Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 1. Originally hailing from Fairfax, Virginia, in 2006, he moved to Atlanta where he currently resides. Privacy Policy. It reached No. Two rappers that embodied the rap emergence in the 1990's are Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. He was a friend to my family. n lsning kunne vre at lave strre stadionkoncerter, hvor Dr. Dre og . The revelation fueled the launch of a change.org petition that called for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to declare the case "cleared." In the songAgainst All Odds Makaveli: The Don KilluminatiTupac implicates Walter King Tut Johnson in his shooting at Quad. OnAugust 8, 1983, Johnson was convicted of second-degree robbery for the bus hold-up and sentenced to two to six years in prison. Yafeu Fula was born in the Bronx, New York City, on October 9, 1977, to Sekou Odinga and Yaasmyn Fula. Tupac Shakur's death in September 1996 is something that is still widely discussed today, 26 years on from the tragedy.. Shakur is dying from bone marrow cancer and was given about six months to live. Death Year: 1996, Death date: September 13, 1996, Death State: Nevada, Death City: Las Vegas, Death Country: United States, Article Title: Tupac Shakur Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/musicians/tupac-shakur, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: March 9, 2021, Original Published Date: April 2, 2014, My mama always used to tell me, 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.'. Tupac's first album as a solo artist was 2Pacalypse Now. There have been several reported potential Tupac sightings since his death, including in 2012 by Kim Kardashian. It was about survival, and it had always been about survival between us," she said. The statute of limitations for the crime had expired by the time of Isaacs admission. Occupation (s) Rapper. Outlaw Immortalz, Prince Ital Joe (1997) Prince Ital Joe (Promo Advance) (Cassette, The Pacific Archived Server The Source of Tupacs Unreleased Music, DL: 2Pac Vault Access Volumes One and Two [DVD], 2Pac Troublesome 21 (Unreleased Album) CD, New NFTS Of Tupac Show Rare Pieces Of His Jewelry And, 2Pac, Ice-T & Ice Cube in Rare Exclusive Video, 1993, Soulshock Talks Producing Hits With His Partner Karlin For 2Pac, Bizzy Bone Talks About Thug Luv Recording Session With Tupac, 2Pacs Original Studio Reel-To-Reel Unreleased [August 05, 1994], 1996-06-19 / Day 6 One Nation Project. His album '2Pacalypse Now' was one of his most political works and a defining moment in his career came as a result of it when it was claimed the album influenced a youth in Texas to shoot a state trooper. [3] Fula, only 16, took on the stage name "Young Hollywood". Number of discs : 2. He soon stepped up to the mic, making his recording debut in 1991 on Same Song, which soundtracked the Dan Aykroyd comedy Nothing but Trouble. Soon, Dramacydal became known as Outlaw Immortals (or just Outlawz), and Fula changed his stage name to "Yaki Kadafi" after Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. When Tupac's third solo album came out on March 14, 1995, he was in jail. It turned out to be a "mean little ghetto," according to Robert Sam Anison's comprehensive posthumous feature on Tupac for Vanity Fair in 1997. Johnsons exploits served to inspire other local criminals as well. Johnson is now held at USP Lewisburg (the United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg), a high-security federal prison located 170 miles west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To mark the formation of the band Tupac had the infamous 'Thug Life' tattoo inked across his stomach. With those words, Tupac's notoriety was guaranteed. Pac denied the charges, but was sentenced to 1.5 to 4.5 years in prison. Big Syke introduced Kato and Mental to Tupac. He is commonly seen as the face of resistance against inequality. Cookie Notice They had met at a club when Tupac apologized for insulting her father, Quincy Jones, for only dating white women. The issues started when Biggie released 'Who Shot Ya?' He was a controversial figure in the rap community and was often criticized for his violent and aggressive lyrics. Big Syke met Tupac in 1992, after release Evil Mind Gangstas - All Hell [] Genres Hip hop, gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop, oroccupation (s) RapperYears active1994. (In 1995, Walker-Teal's family brought a civil case against Tupac, but settled out of court after an unnamed record company thought to have been Death Row offered compensation of between $300,000 to $500,000.). Suketo Kato Khandwala, who worked with The Pretty Reckless, Paramore and My Chemical Romance as a producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter, died April 25 following a motorcycle accident in North Hollywood, Calif. 2Pacs Last Concert in The House Of Blues, 1996! The letter explains why Tupac was ending their relationship. (Smalls always denied he knew anything; in 2011 Dexter Isaac, a New York prisoner serving a life sentence for an unrelated crime, claimed he was paid to steal from Tupac by the artist manager and mogul James "Henchman" Rosemond, and shot the rapper during the robbery). During a studio session in Manhattanon November 30, 1994, Shakur was confronted in the lobby of the Quad Recording Studios building bythreeassailants as he exited the elevator. The letter was put on auction in July 2019. His music is infused with party-pop, house, and hip-hop influences. In 1990 Big Syke found "Evil Mind Gangstas" with rappers Domino and Mental illness (best Kato's friend). He sustained five gunshot wounds and was relieved of $40,000 in jewelry. At the age of 14,Bacote andother teens from his neighborhoodcommitted an armed hold-up ofseveral cars belonging to the F Sixth Avenue Local line,locally referred to as the F train,of the New York City Subway system. Rest in peace young n, theres a Heaven for. How Much and What Kind of Weed Did 2Pac Smoke Every, Handwritten and Drafts of 2Pacalypse Now Tracklist, After 36 Years Behind Bars: Mutulu Shakur Speaks Out For The, The Story of Tupacs Godmother Assata Shakur And Why Shes On, Who Was Biggie Smalls aka Big Dric from 2Pacs God Bless, Candyman 187 Talks About The Havenotz Group and The Savior, Tupacs Former Bodyguard Frank Alexander Reveals Who Shot 2Pac (Interview). A few months after the tragic death of Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moose Wala, the killing of Migos rapper Takeoff has brought limelight to the rappers, who were also tragically . The rapper died aged 25 in 1996 after being shot in Las Vegas. Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (born August 19, 1969 in Long Beach, California; died March 15, 2011 in Long Beach, California), better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was a Grammy-nominated American singer and occasional rapper. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. Dawgs for life. Kato rest in peace. Kato (Big Kato) was Big Sykes best friend and helped fund Big Sykes earlier rap group, Evil Mind Gangstas, back when Big Syke was known as Little Psycho. Others believe that his real name is actually Calvin Cambridge, based on an interview he did with AllHipHop in which he stated that his government name is Calvin. But Snoop recently confirmed that his last encounter with Pac wasn't a good one. Steinberg would later recall "a young man with fan-like eyelashes, overflowing charisma, and the most infectious laugh.". That was the pair's last encounter before Tupac died. Throughout his career, he incorporated his experiences living on Detroits streets into his lyrics, emphasizing the struggles of the urban poor. No one can take away your dreams. 12:00 AM. Mike Tyson visiting King Tut in prison. Tupac and Biggie were the main agents in the notorious East Coast West Coast beef. Donell Jones feat. Recently, author/commentator Marc Lamont Hill stirred a semi-hornet's nest by declaring 2Pac " the most overrated rapper in the universe . Nonetheless, it was a defining moment of 2Pac's career and proved influential in the creation of the next generation of rappers including Nas, Eminem and Game, who all said it inspired their music. This for my nigga Kato, its still on nigga believe that How long.. will they mourn.. my brother (This for my nigga Kato, and all his kids), Macadoshis: We know lifes a fuckin trip, and everybody gotta go But why the fuck it have to be my nigga Kato?, So Many Tears Be the first to blast Remember Kato No longer with us; hes deceased Call on the sirens, seen him murdered in the streets, now rest in peace, Ready for whatever My nigga Kato, ready for whatever, Only Fear of Death This is dedicated to Mental, R.I.P And Big Kato, R.I.P., Where Do We Go From Here (Interlude) Rest in peace, to Kato, I miss you, Ballad of a Dead Soulja This go out to Kato, Mental, Life Goes On Hey Kato, Mental, yall niggas make sure its poppin when we get up there, White Manz World Rest in peace to Latasha, Lil Yummy, and Kato. He got killed for my car. I'm doing this for the kid who