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In 1992, Kastro, Greenidge, and Tupac's godbrother Yafeu " Kadafi" Fula, formed a rap trio. Greenridge began rapping under the alias "Big Malcolm". The trio went under the names Thoro Headz and Young Thugs. By then, Tupac had become a rap star and they were featured on his single, "

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. They guest appeared on the songs "Me Against the World" and "Outlaw" from Tupac's LP, '' Me Against the World'', which was released on March 14, 1995.

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Upon Tupac's release from prison in 1995, Greenidge, Tupac, Bruce "Fatal" Washington, Kadafi, Mopreme Shakur, Kastro, and

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formed the group Outlaw Immortalz, which later changed to the Outlawz. Tupac gave each group member an alias from an enemy of the

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. E.D.I. Mean appeared on "Tradin' War Stories," "When We Ride," and "Thug Passion from Tupac's double LP, ''

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", featured E.D.I. Mean, Fatal and Kadafi. It is considered one of the most aggressive diss songs in history, dissing

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. On September 7, 1996, Tupac was shot four times in a drive-by-shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was taken to University Medical Center where he died six days later. E.D.I. Mean was in the car behind Tupac, but claimed he could not identify the murderer. E.D.I. Mean and the rest of the Outlawz moved back to the East Coast after Shakur's death. Tupac's LP, '' The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory'', was released on November 5, 1996. E.D.I. Mean appeared on three songs, "Intro/Bomb First (My Second Reply)," "Life Of An Outlaw" and "Just Like Daddy. On November 10, just five days after Tupac's album was released, Kadafi was shot in the head in New Jersey, while visiting his girlfriend, and died instantly. He was found wearing a bullet proof vest. In March 1997, E.D.I. Mean and the rest of the Outlawz (minus Fatal) moved back to California and signed with

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. Tupac's double LP, "

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" was released on November 25, 1997. E.D.I. Mean produced six songs on it, "Redemption," "Thug Style," "Fuck All Y'all," "Let Them Thangs Go," "When I Get Free," and "Enemies With Me." On December 21, 1999, the Outlawz' debut album, '' Still I Rise'', was released. In 1999, the Outlawz, (excluding Fatal, who by now had a disagreement with the group and felt they had betrayed Tupac by signing with Death Row), started Outlawz Records and released their second and third LPs, ''

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'' and '' Novakane'', on November 7, 2000 and October 23, 2001.

Discography

Solo albums

*2010: ''

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'' *2013: '' O.G. Est. 1992'' *2015: '' The Hope Dealer'' *2018: ''The Hope Dealer 2'' *2020: ''O.G. Part 2: Classics in Session''

Collaboration albums

*2002: '' Blood Brothers'' (with Kastro) *2006: '' Against All Oddz'' (with Young Noble) *2008: ''

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'' (with 8Ball) *2015: ''Ghetto Starz: Streets to the Stage'' (with Nutt-So) *2022: ''Souljahz 2 Generalz'' (with Yhung T.O.)

Singles

*2013: "No Lights On" (feat. Stormey Coleman & Redcoat da Poet) *2015: "The Move-ment" *2015: "#W!NU4" (feat. Deladiea & DJ Stay Turnt Up) *2016: "Love Will Do" *2016: "Visions" (Sacx One & Dr. X feat. Edidon) *2017: "Wounds" (feat. Young Noble) *2018: "Dreams" (feat. Aktual) *2020: "Roses" *2020: "Ridin'" *2021: "One Nation" (feat. Xzibit) *2021: "21 Gun Salute" (feat. C-Bo & Ajayofficial)

Guest appearances

*1996: "Bomb First (My Second Reply)" (

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featuring E.D.I. Mean & Young Noble) *1998: "Young Ritzy Outlaw" (Gonzoe featuring E.D.I. Mean) *2000: "Thug Livin' (Part II)" (Killa Tay featuring Cosmo & E.D.I. Mean) *2001: "Good Life" (

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featuring

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& E.D.I. Mean) *2002: "Never B Peace (Nitty Remix)" (

featuring Kastro & E.D.I. Mean) *2002: "Out Of Position" (Hellraza featuring E.D.I.) *2002: "Get Doe" (Hellraza featuring Akwalla, Phats Bossi & E.D.I. Mean) *2002: "My Niggaz" (

featuring E.D.I. Mean & Young Noble) *2002: "Because Of U Girl (OG Mix)" ( Daz Dillinger featuring Storm & E.D.I. Mean) *2004: "The Uppercut" (

featuring E.D.I. Mean & Young Noble) *2004: "Hennessey (Red Spyda Remix)" (

featuring

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& E.D.I. Mean) *2009: "Ice Kold" (Tha Realest featuring E.D.I. Mean)

Production credits

References

External links

Official website
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