Outlawz, sometimes called Outlaw Immortalz or Dramacydal, is an American hip-hop group formed in 1995 by Tupac Shakur (Makaveli) and Yafeu Fula (Yaki Kadafi), bringing together Tupac's close friends from California and New Jersey. They appeared on Tupac's 2Pac albums, Me Against the World and All Eyez on Me, as early as 1995, notably on the tracks "Hit 'Em Up", "When We Ride" and "Tradin' War Stories". After Tupac Shakur's death on September 13, 1996, Yaki Kadafi was assassinated two months later, aged 19, on November 10.The group then released the collaborative album Still I Rise (featuring tracks recorded with Shakur) in 1999, then released their first independent studio album Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us on November 7, 2000, followed by Novakane in 2001, Neva Surrenda in 2002, Outlaw 4 Life: 2005 A.P. in 2005, We Want In: The Street LP in 2008, Perfect Timing in 2011, Livin' Legendz in 2016, #LastOnezLeft in 2017 and One Nation in 2021. On July 10, 2015, Hussein Fatal (born Bruce Washington, Jr.) dies in a traffic accident at the age of 47. On July 4, 2025, Young Noble's death by suicide at the age of 47, brings to an end the adventure of the group reduced to three survivors, E.D.I., Napoleon and Kastro.
