Kurupt shares untold Tupac story about late rapper hitting the studio after his prison release

Kurupt has accomplished a lot in his decades-long career, and he’s still not finished. Best known as one of the frontrunners of gangsta rap in the 1990s, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native came up as  alongside Daz Dillinger, who were both signed to Death Row Records before embarking on their solo careers. 

REVOLT caught up with the rapper, along with Daz Dillinger, in downtown Los Angeles to discuss memories from the “We Can Freak It” days, how The HRSMN came to be, his forthcoming album called Transition, a studio session with Tupac when he made “Ambitionz Az A Ridah,” and more. Peep the chat below.

Kurupt: God is good. Wow, that was amazing because our town was outside of Philly. I was born in Philly, but I moved to Darby Township, Two Five. I was in between Two Five, Darby Township, Sharon Hill and Germantown, which is North Philly. That was a great respect.

How are you holding up? You know, we survived a pandemic.

Kurupt: We’re going to survive it. You know why? Because we’re God fearing. We don’t fear man, we don’t fear disease, we fear God.

Daz Dillinger: He had the “We Can Freak It” challenge going.

Did you think it’d become what it was when you released it?

How many girls did you pull with that one?

When did the idea for The HRSMN supergroup come about?

What are some of the challenges HRSMN faced over the years trying to get music out?

Daz Dillinger: We survived. We be reminiscing and laughing about the past, whenever we think about it.

Daz Dillinger: We got a new album out right now, DPG For Life! 

Daz Dillinger: And we got a book along with the album. The book is about our life and how we started in the beginning, then we’re coming out with part two. You can get the book at dpgforlife.com. We got the album out on Spotify, iTunes. Kurupt got his immaculate solo album.

Why is it called Transition?

Talk about your own clothing line called Iconic.

How do you feel about MixedByAli buying the old Death Row studios, Can-Am?

Can we get an untold story from the Death Row days?

Daz Dillinger: Told him, “Suge Knight had hit me and said, ‘Come to Monty’s mafia restaurant.’” 

Daz Dillinger: Got a couple of good steaks, good champagne. Tupac came into the studio, we did “Ambitionz Az A Ridah” and five other new songs.

How is it having your own reality show, “Lili & Gotti,” on WETV?

Lisa (Kurupt’s wife): 9.

What worked for you in terms of stopping alcohol?

I’m glad you were able to stop because some people can’t.

Kurupt: It takes a team to win a championship no matter what you’re trying to accomplish. Teamwork.