1992–1995: Early days, Dramacydal In 1992,
Kastro (Katari Cox),
E.D.I Mean (Malcolm Greenridge), and Tupac's godbrother Yafeu "Kadafi" Fula formed a rap trio, originally performing under the names Thoro Headz and Young Thugs. Following Tupac's rise to stardom, the group was featured on his song "Flex", which was released on February 4, 1993, as the B-side to the single "
Holla If Ya Hear Me". In late 1993,
Mutah "Napoleon" Beale joined the group, which was now known as
Dramacydal. They guest appeared on the songs "Me Against the World" and "Outlaw" from Tupac's LP,
Me Against the World, which was released on March 14, 1995.
1995–1996: Outlawz, and deaths of Makaveli and Kadafi In late 1995, following Shakur's release from prison, the group was reformed as the Outlaw Immortalz. The lineup featured Shakur (using the alias
Makaveli) alongside
Hussein Fatal and Yaki Kadafi, who also performed as the duo Fatal-N-Felony. They were joined by former
Thug Life members
Big Syke and
Mopreme Shakur, who adopted the aliases Mussolini and Komani, respectively. Members of Shakur's earlier group Dramacydal –
Big Malc, K-Dog, and Lil' Mu – also joined the collective, taking on the names
E.D.I. Mean,
Kastro (rapper), and
Napoleon. This iteration of the group made its debut on the song "When We Ride" from Shakur's 1996 album,
All Eyez on Me. Storm, who was introduced on the same album, became the group's ninth member, and its only female member. She began recording a solo album under Shakur's mentorship shortly thereafter. In June 1996, Hussein Fatal, Yaki Kadafi, and E.D.I. Mean were featured on Shakur's prominent diss track "
Hit 'Em Up". Although Kastro and Napoleon did not perform on the track, they appeared in the accompanying music video. During the recording sessions for
All Eyez on Me and "Hit 'Em Up," Hussein and Kadafi introduced Shakur to their associate Rufus Cooper III. Cooper, later known as
Young Noble, became the final member to join the group during Shakur's lifetime and was featured extensively on the album
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. On September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in
Las Vegas, Nevada. While at the hospital, the Outlawz and
Death Row Records music video director, Gobi M. Rahimi, took turns guarding Shakur, since they were afraid the ones that shot him were going to "finish him off." The Outlawz allegedly had weapons in their car as a precautionary measure. Six days later, on September 13, 1996, Shakur died from his gunshot wounds.
1996–2025: The aftermath of 2Pac's murder and present day After 2Pac died,
Hussein Fatal left the group and went back to
New Jersey along with Yaki Kadafi. On November 10, 1996, Yaki Kadafi was fatally shot by Napoleon's cousin Roddy Beale in
Orange, New Jersey. He was 19 years old. At the time of his death, Las Vegas police had been trying to contact him as he was a key witness in Shakur's murder. Storm, the only woman in the group, decided to leave the Outlawz shortly after the deaths of her closest friends. Her name was subsequently taken off some of 2Pac's original unreleased tracks that were later remixed. The Outlawz were featured on the
Gang Related soundtrack in 1997, which went on to peak at No. 2 on the
Billboard 200 and become certified double platinum. The group signed with
Death Row Records in 1997 after the death of 2Pac and remained on the label until 1999. They released a collaboration album with 2Pac titled
Still I Rise which went on to get certified platinum and peak at No. 6 on the
Billboard 200. After the release of the album, they went on to form their own record label, Outlaw Recordz, and released
Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us in 2000.
Hussein Fatal briefly left the group in 1999 on bad terms due to the group not protecting Tupac at the time of the Vegas shooting, for forgiving Roddy Beale for Yaki Kadafi's death, and for signing to Death Row Records after Shakur asked them not to. Tupac's blood cousin
Kastro left the group in 2009, citing differences in the group's direction post-Shakur's death and a desire to pursue a solo career. In 2010,
Hussein Fatal rejoined the group to record the album
Perfect Timing which saw its release in 2011. His career was cut short when Fatal was killed in a traffic collision in
Banks County, Georgia on July 10, 2015. The following year he was posthumously credited as a featured artist on the Outlawz song "So Much Pain".
Big Syke, also known as Mussolini, died at his home in
Hawthorne, California on December 5, 2016.
Young Noble died by suicide in
Atlanta, Georgia on July 4, 2025. ==Former members==