The Outlawz were formed by Tupac. He took names from old dicators and rulers and gave each one of them thier names. Tupac even gave Kurupt his nickname 'Young Gotti', and also gave Daz from Tha Dog Pound the name Dillinger... which makes him Daz Dillinger. Now on how the Outlawz met. Kastro (K-Dogg) is cousins with Tupac. He lived in Atlanta along with Edi Amin (Big Mal). They were very close and grew up together. Edi and Kastro's mothers were also very close. Also, they knew Kadafi (Yak) really well, and Kadafi is from New Jersey. So it started with those 3. Now Napoleon who is also from New Jersey, his family knew Kadafi's family very good. Kadafi's mom and Napoleon's aunt were really close. Kadafi birthday was like 2 days before Napoleon's birthday. So they always celebrated birthdays together. Then was like a period of time when they havnt seen eachother or talked to eachother. Then when they saw eachother again, Napoleon found out Kadafi was rhyming, and Kadafi's mom told Napoleon that Kadafi was Tupac's half-brother. So right there you have what was called 'Dramacydal'. The 4 members were Edi (Big Mal), Kastro (K-Dogg), Napoleon (Mutah), and Kadafi (Yak). Tupac took all them and they moved to Atlanta. Now at this time a few new members would join, which later came to be known as the Outlawz. Hussein Fatal knew Kadafi well too. And Young Noble was from Kadafi's block. Young Noble also has family in Southern California. So all 6 then hooked up when they moved to Los Angeles, California. Now Tupac talked to all the members from Thug Life and wanted them to be in the Outlawz as well to make it be 10 members. Here's the scoop on that. Rated R could not join cause he had jail problems. Macadoshis did not join cause he did not want to be around Suge Knight. He told Pac that Suge was no good, and he had seen some of the stuff that Suge would do to people. He talked about one time they were all at the mountains, and it was freezing cold, and how Suge Knight made a guy take off his clothes in front of everyone, and made him stand outside, where it was snowing, butt naked, and some of them laughed. Macadoshis said he didn't want to be around that. Big Syke (Mussollini) and Mophreme (Konami) went along to join the Outlawz as well. They did not just leave the group Thug Life, they were and are still in Thug Life, but they are also Outlawz as well. Now you have 8 Outlaw members NOT including Tupac in that number. The Outlawz later hooked up with Storm, who is the female Outlaw, and now they have 9 members. Storm has a scar on her face, and is said to be really crazy in the head. Tupac always thought she was sorta a female version of him in a way. I feel Storm could crush ANY female rapper out there if they went head to head, including Eve, Trina, MC Lyte, whoever. Later, Young Ritzy (Gonzoe) joined the group. Besides Gonzoe who joined late, the other 9 Outlawz were put together very fast. The Outlawz are not gangsta rap. They started thug rap with tupac, but now they are past that. A lot of people say how 2Pac lyrics affect them and their lives. 2Pac trained them, and when you hear their lyrics they are very powerful. What they have to say is better then a lot of the commercial bull-shit that it getting played everyday on most radio stations and MTV. They came with the single 'Baby Dont Cry' as their first single. A lot of people wondered, and some critized the move. They felt women needed to hear this song right now. The Outlawz dont just want a hot record right now, they want to be great forever, and that's where the word 'Immortalz' came from, which is why they are the Outlaw Immortalz. 2Pac told them, make records for the girls, dont try to impress guys, the girls are the ones who buy the records, also, they know a song like that will be played on forever, down the line, people will be listening to "Baby dont cry".

The Good Die Young is a song that will touch home on a lot of us. This is another version of Life Goes on. Just listen to the lyrics. Napoleon, who was raised without his parents, who were killed... Young Noble saying which is worst, Storm, Al, Pac or Yak? The Storm he is referring to is Nico Storm, NOT the female Outlaw Storm. Nico was someone they knew in New Jersey. He is also mention by Hussein Fatal on his solo album. Kastro in the song talks about the way the world is, things that are happening these days, that are very true. Then Edi says that if you dont raise ya kids right, you'll see exactly why the Good Dies young... Now, just hearing that alone, does that make you think, wow that was a great message to send? If not, you need help, and you are brainwashed too damn much by commercial music, and you are a MTV clone. The song 'As The Word Turns' is another powerful track, with the Outlawz. Tupac said it best at the end of the song: Money come and go, hoes come and go, friends come and go, foes come and go, but his soldiers stay eternal. The Outlawz will forever keep Makaveli alive. NO ONE else is!!! Napoleon says "nigga talking thug, walking all thru your squad"... he's talking about the FAKE tough guys like Mobb Deep. Saying thug life is still theirs. That's Bull-shit, they never started Thug life, or Thug rap. He also says in his verse, he serves 'em, like Pac told him too. Edi talking about the haters only came, when 2Pac was ready to catch his millions. Just a very powerful song. Another song is 'U Can Be Touched'. This basicly says no one on this earth is more then another person. Just cause you think you have it all, or you think no one can harm you, U can still be touched. A quote from Napoleon in the song is "I ain't afraid to die, I want to see what's after this. I'm living blind writing rhymes til they capture this. And if we die let the world understand why". That right there is a powerful statement. Saying he's aint afraid to die, and that he wants to see whats after this life. Kastro says "My nigga.. Lonnie just got hit with 10... 10 years. For trusting a friend, they left him stuck in the Penn"... A lesson on trust right there. Trusting a friend, and sometimes that is what trust get's you, in the hospital, in jail, or even killed. You hear Young Noble say "Even when we get a job, we fucking it up. Like it can't happen to us, I could never be a bum. Yeah right, you wound up one"... Basicly someone saying I cant be tocuhed, I would never be a bum, and he says yeah right, you COULD be one. So basicly this song U Can Be Touched is saying in many ways of life, everyone can be touched, weather it's no longer havin a job, money, a house, or even living and being alive, U CAN be touched!

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