Big Outlawz on campus

Gary Moskowitz

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE -- At 24, Young Noble still thinks of himself as a

kid. But he’s already giving back to teens.

Noble is a rapper in the group Outlawz, a former Death Row Records hip

hop outfit that in 2000 branched off to form their own label, Outlaw

Records.

And Noble came to Glendale High School Friday to promote Outlaw

Records’ new releases and provide students with free, “thug life”

T-shirts, CDs, DVDs and Dada Footware shoes.

“We’re coming from an everyday perspective and we rap about real-life

situations. I wanted to show these kids we are just regular people trying

to feed our families,” Noble said. “One of these kids here could be

president some day. We got to support them.”

President of Outlaw Records Gary “Big G” Tyler attended Friday’s

event, as did several other recording artists from the hip hop label.

Other members of Outlawz -- E.D.I., Kastro and Napoleon -- were unable to

attend. The group originally recorded on Tupac Shakur’s album, “Me

Against the World” as Dramacydal.

Glendale high students crowded around a stage in the school’s open

courtyard Friday and answered trivia questions about hip hop for

autographed prizes.

Sean and Luis Olascoaga, alumni of Glendale High, organized Friday’s

event through their own company, S & L Entertainment. The brothers’

business is based in Glendale and was started by the Olascoaga brothers

in 1999.

Luis Olascoaga, 23, said S & L Entertainment sets up school tours for

kids, autograph signings, in store events and concerts.

“I’m from Glendale and I like kids, but they need role models,

Olascoaga said. “They watch enough [television] but they need this stuff.

We just like giving back to Glendale.”

S & L Entertainment hopes to bring the Lil’ Wazkels, another hip hop

group, to Glendale High for a performance in May.