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这支西岸Gangsta Rap团体Outlawz首次得到人们注意还是由于2Pac的关系，正是在2Pac的专辑中，嘻哈圈才第一次听说Outlawz这个名字。在2Pac死后出版的专辑《Still I Rise》中，Outlawz无私的贡献也让他们终于有了一展身手的机会。千呼万唤使出来，2000年，Outlawz自行出版了他们的首张专辑《Ride Wit Us or Collide Wit Us》。无疑，这是一张向2Pac致敬的专辑，我们可以在专辑的封面上可以看到2pac那张消瘦的面庞，当然是在涂鸦墙上，那个智者，那个英雄。所有人都知道他们为什么要这样做，为了死去的灵魂，人们希望Outlawz可以续写传奇。一年之后，Outlawz发行了专辑《Novakane》，这又是一次迟到的纪念。在专辑《Novakane》的封面上，我们依然可以依稀的看到背景天空中2Pac那炯炯的双眼，Outlawz继续为了2Pac而存在。专辑的音乐已经绝对的匪帮说唱，四个MC轮番上阵，气势逼人，比起《Still I Rise》更为冷静。但客观的讲，作为西岸的匪帮饶舌乐手，Outlawz的音乐并没有任何突破，只是他们传承了人们所想要听到的，看到的，以及人们至今还依旧怀念的。即使是作2PAC的影子，也是足够的。by Jason BirchmeierWest Coast rappers Outlawz are known primarily for their affiliation with 2Pac. It was on 2Pac's Makaveli album that Outlawz first came to the greater rap community's notice, appearing on a few songs. In 1999 they were co-billed on the posthumous 2Pac album Still I Rise, granting them even more recognition and furthering their short-lived affiliation. It wasn't until late 2000, though, that they finally got the go-ahead to release their debut album, Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us. Featuring a cover that placed 2Pac's image in the foreground, along with numerous references to the deceased legend, this debut made the most of Outlawz's reputation for being 2Pac's supposed protégés. Unfortunately, the album didn't prove to be much of a success, and neither did the group's follow-up album a year later, Novakane, also released on the group's Outlaw Recordz label (distributed by Koch). While Outlawz no doubt retained 2Pac's West Coast thug/gangsta style, they unfortunately were fairly average rappers in terms of skills and too often fell back on their 2Pac affiliation and descended into generic thug motifs. And it didn't help that they weren't aligned with any of the West Coast's better producers. In fact, Outlawz weren't really aligned with anyone on the West Coast -- not Snoop Doggand his Dogghouse clique, nor the Bay Area scene centered around E-40 and Spice 1. Member Young Noble collaborated with Layzie Bone in 2006 for the album Thug Brothers, released by the Real Talk label. The label also released the Outlawz album Against All Oddz later that same year.