Outlawz
The hip-hop collective Tupac founded with Yaki Kadafi in 1995.
Outlawz were an American hip-hop collective founded by Tupac Shakur (as Makaveli) and Yafeu "Yaki Kadafi" Fula in 1995. The core members first performed as Thoro Headz and Young Thugz and were first heard on Shakur's 1993 track "Flex", the B-side of "Holler If Ya Hear Me".
Quick Facts
- Also known as
- Outlaw Immortalz
- Dramacydal
- Fatal-N-Felony
- Thug Life
- Origin
- New Jersey
- Genre
- West Coast hip hop
- hardcore hip-hop
- gangsta rap
- horrorcore
- Years active
- 1995–2025
- Label
- Death Row
- Interscope
- Outlaw
- Rap-A-Lot
- Spinoff of
- Thug Life
- Past members
- Makaveli
- Yaki Kadafi
- E.D.I. Mean
- Kastro
- Hussein Fatal
- Young Noble
- Napoleon
- Storm
- Mussolini
- Komani
Lore & Background
In 1992 Kastro (Katari Cox), E.D.I. Mean (Malcolm Greenridge) and Shakur's godbrother Kadafi formed the original trio; Mutah "Napoleon" Beale joined in late 1993, when the group became Dramacydal. Under that name they appeared on "Me Against the World" and "Outlaw" from Shakur's 1995 album Me Against the World.
Reader's Guide
After Shakur's release from prison in late 1995 the group re-formed as the Outlaw Immortalz, with Shakur as Makaveli alongside Hussein Fatal and Yaki Kadafi.
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