Roscoe was initially introduced to hip hop by his older brother
Kurupt. At the time, Kurupt was signed to
Death Row Records and was working on his debut album
Dogg Food as one member of
Tha Dogg Pound. Roscoe made his first appearance on his brother's album
Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha, featuring on the vocals
"I Call Shots" and
"Girls All Pause" along with
Nate Dogg.
Daz Dillinger was impressed with Roscoe and helped to produce his debut mixtape,
"When The Pain Inflict", released in 2001. Following its positive reception, Roscoe signed to
Priority Records and went on to release the album
Young Roscoe Philaphornia in 2003. The album peaked at #22 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On October 17, 2013, Roscoe released his mixtape
Tha Influence, featuring guest appearances from
Xzibit and
Kendrick Lamar. The mixtape features
production by
Best Kept Secret,
Bink!, Charlie Red 3000, Fingazz,
Hi-Tek,
Jahlil Beats,
Jake One,
Just Blaze,
Mike WiLL Made It,
Nottz,
Statik Selektah and
Tone Mason. On November 11, 2014, Roscoe released his third studio album titled
Scoe, Tha Influence Album. This was the first project to be released under his new label, 3D Shadez Entertainment. The album features Too Short, Kurupt, Kobe, Clyde Carson, Xzibit, KJ Konteh, Yummy Bingham, E-Note, and K Young. On the album, Roscoe took a more musical approach by using live musicians rather than producers. == Discography ==