As a member of the Outlaw Immortalz, E.D.I. Mean was up close and personal with the late, great Tupac Shakur on a regular basis. That also meant some of the group’s work often took a back seat to whatever ‘Pac was doing in his solo career at the time.
In an exclusive interview with HipHopDX, the Los Angeles transplant and Dinner Club radio host revealed that’s about to change. The group is currently planning a documentary about the Outlawz’s story.
“We are all working on our own stories,” he tells DX. “The Outlawz story. We plan on getting the bill for that this year. We want to do it a little differently than a biopic. We’re going to do a 10-episode series. Maybe two to three seasons where we can really flush out the details of the Outlawz story because there’s a lot that was overshadowed by the big, bright shine of Tupac Shakur.
“There’s a lot of people who don’t know how we came together, why we came together, who we are and where we are right now. So, hopefully that will get done and people can get a chance to see our story.”
Most importantly, E.D.I. Mean wants people to know more about fellow member Yaki Kadafi and what made the Outlawz so passionate about their craft.
“I would love people to know how serious and how dedicated we were not only to Tupac — our comrade and our big brother — but also to the music. We took the music part of it very serious. We were all hungry lyricists and wanted to make our mark in this game and add on to our already blossoming tree that was Tupac Shakur.
“Those are a couple of things right off the bat that I’d love people to get from the Outlaw Immortalz docu-drama when it’s released.”
E.D.I. Mean, who was featured on ‘Pac classics such as “When We Ride” and the infamous Biggie Smalls diss track “Hit Em Up,” also hopes the documentary will inspire the next generation of MCs to be more genuine when it comes to their lyrical approach.
“Hopefully, it [the documentary] can inspire a younger generation to want to put some more of their stories and honest stories into the music and not always put one side of ourselves out there,” he says. “Hip Hop artists, especially male artists, like to focus on the bravado and how good we are at whatever we do.
“Human beings are 360 degrees. We are a combination of everything and so we got to put that in the music for it to be authentic and for it to really transcend. Right now, it’s stagnant. How many of these artists and their songs are going to transcend a decade? I think that’s a valid question. But help is on the way. Help is on the way, man [laughs].”
Check out the rest of DX’s interview with E.D.I. Mean later this week.
Wouldn’t make that same comment to his face, now would you. E.D.I. is one of the truest in the game, back when 2Pac was alive and to date. Go troll elsewhere (and use spellcheck).
EDI, KASTRO should have did a lot more sole album as well as EDI.
Edi Real lol !! Yeah making songs with lil cease right ?? Did Edi ride 4 Pac ??? Naw
Sorry, but Pac is the most interesting plot in the Outlawz story.
That’s a LIE come down south espeacailly Lil Haiti fool
About time ….the industry fake they did not like PaC they know that …but he kept hitting them up..OUTLAWZ WORLD WIDE.
RIP kadafi and Strom
Storm isn’t dead….
Fatal U Big Dummy And Yak And Big Syke
If u don’t love the out laws u didn’t love PAC
The truth rest with Pac if you claim to know and love Pac then you should know he wasn’t just a member but he was the heart. This is the very thing he expects from the Outlaws. To carry on.
Man how do you love em ? Did thy ride 4 Pac? Thy made a song with lil cease lol thy didnt ride 4 pac all thy did was line thy pockets . Besides Mutal Kastro thy the only ones waljed away and Fatal
Pac put his boys on almost All his classics, I dont think he gets enough credit for that. You never see big artist giving their crew shine like that on their own solo projects
Yep. That Makaveli album was basically a co-album with them. He had been trying to jumpstart those little dudes from his third album onward, especially Kadafi, EDI, and Napoleon.
Sorry Lil Homie. But U MEAN YAK FATAL AND MUTAH. EDI WAS NOT BETTER THAN MUTAH( NAPOLEON! FACTS
What up Gonzoe??
RIP KHADAFI and Real ? 2PAC always missing ..
fIRE
Why we came together(tupac) when we came together(tupac) who we are(tupac) basically tupac created (the outlaws group) not you all…real talk..
Edi is a jealous hater. The father of pacs sister baby Malik. He been Hatin on PAC every since they 1st DVD.he think he part of the family.fatal and yak and mutah was the outlawz. Edi was good but my. FATALVELI and Yak Was The Meat Of The Group. Kastro was the weakest. Napoleon was a beast also. Edi wants us to believe he is the one. NO MALCOM GREEN. MAN. YAK AND FATAL R DEAD. AND MU IS MUSLIM FOOL
The Outlawz sucked. I wish I wish could take all their verse off the songs and just have Pac. Thug Life was way better
Lyrically, Thug Life couldn’t compare to the Outlawz. Not even close. I liked them, though.
Did PAC truly fucked faith Evans?
Yes.
I don’t know why they switched their style after Pac got killed. Noble always stayed true to the roots when I’d hear his solo shit, but the rest of them were all over the place. I do feel like Kadafi was their soul, and he got accidentally killed right after Pac.
Yeah, he was “accidentally” killed right after he said he could identify Pac’s murderers.
Nah, Napoleon’s cousin shot him accidentally. He confessed to that shit years ago. Actually broke Napoleon up and led to him converting to Islam and getting out the rap game. Everything seemed like a conspiracy back then because everybody was in the dark on shit.
Nigga u STOOPID
Napoleon’s cousin shot Kadafi accidentally bruh. No conspiracies. That shit’s well known.
That was No accident Fool. U Don’t get accidently shot in the face close range.was u there?? I don’t think so.everybody Kno who did it. And it was not no accident. That ninja even admitted it. People was there. In that hallway in jersey homie. He was over his lady house. And he was scared for his life because he just seen his God brother get hit up. He told his girl it was somebody at her door knocking and they prolly comin to kill him.and that’s what happened. He knew he was wanted dead. Because he saw who killed PAC. And it wasn’t baby lane. It was a police working for deathrow.yak seen the whole thing. He was Rydin shotgun with frank.right behind PAC and Suge
Interesting read
Ninjas kill me talkin bout he got shot by accident. Who r u mutah’s family?? THAT WAS NO ACCIDENT THAT WAS POINT BLANK RANGE MURDER!