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OUTLAWZ MEMBERS - real names
Yafeu Fula - Kadafi (Yak, Killa)
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Yafeu was born (October 9th, 1977) and raised in Irvington, NJ. Like most Outlawz, Kadafi had a troubled youth. At the age of 5 his father went hiding for the Feds and his mother was a member of The Black Panther Party. Yaasmyn Fula (Kadafi's mom) was bloodsisters with Tupac's mom. So that's how Tupac and Kadafi knew each other. Kadafi and Napoleon know eachother from when they were kids. Napoleons aunt was real close with Yaasmyn. Napoleon and Kadafi frequently their birthdays together since Napoleons birthday was only 2 days after Kadafis. Yafeu was the third original Outlaw. He started in the rapgame at the age of 16. He was in groups like The Plague and Dramacydal. His alias Yak comes from his time with Dramacydal. With The Outlawz he gets the alias Kadafi after Muammar Qaddafi. Kadafi was probably the most gifted Outlaw, lyrically.
He was murdered (November 10th, 1996)in a third-floor hallway of a housing project in Orange, NJ, where he was visiting his girlfriend. The murder was probably a drug-transaction gone wrong. He was found and taken to University Hospital in Newark where he died from his wounds. He was only 19 years. Two minors are arrested. Kadafi, Thug In Peace, The Good Die Young.
Some of the songs you can hear Kadafi on are:
*Me Against The World
*Outlaw
*All About U
*When We Ride
*Hail Mary
*Just Like Daddy
*Staring Thru my Rearview
*Made Niggaz
*Hit Em Up
*Still I Rise
*Secretz of War
*As The World Turns
*Black Jesuz
*High Speed
*Killuminati
*Tear Drops & Closed Caskets
*Tattoo Tears
*U Can Be Touched
Bruce Washington - Fatal Hussein
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As like Kadafi he was also close to Tupac and was his cousin.Bruce is, like Kadafi, from New Jersey, Irvington and at the moment he’s still living there. Bruce Washington is one of the original members of the Outlaw Immortalz. His alias for the Outlawz is Hussein Fatal, and it is inspired by dictator Sadam Hussein. Hussein Fatal is probably the most blatant besides Tupac. He was never hesitant to speak his mind, especially about Mobb Deep and Bad Boy. Nowadays he goes by the name Fatal. Fatal was very close to Tupac and to Yafeu, so the death of them hit him very hard. He went into a slump and couldn’t do anything. He even thought about never rapping again. But as time went on, Fatal began to write again and utilize the knowledge his mentor shared with him. Fatal looked to Tupac as a teacher and he put his knowledge into effect on his new LP In The Line Of Fire. This LP is a reflection of Fatal’s times with Tupac and Yafeu.
The song Everyday is real good and dedicated to Tupac. Fatal was the only Outlaw member that was able to release his own album because all The Outlawz signed a contract with Death Row Records, except Fatal and Mussolini. So the other members were not able to get their own deal, because they were tied in a contract. Because of that contract The Outlawz were not able to appear on Fatal’s album. Fatal also has ties with other rap groups like O-N-S, The Embassy and The Pentagon. At the time that Fatal released his solo album he was still a member of The Outlawz, he was just not signed with them. Unfortunately Fatal has now officially quit The Outlawz. Fatal is now concentrating on his solo career and he will release his second album in 2000 on Rap-A-Lot Records. A couple of weeks ago The Outlawz mentioned during an interview that Hussein Fatal was locked up in jail in Trenton, New Jersey. Fatal has been locked up since the end of December.
He was caught at the Robert Treet hotel in Down town Newark, N.J.. Fatal has been on the run since 1996 for an aggravated assault in which two black males were cut and sliced with razors. He was later arrested for possession of a loaded weapon (9mm) and traveling with a fake ID. He soon jumped bail and was again on the run from New York & Orange county police. Then after returning from Los Angeles he was caught at the Robert Treet Hotel in Newark, N.J.. He will probably get out late May.
*In The Line of Fire (his solo Album: 11 songs)
*All About U
*When We Ride
*Made Niggaz
*Hit Em Up
*Hit Em Up 2 (unreleased version)
*Still I Rise (unreleased version)
*Secretz of War (unreleased version)
*Black Jesuz (unreleased version)
*Tattoo Tears (unreleased version
Malcolm Greenridge - E.D.I. (Big Mal)
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Malcolm Greenidge is from Atlanta and he was born on July 7th 1975. He has 2 kids (Malik, Nzingha) with his wife Sekyiwa and a kid (Milan) with another woman. He used to be in the group Thoro Headz. And after that he joined the group Dramacydal with Kastro, Napoleon and Kadafi. There he was called Big Mal. Malcolm is kinda chubby, just like the dictator, Idi Amin, whom he got his alias for The Outlawz from. Malcolm is on all of the albums Tupac did with Death Row Records, and he is also on the album Me Against the World where he raps on the tracks Me Against the World and Outlaw. Edi has, like Mussolini, a quite low voice, but his style is totally different. I definitely prefer Edi’s style. For me he’s the second best Outlawz member. After the brutal murder on Kadafi, who said that he could identify Tupac’s killer, Edi went hiding. Edi was riding in the same car as
Kadafi on the 7th September, so it is possible that he also saw the killer although he never officially said that he could. Anyway after almost an entire year of hiding he turned up again. Nowadays with The Outlawz only consisting of 4 members, Edi seems to be their new leader. He has gained a lot of respect from the other Outlawz, not only because of his rhyming skills but also because he isn’t afraid to continue dissing No Limit Records and other fake thugs like Mobb Deep.
