, Andre Nickatina, the rapper formerly known as Dre Dog, is very much his own man. Sure, he rides lo-fi beats with that peculiar Bay ...

I’m not really a fan of the bonus Booty Star DVD that comes with Andre Nickatina’s most recent album Booty Star: Glock Tawk. Like the name indicates, it features heaps of ample buttocks jiggling to ...