Andre Dow (known by his stage name Mac Minister) is a former American rapper.
Mac Minister | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andre Dow |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1993–2010 |
| Labels | SMC Records |
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 icon Mac Dre. After a 10-month manhunt, Mac was apprehended on the evening of March 2, 2006, while hiding out in a San Francisco apartment, becoming AMW Direct Result Capture #879.[1]
Mac Minister is from the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California, a neighborhood also known as "The Fillmore", "FILLMOE", and "the Moe". He lived in the Marcus Garvey/Martin Luther King Jr. housing complex. His apartment was entered in two police raids in 1999, one in which his pit bull was shot and killed by the police officers.[2]
Homicide charges
editDow 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.[3]
The bodies of the victims 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 Dow fled, 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.[4]
New trial
editOn June 8, 2022, court documents were published online revealing that Dow had been granted a new trial. This was after a key prosecution witness against Dow by the name of Antione Mouton, recanted his testimony, stating that he made statements incriminating Dow in exchange for receiving favorable treatment for his own pending criminal cases.[5]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 2006: The Minister of Defense
Appearances
edit- 1994: Mac Minister featuring Mac Mall "West Coast"
- 1995: Mac Minister featuring Little Bruce & B-Legit "Rap Star"
- 1996: E-40 featuring Mac Minister "Mack Minister (Interlude)"
- 1999: Frost featuring B-Legit, Richie Rich & Mac Minister "Heart Of A Savage"
- 2000: Snoop Dogg featuring Mac Minister "Game Court"
- 2001: Turk featuring Mac Minister "Seattle Slew" (Skit) & "Police" (Skit)
- 2002: Yukmouth featuring Mac Minister "Fuck Friends"
- 2003: Ras Kass featuring Scipio, Donna Karin, 40 Glocc & Mac Minister "Don't Ask Me"
- 2006: Mac Minister "Fuck The Law"
- 2006: Mac Minister featuring Mac Dre "The Treal Man"
- 2006: The Game featuring Mac Minister "Lookin At You"
- 2010: Too Short featuring Richie Rich & Mac Minister "Ya'll Ready"
References
edit- ^ "AMW.com | Andre Dow - Fugitive". Archived from the original on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "Police Raid Zeroes in on Drug Turf War / 19 arrested in sweep of Western Addition". 16 September 1999.
- ^ "AllHipHop.com Daily News - : Mac Minister Sentenced to Life in Prison". Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ "HHWorlds.com" - Mac Minister Sentenced To Life In Prison (July 31, 2008)
- ^ "Mac Minister Gets New Hearing in Revenge Killings for Mac Dre After Witness Recants". 8 June 2022.
External links
edit- Henry K. Lee, "Vallejo: Mystery over death of Mac Dre protege", San Francisco Chronicle, April 1, 2007
- Police Raid Zeroes In On Drug Turf War / 19 arrested in sweep of Western Addition
- Mariel Concepcion, "Rapper Mac Minister Preps for Murder Trial and New Album Release", Vibe.com, Aug. 22, 2006
- "Bay Area's Mac Minister Found, Ends 10-Month Manhunt", sohh.com, March 3, 2006
- Nolan Strong, "Police Seek To Question Rapper Mac Minister In Las Vegas Double Homicide", AllHipHop.com, May 26, 2005