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2Pac; Outlawz
12+ albums
west coastrapGangsta RapHip-HopWest Coast Rap
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Outlawz (also The Outlawz and Outlaw Immortalz) is an American rap group from Essex County, New Jersey, founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after his release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video for, and rapping on “Hit ‘Em Up”. Outlaw is an acronym for Operating Under Thug Laws As Warriors. In the Earlier years of the Outlawz the were known as Dramacydal. Dramacydal first appeared on the 2Pac’s 1995 Me Against the World album, the Outlawz were on the title track “Me Against The World” & “Outlaw”. Dramacydal was composed of: * K-Dog - Later name changed to Kastro * Young Hollywood - Later name changed to Yaki Kadafi * Big Malcom - Later name changed to E.D.I. Mean When he signed to Death Row upon his release from prison, Shakur recruited his stepbrother Mopreme Shakur and Big Syke. Bruce Washington and Mutah Beale were also added, and together they formed the original lineup, which debuted on 2Pac’s multi-platinum smash All Eyez on Me, on the song “When We Ride”. Other times members of the Outlawz appear on the record, they are still credited as “Dramacydal”. The idea behind the group was for each member to have a rap name coinciding with the names of various tyrants or enemies of America, past and present. * Tupac Shakur, stage name 2Pac, was the leader of the group, and gave himself the title of Makaveli after Italian political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli; his was the only pseudonym which wasn’t taken from a dictator,