Some of the songs you can hear Edi on are:
*Me Against The World
*Outlaw
*Tradin War Stories
*When We Ride
*Thug Passion
*Bomb First
*Staring Thru my Rearview
*Made Niggaz
*Lost Souls
*Hit Em Up
*Hit Em Up 2 (unreleased version)
*Life of a Outlaw
*Just Like Daddy
*Letter to President
*Secretz of War
*Baby Dont Cry
*As The World Turns
*Hell 4 a Hustler
*High Speed
*The Good Die Young
*Killuminati
*Tear Drops & Closed Caskets
*U Can Be Touched
*Y'all Dont Know Us
Katari Coz - Kastro
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'Kastro', aka K-Dogg.. got his name from Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba.. A lot of people dont know this, but Kastro is the cousin of 2pac, and he is also cousins with Kadafi. Kastro was born in New York city. You got a good taste of what he can do on the All Eyez On Me album as he rapped first in the song 'Thug Passion'.. and also appeared in 'Tradin War Stories' and 'When We Ride'. Being that he is the cousin of 2pac, Kastro definatley has some 2pac running thru this blood. When the Outlawz appeared on Rap City Kastro said a lot of music stations dont want to show the Outlawz no love.. meaning MTV.. and BET the only ones that show them love.. but they will be kicking down doors in 2000. He also said a lot of feelings are gonna get hurt this year.
Rupus Cooper III - Young Noble
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'Young Noble', aka Felony.. Young Noble came on the scene and got introduced to the world on the 'Don Killuminati' album. He was on the most songs on that album, more then any other Outlaw... songs included, Bomb First, Hail Mary, Life of a Outlaw, and Just Like Daddy. 2Pac did mention his name on the "All Eyez On Me" album on the song 'Tradin War Stories'. Towards the end of the song he says shout out to Fatal and Felony... Felony being Young Noble. Most people can tell when Noble raps because of the unique pitch that is in his voice... which reminds some fans of Method Man. Born in Southern California, but raised in New Jersey.. Young Noble, just like Napoleon, Edi, and Kastro all live in Los Angeles at the present time.
Some of the songs you can hear Young Noble on are:
*Bomb First
*Hail Mary
*Life of a Outlaw
*Just Like Daddy
*What's Ya Fantasy
*Lost Souls
*Mash For Our Dreams
*Still I Rise
*Secretz of War
*Baby Dont Cry
*As The World Turns
*Black Jesuz
*Homeboyz
*Hell 4 a Hustler
*The Good Die Young
*Tattoo Tears
*U Can Be Touched
*Y'all Dont Know Us
Mutah Beale - Napolean
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'Napoleon', aka Mutah got his name from 'Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor.. Napoleon was born in New Jersey. Napoleon always use to rhyme with Kadafi, and since Kadafi and 2pac were half-brothers, that is how Napoleon got down with 2pac. 2Pac took Napoleon out the streets of Jersey, while he was about 15 and moved him and a few other members with him, and started to train them. Napoleon has some of the deepest lyrics when he rhymes. If you listen carefully to the song 'Tradin War Stories' on the All Eyez on Me album, he says: "I'm reminencein', and catchin' flash backs when niggas ran up in my house and I was too young, to try to blast back.. what happened then? no one would tell me since I was 3.. heard they got to my peoples now they livin somewhere free.. but fuck that, you got what's mine, and I want that.. never dropped my guard, been on the squad, since ways back.. and now I'm sittin' holdin'
in anger cause my parents missin'.. Thuggin' Immortal and got some war stories for you". On the Still I Rise album in tracks 10 and 14 he also talks about not having his parents around. Napoleon has a lil 19 year old brother name Kamillion, and you will hear more of his brother on the Jersey Mob album due out on Outlaw Recordz later this year. 2Pac mentioned his brother at the end of Track 5 (As The Word Turns) ... "Kamillion, wanna make a million.. auhhh legit".
Maurice Harding - Komani
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He was Tupac's half brother. He was also known as Mophreme when he rapped with Thug Life. He left the Outlawz after the All Eyez Album was released. Why he left is still unknown, but some say he had beef wit' Suge Knight, which isn't strange as most people had beef wit' Suge. He hasn't been heard from in a while in the rap world.
Some of the songs you can hear Komani are:
*When We Ride
Tyrus Himes - Mussolini
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He was originally in Thug Life where he was known as Big Syke. He left tha Outlawz around the same time Komani left, again for reasons unknown. Since then he's released his own album under the rapping name Big Syke.
Storm
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She is the only female member of tha Outlawz. She was described Tupac himself as a female version of himself. She has a scar on her face in said to be crazy. She never appeared in any videos and photos of her are very hard to find, in fact I don't know if there are any photos of her. This is why many people didn't know she existed.
Some of the songs you can hear Storm are:
*Tradin War Stories
*Thug Passion
*Run Tha Streetz
*Me And my Girlfriend
*Mash For our Dreams
*What's Ya Fantasy
*Hit Em Up 2 (unreleased)
*This is 4 My Niggaz (unreleased)
*Ride For Me Now (unreleased)
Young Ritzy Outlaw
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He is also known as Gonzoe. He started in Ice Cube's group called Kashion. He was swore into the Outlawz very recently in his solo album by EDI. He is the most recent recruit of tha Outlawz.
Some of the songs you can hear Young Ritzy are:
*Die (unreleased)
*This Life I Lead (unreleased)
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