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|Name = Kurupt
|Img =
|Background = solo_singer
|Birth_name = Ricardo Emmanuel Brown
|Alias = Young Gotti<br/>Kurupt The Kingpin
|Born = {{birth date and age|1972|11|23}}
|Origin = [[Hawthorne, California]] [[Los Angeles, California]]
|Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
|Years_active = 1992–present
|Label = [[Death Row Records]]<br/>[[Antra Records]]/ [[Interscope]]<br/>[[D.P.G. Recordz]]<br/>[[Gangsta Advisory Records]]
|Associated_acts = [[Tha Dogg Pound]], [[Daz Dillinger]], [[Soopafly]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Nate Dogg]], [[Dr. Dre]], [[2Pac]], [[RBX]], [[Xzibit]]}}
'''Kurupt''' (born '''Ricardo Emmanuel Brown''' on [[November 23]], [[1972]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[gangsta rap]]per 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 Tha [[Dogg Pound]] (Daz & Kurupt).
==Biography==
===Early life & career===
Kurupt was born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] and later moved to [[Hawthorne, California]] as a teen 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, California|Hawthorne]] and later moved to [[South Los Angeles|South Central]] on his own.
After a rap battle with future 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 [[2Pac]] to Death Row in September 1995, a [[East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry|"rap war"]] was sparked between Death Row and [[Bad Boy Entertainment]]. Kurupt and Daz became embroiled in it through "New York, New York," the single from ''[[Dogg Food]]''; [[Queensbridge]], New York duos [[Capone-N-Noreaga]] and [[Mobb Deep]] responded with "L.A., L.A."
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When 2Pac was later murdered, Kurupt was one of the first artists to leave Death Row. He signed with [[Antra Records]] and released his debut solo album, entitled ''[[Kuruption!]]'' in 1998. It was a double-disc album, one drawing on the West Coast and one drawing on the East Coast, particularly Philadelphia. His second solo album, ''[[Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha]]'', was released on Antra in 1999. Many of his fans consider this to be his best album, though it did relatively poorly commercially.
In 2001, Kurupt released is 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 DPG moniker. 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. This didn't sit well with them and a feud ignited between Kurupt and Snoop, Daz and DPG associates [[Soopafly]], and Terry Choe a.k.a [[Teezy]]. 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.
===Back on Death Row===
During his second stint on Death Row, Kurupt formed two separate groups: '''[[The Riflemen]]''' consisted of: Kurupt, [[Mobb Deep]], [[Jayo Felony]], [[40 Glocc]], and [[The Alchemist (producer)|The Alchemist]]. '''[[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. [http://canibus-central.com/site/horsemen.php]
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.
===Again Off Death Row & Recent Projects===
Kurupt dropped "Same Day, Different Sh*t" in 2006. The CD was entirely produced by Daz. and was an independent release.
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===Solo albums===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:Kuruptkuruption.jpg|left|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Kuruption!]]'''''
*Released: [[September 1]], [[1998]]
*Billboard 200 chart position: #8 (83,000 copies)
*US Sales: 319,519<ref name="Ukmix">http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22680&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=300</ref>
*Singles: "We Can Freak It", "Ask Yourself A Question"
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:Kuruptstreetzizamutha.jpg|left|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha]]'''''
*Released: [[November 2]], [[1999]]
*Billboard 200 chart position: #31
*US Sales: 507,893<ref name="Ukmix">http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22680&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=300</ref>
*Singles: "Girls All Pause"
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:Kuruptspaceboogie.jpg|left|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey]]'''''
*Released: [[July 10]], [[2001]]
*Billboard 200 chart position: #10 (83,000 copies)
*US Sales: 348,272<ref name="Ukmix">http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22680&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=300</ref>
