Napoleon (rapper)
| Napoleon | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mutah Wassin Shabazz Beale |
| Born | October 7, 1977 |
| Origin | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Gangsta rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, motivational speaker |
| Years active | 1994–2005 (rapping) 2005–present (as motivational speaker) |
| Labels | Outlaw Recordz, Death Row Records |
| Associated acts | Makaveli, Outlawz, Johnny J Tha Dogg Pound, Scarface, |
| Website | www |
Mutah Wassin Shabazz Beale (born October 7, 1977), better known as Napoleon, is a former member of Tupac Shakur's rap group Outlawz. Beale has since converted to Islam and is now a motivational speaker.
Beale was born in Newark, New Jersey. His father Salek Beale and his mother Aquillah, were both converts to Islam. When he was three-years-old, his parents were murdered in his home and he and his siblings were at home. After this, he along with his older brother, Moonie Beale, and his younger brother, Kamil "Hellraza" Beale, moved to their grandmother's house in Irvington, New Jersey.
He started rapping very young. In 1994, he ran into his childhood friend and a rapper Yafeu "Yaki Kadafi" Fula who he hadn't had contact with for years. Kadafi's godbrother was Tupac Shakur, a well-known rapper. Kadafi's mother, Yaasmyn Fula, told Tupac about Beale's talents and how he had tragically witnessed his parents' murder and that greatly affected Shakur. So he met Beale and offered that he join their group, Dramacydal (later to become part of the Outlaw Immortalz).
Napoleon, as part of the rap group Dramacydal, appeared on a song on the 1995 Tupac Shakur album Me Against the World. Later that year, Tupac Shakur started a group that included the members of Dramacydal. Initially called Outlaw Immortalz, the group's name was soon simplified to Outlawz. The Outlawz all adopted new stage names—Beale's was Napoleon. The next 2Pac album, 1996's All Eyez on Me, featured guest appearances by both Dramacydal (2 songs) and Outlaw Immortalz (1 song). Beale—credited as Mutah—was also a featured guest on a fourth song. Outlawz were also featured on 2Pac's "How Do U Want It" single B-side "Hit 'Em Up". Dramacydal was absorbed into Outlaw Immortalz then Outlawz after some of the members left the group and, after Shakur was killed in September 1996, the group moved back to New Jersey. Outlawz eventually returned to Los Angeles and released four albums between 1999 and 2002; Mutah Beale and the Outlawz appeared on over 60 million record sales world wide.
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