From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Ricardo Emmanuel Brown born November 23 1972 better known by his stage names Kurupt also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records He is a member of the rap group Tha Dogg Pound and is mostly known for his work with Death Row Records Description above from the Wikipedia article Kurupt licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia