Hussein Fatal
| Hussein Fatal | |
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Washington in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bruce Edward Washington, Jr. |
| Born |
April 3, 1973 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 2015 (aged 42) Banks County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Years active | 1990–2015 |
| Labels | Thugentertainment, 1Nation/ Death Row Records |
| Associated acts | 2Pac, Outlawz, Tha Dogg Pound, Scarface, Tear Da Club Up Thugs, Ja Rule, Gangsta Boo |
| Website | www |
Bruce Edward Washington, Jr. (April 3, 1973 – July 10, 2015), better known by his stage name, Hussein Fatal, was an American rapper and member of the hip hop group Outlawz. He was best known for his collaborative work with Tupac Shakur, as a member of Outlaw Immortalz.
Fatal was born Bruce Edward Washington, Jr. in Montclair, New Jersey on April 3, 1973. He began rapping and dealing in drugs at a very young age and also attended the same school as fellow Outlawz member, Yafeu Fula, better known by his stage name, Yaki Kadafi. Fula informed Washington that he personally knew Tupac Shakur, but Washington didn't believe him until Fula's mother informed him that they were going to visit Shakur in jail. When they went to visit him in jail, Washington performed a freestyle rap for Shakur. Shakur was pleased with Washington's lyrical abilities and promptly added him to his newly founded hip hop group, Outlaw Immortalz. In keeping with the Outlaw Immortalz's "tyrant" theme, Shakur endowed Washington with the stage name "Hussein Fatal", after then-Ba'athist Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
In February 1996, Washington made his debut on Shakur's double album, All Eyez on Me, specifically on the songs "All Bout U", and "When We Ride". The album was certified nonuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
In June 1996, Washington was featured on Shakur's infamous diss song "Hit 'Em Up". Washington performed the song's second verse, verbally making disparaging remarks towards Shakur's rivals The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, and the hip hop group Junior M.A.F.I.A.
In September 1996, Shakur was severely wounded in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, suffering four gunshot wounds. He was rushed to the Southern Nevada University Medical Center, but succumbed to his wounds nearly a week later, dying at the age of 25. Washington had gone back to New Jersey the day before the shooting to attend a court hearing. After Shakur's death, Yaki Kadafi also went back to New Jersey after Washington; both of them under the impression that business opportunities in Los Angeles were scarce and meaningless without Shakur's presence.
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