Kastro began rapping under the name K-Dog, in a rap group with Big Malcolm (
E.D.I. Mean), and Young Hollywood (
Yaki Kadafi). He later rapped on some of
Tupac Shakur's songs during the studio sessions for his album
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.. Eventually, Mutah (
Napoleon) was added to the group and they became known as Dramacydal. K-Dog was featured on the song "Outlaw" from Tupac's
platinum album
Me Against The World, released on March 14, 1995. He was also featured on the songs "Tradin War Stories", "When We Ride", and "Thug Passion" from Tupac's
diamond-certified double LP
All Eyez On Me, released on February 13, 1996. During the recording sessions for this album, Tupac gave K-Dog the name Kastro, naming him after Cuban revolutionary
Fidel Castro. On June 4, 1996, Kastro featured on Tupac's "
Hit 'Em Up", appearing in the music video, alongside the rest of the
Outlawz. The song was the B-side to Shakur's "
How Do U Want It" single and was a vicious diss song aimed at
Bad Boy Entertainment,
Mobb Deep, and
Chino XL. The song is widely considered one of the most aggressive hip-hop diss tracks ever recorded. Kastro's other features include "Hail Mary" and "Life of An Outlaw" from Shakur's multi-platinum album
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, which was recorded over the course of seven days in August 1996. On September 7, 1996, Tupac
was fatally wounded by gunshots on the
Las Vegas Strip and was rushed to a hospital at the
University of Las Vegas. He died six days later on September 13, at the age of 25. Kastro was present when the shooting took place. He was in the car directly behind Tupac but could not identify the shooters. ==Discography==