truly lives a 'thug life' and thinks its hopeless. At about 7 p.m. on January 15, Aviles and another officer, John Morris, were in East New York, Brooklyns Eddies Unisex Barber Shop when three gunmen, including Johnson and Jerard Gary, entered in an attempt toexecute ahold-up. He was also known as Kato on the Track. Tupac Shakur would have turned 49 years old today. Label : Death Row Records/Interscope Records. In 1993 Tupac received a letter from the parents of a dying boy named Joshua. Wars come and go, but my soldiers stay eternal. DMX said : First, he (Kato) was a friend to me. Outlawz (formerly known as Outlaw Immortalz) are an American hip hop group founded by rapper Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. In one of his most extraordinary interviews Tupac ever gave, with MTV in 1994, the rapper came out with the line that would go on to be the most quoted Tupac statement of all time: "I'm not saying I'm going to rule the world or I'm going to change the world. med at undersge de praktiske omstndigheder i forhold til at opstte en turn med de to levende og den afdde rapper. The rapper's former group, The Young Outlawz, claim that they smoked Shakur's ashes . Jones was in Las Vegas with Tupac the night he was shot. also known as Biggie Smalls. He will be remembered by everyone who knew him, and his memory will live on in the hearts of those he touched. Tell me lord, why you take Big Kato? Reincarnated as a motherfuckin' MAC. You wanna be successful? Throughout the years, there has . The Changes rapper was shot in a car while a white Cadillac Sedan pulled up . Kato (Big Kato) was Big Syke's best friend and helped fund Big Syke's earlier rap group, "Evil Mind Gangstas", back when Big Syke was known as Little Psycho. Afeni was acquitted the following year after successfully defending herself in court, displaying a gift for oration that her son would inherit. Knight offered to post the $1.3 million dollar bail Tupac needed to be released pending his appeal. Tupac had been acting since he was a kid but his breakout-acting role was in the 1992 American Crime Drama 'Juice.' [7] He was 19 years old. Benzasubsequently reported that Shakur also believed that Agnant had set him up. Big Kato and Mental Illness. Fellow Outlawz rapper Napoleon, whose cousin Rashad "Roddy" Beale had killed Fula, said in a 2017 interview that Beale had called the shooting accidental and turned himself in to police, and served "7 or 8 years" in prison. Big Syke introduced Kato and Mental to Tupac. Tupac's fifth album, Don Killuminati: The Seven Day Theory, was released in November 1996, just eight weeks after his death. It was in Marin City that Afeni succumbed to crack addiction a drug her son, Tupac, would sell on the same streets where his mother bought her supply. 1 in the Billboard 200 chart and is considered by many to be his magnum opus "by and large a work of pain, anger and burning desperation" wrote Cheo H. Coker at Rolling Stone. Mopreme became a member of the hip-hop group Thug Life, which Tupac started and which released the album Thug Life: Volume 1 in 1994. Tupac later took his surname from his sisters Sekiya's father, another Panther called Mutulu Shakur. Thug Life is made up of two other memes. You wanna be like Trump? Tupac did go to jail for 15 days in 1994 for assaulting the director Allen Hughes, who had fired him from the set of the movie Menace II Society for being disruptive. So confused not knowing which way to go. 7pm - 10pm, U Know What's Up On September 12, he was convicted of first-degree robberyfor the Kingdom Hall hold-upand againsentenced to two to six years in prison. He was shot to death in September 1996. Tupac was named Lesane Parish Crooks at birth. In 1990 Big Syke found Evil Mind Gangstas with rappers Domino and Mental illness (best Katos friend). 2Pac, remains one of the most discussed and analyzed hip-hop artists of all time.He's been cited as an inspiration by Kendrick Lamar . Shakur was sentenced to 18 months to 4 and one-half years in prison on February 7, 1995. Thats how it all is Its too much money here. For former prison convict Mutulu Shakur, however, the 2Pac - When We Ride (Demo Version) feat. Katoalso can be seen in the Gotta Get Mine video, , another rapper with whom Tupac became friendly through Syke, was also killed; and Sykes brother killed himself. The type of relationship we had, you only get that once in a lifetime." T.U. While both officers were shot in the leg, Aviles suffered ashatteredhip. Who is Kato 2Pac? "It has no place in our