

Having already thrown in on the Ruthless Records/Death Row conflict, Kurupt and Daz joined in the feud with their single “New York, New York,” featuring Snoop Dogg the song was interpreted as a diss against NYC and although it did not diss anyone specifically, it incited the response “L.A., L.A.” by NY rappers Capone-N-Noreaga, Mobb Deep, and Tragedy Khadafi. Death Row became a divided label, with Suge Knight demanding every rapper on the label diss an assortment of east coast artists hailing from or affiliated with Bad Boy. After forming two-man crew Tha Dogg Pound, they were heavily featured on Snoop’s debut Doggystyle, even given their own song alongside Rage, “For All My Niggaz & Bitchez.”Īfter the signing of Tupac Shakur to Death Row in September 1995, a rivalry was sparked between Death Row and the east coast’s Bad Boy Entertainment. Kurupt was signed to Death Row Records in the early 1990s, making up a core roster that consisted of himself, Daz Dillinger, Lady of Rage, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, and RBX, led musically by Dr.Dre and the D.O.C… These artists gained exposure by appearing on Dre’s breakthrough album, The Chronic, during which Kurupt and Daz developed a close working relationship. Kurupt stands tall at 5 ft 9 inches and 68kgs in weight. Kurupt is an American rapper and actor who has a net worth of $500 thousand. Kurupt married Gail Gotti in the year 2007. He was briefly engaged to rapper Foxy Brown from 1999 to 2000. In 1991, he made his first appearance as a recording artist by appearing on three songs on The S.O.S. He moved to California when he was 16, first to Hawthorne then when he was 18 to South Los Angeles, Crenshaw District. Ricardo Emmanuel Brown was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He is also a member of the hip-hop supergroups The HRSMNand Dirty OGz.

His career began in the early 1990s when he was signed to Death Row Records and shortly after formed the duo Tha Dogg Pound with Daz Dillinger.Īfter leaving Death Row in 1996, he signed with A&M and released his debut studio album, Kuruption! in 1998. Kurupt is an American rapper and actor, better known by his stage name Kurupt.
