Dead Prez is an American hip hop duo composed of stic.man and M-1,formed in 1996 in New York City. They are known for their confrontational style,combined with lyrics focused on both militant social justice,self-determination,and Pan-Africanism. The duo maintains an ethical stance against corporate control over the media,especially hip hop record labels.
Steven Howse,known professionally as Layzie Bone,is a rapper known primarily for being a member of the group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. He has also gone by the names L-Burna and The #1 Assassin. He is the younger brother of fellow group member Flesh-N-Bone and cousin of group member Wish Bone. Layzie is also a member of the rap group Bone Brothers and CEO of the record label Harmony Howse Entertainment.
Outlawz are an American hip hop group founded by rapper Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison and arrival at Death Row Records.
Thug Brothers is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Young Noble of the Outlawz. It was released on February 7,2006 via Real Talk Entertainment. A sequel album Thug Brothers 2 was released in 2017 which is a collaborative effort by Krayzie Bone and Young Noble,Krazie Bone picks up where Layzie Bone left off.
Bruce Edward Washington Jr.,better known by his stage name Hussein Fatal or sometimes as Fatal Hussein,was an American rapper,best known for his collaborative work with Tupac Shakur as a member of the rap group Outlaw Immortalz or just Outlawz.
Against All Odds is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Young Noble and E.D.I.,It was released on March 7,2006. In addition to the regular album,a "clean" version,with profanity removed,was also released.
Khnum Muata Ibomu,better known by his stage name stic.man and more recently as stic,is an American rapper,activist and author known for his work as one half of the political hip hop duo dead prez with M-1.
Can't Sell Dope Forever is a collaborative mixtape by American hip hop groups dead prez and Outlawz. It was released in 2006 through Affluent Records. Production was handled by both of dead prez members stic.man and M-1,and Outlawz member E.D.I. Mean,as well as Chuck P,Eddie Coldfingers,New Muzik and Tai Rotan. It features guest appearances from Chae,Erica Fox,Layzie Bone,Malachi,Messy Marv,Scott Lo,and stic.man's mother Ms. Nora. The album did not reach the Billboard 200,however,it peaked at number 99 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
Confidential is the debut solo studio album by American rapper M-1. It was released on March 21,2006 through Sotti/Koch Records as a DualDisc with a DVD side featuring a twenty-minute documentary on the making of the entire album in stereo sound. Production was handled by Fabrizio Sotti,Agallah,Black Jeruz,Butter,Eric "Ibo" Butler,LT Moe,Spoo Noodles and Tahir. It features guest appearances from Raye,Bang Double,Bazaar Royale,Cassandra Wilson,Ghostface Killah,K'naan,Q-Tip,Scrap Daddy,stic.man,Stori James,Styles P and Young Dre the Truth.
Mutulu Olugbala,better known by his stage name M-1,is an American rapper,songwriter,and activist from Brooklyn,New York. He is best known for his work as one half of the political hip hop duo dead prez with stic.man.
Rufus Lee Cooper III,also known by his stage name Young Noble,is an American rapper who was part of Tupac Shakur's rap group Outlawz. Noble joined the Outlawz in early 1996,and was the last member to be added to the group by Tupac himself,before the late rapper's death in September 1996.
Malcolm Greenidge,known as E.D.I Mean and EDIDON,is an American hip hop artist and a member of the Outlawz. The name is a play on the name Idi Amin,former dictator of Uganda. While in the third grade,Malcolm became friends with Katari "Kastro" Cox who later introduced him to his cousin,Tupac Shakur.
This is the discography of rapper Young Noble.
This is the discography of rap group Outlawz below:
Real Talk Ent. is an American privately held record label that was started in 2003. It is led by CEO/President Derrick "Sac" Johnson and is focused primarily on recording and releasing new albums with Gold and Platinum selling Rap and R&B artists.
Ansar El Muhammad,better known by his stage name Askari X,is a hip-hop artist from Oakland,California. He has released 3 albums,is on numerous compilation albums,and has been a guest on several albums. Stic.man and M-1 of Dead Prez refer to Askari X in their music and credit him as one of their main musical influences. Askari X advocates Black Power,Black Liberation,and Islam in his lyrics. His sound is characterized by slow drum beats and a verbal flow similar to Tupac Shakur. Askari X is philosophically aligned with the African People's Socialist Party and the Uhuru Movement. His style may be considered as conscious rap.
Fast Life is a collaborative studio album by rappers Young Noble of Outlawz &Deuce Deuce of Concrete Mob. It was released on February 5,2013 on Concrete Enterprises. They released a second collaborative album The Code in 2016.
The Code is a collaborative studio album by rappers Young Noble of Outlawz &Deuce Deuce of Concrete Mob. It was released on April 25,2016,on Concrete Enterprises. It is their second collaborative album their first one Fast Life was released in 2013.
Powerful is the third studio album by American rapper Young Noble. It was released on September 13,2016,through Outlaw Recordz. It features guest appearances from Hussein Fatal,Dirty Bert of Jerzey Mob,Mass tha Villain,Aktual,Deuce Deuce of Concrete Mob,stic.man of Dead Prez,EDIDON and Munch Ali.
Thug Brothers 2 is a collaborative studio album by rappers Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony &Young Noble of Outlawz. It was released on June 16,2017 on Real Talk Entertainment. The first Thug Brothers album released in 2006,was a collaborative effort by Layzie Bone and Young Noble,but for the sequel,Krayzie Bone picks up where Layzie Bone left off. A sequel album Thug Brothers 3 was released the same year on October 6,2017.