society." People often forget that freedom and health are the two things we should cherish the most. September 13, 1996. While Tupac was not charged for Walker-Teal's death, he was reportedly inconsolable. RT @CallMeAdoration: I ran into my president Mr Peter Obi today at the airport and he said we should calm down, I so much love this man 25% in FCT || 25% in the FCT || Shattima || Banky || INEC Chairman || Naira || Ndi Kato || Jandon It also reached No. It's about the white one. Big Syke introduced Kato and Mental to Tupac. In 1994, Shakur and Smalls recorded "Runnin' From Tha Police" with rappers Stretch, Buju Banton, and Dramacydal for Shakur's Thug Life album. At some point, he helped to form a robbery ring, dubbed the Black Mafia,comprised of Brooklyn youth. December 3, 2017. Almost like brothers. On October 24, 1996, Johnson was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court forthree armedrobberies spanning the previous 18 months. Gimme gimme gimme, push push push push, step step step, crush crush crush. /. It was beyond friendship for us. They struck up a conversation about Winnie Mandela. Along with his music, Tupac had appeared in several films by the time of his death, among them starring roles alongside Janet Jackson in 1993's Poetic Justice and Mickey Rourke in 1996's Bullet. [8], In 2016, Mussolini died at his home in California. He released several albums and mixtapes throughout his career, and was also a member of the rap group Slaughterhouse. Four days later, Jackson returned to Shakurs suite, where Shakur; Agnant; Shakurs road manager, Charles Man Man Fuller; and another man were already present. It had Dayton rimsthey cost twenty-five hundred dollars. Tupac may not have found the success he hoped for with his first album but his second studio album broke him into the mainstream when it was released in 1993. After the band's manager, Gregory, took over from Steinberg, he landed Tupac a deal with Interscope Records. Record label out of Chicago, got a couple artists just got signed. In 2011, some band members confirmed the longstanding rumor that they smoked Tupac's ashes. Rare Photo from Baltimore, 1987, 1993-12-16 Throwback: Rare Video When Tupac Accused the Media Of Trying, How Tupac Shakurs Love for Boxing Led Him to Visit Casinos. But one name stands out as the most efficient, elusive killer of the bunchDeacon Jim Miller. And unfortunately he died . Tupac Shakur was an American Rapper and an Actor. For the parody of Monopoly, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message. The first single 2Pac released, as a part of his death with Death Row Records was 'California Love.' Acronym thug life means that if society does not love its youngest members, society harms itself and everyone else; if it does not love its youngest members, society harms itself as well. Astrological Sign: Gemini. Kato tragically passed away in 2018, but his music continues to live on and inspire other artists. Big Syke introduced Kato and Mental to Tupac. Now it's worth millions. Kato was an introspective singer and street performer who could communicate in dark, poetic lyrics and strong, street-wise delivery. Though he was never charged, Johnson was named asa person of interestby lawenforcement in connection withShakurs robbery. After his death in late 1996, members of the group gradually departed. Best Known For: Tupac Shakur was embroiled in a feud between East Coast and West Coast rappers and was murdered in a drive-by shooting in 1996, leaving behind an influential musical legacy at the age of 25. Many infamous outlaws terrorized the Old West, gunslingers like Billy the Kid and John Wesley Hardin. Who is Kato to 2Pac? His murder has never been solved. Tupac Shakur was an American rapper and actor. Kato was a friend of Big Syke iirc, and was in a rap group prior to meeting pac through Syke. In several of Tupacs songs, he says, Remember Kato. Big Kato was like my brother, Syke said. 2PacLegacy.Net (2011 - ) #1 Tupac & Makaveli Site & Forum. The Baton Rouge rapper took a moment to sign his signature on numerous memorial sites . While he was a well-known rapper, he was also a friend, mentor, and father figure to many in the rap community. Hours later, Jackson accused Shakur, Agnant and the others of gang-rape. There was a scuffle after the bout between a member of the Crips gang and Tupac. He writes about Jim Miller, the Baddest Outlaw of the West. On March 9, 1997, six months after Tupac died, Biggie Smalls was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles; his