*Singles: "It's Over"
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:KuruptOriginals.jpg|left|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Originals]]'''''
*Released: [[2004]]
*Chart positions: N/A
*Singles:
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:Kuruptagainstthagrain.jpg|left|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Against Tha Grain]]'''''
*Released: [[August 23]], [[2005]]
*Billboard 200 chart position: #60
*Singles:
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:Young Gotti - Same Day Different Shit.jpg|left|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Same Day, Different Shit]]'''''
*Released: [[June 20]], [[2006]]
*Billboard 200 chart position: N/A
*Singles:
|}
===With Tha Dogg Pound===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Album cover
!align="left"|Album information
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:DoggPoundDoggFood.jpg|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Dogg Food]]'''''
*Released: [[October 31]], [[1995]]
*Label: [[Death Row Records]]
*Chart positions: #1
*Last [[RIAA certification]]: 2x Platinum
*Singles: Let Play House, New York New York
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:G30135xinzr.jpg|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Dillinger & Young Gotti]]'''''
*Released: [[May 1]], [[2001]]
*Label: [[D.P.G. Recordz]]
*Chart positions: #124
*Last [[RIAA certification]]:
*Singles:
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:Tha dogg pound - 2002 a.jpg|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[2002 (Tha Dogg Pound album)|2002]]'''''
*Released: [[July 31]], [[2001]]
*Label: [[Death Row Records]]
*Chart positions: #36
*Last [[RIAA certification]]:
*Singles:
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:A30135xinzr.jpg|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[The Last of Tha Pound]]'''''
*Released: [[April 27]], [[2004]]
*Label: [[D.P.G. Recordz]]
*Chart positions:
*Last [[RIAA certification]]:
*Singles:
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:H07664evw40.jpg|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Dillinger & Young Gotti II: Tha Saga Continuez]]'''''
*Released: [[November 1]], [[2005]]
*Label: [[D.P.G. Recordz]]
*Chart positions:
*US Sales: 113.000 copies<ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002277011</ref>
*Singles:
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:Dogg pound cover.jpg|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Cali Iz Active]]'''''
*Released: [[June 27]], [[2006]]
*Label: [[Doggystyle Records]]/[[Koch Records]]
*Chart positions: #28
*US sales: 71,232 copies
*Singles: Cali Iz Active, Sittin on 23z
|-
|align="left"|[[Image:DPG-DC.jpg|120px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Dogg Chit]]'''''
*Released: [[March 27]], [[2007]]
*Label: [[D.P.G. Recordz]]/[[Koch Records]]
*Chart positions: #77
*US sales: 11,837 copies<ref>http://www.urbanconnects.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=375</ref>
*Last [[RIAA certification]]:
*Singles: Vibe With A Pimp
|-
|align="left"|
|align="left"|'''''[[Westcoast Aftershocc]]'''''
*Coming in [[2008]]
*Label:
*Chart positions:
*Last [[RIAA certification]]:
*Singles:
|}
===With [[The HRSMN]]===
* [[2003]] ''[[The Horsemen Project]]''
===With [[J Wells]]===
* [[June 5]] [[2007]] ''[[Digital Smoke]]''
===Other Appearances===
*1992 "Lyrical Gangbang" (Lady of Rage, Kurupt & RBX), "Stranded on Death Row" (Kurupt, RBX, Lady of Rage & Snoop Doggy Dogg) & "Bitches Ain't Shit" (feat. Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt & Snoop Doggy Dogg). (From [[Dr. Dre]]'s album ''[[The Chronic]]''.)
*1993 "Serial Killa" ~as Tha Dogg Pound~ (feat. The D.O.C. & RBX); "For All My Niggaz & Bitches" ~as Tha Dogg Pound~ (feat. The Lady Of Rage); "[[Doggy Dogg World]] ~as Tha Dogg Pound~ (feat. The Dramatics); & "Ain't No Fun (If The Homies Can't Have None)" (feat. Nate Dogg & Warren G) (all off the Snoop Doggy Dogg album ''[[Doggystyle]]'')
*1996 "Music Makes Me High (Remix)" (with [[Lost Boyz]], Canibus, & [[Daz]] from the 12" Single)
*1997 "Can You Handle It" (feat. Daz, [[McGruff]], & D.J. Rogers Jr.) (off the [[Heavy D]] album ''[[Waterbed Hev]]'')
*1998 "True Master" (feat [[Pete Rock]] & [[Inspectah Deck]] ) from the Pete Rock's album Soul Survivor
*1998 "The Comeback" (feat. Daz Dillinger) (from the TQ album ''They Never Saw Me Coming'')
