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Rapper Hussein Fatal dies in car accident

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Press Trust of India New York
Rapper Hussein Fatal, member of hip hop group The Outlawz, has passed away in a car accident. He was 38.

Fatal died on Saturday, July 11. The Outlawz's official Facebook confirmed the news sharing a photo of the group's founder Tupac Shakur, with his arms around Fatal's neck, both laughing, reported the New York Daily News.

"God called another soldier home! Rest in Paradise our brother Hussein Fatal he passed away in a car accident! Pray for his family and kids at this time!" the post read.

The New Jersey native was a part of Tupac's album "All Eyez on Me" and most famously appeared on his track "Hit 'Em Up."
 

Following Tupac's 1996 death, The Outlawz released several other albums, their last being "Perfect Timing" in 2011.

The band's another member Yaki Kadafi also died young, aged 19 in 1996.

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First Published: Jul 13 2015 | 2:42 PM IST

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