Ten rappers belonged to the Outlawz during Tupac’s lifetime, counting Tupac himself as Makaveli. Several of them have their own page here: Yaki Kadafi, E.D.I. Mean, Napoleon, Kastro, Big Syke (Mussolini), and Mopreme Shakur (Komani). This page introduces the rest: Hussein Fatal and Young Noble, two childhood friends of Kadafi from New Jersey, and Storm, the group’s only woman.
Hussein Fatal (Bruce Washington Jr.): From Montclair to the Second Verse on “Hit ‘Em Up”
Bruce Edward Washington Jr. was born in 1973 and came from Montclair, New Jersey. There, as Young Noble recalled in 2015, he was “the number one” among rappers. As a friend of Yaki Kadafi, he was part of the Outlaw Immortalz that Tupac formed in late 1995. He received his name after the Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein. He was first heard in February 1996 on All Eyez on Me, on All About U and When We Ride. In June 1996 came his best-known appearance: the second verse of Hit ‘Em Up.
Shortly after Tupac’s death, Fatal split from the group. According to Complex, the issue was the Outlawz’ contract with Death Row, which, according to this account, Tupac himself had not wanted. That is why he is missing from Still I Rise. He was the first Outlaw to release solo material afterward: In the Line of Fire was released on Relativity in 1998. He later moved to Rap-A-Lot in Houston, where the album Fatal was released.
In 2003, he rapped on four tracks on Ja Rule’s album Blood in My Eye, and in 2006 on three songs on the posthumous album Pac’s Life, including Dumpin’. Through his label Thugtertainment, he released numerous mixtapes. In 2010, he returned to the Outlawz and recorded Perfect Timing (2011) with E.D.I. Mean and Young Noble, which was billed as the group’s final album.
Around 2:30 a.m. on July 10, 2015, Hussein Fatal died on Interstate 85 in Banks County, Georgia. He was a passenger in a car that, according to the Georgia State Patrol, veered off the road at high speed and landed on its roof. Fatal was thrown from the vehicle and killed. Police charged the driver, his girlfriend, with offenses including driving under the influence and vehicular homicide. How the proceedings concluded is not known. Fatal had most recently lived in Atlanta and was 42 years old according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; initial reports had stated 38.
Young Noble (Rufus Lee Cooper III): The Last Member Tupac Recruited Himself
Rufus Lee Cooper III was born in 1978 in Sierra Madre near Los Angeles and moved to New Jersey at the age of eight. There, he met Yaki Kadafi and Hussein Fatal and began making music with them. In early 1996, Tupac brought him into the Outlawz. He was the last member Tupac recruited himself. His first released verses appear on the Makaveli album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory: in Bomb First (My Second Reply), Hail Mary, Life of an Outlaw, and Just Like Daddy.
After 1996, he and E.D.I. Mean formed the group’s steady core and, according to Complex, he can be heard on all seven Outlawz albums through 2011. He made his solo debut in 2002 with Noble Justice. In total, five solo albums were released, most recently Outlaw University (2023). Added to that were joint projects with Krayzie Bone and Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and with stic.man of Dead Prez. In 2021, he and E.D.I. Mean released One Nation, a new version of Tupac’s unfinished album concept (news of October 29, 2021). That the Outlawz claim to have smoked part of Tupac’s ashes is something he recounted in a 2011 video interview; this is contextualized under Funeral, Ashes and Grave.
In May 2021, Young Noble suffered a severe heart attack. On Instagram, he wrote afterward that he was grateful for a second chance and asked his fans to take their health seriously.
On July 4, 2025, he was found dead in Snellville, east of Atlanta. According to Gwinnett County police records reported by TMZ, he took his own life. E.D.I. Mean, his partner of more than 30 years, had shared the news on Instagram the same day, writing that mental illness is “a real battle that so many fight.” His family told police of depression and financial struggles. Young Noble was 47 years old. A separate statement from the medical examiner was not available for this page.
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Storm (Donna Harkness): Three Songs on “All Eyez on Me”, Then Stepping Back
Storm was the only female member of the Outlawz. On All Eyez on Me, she can be heard on Tradin’ War Stories, Thug Passion, and Run tha Streetz, as well as on the soundtrack to Gang Related. On Still I Rise, it remained limited to a single verse. Afterward, she largely stepped away from music. In 2013, according to Complex, she returned once more with the tribute song Neva B.
Who Is Still Alive Today: Five of the Ten Members Are Dead
Big Syke and Mopreme went their own ways after 1996. Accounts differ on exactly when they left. Napoleon left the group after turning to Islam. Kastro tried his hand as a solo artist in 2009 and, according to Complex, returned a year later.
With Young Noble, the fifth member from Tupac’s era died in 2025, counting Tupac himself, Kadafi, Hussein Fatal, and Big Syke. In May 2026, E.D.I. Mean accepted the honor for All Eyez on Me in the Grammy Hall of Fame (news of May 8, 2026) and testified as an eyewitness at the murder trial in August 2026.