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| Wednesday, January 24, 2001 |
| Interview with the Outlawz |
 Here's an interview with the Outlawz by Murder Dog. Thanks a lot to ODG for taking the time to write it down. Much appreciated:
Murder Dog: How Long Have you been working on this new album?
Outlawz: Ride Wit Us Or Collide Wit Us. We been workin' on it about three months. 20 songs on there. Bangin'. It's gonna be a classic. Best album to come out this year. And were not just sayin' that 'cause it's our album. When you hear it you'll know what we mean. It's original. We got bangin' beats, we got the bomb rhymes. We hot. That's point blank.
I heard that you started your own label?
Our label's called Outlaw Recordz. We also got Outlaw clothing coming and Outlaw Films comin'. We the CEOs. Us four.
This is the first time you'll be coming without Pac. How does it feel?
Absolutely. I'm really excited about it. We've grown a lot. We had to step it up, and I don't think we'll disappoint 'em at all. I think we might be better than people even think we are. We recorded like five albums that y'all didn't even hear. Over the years buildin' up.
What happened to all those recordings?
We have about four albums right now about to come out. We got a whole 'nother album done right now. We got the Jersey M.O.B. compilation, Napoleon Presents The Bonapartes
and The Blood Brothers.
When did you record those albums?
We keep workin'. We stay in the studio. That's what we love to do. We got something to prove. Outlaw Recordz, tryin' to shut the game down.
Do you stay in L.A. now or are you still based in the East Coast?
We're based in L.A. We recorded all our shit in L.A.
How did the Outlawz come together and how did you meet Pac?
We all linked to eachother from childhood. It is something that had to happen. We all were linked in someway or another from childhood. E.D.I and Kastro grew up together. Pac is Kastro's cousin. And I grew up with Kadafi (rest in peace). Kadafi is Pac's brother. He's the one that brought me Napolean and Fatal to the group. Fatal's locked down right now too, he's doin a solo thing too. That's how it happened basically. It was a family thing.
What was the age differences between you?
Pac was three years older than E.D.I. and six years older than me. Pac created the Outlawz. He was the first outlaw, he was the general.
You were in Pac's shadow for a long time. How do you think the world is going to take you know?
We like to let our music speak for itself. We have a lotta fans. From bein' on all that Pac stuff we got our fanbase now. They lovin' us for all our past work, but we never put an album out. We way better than we used to be. So when they here it they gonna love it. Go get the album and you will see. Ain't nobody fuckin with us. We got a lotta fans. We're just tryin' to be independent and blow up Outlaw Recordz up. We're tryin to go platinum independent.
How did you end up working with Bayside for Distribution?
Spice 1 hooked that up, as a matter of fact. Spice 1 doin' something with Bayside. Then he gave 'em a lettin' 'em know we was tryin' to do independent, and they jumped on it. They're excited just like us. They didn't even have to hear the music. They signed us cause they have the faith in us, they seen where our heart is at.
When you first met 2PAC did you ever think he would be this big?
Two members of the group knew him all their life, so they always knew 2PAC was gonna be big. 2PAC was a born star. You just know when somebody got it.
You think that people are born stars?
For sure. Some people got it, some people don't. I don't believe that people are born with it, I think people learn. Some people can learn it. But if you knew a person like Pac all your life you would say that he was a born star. All people - not just us - all people knew that about him. You knew he was gonna do something special. The ones who didn't know, they know now.
Do you think The Outlawz are stars?
Absolutely. Pac wouldn't have fucked with us if he didn't see that light in us also. Do you think we're stars?
I like what you're doing, but you were always working with 2PAC.
You mean we got to prove ourseleves now? People are wondering if the Outlawz can stand on their own. That's what we want them to say. Pac ain't been here for like three years now. We're still here, we still bringin the raw. Muthafuckas is gonna see. We wanna prove ourselves.
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