| A Constipated Monkey | |
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 Studio album by Kurious | |
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Released |
January 18, 1994 |
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Recorded |
May 1992 - April 1993 |
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Studio |
Chung King Studios |
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Genre |
East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Underground hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Boom bap |
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Length |
53:08 |
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Label |
Hoppoh Recordings / Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment |
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Producer |
The Beatnuts, Bosco Money, Daddy Rich, Bobbito Garcia (exec.), Dan Kealy (exec.), Faith Newman (exec.), Pete Nice (also exec.), The SD50's |
| Kurious chronology | |
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Next |
II (2009) |
A Constipated Monkey is the debut studio album by American rapper Kurious. It was released on January 18, 1994 via Hoppoh Recordings, Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment. Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios and Rampant Recording Studio in New York City and at LGK Studios in New Jersey from May 1992 to April 1993. Production was handled by Pete Nice, The Beatnuts, Bosco Money, SD50's and DJ Richie Rich. It features guest appearances by Casual, Kadi, The Omen, MF Grimm, Psycho Les & Lucien.
The album debuted at #68 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #31 on the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States. A Constipated Monkey produced three singles and videos: "Walk Like a Duck", "I'm Kurious" and "Uptown Shit".
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spell It wit a J (Yes, Yes Jorge)" | Kurious | The Beatnuts | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Top Notch" | Kurious, Kadi, Psycho Les, Lucien | The Beatnuts | 4:04 |
| 3. | "I'm Kurious" | Kurious | Daddy Rich, Pete Nice | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Uptown Shit" | Kurious, Kadi, The Omen | The Beatnuts | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Leave Ya' with This" | Kurious | The SD50's | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Fresh Out the Box" | Kurious | The Beatnuts | 5:15 |
| 7. | "Walk Like a Duck" | Kurious | The Beatnuts | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Tear Shit Up" | Kurious | The Beatnuts | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Baby Bust It" | Kurious, Kadi, MF Grimm | The SD50's | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Nikole" | Kurious | Bosco Money | 4:22 |
| 11. | "What's the Real" | Kurious, Casual | The SD50's | 4:27 |
| 12. | "Jorge of the Projects" | Kurious | The SD50's | 4:34 |
Samples[]
Spell It wit a J (Yes, Yes Jorge)
- "Jimbrowski" by Jungle Brothers
- "I'll Say It Again" by Linda Tillery
- "Be Black Baby" by Grady Tate
- "Darkest Light" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Top Notch
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Bill Cosby
- "Good Old Music" by The Parliaments
- "Afro Connections at a Hi-5 (In the Eyes of a Hoodlum)" by De La Soul
I'm Kurious
- "Mysterious Vibes" by The Blackbyrds
- "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps
- "Curious" by Midnight Star
Uptown Shit
- "Mystic Voyage" by Roy Ayers
- "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith
- "Baby I Love You" by Tom Scott and The California Dreamers
- "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
Leave Ya' with This
- "Free Soul" by John Klemmer
- "Jeremiah Puckett" by Eddie Fisher (Jazz Guitarist)
Fresh Out the Box
- "Ha Lese Le Di Khanna" by Hugh Masekela
- "You Can Fly" by Sons of Champlin
- "King of Rock" by Run-D.M.C.
Walk Like a Duck
- "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band
- "Long Red" by Mountain
- "Get Out of My Life Woman" by Grassella Oliphant
- "The Soil I Tilled for You" by The Shades of Brown
Tear Shit Up
- "Bossa Nova" by Donny Hathaway
- "Fool Yourself" by Little Feat
- "Cool V's Tribute to Scratching" by Biz Markie
- "My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim
Baby Bust It
- "Don't Cha Hearing Me Calling To Ya" by Junior Mance
- "The Infamous Date Rape" by A Tribe Called Quest
Nikole
- "Stoned Soul Picnic" by The 5th Dimension
- "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin
What's the Real
- "People Sure Act Funny" by Lonnie Smith
- "Son of Public Enemy (Flavor Whop Version)" by Public Enemy
- "Summertime" by Dizzy Gillespie
- "Straight Life" by Freddie Hubbard
Jorge of the Projects
- "Knocking 'Round the Zoo (1971 Version)" by James Taylor and The Flying Machine
- "Gibraltar" by Stanley Turrentine
- "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On)" by Lou Donaldson