Kuruptย has revealed thatย 2Pacโs death served as proof that the Death Row Records environment was too dangerous โ and the reason he decided to leave the label.ย In a new interview withย The Art Of Dialogue, the Dogg Pound rapper shared that, by the time he followedย Dr. Dreโs lead and requested to be let out of his contract, all of Death Rowโs artists had become weary of how much life at the label mirrored street life.ย
โEverywhere we was going we had to keep our eyes open, 10 toes on the ground,โ he recalled. โWe had to stay heated and make sure that we protected ourselves. And then to go to Death Row and feel the same way as when we in the streets: we all kinda got burnt on that.โย
He simply couldnโt get past the fact that not evenย Suge Knightโs presence could assure their safety. โWe all was a little tired of walking on eggshells,โ Kurupt continued. โBecause if we gon be here and it feels the same way as being on the streets, then what's the difference? If a n--ga gotta come to the studio heated, whatโs the difference.โย