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| Dirty Red | |
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| Birth name | Kevyn Carter |
| Born | 1972 |
| Origin | Fontana, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Label(s) | Ruthless |
| Associated acts | Eazy-E, Mo Thugs, DJ Yella, Above The Law, Kokane |
| Website | OGDirtyRed.com |
Kevyn Carter (born 1972 in Los Angeles, California) known as Dirty Red is a West Coast rapper formerly signed to late Compton rapper, Eazy-E's label, Ruthless Records.[1]
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Biography
Dirty Red was born and raised in Los Angeles before moving to Fontana, California. Dirty Red is known for working with West Coast acts including Above the Law, Kokane, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and others. He has also been featured on the tribute version of Eazy's single "We Want Eazy". He was also a long time friend of Above the Law's Cold 187um.
Dirty Red also makes a cameo appearance on the diss song by Eazy-E, "Wut Would U Do?". He was also behind the idea for Eazy's track Down 2 tha Last Roach. During that time he was supposed to be Eazy-E's next protégé along with B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta. After the death of Eazy-E in 1995, he worked on DJ Yella's debut solo album, One Mo Nigga Ta Go.
Discography
Featured on
- 1987: Wizzard of Rock
- 1991: Vocally Pimpin'
- 1993: It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
- 1994: Funk Upon A Rhyme
- 1994: Beverly Hills Cop III Soundtrack
- 1995: Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
- 1996: One Mo Nigga Ta Go
Mixtapes
- 2006: Street Heat Vol. 1
- 2008: Street Heat Vol. 2
- 2009: Street Heat Vol. 3
Album
- 2009: Gank'd
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