A Mac Dre documentary in the works from Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media company has now added Marshawn Lynch‘s Beastmode Productions to help tell the story of the late Bay Area legend.
The doc was first announced back in 2023, with the rapper’s mother Mac Wanda (real name Wanda Salvatto) on board for the process. As part of the new team, Michelle Parker has been tapped to direct.
In a statement, Unanimous Media said: “We’re excited to join forces with Marshawn Lynch and Beastmode Productions to tell the story of Mac Dre, a cultural and Bay Area icon whose creativity knows no bounds. Alongside his mother, Wanda, we’ve assembled a group of creatives who are honored to have the opportunity to tell Mac Dre’s life story for fans and the Bay Area community alike.”
Beastmode co-founder Diaunte Thompson added: “We at Beastmode Productions are thrilled to partner with Unanimous Media to produce and celebrate the extraordinary life of MacDre. He is not only a Bay Area icon but also a trailblazing independent hip-hop pioneer whose influence resonates globally.
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“At Beastmode Productions, our mission has always been to tell real, authentic stories that create a lasting impact beyond the screen. This project is more than just a film; it’s our responsibility and duty to honor Mac Dre’s legacy. Partnering with his mother, Ms. Wanda, is an incredible honor, and we are dedicated to executing her vision with the utmost respect and care.”
This isn’t the first documentary about Mac Dre (real name Andre Louis Hicks), who was murdered in 2004.
Back in 2016, a documentary called Legend Of The Bay dropped on Apple, and it was spurred by a conversation that his mother had with none other than Drake.
“I met with Drake in San Francisco. We sat down and he talked with me about how Mac Dre impacted his life and his career, what he’s doing, and the big impact that Mac Dre had when Drake was a young boy,” she said at the time. “So listening to that, it kind of opened up my eyes that maybe I do need to do this. If Andre was alive he would definitely be capitalizing and making as much money as he could.”
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Warren G, Wiz Khalifa, Tech N9ne, E-40, Berner, Too $hort and DJ Quik were among the people interviewed for Legend Of The Bay, which documents the late rapper’s rise to fame and his influence with his compilations and the Thizz movement.
“For a while up, for I’d say up to about eight years after he passed, his daughter and I kind of like went into seclusion,” Salvatto said. “As you know, we were really depressed, really hurt, and really traumatized by his death and everything. The hard part for us was we didn’t really get a chance to grieve or mourn privately, because once he got killed he became an even bigger public figure.”
The talk with Drake opened Salvatto’s eyes to the significance her son had on music and helped her realize that she should celebrate his legacy.
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“I finally got to the point where I could look at it from that point of view,” she says. “In the recent years, I’ve been more accepting of monetizing the legend, the name and I’ve formed Andre Lewis Enterprise Company. I’ve really owned Thizz Entertainment and that business. For a long time, I was not proud of it, but I am now and I think that conversation started with Drake, and with other up-and-coming entertainers like the Jabbawockeez. They told me how they emulate Mac Dre with a Mac Dre skit to start their show.”
