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Kurupt

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Kurupt was born Ricardo Brown in Philadelphia, Pa. He moved to Long Beach, California, where he met and befriended such rappers as Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger. He worked as a rapper on "Death Row Records" (Label run by Marion 'Suge' Knight), releasing one album with Daz Dillinger titled "Tha Dogg... See full bio »

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Ricardo Emmanuel Brown
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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2013 Misirlou (filming)
New Jack
 
2010 The Penthouse
'Strangers' Host
 
2009/II A Day in the Life
Murder
 
2009 Dogg After Dark (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (2009)
 
2008 Days of Wrath
 
2008 Bigg Snoop Dogg Presents: The Adventures of Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (video) (voice)
 
2008 Vice
TJ Greene
 
2008 Loaded
Jimmy Dyson
 
2007 Half Past Dead 2 (video)
Bernard 'Twitch' Washington
 
2006 Cut Off
Joker
 
2005 Brothers in Arms
Kansas
 
2004 Johnson Family Vacation
Kurupt
 
2004 I Accidentally Domed Your Son
Krego
 
2003 Vegas Vampires
T.G.
 
2003 Hollywood Homicide
K-Ro
 
2003 Fastlane (TV series)
Fallon
– Dosed (2003) … Fallon
 
2003 Keepin' It Real
Raw-D
 
2002 Dark Blue
Darryl Orchard
 
2002 Half Past Dead
Twitch
 
2002 Gangsta Sh*t: The Movie (video)
 
2001 The Wash
Maniac
 
1999 3 the Hard Way (video)
 
1995 Murder Was the Case: The Movie (video short)
Small Change from Philly (segment "Doggy Dogg World")
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (20 titles)
2011 Entourage (TV series)
– Home Sweet Home (2011) (writer: "What Would U Do" - uncredited)
 
2008 Vice (writer: "Scrape Thru Tha Hood" / as Ricardo Brown / performer: "Scrape Thru Tha Hood")
 
2007 Dead Tone (writer: "Let's Get High" / as Ricardo Brown / performer: "Let's Get High")
 
2005 Be Cool (writer: "G's & Soldiers" / as R. Brown / performer: "G's & Soldiers")
 
2003 DysFunktional Family (documentary) (performer: "I'm Back")
 
2002 Dark Blue (performer: "Streets on Fire")
 
2001 How High (writer: "Chin Check" / as Ricardo Brown)
 
2001 Bones (writer: "Fuck with Us" / as Ricardo Brown / performer: "Fuck with Us")
 
2001 Dark Angel (TV series)
– Bag 'Em (2001) ("Space Boogie" - uncredited)
 
2001 Bully (writer: "We About to Get Fucc Up", "Coastin", "Work Dat Pussy" / as R. Brown / performer: "We About to Get Fucc Up", "Coastin", "Work Dat Pussy" / as Young Gotti)
 
2000 Angel (TV series)
– First Impressions (2000) (performer: "Ride With Us" - uncredited)
 
2000 Big Momma's House (writer: "Radio" / performer: "Radio")
 
2000 Next Friday (writer: "Mamacita" / as R. Brown / performer: "Mamacita")
 
1998 The Players Club (writer: "All Day and Night" / performer: "All Day and Night")
 
1998 Caught Up (performer: "Ride On/Caught Up!")
 
1996 Sunset Park (writer: "Just Doggin'" / as Kurupt the Kingpin)
 
1995 Murder Was the Case: The Movie (video short) (writer: "Doggy Dogg World" / as Ricardo Emmanuel Brown Jr.)
 
1994 Above the Rim (writer: "Mobbin' with Tha Dogg Pound", "Dogg Pound 4 Life" / as Kurupt the Kingpin / performer: "Dogg Pound 4 Life" / as Kurupt the Kingpin)
 
1993 Poetic Justice (writer: "Niggas Don't Give a Fuck" / as Kurrupt)
 
1992 Supercop (writer: "I'LL DO IT" / as R. Brown)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2006 DPG DVD Magazine Issue 1: Sept-Oct 2006 (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2001 Gang Tapes
 
Show ShowSelf (28 titles)
2012 Uprising: Hip Hop and the LA Riots (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel 2 (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Klub Kush DVD Magazine: Vol. 2 (video)
Himself
 
2010 Housecat Housecall (TV series)
Himself
– Hip-Hop Star Needs a Housecall (2010) … Himself
 
2009 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Inside Death Row (video)
Himself
 
2007 Celebrity Rap Superstar (TV series)
Himself
 
2007 Monk (TV series)
Himself
– Mr. Monk and the Rapper (2007) … Himself
 
2006 DPG DVD Magazine Issue 1: Sept-Oct 2006 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Layzie Bone & Mo' Thugs Records Presents: 100% Pure Thug Tour (video)
Himself
 
2006 DPG Eulogy (video documentary)
Krupt
 
2006 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #2.168 (2006) … Himself - Musical Guest (as Tha Dogg Pound)
 
2006 Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Tupac: Live at the House of Blues (video)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Brothers in Arms: The Making of a Modern Western (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Uncut XXX (video)
Himself
 
2003 Beef (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 C-Walk: It's a Way of Livin' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Hardware: Uncensored Music Videos - Hip Hop Volume 1 (video)
Himself (segment "The Next Episode")
 
2002 Eazy-E: The Life and Timez of Eric Wright (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Kurupt: G-TV (video)
Himself
 
2000 The Up in Smoke Tour (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Straight from the Streets (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dr. Dre (1999) … Himself
 
1998-1999 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Yolanda Adams/Kurupt/Ideal (1999) … Himself
– Kurupt/Divine, A+ (1998)
 
1999 The 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Charlie Hustle: Blueprint of Self-Made Millionaire (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 The 1995 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 Beef 4 (video documentary)
Himself - Recording Artist
 
2003 Tupac: Resurrection (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Tha Dogg Pound
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

He is an expert of the so-called C-Walk dance, a Crip Gang ritual. See more »

Nickname:

Young Gotti See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius