Outlawz' Bio From All Music Guide
West Coast rap group known primarily for their affiliation with 2Pac. It was on 2Pac's Makaveli album that Outlawz first came to the greater rap community's notice, appearing on a few songs. In 1999 they were co-billed on the posthumous 2Pac album Still I Rise, granting them even more recognition and furthering their short-lived affiliation. It wasn't until late 2000, though, that they finally got the go-ahead to release their debut album, Ride Wit Us Or Collide Wit Us. Featuring a cover that placed 2Pac's image in the foreground, along with numerous references to the deceased legend, this debut made the most of Outlawz' reputation for being 2Pac's supposed protégés. Unfortunately, the album didn't prove to be much of a success, and neither did the group's follow-up album a year later, Novakane, also released on the group's Outlaw Recordz label (distributed by Koch). While the group no doubt retained 2Pac's West Coast thug/gangsta style, they unfortunately were fairly average rappers in terms of skills and too often fell back on their 2Pac affiliation and far too often descended into generic thug motifs. And it didn't help that they weren't aligned with any of the West Coast's better producers. In fact, Outlawz weren't really aligned with anyone on the West Coast — not Snoop Dogg and his Dogghouse clique, nor the Bay Area scene centered around E-40 and Spice 1. Member Young Noble collaborated with Layzie Bone in 2006 for the album Thug Brothers, released by the Real Talk label. The label also released the Outlawz album Against All Oddz later that same year. — Jason Birchmeier

Thug Life's Bio From All Music Guide
Led by the late Tupac Shakur, the rap crew Thug Life also featured Big Syke, Macadoshis, Mopreme (Shakur's half-brother Komani) and the Rated R; the group's lone album, Volume 1, appeared on Interscope in 1995. — Jason Ankeny

Big Syke's Bio From All Music Guide
Originally forming the rap crew Evil Mind Gangstas in 1990, Big Syke has been waiting a long time to debut his first solo album. His name came from the childhood moniker "Little Psycho," given to him at a very young age. Now that he isn't so little, Big Syke is a more fitting remix of his younger alias. Syke met Tupac Shakur in 1992 and quickly became one of his main touring partners and friends. This probably has a lot to do with why he's chosen such a late release of his own work. His first album is entitled Big Syke Daddy from late 2001.(Big Syke Daddy is actually Syke's second album Be Yo Self was released in 1996 - D) — Brad Mills

Fatal's Bio From Wikipedia
Hussein Fatal (also known as Dirty Bruce, Dizza and Fatalveli, after Tupac Shakur's Makaveli alias), born Bruce Washington on April 3rd, 1973 in Montclair, NJ, is an African-American rapper. Washington sometimes reverses his name, going by Fatal Hussein.

As a young rapper Fatal looked up to legendary KRS-One and MC Shan, honing his skills and donning the name Fatal. Entering local underground rap battles, he developed a reputation around New Jersey as a hot up and coming rapper and battler. At the same time, he was earning another reputation on the streets, dealing cocaine for a living between 1987 and 1989. Fatal was arrested a total of twenty four times as a minor, charged with various crimes including assault, robbery, drug trafficking, possession of narcotics, illegal firearms and trespassing. As an adult, he has been arrested at least twenty-five more times.

Fatal went to high school with Yafeu A. Fula later known as Yaki Kadafi, Godbrother of famous rapper 2Pac; in 1995, when 2Pac was incarcerated in the Clinton Correctional Facility, Kadafi asked Washington to accompany him on a visit to the prison. Bruce thought Kadafi was playing a joke on him, and declined. Later, Kadafi's mother mentioned the friendship between her son and Shakur, and Washington reconsidered. Fatal visited 2Pac on regular basis 2Pac promised Fatal that when he gets released from jail he would be working with him and will be part of his crew. At that time Fatal did not belive 2Pac, but when 2Pac was released after 9 months in jail Fatal was called up by 2Pac and the first track they recorded was "All About You," which was released on All Eyez On Me album.

He was inducted into 2Pac's group The Outlawz, and Shakur gave him his alias, based on the name of the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. He appeared on various Outlawz projects (including infamous diss song "Hit 'Em Up") the All Eyez On Me album & other 2Pac projects. over the next year. Though he and 2Pac became good friends, they had a rocky relationship; Shakur rumoredly sent him back to New Jersey numerous times for acting out-of-line. An oft-cited example is when Fatal apparently borrowed Shakur's Land Cruiser without permission and crashed it. Eventually, Fatal apologized for his actions and calmed down; shortly after, he left California for a court date. The next day, Shakur was assassinated. 2 months later, Kadafi was killed as well. Hussein went in a downward spiral, quitting the Outlawz and quit rapping for a short period.

He resorted to crime; eventually he started up again, appearing on Cormega's shelved Def Jam debut album, The Testament. He signed with Relativity Records, releasing his first album, In the Line of Fire in 1998, which didn't do too well. He left Relativity and signed with Rap-A-Lot Records, and began recording for a second album; in 1999, before its completion, he was arrested for assault and jailed.

He was released in 2001 to a halfway house, then got out on parole in 2002. The next year he alligned himself with Ja Rule, just in time for the escalation of the beef between Ja and Aftermath Entertainment/G-Unit/Shady Records. Fatal was featured on 4 tracks on Ja Rule's album Blood In My Eye, two of which were diss tracks towards 50 Cent and G-Unit. There were rumors that Hussein Fatal had signed to The Inc. Records, but the rumors were not true.

Hussein Fatal has launched his own New Jersey independent record label Thugtertainment.

He has currently released his mixtape entitled Section 8: Hustlin' In Front Of Housing The Mixtape Volume 1 and features on three tracks on the new 2Pac album, Pac's Life. He has released a collaboration album titled Thug In, Thug Out with Young Noble of The Outlawz. He is also set to release a solo album titled Born Legendary, which was due to drop in 2007, but was delayed. The album is now scheduled to released before August 2008, which has been confirmed by Thugtertainment.net. The first single to be released for the album will feature rapper Jim Jones and should be released June of 2008. Fatal has also starred in movie titled Cash Rules which should be released in 2008

Napoleon's Bio From Wikipedia
Mutah Wassin Shabazz Beale (born in Newark, New Jersey on October 11, 1977) is a former rapper more commonly known as Napoleon.

He was born to Muslim parents, his mother Aquillah Beale (Puerto Rican) and his father Salek Beale (African American). When he was three years old his parents were murdered, in front of him and his two brothers, by family friends who were members of the Nation of Islam. His brother, Seike Beale, committed suicide.

After this, he along with his big brother, Moonie Beale, and his little brother, Kamil "Kamillion/Hellraza/Muszamil" Beale, moved in with their grandparents in Irvington, New Jersey. In 1994, he ran into his childhood friend Yafeu "Kadafi" Fula who he hadn't had contact with for years. Both of them were rapping and Kadafi's godbrother was the rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur. Kadafi's mother, Yaasmyn Fula, told Tupac about Mutah. She told him how he witnessed his parents being murdered and it made him cry. He felt he had to meet Mutah. They met and Mutah joined their group, Dramacydal. Unlike the other members he didn't go under an alias, he just went under his first name.

On April 5, 1995, Tupac's LP, Me Against The World, was released (which sold 2 millions copies) Mutah guest appeared on the song "Outlaw." In 1995, Napoleon, Hussein, Kadafi, Kastro, E.D.I. and Makaveli (Tupac) formed the group the Outlaw Immortalz; later renamed to the Outlawz. Tupac gave each member of the group an alias taken from an enemy of America or so called tyrants and he gave Mutah the alias Napoleon after French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. On February 13, 1996, Tupac's double LP All Eyez On Me was released selling 4 million copies in the U.S. Napoleon guest appeared on "Tradin' War Stories", "When We Ride", "Thug Passion", and "Run Tha Streetz."

On September 7, 1996, Tupac was shot four times in a drive-by-shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was taken to University Medical Center where he died a week later. Napoleon and the rest of the Outlawz moved back to New Jersey. On November 5, Tupac's LP, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, was released. Napoleon guest appeared on the song "Life Of An Outlaw."

In March 1997, Napoleon and the rest of the Outlawz with the exception of Hussein Fatal, moved back to California and signed with Death Row Records. They did this despite the fact that Tupac had several times told them not to. On December 21, 1999, the Outlawz's debut LP, Still I Rise, was finally released selling a million records. Napoleon and the rest of the Outlawz besides Hussein Fatal formed Outlaw Recordz and released their second and third LPs, Ride Wit' Us Or Collide Wit' Us and Novakane, on November 7, 2000 and November 6, 2001. One of the first artists who signed with Outlaw Recordz was Napoleon's brother Hellraza. Napoleon made his acting debut in Thug Life which also starred The Lady Of Rage and Willie D.

Napoleon's solo debut album, Have Mercy, was due out 2005. It features Jon B and other artist. He had a minor hit called "Never Forget" featuring Val Young and Johnny J. Johnny J produced the song as well. It has been completed but will not be released, and Napoleon has completely retired from music due to its im-permissibility in the religion of Islam, as Napoleon has said so himself. He lived in Abu Dhabi for three or four months while requesting permanent residency in Saudi Arabia. He is now back in the United States.

In July 2006, Napoleon visited Sydney, Australia to give a talk to the Muslim youth who were being influenced by "gangsta culture" (which had resulted in the killing of two young Muslim men) and advise them against it. His background as a mainstream, successful rapper and his friendship/affiliation with Tupac Shakur, the rapper idolized most by the Sydney youth, ensured that his words had a lot of impact on them.

In November 2006 he also visited London to give similar talks in East London he had visited stepney green school to give a speech to the students. During this tour he also visited the Pakistan Community Center in Derby to give a talk about his life and gangsta culture. Also in 2006 he visited Sheffield for similar talks to the Muslim youth.

In 2007, he gave a talk in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey for the very first time at Rutgers-Newark. He also toured other parts of his home state and gave talks.

The most recent talks he has given were in Luton, England, at the Dallow Community Centre on 27 April 2007 and the turnout was excellent given the lack of space in the facility. The visit was partly because of the recent violence between the Muslim youth in the town which led to a murder of a young man. It was recorded during his talk in Luton, the Shahadah (conversion to Islam) of three individuals (two males and one female) and he received great respect from the residents of Luton for his visit. The influence of Napoleon on the youth of the town was astonishing and the positive feedback from the elders of the community suggested this.

Napoleon is the father of two sons, Salek and Muhammad.

Mopreme's Bio From Wikipedia
Mopreme Shakur, (born 1969 in New York as Maurice Harding) originally known as Wycked, is a West Coast rapper. He is the older step-brother of slain rapper Tupac Shakur and son of Mutulu Shakur. In 1982, while Maurice was still a pre-teen, his father Mutulu became a fugitive wanted by the FBI, charged in part with having aided Maurice's aunt, Assata Shakur, to escape from prison in New Jersey, where she had been incarcerated for the murder and wounding of two state troopers. As a result, Mutulu was imprisoned in 1986 after spending four years at large on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

Mopreme's first appearance on wax, under the alias Mocedes, was on Tony Toni Toné's hit single "Feel's Good" in the year 1990. His first collaboration with his brother was on the single and video "Papaz Song", from the 1993 album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. He was an original member of both his Thug Life group, as well as a premier member of Outlawz. Mopreme dropped out of the group, but contrary to rumors, was never signed to Death Row Records; he also claimed that Suge Knight prevented him from seeing his brother. He can be seen being interviewed in the documentary Biggie & Tupac. At the moment, Mopreme Shakur is signed to New Jersey based Hip-Hop label Mob Life Records. His album Heart Of A Soulja was originally to be released in October of 2006, yet remains unreleased.