{{distinguish|Corruption}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = Kuruption! | type = studio | artist = Kurupt | cover = Kuruptkuruption.jpg | alt = | released = October 6, 1998 | recorded = July 1997–July 1998 | studio = | genre = {{hlist|West Coast hip hop|East Coast hip hop}} | length = {{Duration|m=123|s=50}} | label = {{hlist|Antra|A&M}} | producer = {{hlist|Kurupt {{small|(also exec.)}}|Dr. Dre|Daz Dillinger|DeVante Swing|Warren G|Battlecat|Soopafly|Studio Ton|Twin|Dave Hall|D-Moet|Easy Mo Bee|Med|RJ Rice|Stevie J|Storm}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{Singles | name = Kuruption! | type = studio | single1 = We Can Freak It | single1date = August 1998 | single2 = Ask Yourself a Question | single2date = 1998 }} }} '''''Kuruption!''''' is the debut studio album by American rapper Kurupt. It was released on Antra Records, a label formed after Kurupt left Death Row Records. It was released as a double album and distributed by A&M Records. Originally scheduled for release on September 1, 1998, with the album cover even announcing that date, the album was pushed back to October 6, 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/500902/kurupts-kuruption-debut-delayed|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903213343/http://www.mtv.com/news/500902/kurupts-kuruption-debut-delayed/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2014|title=Kurupt's Kuruption Debut Delayed|work=MTV|date=August 31, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/502345/kurupt-in-party-mood-on-eve-of-solo-debut|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903214931/http://www.mtv.com/news/502345/kurupt-in-party-mood-on-eve-of-solo-debut/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2014|title=Kurupt In Party Mood On Eve Of Solo Debut|work=MTV|date=October 6, 1998}}</ref>
==Production== Kurupt was the executive producer of the album. It features guest appearances from numerous rappers from both the East Coast and West Coast, including Daz Dillinger, Noreaga, Tray Deee, Roscoe, and Dr. Dre. Disc one is labeled as "West Coast" and disc two is labeled as "East Coast".
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r373705|first=Alex|last=Henderson}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The Indianapolis Star'' | rev2score = {{rating|2|4}}<ref name="IS">{{cite news |last1=Miley |first1=Scott L. |title=Record Picks |url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-kuruption-review/151795862/ |via=Newspapers.com |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=November 15, 1998 |page=I4}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Los Angeles Times'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-10-ca-31013-story.html|title=Album Review / Pop|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 10, 1998 }}</ref> | rev4 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="RS" /> | rev5 = ''The Source'' | rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Burke|first=Miguel|date=October 1998|issue=109|title=Record Report: Kurupt – Kuruption|magazine=The Source|page=214|location=New York}}</ref> | rev6 = ''USA Today'' | rev6Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Steve |title=Kurupt, Kuruption |work=USA Today |date=October 6, 1998 |page=4D}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Vibe'' | rev7Score = (critical)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sCwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA168|title=Vibe|magazine=Vibe}}</ref> }} ''The Indianapolis Star'' noted that "the 'West Coast' disc is airy, sometimes sunny, with crews riding through California streets in search of women and cash."<ref name=IS/> ''Rolling Stone'' concluded that "Kurupt's urgent flow, derived from his idol Rakim, unifies the two discs, but ''Kuruption'', like virtually all two-CD sets, could easily have been pared down to one."<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |last1=DeCurtis |first1=Anthony |title=Roaming doggs |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 17, 1998 |issue=795 |page=96}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== It peaked at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 on October 24, 1998,<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Billboard 200|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_JQoEAAAAMBAJ|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=October 24, 1998|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_JQoEAAAAMBAJ/page/n3 94]}}</ref> and sold 82,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="reiss">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/502531/jay-z-remains-1-spot.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411095957/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/502531/jay-z-remains-1-spot.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |title=Jay Z's New ''Hard Knock Life'' Has A Golden Week |first=Randy |last=Reiss |website=MTV |date=October 14, 1998}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{tracklist | headline = Disc One: West Coast | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = This One's for U | note1 = | writer1 = | extra1 = Studio Ton | length1 = 5:02
| title2 = Make Some Noize | note2 = featuring Daz Dillinger | writer2 = | extra2 = Soopafly | length2 = 5:14
| title3 = Put That on Something | note3 = featuring Freeze | writer3 = | extra3 = DeVante Swing | length3 = 5:18
| title4 = Play My Cards | note4 = featuring Blaqthoven | writer4 = | extra4 = DJ Battlecat | length4 = 4:30
| title5 = We Can Freak It | note5 = featuring Baby S and Andre Wilson | writer5 = | extra5 = DJ Battlecat | length5 = 4:10
| title6 = Fresh | note6 = featuring Daz Dillinger | writer6 = | extra6 = Daz Dillinger | length6 = 5:01
| title7 = C-Walk | note7 = featuring Tray Deee and Slip Capone | writer7 = | extra7 = Daz Dillinger | length7 = 5:12
| title8 = Ho's a Housewife | note8 = featuring Fuss and Paul | writer8 = | extra8 = Kurupt | length8 = 5:20
| title9 = Can't Let That Slide | note9 = featuring Roscoe | writer9 = | extra9 = Twin | length9 = 6:48
| title10 = That's Gangsta | note10 = | writer10 = | extra10 = Warren G | length10 = 3:30
| title11 = Another Day | note11 = featuring Gonzoe and Slip Capone | writer11 = | extra11 = DJ Battlecat | length11 = 4:48
| title12 = Ask Yourself a Question | note12 = featuring Dr. Dre | writer12 = | extra12 = Dr. Dre | length12 = 4:47
| total_length = {{Duration|m=59|s=40}} }} {{tracklist | headline = Disc Two: East Coast | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = It's a Set Up | note1 = | writer1 = | extra1 = D-Moet | length1 = 7:40
| title2 = Light Shit Up | note2 = featuring Buckshot | writer2 = | extra2 = Easy Mo Bee | length2 = 4:46
| title3 = Game | note3 = | writer3 = | extra3 = D-Moet | length3 = 6:07
| title4 = Gimmewhutchagot | note4 = featuring Barshawn | writer4 = | extra4 = Med | length4 = 6:15
| title5 = If You See Me | note5 = featuring Mr. Short Khop, Baby S, El-Drex and Trigga | writer5 = | extra5 = Storm | length5 = 6:16
| title6 = The Life | note6 = featuring El-Drex | writer6 = | extra6 = D-Moet | length6 = 5:36
| title7 = No Feelings | note7 = featuring Slop and Patacico | writer7 = | extra7 = D-Moet | length7 = 4:39
| title8 = It's Time | note8 = featuring Deadly Venoms | writer8 = | extra8 = Storm | length8 = 5:27
| title9 = I Wanna... | note9 = featuring Ralki Royale, Snake, Floyd and Drea | writer9 = | extra9 = DeVante Swing | length9 = 8:38
| title10 = Who Do U Be | note10 = featuring Shelene | writer10 = | extra10 = {{hlist|RJ Rice|Dave "Jam" Hall}} | length10 = 3:35
| title11 = We Can Freak It | note11 = East Coast Remix) (featuring Noreaga and Stevie J | writer11 = | extra11 = Stevie J | length11 = 5:11
| total_length = {{Duration|m=64|s=10}} }}
==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1998) !Peak<br/>position |- {{album chart|Billboard200|8|artist=Kurupt|accessdate=September 28, 2020}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=Kurupt|accessdate=September 28, 2020}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable" !Chart (1998) !Position |- |US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 28, 2020}}</ref> |align="center"|98 |} {{col-end}}
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