Hussein Fatal

Infobox musical artist
Name = Hussein Fatal

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Background = solo_singer
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Born = April 3, 1973
Origin = Montclair, New Jersey
Genre = Gangsta rap
Occupation = Rapper
Years_active = 1990 - present
Label = Thugtertainment, Global Music Group
Associated_acts = The Plague 2Pac Outlawz Ja Rule
URL = [http://www.thugtertainment.net Thugtertainment.Net]

Hussein Fatal, born Bruce Washington in 1973, [http://www.sweetslyrics.com/bio-Fatal.html] was raised in Montclair, New Jersey, living with his mother, brother and four sisters. As a young rapper he looked up to legendary KRS One and MC Shan, honing his skills and donning the name Fatal.

Biography

The Fugees

In the early 90s, with the help of then unknown hip-hop group, The Fugees, Fatal recorded a demo in Wyclef Jean's basement with his group, The Plague. Unfortunately no major label showed interest, and Fatal left the group. [ [http://www.sweetslyrics.com/bio-Fatal.html Fatal Biography ] ]

The Outlawz

In 1995 Washington ran Into high school friend,Yafeu Fula"Kadafi" He told Washington that he was helping his godbrother, 2Pac Shakur search for members for a group they were forming. He asked Washington to come with him and visit Tupac at the Clinton Correctional Facility where he was serving time for sexual abuse. At the time Fatal didn't believe that Kadafi knew Tupac and it wasn't brought up again until Kadafi's mother, Yaasmyn Fula, mentioned it. Fatal then realized that Kadafi was serious. The next day, Washington visited Tupac. Before he had any chance to introduce himself Tupac asked him to rap a few verses. Soon he was a member of the group, The Outlawz. The other members of the group were Katari "Kastro" Cox, Malcolm "E.D.I." Greenidge, Mutah "Napoleon" Beale and of course Tupac and Kadafi. Tupac had given them aliases after political men hated in the America, he gave Washington the alias, Hussein Fatal after Iraq president, Saddam Hussein.

Tupac Shakur Murder

On September 7th 1996, 2Pac was fatally wounded in a drive by shooting [ [http://www.alleyezonme.com/bio/index.phtml 2Pac Biography ] ] . He died a week later on September 13th, at the age of 25. Fatal had gone back to Jersey the day before to attend court. After 2Pac¹s murder, Yaki Kadafi also went back to Jersey with Fatal; both of them believing Los Angeles held nothing for them without 'Pac.

Only a couple of months later, on November 10th, Kadafi was murdered at the age of 19. Having lost two of his best friends within two months, Fatal decided the rap game was more dangerous than the drug game. He went back to the streets and began selling drugs again, a decision that would later have a great impact on his career and life. After months of chaos, he decided to sign with Relativity Records. He released his solo debut, [http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Fatal/In-The-Line-Of-Fire.aspx] In The Line Of Fire, in March 1997. Unfortunately, the label went bankrupt and the album got little to no promotion, resulting in poor sales.

Fatal then signed with Houston-based Rap-A-Lot Records - home to such legends as the Geto Boys and Scarface. He started working on his second solo album, Death Before Dishonor. He recorded over forty songs, including tracks featuring Fat Joe, Gang Starr, Gotti, Ja Rule, Lil' Mo, New Child, Outlawz, Rowdy Rahz and Scarface. Unfortunately, Fatal was arrested in December 1999 due to an assault charge from three years earlier. In 2001, he was released to a halfway house in Jersey, and paroled in early 2002. On November 19th 2002, Rap-A-Lot Records released his second solo album, re-titled Fatal.

Murder Inc Records

In 2003, Fatal teamed up with Ja Rule whom he had known for some time; Fatal was supposed to be part of the original Murderer inc with Rule, Jay Z, DMX and Mic Geronimo before that project fell through. In November 2003 Ja Rule's fifth album, Blood In My Eye, was released. Fatal made guest appearances on four songs: "The Life," " Blood In My Eye," "It's Murda (Freestyle)" and "The Wrap (Freestyle). 3 songs on the album were diss tracks aimed at 50 cent & G unit" He also appeared on Ashanti's "Rain On Me (Remix)." Hussein Fatal was rumored to have signed with the The Inc. Records but were untrue.in 2004 fatal launched his own independent record label "Thugtertainment".

Post Murder Inc

In 2008, August, Fatal signed a deal with Global Music Group.

Current projects

Hussein Fatal is currently working on a new mixtape titled " [http://www.thugtertainment.net/] New Jersey Giant" which will be hosted by Nu Jerzey Devil and should be released july 2008. He is featured on three tracks on the new 2Pac album, "Pac's Life". He has released a collaboration album titled Thug in Thug Out with Young Noble of The Outlawz. He is also set to release a solo album titled Born Legendary, which was due to drop in 2007, but was delayed. The album is now scheduled to be released before August 2008, which has been confirmed by Thugtertainment. The first single to be released for the album will feature rapper Jim Jones.

Discography

*1998: "In the Line of Fire"
*2002: "Fatal"
*2008: "Born Legendary"

Videography

Filmography

Footnotes

References

*http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1473467/20030630/big_mike.jhtml
*http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.864/title.hussein-fatal-remembering-tupac
*http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/news/2007/09/3049/

External links

* [http://www.thugtertainment.net Thugtertainment - Official Hussein Fatal Website]
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