Kurupt

Kurupt, born Ricardo Emmanuel Brown on November 23, 1972, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American rapper and record producer. Raised in Hawthorne, California, he began his recording career in 1991 before signing with Death Row Records in 1992. Alongside Daz Dillinger, he formed the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, appearing on Dr. Dre's The Chronic (1992) and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle (1993). In 1995, Tha Dogg Pound released their debut studio album Dogg Food, featuring the single “New York, New York”, and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “What Would You Do?” in 1996. Kurupt left Death Row in 1996 to co-found Antra Records, releasing his debut solo studio album Kuruption! in 1998, which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200. He followed with his solo studio albums Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha in 1999, featuring the single “Calling Out Names”, Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey in 2001, Against tha Grain in 2005, and Streetlights in 2010. He also formed the supergroup The Hrsmn, releasing the albums The Horsemen Project in 2003 and The Last Ride in 2021, and recorded collaborative albums including Dillinger & Young Gotti (2001) with Daz Dillinger, Digital Smoke (2007) with J. Wells, and BlaQKout (2009) with DJ Quik.

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