E.D.I. Mean
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Malcolm Greenridge |
| Also known as | E.D.I. Mean, Big Malcolm, E.D.I. Don |
| Born |
July 7, 1974 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Outlawz Records, Death Row Records, Ca$hville, Real Talk Ent., |
| Associated acts | Makaveli, Outlawz, Tha Dogg Pound, Kastro, Young Noble, Yaki Kadafi, 8Ball, Lloyd |
| Website | www |
Malcolm Greenridge (born July 7, 1974), known as E.D.I. Mean, is an American hip hop artist and a member of the Outlawz. While in the third grade, Malcolm became friends with Katari "Kastro" Cox who later introduced his cousin, Tupac Shakur,
In 1992, Kastro, Greenridge, and Tupac's godbrother Yafeu "Kadafi" Fula, formed a rap trio. Greenridge began rapping under the alias "Big Malcolm". The trio went under the names Thoro Headz and Young Thugs. By then, Tupac had become a rap star and he let them guest appear on his single, "Holla If Ya Hear Me", which was released on February 4, 1993. In 1994, Mutah "Napoleon" Beale joined the group, which was now known as Dramacydal. On March 14, 1995, Tupac's LP, Me Against the World, was released. They guest appeared on the songs "Me Against the World" and "Outlaw".
In 1995, upon Tupac's release from prison, Greenridge, Tupac, Bruce "Fatal" Washington, Kadafi, Kastro, and Napoleon formed the group the Outlaw Immortalz, later changed to the Outlawz. Tupac gave each member of the group an alias from an enemy of the United States of America. Shakur gave Greenridge the alias E.D.I. Mean after former Ugandan president Idi Amin. On February 13, 1996, Tupac's double LP, All Eyez on Me, was released. E.D.I. Mean appeared on "Tradin' War Stories," "When We Ride," and "Thug Passion."
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