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Kurupt Says Eminem Quietly Paid for His Rehab After Learning He Was Battling Addiction
Kurupt says Eminem paid for his rehab after learning about his alcohol addiction, as Dr. Dre offered support during the ordeal.
Long before celebrity rehab became the kind of thing people announce, document and endlessly repost, some help still moved in silence. That’s the version Kurupt described this week, when the West Coast rap veteran said Eminem covered the cost of his rehab after learning he was struggling with alcohol addiction.
Speaking on Sway In The Morning on Monday, August 3, Kurupt revisited a rough stretch that had already taken a serious toll on his health. He said the battle included multiple seizures and a medically induced coma that lasted nearly three weeks, a detail that made the rest of the conversation land with more weight than usual.
In telling the story, Kurupt made clear that Dr. Dre was the first to reach out with support. But it was Eminem, he said, who stepped in with the practical help that changed things.
"It was Dr. Dre that called and was just giving his support and just let me know that, you know, we all go through these things," he said. "He was just giving me that game. And it was Em who came to the table like, ‘Kurupt my folks and I’m going to put some money into getting him into like, a rehab situation to where he can sit down and enjoy himself and be out the way. Nobody will know he’s there.’"
Kurupt went on to explain that the expense was part of what made the gesture so significant. "You know, these things cost bread. So Em put the cheese up for it and said, ‘Tell Kurupt I love him.’ Dr. Dre relayed the message and then he put me with Em’s folks. So, you know, that was real special to me. Appreciate both of them so much. And it’s like, damn. You know, he just came out the blue from nowhere. Like, ‘Okay, Kurupt going through that. Bam. Boom. I’ma do that for him, man. Tell Kurupt get well, we love him.’ That’s deep."
Elsewhere, Eminem’s own history with addiction gives the story another layer. After nearly dying from a methadone overdose in 2007, the Detroit rapper entered recovery and has stayed sober ever since, often marking sobriety milestones on social media. He has also spoken openly about wanting to help people dealing with similar problems, which makes Kurupt’s account feel less like an isolated anecdote than another example of the quiet support Eminem has offered behind the scenes.
