Hussein Fatal
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| Origin | Montclair, New Jersey |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Genres | Gangsta rap |
| Labels | Murder Inc |
Hussein Fatal (also known as Dizza and Fatalveli, after Tupac Shakur's Makaveli alias), born Bruce Washington in Montclair, NJ, is an African-American rapper. Washington is sometimes erroneously identified as Fatal Hussein.
Bruce Washington began rapping at a young age, briefly joining a group called The Plague, associated with New Jersey group The Fugees.
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[edit] Childhood
Washington went to high school with Yaki Kadafi, Godbrother of famous rapper 2Pac; in 1995, when Tupac was incarcerated in the Clinton Correctional Facility, Kadafi asked Washington to accompany him on a visit to the prison. Bruce thought Kadafi was playing a joke on him, and declined. Later, Kadafi's mother mentioned the friendship between her son and Shakur, and Washington reconsidered.
[edit] The Outlawz
He was inducted into 2Pac's group Tha Outlawz, and Tupac gave him his alias, based on the name of Saddam Hussein. He appeared on various Outlawz projects (including infamous diss song "Hit 'Em Up") over the next year. Though he and Pac became good friends, they had a rocky relationship; Shakur rumoredly sent him back to New Jersey numerous times for acting out-of-line. An oft-cited example is when Fatal apparently borrowed Shakur's Land Cruiser without permission and crashed it. Eventually, Fatal apologized for his actions and calmed down; shortly after, he left California for a court date. The next day, Shakur was assassinated. 2 months later, Kadafi was killed as well. Hussein went in a downward spiral, quitting the Outlawz (reportedly for signing with Death Row Records, a move forbidden by Tupac when he was alive) and quit rapping for a short period.
Fatal recently rejoined Tha Outlawz
[edit] Trouble
He resorted to crime; eventually he started up again, appearing on Cormega's shelved Def Jam debut album, The Testament. He signed with Relativity Records, releasing his first album, In the Line of Fire in 1998, which didn't do well. He left Relativity and signed with Rap-A-Lot Records, and began recording for a second album; in 1999, before its completion, he was arrested for assault and jailed.
[edit] Murder Inc Records
He was released in 2001 to a halfway house, then got out on parole in 2002. The next year he allied with Ja Rule, just in time for the escalation of the beef between Ja and Aftermath Entertainment/G-Unit/Shady Records. Hussein Fatal is still trying to get a deal from Irv and Ja's home label, The Inc. Records.
[edit] Current Projects
He is currently working on his double disc set mixtape titled Section 8 - The Mixtape Vol.1 and features on three tracks on the new Tupac Shakur album, Pac's Life. He is also working on collaboration with Young Noble as well as a solo album titled Born Legendary which is due to drop early 2007.
