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Kurupt
Birth name Ricardo Emmanuel Brown
Also known as Young Gotti, the Kingpin
Born November 23 1972 (1972-11-23) (age 36)
Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Origin Hawthorne, California
Los Angeles, California
Genre(s) West Coast hip hop
Gangsta rap
Years active 1992 - present
Label(s) Death Row
(1992 - 1997)
(2002 - 2005)
Antra
(1998 - present)
Interscope
(1992 - 1995)
D.P.G
(2005 - present)
Gangsta Advisory
(2005 - present)
Babygrande/Doggystyle
(2006 - present)
Associated
acts 		Daz Dillinger
Snoop Dogg
Xzibit
Tha Dogg Pound
RBX
The HRSMN
Website YoungGotti.com

Kurupt (born Ricardo Emmanuel Brown on November 23, 1972 in Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania) is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records. He is a member of the rap group Tha Dogg Pound, and is mostly known for his work with Death Row Records.

Also known as Young Gotti and The Kingpin, he is one half of the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound along with Daz Dillinger.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life & Death Row Records

Kurupt was born in Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and later moved to Hawthorne, California to live with his father. As a result, he has associated himself somewhat with Philadelphia and its rap scene, including Philly rappers such as Beanie Sigel. He lived in Hawthorne and later moved to South Central on his own.

After a rap battle with star Snoop Dogg at a club one night, the two felt camaraderie, and agreed that if one of the two got a record deal they would put the other on. When Snoop was discovered by Dr. Dre and signed to Death Row Records, Kurupt was also signed to the label.

Snoop's cousin, Daz Dillinger, was also signed, and the three formed a group called Tha Dogg Pound. The pair had well-received appearances on the first two major Death Row releases, The Chronic and Doggystyle, and due to the successes of the albums, their debut Dogg Food was widely anticipated and did well, both critically and on the charts.

After the signing of Tupac Shakur to Death Row in September 1995, a rivalry was sparked between Death Row and Bad Boy Records. Kurupt and Daz became embroiled in it through the single "New York, New York" from Dogg Food. Queensbridge, New York duo's Capone-n-Noreaga and Mobb Deep would later respond with "L.A., L.A.".

[edit] Antra Records

When Tupac Shakur was later murdered, Kurupt was one of the first artists to leave Death Row. He signed with A&M Records which in turn he started his own label Antra Records and released his debut album, entitled Kuruption! in 1998. It was a double-disc album, one drawing on the West Coast and the other on the East Coast. His second album, Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha, was released on Antra in 1999.

In 2001, Kurupt released his third solo album, Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey. The album did relatively well, promoted by the single "It's Over." In the same year, Kurupt and Daz released the album Dillinger & Young Gotti under the D.P.G. moniker.

[edit] Back on Death Row

In 2002, Kurupt signed back on with Death Row Records in exchange for Dr. Dre's former role of President. Snoop Dogg and Daz, who held Death Row CEO Suge Knight responsible for 2Pac's death, were shocked by the move and felt betrayed. This didn't sit well with them and a feud ignited between Kurupt and Tha Dogg Pound associates. Kurupt faded into the background on Death Row, working on the album that would be pushed back numerous times, fans heard from him only on guest appearances or disses to his former groupmates.

During his second stint on Death Row, Kurupt formed two separate groups, The Riflemen consisting of Kurupt, Mobb Deep, Jayo Felony, 40 Glocc, and The Alchemist. Also The HRSMN consisted of Kurupt, Canibus, Killah Priest and Ras Kass. Though the former never released even a single and now seems defunct, the HRSMN have put out two mixtapes (one featuring songs by all the artists together, one just a loose compilation of contributions by each rapper). In interviews they have stated they are ready to begin working on finding a label for the project and releasing it, and though each one is busy with his own albums, they have each guested on each others' projects.[1]

When the album, Against Tha Grain, was finally released in 2005 to poor reviews and sales, Kurupt had already left the label a second time. The feud lasted about 3 years, until Snoop Dogg put together a meeting called the "West Coast Conference", which was a rounded up a large amount of rappers from the West Coast. The press conference was for artists to squash any problems, so they could all work together and make money in the future.

[edit] Recent Years

Kurupt dropped "Same Day, Different Shit" in 2006. The CD was entirely produced by Daz. and was an independent release. Kurupt recently signed a 2 album deal with Babygrande Records in a joint venture with Gangsta Advisory.

[edit] Discography

Main article: Kurupt discography

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Acting

  • 1995 "Murder Was the Case: The Movie"
  • 1998 "Straight from the Streets" (Video)
  • 1999 Charlie Hustle: Blueprint of Self-Made Millionaire (TV)
  • 1999 3 the Hard Way (Video)
  • 2000 The Up In Smoke Tour (Video)
  • 2001 Keepin' It Real (as Raw-D)
  • 2001 The Wash (as Maniac)
  • 2002 Kurupt: G-TV (Video)
  • 2002 Half Past Dead (as Twitch)
  • 2002 Dark Blue (as Darryl Orchard)
  • 2003 Fastlane (TV episode called "Dosed" (as Fallon)
  • 2003 Hollywood Homicide (as K-Ro)
  • 2003 "Hardware: Uncensored Music Videos - Hip Hop Volume 1"(Video) (segment "The Next Episode")
  • 2003 Tupac: Resurrection
  • 2003 "Vegas Vamps"
  • 2004 "I Accidentally Domed Your Son" (as Krego)
  • 2004 Johnson Family Vacation (as himself)
  • 2005 "A Talent for Trouble" (as himself)
  • 2005 Brothers in Arms (as Kansas)
  • 2006 "Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops"
  • 2006 Stand By Your Man (as Joker)
  • 2007 Half Past Dead 2 (as Twitch)
  • 2007 Vice (currently filming) (as TJ Greene)

[edit] Composer

[edit] Grammy Award nominations

Kurupt has been nominated for one Grammy Award but has not yet won an award as of 2006.

Category Genre Song Year Result
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Mexican Duo Or Group (with Daz) Soundtrack "What Would You Do" 1996 Nominated

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1]

[edit] External links

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Kurupt
AlbumsKuruption! · Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha · Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey · Originals · Against Tha Grain · Same Day, Different Shit · Against Tha Grain Tha E.P.
Singles"We Can Freak It" · "Ask Yourself a Question" · "C-Walk" · "Girls All Pause" · "Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha" · "Who Ride Wit Us" · "Trylogy"
FilmographyThe Wash · Half Past Dead · Dark Blue
Related articlesDiscography · Tha Dogg Pound
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