Person · Male
Kurupt
US rapper
- From
- Philadelphia, United States
- Since
- 1972–present
- Releases
- 66
- hip hop
- gangsta rap
About
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Hawthorne, California, he formed Tha Dogg Pound in 1992 along with Daz Dillinger; the rap duo has released eight albums. He also formed the hip-hop group The Hrsmn in 1996, with whom he has released two albums. His debut solo album, Kuruption! (1998) was released by A&M Records and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200.
Member of
Discography
Albums
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Kuruption!
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Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha Apple Music
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Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey Apple Music
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Against the Grain
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Originals
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Same Day Different Shit
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Philly 2 Cali
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Sleepless City Livin
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Digital Smoke
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Full Circle (Dogg Pound Gangsta Grillz)
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The Frank and Jess Story
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BlaQKout
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Tha Tekneek Files
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Down And Dirty
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Streetlights
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Tha 420 Mixtape
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The G Code
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420 (Reloaded)
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DPG 4 Life
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Don't Be Stupid
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Kurupt Presents: 7ps tha Gotti Way
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The Hollow
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DPG Wu‐Tang, Wu‐Tang DPG: The Godbody LP
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Tales From My Hood
EPs
Singles
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Survival
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BE ILL
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Go Anywhere
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Gangsta Boogie
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Hard In The Paint
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Guidelines
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Domicile No Losses
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On the Block
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Montana (Back in the Days)
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Hood Break Up
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New Sh%#!
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I’m da Sh!t
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Crip2Nite
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Shuv It
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Wonder Why They Call You Bitch
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Already Famous
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Ganxtaville, Part III
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Where I Wanna Be
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It’s Over
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Fa Shiesty Cats
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Tru Master
Compilations
Links
Official
Social
Collaboration
Involved with
Married
Sibling
Also known as
Kurrupt · Kurupt Young Gotti · Kurupt tha Kingpin · Kurupt the Kingpin · R. Brown · Ricardo Brown · Ricardo Brown, Jr. · Ricardo Emmanuel Brown · Young Gotti
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 9034f787-3e79-44fe-89c1-8a082d556eec
- ISNI
- 0000000114444057
- ISNI
- 0000000368586987
- IPI
- 00335948042
- IPI
- 00356439538
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.