*1999 "Gangsta, Gangsta (How U Do It)" (from the Chris Webber album ''Too Much Drama'')
*2000/2002 "Where I Wanna Be" (feat. Kurupt & Nate Dogg) (off Shade Sheist's album "Informal Introduction" & Damizza's "presents...Where I Wanna Be")
*2000 ''"O.G. To Me" (feat. Daz, [[Jayo Felony]])(off [[Scarface (rapper)|Scarface]]'s album "Last of a Dying Breed")''
*2001 ''"Who Ride Wit' Us" & "Make It Happen"(with Tone Toven) (both from the various artists album entitled "Nuthin' But A Gangsta Party 2")''
*2001 "Skunk" (featured on [[Choclair]]'s album ''Memoirs of Blake Savage'')
*2002 "Just A Dance" (from the [[Deborah Cox]] album ''[[The Morning After (Deborah Cox album)|The Morning After]]'')
*2002 ''"Blast Off" (from the various artists album entitled "Chronic Jointz: Da Hitz Vol. 1")''
*2003 "The Dungeon" (off the Canibus mixtape ''[[My Name Is Nobody]]'')
*2004 "Ain't No Way" ((from the HRSMN) off the unreleased album ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]
*2005 ''"West Coast" (Introduction by Kurupt) (off the Yama album "Amor")''
*2005 ''"Keep it G" feat [[Bohemia]] The Punjabi Rapper (featured on DJ Scorpio's album ''West Coast Desi'')
*2006 ''"Baby Who's Is It" (from the [[Teena Marie]] album "[[Sapphire]]")''
*2007 ''"Hood Or Nothing" (from the Westside Bugg album "The Roach Motel")''
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===Acting===
*1999 ''[[3 the Hard Way]] (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 series)|Fastlane]] (TV episode called "Dosed" (as Fallon)''
*2003 ''[[Hollywood Homicide]] (as K-Ro)''
*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 ''[[Stand By Your Man]] (as Joker)''
*2007 ''[[Half Past Dead 2]] (as Twitch)''
*2007 ''[[Vice]] (currently filming) (as TJ Greene)''
===Composer===
*1995 ''[[Murder Was the Case]]: The Movie'' (Video) (song "[[Doggy Dogg World]]")
*2001 ''"Gang Tapes"''
===Appearances===
*1995 ''"Murder Was the Case: The Movie"''
*1998 ''"Straight from the Streets"(Video)''
*1999 ''[[Charlie Hustle: Blueprint of Self-Made Millionaire]] (TV)''
*2000 ''[[The Up In Smoke Tour]](Video)''
*2003 ''"Hardware: Uncensored Music Videos - Hip Hop Volume 1"(Video) (segment "The Next Episode")''
*2003 ''[[Tupac: Resurrection]]''
*2005 ''"Brothers in Arms: The Making of a Modern Western"''
*2006 ''"Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops"''
==Grammy Award nominations==
Kurupt has been nominated for one [[Grammy Award]] but has not yet won an award [[as of 2006]].
{| class="wikitable"
|- FONT SIZE=+2
! Category
! Genre
! Song
! Year
! Result
|- ALIGN=CENTER
| Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group (with Daz)
| Soundtrack
| <FONT SIZE= +1>"[[What Would You Do (Tha Dogg Pound song)|What Would You Do]]"
| 1996
| Nominated
|}
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*Has recently been engaged to west coast gangsta rapper [[Gail Gotti]].
*Was previously engaged to [[R&B]] singer [[Natina Reed]], of the group [[Blaque]] and was also previously engaged to [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]] rapper [[Foxy Brown]].
*Is an expert of the so-called [[C-Walk]], a Crip Gang ritual. He also made a song about it called "C-Walk" featuring the Crip members [[Slip Capone]] & [[Tray Deee]].
*Wrote and produced the song "Streets on Fire" with Porno for Pyros for the film ''Dark Blue'', which was never released on an album.
*His brother is a rapper named [[Roscoe (rapper)|Young Roscoe]]
*Is Associated with the Rollin 60s Crip Gang
*Has had feuds with rappers in the past dissing artists such as DMX, Ja Rule, Foxy Brown, 50 Cent, Bad Azz, Soopafly, Snoop Dogg & even his partner in Tha Dogg Pound [Daz Dillinger].
*Has his own Porno DVD named "Kurupt Uncut"
*When Koch released "Against The Grain" they removed all the diss songs from the album. Those songs have now been released on Kurupt "Against Tha Grain (The E.P.)" and includes the infamous "No Vaseline Part 2" which is aimed at Soopafly, Bad Azz, Daz, and Snoop Dogg. Available at forthepeopleent.com
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*[http://www.myspace.com/therealkuruptKurupt's Myspace Page]
*[http://www.youngotti.com/ Kurupt's official website]
*[http://www.forthepeopleent.com/ Kurupt Against Tha Grain E.P.]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0476097/ Kurupt on IMDB]
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