Andre Nickatina

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Andre Nickatina, born March 11th, is an American underground hardcore rapper from San Francisco, California who has been an active participant in the underground hip hop scene since the early 1990s.

Andre Nickatina first appeared on the Bay Area rap scene in 1993 under the name Dre Dog with the group I.M.P (Ill Mannered Playas) titled album "Back in the Days", followed closely by a solo project,The New Jim Jones , and "Raven in My Eyes" was the first album that he released under the name Andre Nickatina and has since released nine solo albums, an amateur film, several albums with fellow local rapper, Equipto and contributed significantly to the film and soundtrack for the 2005 documentary, The Gift.

Nickatina also heads his own record label known as Fillmoe Coleman Records and is known to be one of the busiest underground rappers in the business, reportedly keeping steady work on various music and film projects. In 2005, he was awarded the Bay Area Hip Hop Award for Underground Artist of the Year as well a nomination for Underground Album of the Year for his 2004 release Bullets, Blunts In Ah Big Bankroll.[1]

Although quite reclusive, he is considered to be one of the Big Bay FIVE, along with Mac Dre, Keak Da Sneak, Mistah F.A.B., and E-40

[edit] Discography

Album cover	Album information
	Raven in My Eyes Released: June 23, 1998 Label: Dogday Chart positions: none Singles: none
	Cocaine Raps Released: June 23, 1998 Label: Dogday Chart positions: none Singles: none
	Tears of a Clown Released: May 18, 1999 Label: Fillmoe Coleman Chart positions: none Singles: none
	These R the Tales Released: November 14, 2000 Label: Fillmoe Chart positions: none Singles: none
	Daiquiri Factory Cocaine Raps, Vol. 2 Released: June 6, 2000 Label: Million Dollar Dream Chart positions: none Singles: none
	Hell's Kitchen Released: January 15, 2002 Label: Million Dollar Dream Chart positions: none Singles: none
	Midnight Machine Gun Rhymes and Alibis Released: March 22, 2002 Label: Fillmoe Coleman Chart positions: none Singles: none
	Conversations With a Devil Released: April 22, 2003 Label: Fillmoe Coleman Chart positions: none Singles: none
	Bullets, Blunts In Ah Big Bankroll Released: May 18, 2004 Label: Nicky Rose I.N.C. Chart positions: none Singles: none
	Horns and Halos Released: May 17, 2005 Label: Million Dollar Dream Chart positions: none Singles: none
	Gun-Mouth 4 Hire: Horns and Halos, Vol. 2 Released: November 15, 2005 Label: Million Dollar Dream Chart positions: none Singles: none
	The Gift Released: January 25, 2005 Label: Fillmoe Coleman Chart positions: none Singles: none
	Bullet Symphony - Horns and Halos #3 Released: December 12, 2006 Label: Fillmoe Coleman Chart positions: none Singles: none