Since his debut in 1998 he has released through a number of labels, Including Antra, Death Row and Universal.

[1] Born Ricardo Brown in Philadelphia, he moved to Los Angeles to join Death Row Records.

He continued to make a number other guest appearances, including Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle the year after.

[1] The collaborative record Dogg Food brought further into the limelight and Brown made his solo debut on the double-album Kuruption!

[2] His subsequent albums had moderate success, with Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey reaching No.