At Death Row, Kurupt joined a roster of artists-including Daz Dillinger, Lady of Rage, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, and RBX-who entered the public eye by their features on Dr. Dre, the rapper and music producer who had just left the rap group N.W.A and its Ruthless Records. In 1992, at age 19, Kurupt signed to Death Row Records, newly formed by music manager Suge Knight and Dr. In 1991, Kurupt debuted as a recording artist via three songs on the S.O.S. The couple appeared on Marriage Boot Camp's 17th season in 2020. That same year, he began dating Toni Calvert. In 2007, Brown married Jovan Brown, who filed for divorce in 2017.
In the early 2000s, he was engaged to Natina Reed the couple separated in 2002, following the birth of their son Tren Brown.
He was engaged to rapper Foxy Brown from 1997 to 1999. He moved to California at age 16, first to Hawthorne, then to South Los Angeles, Crenshaw District at age 18. Ricardo Emmanuel Brown was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2.4 Dogg Pound reunited and HRSMN returns.
