News of July 12, 2015
Car Accident at 38: Hussein Fatal of the Outlawz Is Dead
Known for "Hit 'Em Up": Hussein Fatal of the Outlawz died in a car accident on July 11, 2015, at age 38. The Outlawz announced his death.
The news broke on a Sunday via Twitter: The Outlawz, founded by Tupac, announced the death of Hussein Fatal and asked for prayers for his family and his children. The rapper had died in a car accident on July 11, 2015. He was 38 years old; his legal name was Bruce Washington Jr. Initially, there were no details regarding the circumstances of the accident.
On “Hit ‘Em Up” Against Biggie, Back to the Group in 2010
Hussein Fatal was from New Jersey and was heard on Tupac’s diss “Hit ‘Em Up” against Notorious B.I.G. He also contributed to Me Against the World and All Eyez on Me.
Following his debut album In the Line of Fire (1998), he parted ways with the Outlawz and Death Row Records, but returned to the group in 2010. Ja Rule, with whom he had worked in the meantime, paid tribute to him on Instagram.