Kurupt, the rapper and member of Tha Dogg Pound, has revealed that Eminem quietly paid for his rehabilitation treatment — an offer relayed through Dr. Dre that Kurupt says helped save his life.

Speaking on SiriusXM's Sway in the Morning, Kurupt said Dr. Dre was the first person to reach out to him during his struggle with alcoholism, offering support and reassurance that others had been through the same. Dre then passed along a message from Eminem: "Tell Kurupt I love him." Alongside that message came a practical offer — Eminem would put money toward getting Kurupt into rehab. Rolling Stone

Kurupt has been open about the severity of his addiction. His alcoholism triggered seizures and, at one point, left him in a coma for three weeks. People

Eminem's offer carried the weight of lived experience. The Detroit rapper has spoken publicly about his own addiction, including a near-fatal overdose in 2007. He marked 18 years sober in 2026. HotNewHipHop Dre and Eminem's relationship with Kurupt runs through the same West Coast hip-hop circles that shaped all three careers, with Dre having signed Eminem to Aftermath Entertainment in the late 1990s.

Kurupt has stayed active through his recovery. He released Tales From My Hood, a collaborative project with producer DJ Battlecat, in late July. He is also working on The Godbody, a collaborative album with Rakim and Masta Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan, set for release on 14 September. Snoop Dogg, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and KRS-One are tapped as featured artists. Rolling Stone

The detail that Eminem's help was offered quietly — not announced, not publicised — is what gives the story its weight. Kurupt chose to share it himself, on a national broadcast, years after the fact.