{{Short description|American rapper (1977–2015)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Hussein Fatal | image = Hussein Fatal.jpg | image_upright = 1.2 | caption = Fatal in 2009 | birth_name = Bruce Edward Washington Jr. | alias = {{hlist|Fatal Hussein|Dizza|Dirty Bruce|}} | birth_date = {{Birth date|1973 |4|03}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BSbb7C7jLtX/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BSbb7C7jLtX |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Young Noble Outlaw on Instagram: "Happy Bday OG! #Outlaw4Life #RipFatal #AriesGang 🙏🙏🙏"}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=AJC_Death /><ref name="BET_Death">{{cite web|last1=Diaz|first1=Evelyn|title=Report: Bruce 'Hussein Fatal' Washington of Outlawz Dies|url=https://www.bet.com/article/0vatsp/report-bruce-hussein-fatal-washington-of-outlawz-dies|publisher=[[BET]]|access-date=July 12, 2015|date=July 12, 2015}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Montclair, New Jersey]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|07|10|1973|4|03}} | death_place = [[Banks County, Georgia]], U.S.<ref name=AJC_Death /> | occupation = Rapper | years_active = 1993–2015 | label = {{hlist|Thugtertainment|[[Relativity Records|Relativity]]|[[Rap-A-Lot Records|Rap-A-Lot]]}} | past_member_of = [[Outlawz]] }}
'''Bruce Edward Washington Jr.''' (April 3, 1973{{snd}}July 10, 2015),<ref name="AJC_Death">{{cite news|date=July 15, 2015|title=Atlanta's Hussein Fatal, Tupac Shakur associate, killed in crash|work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/atlanta-hussein-fatal-tupac-shakur-associate-killed-crash/kZOM3hsBGFeySji2UcIskO/|access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Hussein Fatal''' or sometimes as '''Fatal Hussein''', was an American rapper, best known for his collaborative work with [[Tupac Shakur]] as a member of the rap group [[Outlawz]].
==Early life== Fatal was born Bruce Edward Washington Jr. in New Jersey on April 3, 1973.<ref name=AJC_Death />
== Career ==
Washington first appeared as "Hussein Fatal" in February 1996 on the songs "[[All Bout U (2Pac Song)|All Bout U]]" and "When We Ride" from Shakur's album ''[[All Eyez on Me]]''. As a member of the Outlaw Immortalz, his name was chosen to evoke a villain, Iraqi president [[Saddam Hussein]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/rappers-speak-on-the-nicknames-tupac-gave-them/ |title=Tupac Month: Rappers Speak on the Nicknames Tupac Gave Them|date=August 29, 2011 |access-date= August 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tupacuncensored.com/why-tupac-named-the-outlawz-after-enemies-of-the-united-states/|title=WHY TUPAC NAMED THE OUTLAWZ AFTER ENEMIES OF THE UNITED STATES|date=November 23, 2022 |access-date= November 23, 2022}}</ref> In June 1996, he was featured on Shakur's song "[[Hit 'Em Up]]", insulting Shakur's rivals in the song's second verse.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/tupacs-hit-em-up-the-most-savage-diss-track-ever-turns-20|title=Tupac's 'Hit 'Em Up': The Most Savage Diss Track Ever Turns 20|newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=June 4, 2016 |access-date= July 12, 2019 |last1=Williams |first1=Stereo }}</ref>
After 2Pac died in September 1996 and Outlawz member [[Yaki Kadafi (rapper) |Yaki Kadafi]] died in November, Washington did not appear on another recording until 1998 when [[Relativity Records]] released his first solo album ''[[In the Line of Fire (Hussein Fatal album)|In the Line of Fire]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=LegacyRecordings.com: Fatal In the Line of Fire |url=http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Fatal/In-The-Line-Of-Fire.aspx |website=[[Legacy Recordings]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712110434/http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Fatal/In-The-Line-Of-Fire.aspx |archive-date=2007-07-12 |url-status=unfit}}</ref> The label went bankrupt; the album wasn't promoted and sold poorly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.furious.com/perfect/relativityrecords.html|title=RELATIVITY RECORDS|access-date= May 8, 2022}}</ref> Washington did not appear on the [[Outlawz]] debut album, ''[[Still I Rise (album)|Still I Rise]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2015/07/hussein-fatals-range-versatility-remembered-in-a-successful-career-below-the-radar-audio/|title=Hussein Fatal's Range & Versatility Remembered In A Successful Career, Below The Radar (Audio)|date=July 16, 2015|website=Ambrosia For Heads}}</ref>
Washington then signed with [[Rap-A-Lot Records]] and began work on a second solo studio album, ''Death Before Dishonor'', recording over 40 songs before being arrested in December 1999 for an assault committed three years earlier. Rap-A-Lot Records released the album as ''Fatal'' after he was paroled in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://2paclegacy.net/hussein-fatal-fatal-official-album/|title=HUSSEIN FATAL – FATAL (OFFICIAL ALBUM)|date=November 9, 2018 |access-date= July 21, 2019}}</ref>
Around 2003, through his affiliation with Rap-A-Lot, Washington began associating with [[Irv Gotti]]'s [[Murder Inc. Records]]. That year, Washington performed on four songs of [[Ja Rule]]'s album ''[[Blood in My Eye]]'': "The Life", "It's Murda (Freestyle)", "The Wrap (Freestyle)" and the eponymous title track, "Blood in My Eye". He also made a cameo appearance in the music video for ''[[Clap Back]]'', and appeared on the remix of [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]]'s "Rain On Me".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10280324-Ja-Rule-Blood-In-My-Eye|title=Ja Rule – Blood In My Eye|website=Discogs|date=2003 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=DT4tHW5RH30|title=Ashanti - Rain On Me (Remix) ft. Ja Rule, Charli Baltimore, Hussein Fatal|website=Youtube|date=December 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2015/07/rest-in-peace-to-longtime-tupac-affiliate-outlawz-member-hussein-fatal/|title=Rest In Peace To Longtime Tupac Affiliate & Outlawz Member Hussein Fatal|date=July 12, 2015 |access-date= July 18, 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/675536/hussein-fatal-dead-at-38-rapper-tupac-shakur-collaborator-killed-in-car-crash|title=Hussein Fatal Dead at 38: Rapper, Tupac Shakur Collaborator Killed in Car Crash|website=E! Online|date=July 13, 2015 | access-date= January 18, 2016}}</ref>
Washington performed again with the [[Outlawz]] on their 2010 mixtape ''Killuminati 2K10'' and their 2011 mixtape ''[[Killuminati 2K11]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mixunit.com/p/13484-killuminati-2k10-outlawz-dj-smallz-mixtape|title=Killuminati 2K10 - The Outlawz - DJ Smallz & DJ Kay Slay|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mixunit.com/p/13510-killuminati-2k11-the-outlawz-dj-smallz-dj-kay-slay-mixtape|title=Killuminati 2K11 - The Outlawz - DJ Smallz & DJ Kay Slay|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref> and on the 2011 album, ''[[Perfect Timing (Outlawz album)|Perfect Timing]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3357855-Outlawz-Killuminati-2K10|title=Outlawz – Killuminati2K10|website=Discogs|date=October 31, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/425340-Outlawz-Killuminati-2K11|title=Outlawz – Killuminati2K11|website=Discogs|date=2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3341937-Outlawz-Perfect-Timing|title=Outlawz – Perfect Timing|website=Discogs|date=September 13, 2011 }}</ref> He also appeared on the tracks "Emancipation" and "Welcome To Real Life",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Young-noble-emancipation-lyrics|title=Emancipation|website=Genius}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Young-noble-welcome-to-real-life-lyrics|title=Welcome To Real Life|website=Genius}}</ref> from fellow Outlawz member [[Young Noble]]'s 2012 album ''[[Son of God (Young Noble album)|Son of God]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11538434-Young-Noble-Son-Of-God|title=Young Noble - Son Of God|website=Discogs|date=2012 }}</ref> He continued to release mixtapes on his own label, Thugtertainment, until his death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2015/07/where-are-the-outlawz-2pac-now|title=Where Are 2Pac's Outlawz Now?