murder has never been solved, either. Tupac Shakur's stepfather Mutulu Shakur is set to be released on parole. By the time they met, Tupac was obsessively writing poetry and convinced Steinberg, who had no music-industry experience, to become his manager. Chris Ju (Kato on the Track producer) was born on December 25, 1986 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, at the age of 35. At 13 Tupac played Travis Younger in 'A Raisin in the Sun' at the Apollo Theater to raise funds for presidential candidate Jesse Jackson. Tribute to DMX - 2Pac rapping and singing on DMX instrumental "A'Yo Kato" The 1991 Tupac Shakur Interview That All Americans Need o Hear, 50 Cent Continues Beef with Jimmy Henchman Rosemond, Las Vegas Police Report for Tupacs Shooting. The Man Hired Gunman on Tupac Where Did Tupac Live? He was released from the high-security Dannemora facility in New York in October 1995. Tupac Shakur was an American rapper and actor who came to embody the 1990s gangsta-rap aesthetic, and who in death became an icon symbolizing noble struggle. Date First Available : July 25, 2006. 1. / Jimmy Ace R.I.P. In this list, Tupac names the people he felt were behind the shooting at Quad Studios, Haitian Jack Agnant, Walter King Tut Johnson, and James Jimmy Ace Rosemond. A month after Sons of the P hit the stores came 2Pacalypse Now, Tupac's debut album as a solo artist. However,on June 15, 2011,aninmate atBrooklyns Metropolitan Detention Centerservinga life sentence, Dexter Isaac, confessed to being an active participant in Shakurs1994robbery and shooting. Is there information of what exactly he was? The rap community is in mourning after the death of Kato at the age of 38. Reply. It also led to rumors that new arrest warrants were pending, but the LVMPD shot down those rumors in July, saying that they were reviewing the details of what "remains an open homicide case.". His girlfriend Kidada and his mother Afeni were both with him in his final days. [1] Collectively, they were best known for their association with Shakur. Brian Gerard Kaelin (born March 9, 1959), known as Kato Kaelin, is an American actor and radio and television personality, who was a witness in the O. J. Simpson murder case. 1993-11-06 / Tupac & Haitian Jack at Scores Strip Club. Picture: Getty. The case illustrated the misrepresentation of African American males, and the attitude of some police toward them, which Tupac had been talking about in his music. It would eventually become diamond certified. All Rights Reserved. In several of Tupacs songs, he says, Remember Kato . Big Kato was like my brother , Syke said. His mother announced she would scatter her son's ashes in Soweto, South Africa, the "birthplace of his ancestors," on the 10th anniversary of his murder. DL: Where U Been 2Pac, Danny Boy, Mussolini, Hussein Fatal, DL: When We Ride 2Pac, Hussein Fatal, Kastro, Napoleon, Mussolini, DL: Whats Next 2Pac, Prince Ital Joe, Natasha Walker, Mopreme, DL: Outlaw Immortal (DAT Reel) 2Pac, Yaki Kadafi, Hussein Fatal, DL: Trump Tight The Outlawz, Big Syke, Kadafi, Kurupt (No DL: Thug Life 93 2Pac, Big Syke, Prince Ital Joe DL: There U Go 2Pac, Nanci Fletcher, Mussolini, Kastro, E.D.I. DL: Still I Rise 2Pac, Big Syke, Yaki Kadafi, Hussein DL: Shit Dont Stop 2Pac, YN-Vee, Macadoshis, Rated R, Mopreme, DL: Ready 4 Whatever 2Pac, Big Syke (1994). Although it did not yield any hits, it sold a respectable 500,000 copies and established Tupac as an uncompromising social commentator on songs such as "Brenda's Got a Baby" which narrates an underaged mother's fall into destitution and "Soulja's Story," which controversially spoke of "blasting" a police officer and "droppin' the cop.". Darrin Keith Bastfield (right) with Tupac (middle) and another friend Gerard Young. The condition was that Tupac sign on to Death Row. Kato was Big Sykes best friend, I don't believe he was a rapper or anything though. "There is absolutely no reason for a record like this to be published," Quayle said. Left Eye How Many Albums Had Tupac Managed to Record Before Dying? Afeni gave birth to a daughter, Sekiya, two years after Tupac. When he was four years old his father Sekou Odinga was arrested and imprisoned; he was raised by his mother and adopted her surname.[1]. There is no one definitive answer to this question. On September 7, Tupac was in Las Vegas with Knight to watch a Mike Tyson fight at the MGM Grand hotel. DL: Play Ya Cards Right 2Pac, Michelle, Tyrone Wrice, Mussolini, William Billy Garland Tupacs Biological Father. