He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as Ricardo Brown.
His first debut was on Dr. Dre's The Chronic in 1992, as a part of the duo grouple The Doggpound with Daz, soon after that kurupt signed to Death Row Records. He realeased an album with Daz called Dogg Food in 1995 on death row records, kurupt became friends with Tupac when Pac signed with death row in 96 and pac gave him the name Young Gotti.
In 1997 Kurupt left Death Row records for a posistion at Artimus Records as A&R, but still remand friends with death row and appearing on many albums under death row. In 1998 under Artimus records he released a double album called Kuruption which went platinum, shortly after that he released The Streetz is a mutha which also went platinum. in 2001 The dogg pound released 2002 under death row and Gotti & Dillinger under dpg and artimus records, that year kurupt also released his third solo lp Space Boogie.
In 2002 Kurupt Met back up with death row CEO Suge Knite shortly after he got out of jail and signed with Death Row records now called Tha Row. By signin with Tha Row Kurupt is now beefin with Daz, Snoop and all DPG, all his old friends. Kurupt is now with Death Row and is coming out with an album soon called Against The Grain.
Since 2000, he has been in a relationship with the rapper Natina Reed (born 1979) of the group Blaque. They were going to get married in August, 2001, but delayed the marriage for career reasons.
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