Dresta
| Gangsta Dresta | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andre DeSean Wicker |
| Also known as | Dresta, Gangsta Dresta, Big Dre |
| Born | May 5, 1971 |
| Origin | Compton, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Def Jam, Outburst, Death Row |
| Associated acts | Eazy-E, B.G. Knocc Out, MC Eiht, South Central Cartel, King Tee, Kam, Nate Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Lil Eazy-E, Sylk E Fyne, Dr. Dre |
Andre DeSean Wicker (born May 5, 1971), better known by his stage name Dresta, is an American rapper known for collaborating with Eazy-E on the 1993 single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's". He is also the older brother of rapper B.G. Knocc Out, who also collaborated in the song.
Andre Wicker was born and raised in Compton, California. He and his brother Arlandis Hinton became Crips gang members. They were affiliated with Nutty Blocc Compton Crips set. He was convicted of assaulting another gang member in Compton in 1988, and was incarcerated at the California Youth Authority in Camarillo until 1993.
While Wicker was serving his five-year sentence, he started writing lyrics and rapping, gaining some notoriety. Within months of Wicker's release, he and Hinton collaborated with Eazy-E to record Real Muthaphukkin G's. Dresta (Wicker) and B.G. Knocc Out (Hinton) signed to Ruthless Records with Eazy-E. They both appeared on the Eazy's 1993 multi-platinum EP It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa on the single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" (which was censored to "Real Compton City G's" in order to garner MTV and radio airplay). The song itself was a response to Dr. Dre's and Snoop Dogg's various 'diss' records towards Eazy-E on The Chronic.
In 1995, Dresta and B.G. Knocc Out released their debut album Real Brothas, which remains their only album to date. At the end of the same year, they made three guest appearances in Eazy-E's posthumous album Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton.
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