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains Tupac's best-known song. Must have been very close to Pac.. 2Pac met Big Syke in 1992, Syke at the time was in a group called "Evil Minded Gangsters" with two other rappers, one being "Mental Illness" and Producer Johnny J. Just in case this question was previously answered. [5], On September 13, 1996, Tupac died after being shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip on September 7. Developed as danceable house party music in 1970s New York, rap and hip-hop evolved into a vital, visceral, and expressive form of musical storytelling. "Everything in life is not all beautiful," he told journalist Chuck Phillips. In August 1992, Tupac was attacked by jealous youths in Marin City. Tupac Shakur was embroiled in a feud between East Coast and West Coast rappers and was murdered in a drive-by shooting in 1996, leaving behind an influential musical legacy at the age of 25. Shakur's appearance in Juice as Bishop, the troubled high school teen who fashions himself into . Their rivalry was fast becoming hip hop's most famous and ugliest beef. He died at 25 with no children once saying he feared bringing a son or daughter into "such a corrupt world."The rapper's deep devotion to kids, however, was evident both in and out of the recording studio. On the gold-certified single "Keep Ya Head Up," he empathized with "my sisters on the welfare," encouraging them to "please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up.". [1] Most of the group members are named after political figures. Tupacs Baltimore neighborhood was riven by crime, so the family moved to Marin City, California. Tupac pointed to Walter Johnson aka King Tut as one of the two shooters who robbed him in Quad Recording Studios, New York. He later died at the hospital. In June 1996, Tupac released a diss track, "Hit 'Em Up," aimed at Biggie Smalls and his label boss at Bad Boy Records, Sean "Diddy" Combs ratcheting up the tension between East and West Coast rap. Afeni died in May 2016 at the age of 69. / Tut R.I.P. His murder remains unsolved. In several of Tupacssongs, hesays, Remember Kato. Big Kato was like my brother, Syke said. "He got killed for my car. Thug Life is made up of two other memes. 3. Soon after his marriage to Morris ended, Tupac began dating Kidada Jones. READ MORE: How Biggie and Tupac Went From Friends to Music's Biggest Rivals. Over the years, rap and hip-hop songs become the medium through which many artists led their deep feelings. Jada also calls him "one of my best friends. [Verse 1] As I bail through the . 1. Kadafi was in the car directly behind Tupac, and claimed to have seen a white Cadillac pull up alongside him and open fire. Killing 'Kato': the story of Latin Kings boss Rudy Rangel Jr.'s murder Though 3 Chicago gang members went to prison, some details of the high-profile killing that led rapper DMX to record a . There is still a lot of speculation about where Tupac will be buried today. Those who remember and loved Tupac will always remember him as a musical legend, even if his final resting place is never known. Kato was murdered after borrowing Sykes car in 1993, the murderer apparently wanted the cars rims. He performed alongside Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg, making history even after his death. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. Tupacs Shooter in N.Y., 1994. Who is Jimmy Henchman Rosemond? The Outlawz Immortalz were running with 2 Pac when it was him against the world. The black car in which rapper Tupac Shakur was fatally shot by unknown driveby assassins as he was riding with friend Suge Knight, who survived the shooting. Tupac Shakur was embroiled in a feud between East Coast and West Coast rappers and was murdered in a drive-by shooting in 1996, leaving behind an influential musical legacy at the age of 25. In 2012 the Coachella audience didn't know how to react when Tupac was presented right before their eyes in a hologram form. For more information, please see our The beats and music may have been peppy, but the lyrics gave out a serious message about their struggle and triumphs. Johnson was eventually convicted andbecame the first New York City resident to be sentenced according to the 1994federal three-strikes law. Yafeu Akiyele Fula (October 9, 1977 - November 10, 1996), better known by his stage name Yaki Kadafi, was an American rapper and a founder and member of the hip hop groups Outlawz and Dramacydal. Kastro appeared on . 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