Outlawz rapper Hussein Fatal, who was famously featured on the Tupac diss track 'Hit 'Em Up', has died in a car crash.

His passing was announced on the Outlawz Twitter feed last night.

Rest in Paradise our brother Hussein Fatal he passed away in a car accident. Pray for his family & kids at this time! pic.twitter.com/dK2GS1N0ns

— THE OUTLAWZ (@TheOutlawz) July 12, 2015

It was Tupac who gave Bruce Washington Jr. the moniker "Hussein Fatal" when he added him to the group Outlawz Immortalz.

In addition to 'Hit 'Em Up', Hussein was featured on the Pac tracks 'All Bout U' and 'When We Ride'.

He was also known for his collaborations with Ja Rule and DMX.

Hussein Fatal was 38.