|website=[[Complex Networks]] |access-date= September 18, 2015}}</ref>
==Death== Washington was killed in a traffic collision in [[Banks County, Georgia]], on July 10, 2015. He was 42 years old. His girlfriend, Zanetta Yearby, was charged with [[Driving under the influence|DUI]], first-degree [[vehicular homicide]], and [[reckless driving]].<ref>{{cite news |title=GSP releases details of fatal Banks County crash |url=https://accesswdun.com/article/2015/7/322491/gsp-releases-details-of-fatal-banks-county-crash |first=Rob |last=Moore |date=2015-07-11 |website=accessWDUN |access-date=2021-09-17}}</ref>
==Discography== {{Main|Hussein Fatal discography}} {| class="wikitable" !Solo albums !Year !Label |- |''[[In the Line of Fire (Hussein Fatal album)|In the Line of Fire]]'' |1998 |[[Relativity Records]] |- |''Fatal'' |2002 |[[Rap-a-Lot Records|Rap-a-Lot]], [[Asylum Records]] |- |''Born Legendary'' |2009 |rowspan="3"|Thugtertainment |- |''The Interview: It's Not a Gimmik 2 Me'' |2013 |- |''Ridin' All Week on 'Em'' |2015 |- |''Legendary Status'' |2018 |Hussein Entertainment |- |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" !align="center"|With [[Young Noble]] !align="center"|Year !align="center"|Label |- |''[[Thug in Thug Out]]'' |2007 |High Powered, [[Koch Records|Koch]], Thugtertainment, [[Outlaw Recordz|1Nation Ent.]] |- |''Outlaw Nation Vol. 3'' <small>(Mixtape)</small> |rowspan="1"|2013 |rowspan="2"|Thugtertainment, Outlaw Recordz |- |''Jerzey Giantz'' <small>(Mixtape)</small> |rowspan="1"|2014 |- |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" !align="center"|With Nutt-So !align="center"|Year !align="center"|Label |- |''[[Outkasted Outlawz (album)|Outkasted Outlawz]]'' |2010 |rowspan="1"|Nutty's Playhouse Entertainment, Thugtertainment |- |- !align="center"|With [[Outlawz]] !align="center"|Year !align="center"|Label |- |''Killuminati 2K10'' |2010 |rowspan="2"|[[Outlaw Recordz|1Nation Ent.]], Thugtertainment |- |''[[Killuminati 2K11]]'' |rowspan="2"|2011 |- |''[[Perfect Timing (Outlawz album)|Perfect Timing]]'' |[[Universal Music Group|Universal]], [[Fontana Distribution|Fontana]], [[Outlaw Recordz|1Nation Ent.]], Krude
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==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2002 || ''Outlawz: Worldwide'' || himself || Documentary DVD |- |rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''Eyes On Hip Hop – The Chronicle Vol.1'' || himself || Documentary DVD |- | ''[[Beef (documentary)|Beef]]'' || himself || Documentary DVD |- | 2004 || ''All Access Vol.5'' || himself || Documentary DVD |- | 2007 || ''Smooth: The Game Is Dead'' || – || Motion picture debut |- |rowspan="2"| 2008 ||''The Money Kept Coming'' || himself || Documentary DVD |- | ''Ca$h Rules'' || M.J. || Motion picture debut |- | 2011 || '' Sex, Money and You Already Know: The Hykine Johnson Story'' || Fatal || Motion picture debut |- |rowspan="4" | 2013 || ''Napoleon: Life of an Outlaw'' || himself || Documentary DVD |- | ''Sleeping With Angels'' || Walter Kurtz || Motion picture debut |- |'' Can't Forget New Jersey'' || himself || Documentary |- | ''Bound by Blood'' || – || Motion picture debut |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Facebook User|hussein.fatal.10}} * {{IMDb name|id=2181577|name=Hussein Fatal}}
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