“Outlaw Man” Featured on Jailbreak: Love On The Run Reached #1 on Netflix

By Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com

If you watch Netflix’s “Jailbreak: Love on the Run,” you’ll get plenty of inside info on the real-life story of an Alabama corrections officer, Vicky White, who fell in love with Casey White, an inmate charged with capital murder. Their secret romance prompted her to help him escape in 2022 from the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence. Then the two lovers went on the run, sparking a national manhunt that ended in tragedy.

This true-crime documentary about the couple — which currently holds the No. 1 spot for movies on the streamer — includes conversations with Vicky White’s colleagues, law enforcement officials, Casey White’s jail buddies and more. The most striking aspect of the documentary, however, comes from listening to recorded excerpts of phone conversations between the two protagonists.

More than 1,000 phone calls were either made on or received by Vicky White’s burner phone over a two-year period, 2020-2022, charting the duo’s relationship and offering illumination on their thoughts and feelings. Among other things, the two planned Casey’s escape, had phone sex, argued about his meth habit and daydreamed about what they’d do once he was out of jail.

“’Outlaw Man’ by Nu Breed and Jesse Howard is my favorite one,” he says in a recorded call. “It used to put me in my feelings, you know what I mean?”

“It’s a good song,” Vicky White responds softly.

A former inmate at the jail, Tyler Purser, confirms that “Outlaw Man,” which combines Southern rock and rap, was definitely Casey White’s theme song.

“There was a song Casey used to play by Nu Breed called ‘Outlaw Man,’” Purser says in the documentary. “If you listen to the lyrics of the song, that explained everything about Casey.”

Listen to “Outlaw Man” in the video below

The lyrics of “Outlaw Man,” which plays briefly in the background of the movie, include the following:

When the sun comes up tomorrow/I probably won’t be around/’Cause I’m a ramblin’ man with a gun in my hand/And I’m wanted in this town

And the sheriff man has a posse/With a price tag on my head/I was born and raised in these outlaw ways/And I’ll go to my grave as an outlaw man

Pop culture doesn’t play a huge role in the documentary, so the appearance of a single important song stands out. The artists behind “Outlaw Man” have touted its appearance in the movie via social media, as well.

So who are these musicians and what should we know about “Outlaw Man”? Nu Breed and Jesse Howard are independent artists and part of the Outlaw Nation Music Group, which also includes Ya Boi Dirty, Hitman, The Stixxx and Cori. Outlaw Nation appears to be a band name for Nu Breed and Howard, as well as the name for their overall music brand.

The original video for “Outlaw Man” was posted on YouTube in November 2020 and has 13 million views to date. Recent comments on the video indicate the song has received a significant boost from its inclusion in the “Jailbreak” documentary. (Just two examples: “Yep Casey and Vicky brought me here!” “Who’s here from Netflix movie jailbreak love on the run!!!!! I’m feeling this.”)

“Outlaw Man” hit the iTunes charts after the movie came out on Sept. 25, and has at least a million streams on Spotify, according to a Facebook post from Howard.

On the Outlaw Nation website, Nu Breed and Jesse Howard are described this way:

“A duo with a blend of Southern rock, country and hip hop that has taken the world by storm. From charting on Billboard to touring nearly all 50 states in 2020. The Outlaw Nation brand has grown into a movement & stands for much more than just a band. The love and unity that’s felt at every Outlaw Nation event reverberates through the fans and leaves them knowing that they are part of something bigger than just music.

“As the world faces trying times, the collective duo give hope and inspiration to a nation and its people through lyrics and melodies that relay the sound that patriots, freedom lovers and people from all walks of life have grown to love. Great things expected to come from the walls of the Tennessee studio where their recent chart-topping single ‘Welcome To My House’ was independently created and distributed.”

Joe Sapp, a Florida native who lives in Tennessee, performs as Nu Breed, according to one of his Facebook pages. He’s the rapper in the “Outlaw Man” video and has 154,000 followers on Facebook as Nu Breed. He has 76,000 followers on TikTok and 4,000 followers on Instagram.

Jesse Howard, who sings and plays guitar in the “Outlaw Man” video, is on social media, as well, with 23,000 followers on Facebook, 80,000 followers on Instagram and 60,000 followers on TikTok. He and Nu Breed perform and record together and separately. “Outlaw Man” was included on a 2021 album, “Outlaw Nation, Vol. 1.” The duo also has released “Outlaw Nation, Vol. 2” (2022) and “Outlaw Nation, Vol. 3″ (2024).

Other songs from Nu Breed and Howard include “Rise Up,” “Middle Finger to the Man,” “Don’t Tread on Me,” “Last of a Dying Breed,” “Old School” and “No Trespassing.”

Outlaw Nation has its own social media page on Facebook, with 94,000 followers to date. The brand sells merchandise via its website — hats, T-shirts, decals, wristbands and more — and its listing of shows includes their annual “Outlaw Nation Musi Fest” in Norwalk Ohio on June 7th 2025