Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name 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. He is also a member of the hip-hop supergroup The HRSMN.
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he lived for a while. He also lived in East Orange, NJ with his mother, sister and younger brother. A suburb of Newark, East Orange is where he sharpened his emcee skills. He later moved to Hawthorne, California to live with his father Jomax Collins (Ah-Fook).
As a result, he has associated himself somewhat with Philadelphia and its rap scene, including Philly rappers such as Beanie Sigel; his first album, Kuruption!, was a double-disc that featured both east and west coast CDs. He is the cousin of rapper Redrum781, known from the Bloods & Crips Bangin' on Wax albums, and Damu Ridas.
Plot
A filmmaker's life unravels as Sean Wellington, a neurotic music video director who has just broken up with his girlfriend, attempts to strike a balance between the demands of directing his first feature film and the pressures of romance. After an unhappy experience directing a music video for Kurupt , Sean accepts a job as director of a feature film ; a vehicle for the "Mauler Brawler" (Sam Scarfo). While casting a slew of celebrity cameos for the film, he attempts to reunite with his girlfriend. However he soon becomes paranoid about her past relationship with "Mauler Brawler".
Trouble is his talent
Plot
AAA can't help the roadside emergency that is the JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION. Even the on-board navigation system has a meltdown on Nate Johnson and his family's cross-country trek to their annual family reunion/grudge match. Reluctantly along for the ride are Nate's wife, who's only in it for the kids; their rapper-wannabe son; their teenage daughter who's fashioned herself as the next Lolita; and their youngest, whose imaginary dog Nate just can't seem to keep track of. Can the Johnsons survive each other and all the obstacles the road throws at them to make it to Caruthersville, Missouri? Can they find Missouri?
Keywords: actor-playing-multiple-roles, alligator, cement-mixer, character-name-in-title, competition, cross-country, cross-country-trip, family-relationships, family-reunion, flare
Wrong turn in Arizona. No brakes in Colorado. Arrested in Kansas. It's the ultimate family trip.
Take the ride.
Nate Johnson: [Nate walks through the hotel lobby naked, and runs into a white family] Hey, Don Judy. How you guys doing? It's a fine evening. Hey, why don't you get rid of the clothes and the kids? We're all playing butt-naked uno up in 304.
Glorietta Johnson: We gon' let Mack and Nate pray, uh see which one of 'em was paying more attention in sunday school::Mack Johnson: well, well i guess since i'm the oldest i go first::Nate Johnson: fine, alright everyone uh, bow your heads and close your ears::Mack Johnson: yo eyes, err'ybody close yo eyes, Gracious God, I come to you as humbly as i know how, Praising you and giving you thanks, for bringing us together yet another year,helpin us come together to help celebrate my victory, and Nate's agony of defeat, let us eat::Nate Johnson: Father God we thank you for allowing us to come together and share with one another, Father we know that you created the birds that fly and gave the dog the voice to bark [arrf, Nate barks] , But you wouldn't have to create the sun if you knew that Mack was gon' be sittin over there in that bright yellow shirt lookin all sunny side up like a rootie tootie, fresh and fruity::Mack Johnson: Oh Lord, Lord, Lord, We Father God, also realize that you are the creator of earth and heaven, moon and the stars, dats how I know ain't no way you had nuttin to do with creating that tacky, gangsta lookin wheel spinning SUV, that uncle Earl had to drag outta here::Nate Johnson: [interrupting Mack] hol' hol' hold on Father, Hold up wait a minute, what about the time you put the pepto bismol in the cool aid, and errybody had diorrhoea for the summer, don't let me have to mention that to momma::Mack Johnson: [interrrupting Nate] hold' on, what about the time that you burned down all the bushes round the house, cuz you got tired of goin outside and gettin yo own switch::Nate Johnson: [interrupting Mack] AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH,FAAAAAAATHHHHERRRRRR AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAHA, need i have to remind Mack while momma standin here that uh, he the one that had Nannette Green in the backroom and was doin the nasty on momma good quilt, and thats why she couldn't get them stains off it::Glorietta Johnson: [interruptting Mack] In Jesus name, lets eat::Mack Johnson: But Momma::Glorietta Johnson: [interrupting Mack] Nah uh::Mack Johnson: But Momma look::Glorietta Johnson: Y'all jus got through praying, don't let me cuss up in here::Nate Johnson: Memba it was that lamp head I broke::Glorietta Johnson: [interrupting Mack and Nate] uhh uh ,I got all the stories now, it's great
Nate Johnson: Nikki, this better be FTD, cuz this Russian tail is old enough to be yo' grandaddy::Nikki Johnson: Not mom's big daddy
Nate Johnson: So, Where did you meet him? at so called accounting class?::Dorothy Johnson: so that's what this all about huh? me becomming a CPA?i thought we settled that argument when i moved out::Nate Johnson: oh so i'm the bad guy? because i wanted you to raise our kids::Dorothy Johnson: I can be a wife, a mother and pursue my career too, hey, my mother did it::Nate Johnson: [laughs] rite,yeah thats why the last time we saw you brother he was your sister [starts to sing] Young man there's a place you can go
Nate Johnson: [DJ sees Nate's griddle and tries to sneakily get a piece, Nate catches him and hits his hand] oh no! don't even think about it::D.J. Johnson: Dang dad!::Nate Johnson: [takes the griddle and starts eating it] Man what would i do without my Mike Tyson Griddle, tastes so good it'll bite cha back
Nate Johnson: You know son,the only reason i'm hard on you is well because one day you'll wear the pants in your own family, people will depend on you, and how can they do that if your pants are all hanging of your behind? I mean have you thought about what you gonna do if this whole rap thing dudn't work out?::D.J. Johnson: well, i was thinking about law school [ nate smiles in agreement] or medical school [ nate nods again in agreement] but then mom says she'll help me incorporate [nate looks over at dorothy who's sleeping] so i was thinking about coming out with my own line of hip hop pyjamas::Nate Johnson: pyjamas? [nate looks at him]::D.J. Johnson: you know how Puffy has Sean John and then Jigga has Rockawear::Nate Johnson: oh my days::D.J. Johnson: Dj's pjs baggy always! [laughs to himself] bad!::Nate Johnson: I told your mother not stand by the microwave when she was pregnant with you! [Dj looks puzzled]