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|Row 3 info = Chung King Studios <br> (Manhattan, New York) <br> Rampant Recording Studio <br> (New York City, New York) <br> LGK Studios <br> (Leonia, New Jersey)
 
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'''''A Constipated Monkey '''''is the debut studio album by American rapper [[Kurious]], released in 1994 on Hoppoh Recordings, Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment. Recording sessions took place from May 1992 to April 1993 in New York at Chung King Studios, Rampant Recording Studio and LGK Studios. Production on the album 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 peaked 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".
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'''''A Constipated Monkey '''''is the debut studio album by American rapper [[Kurious]], released in January 18, 1994 on 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 on the album 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.
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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".
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== Track listing ==
  
== Track listing ==

Revision as of 18:10, 18 January 2021

A Constipated Monkey
A Constipated Monkey
Studio album by Kurious

Released

January 18, 1994

Recorded

May 1992 - April 1993

Studio

Chung King Studios
(Manhattan, New York)
Rampant Recording Studio
(New York City, New York)
LGK Studios
(Leonia, New Jersey)

Genre

Hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Underground hip hop

Length

53:08

Label

Hoppoh Recordings / Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment

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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II (2009)

A Constipated Monkey is the debut studio album by American rapper Kurious, released in January 18, 1994 on 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 on the album 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, 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 Grimm Reaper The Beatnuts 3:40
9. "Baby Bust It" Kurious, Casual The SD50's 4:30
10. "Nikole" Kurious Bosco Money 4:22
11. "What's the Real" Kurious 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
  • "Afro Connections at a Hi-5 (In the Eyes of a Hoodlum)" by De La Soul

I'm Kurious

  • "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps
  • "Mysterious Vibes" by The Blackbyrds
  • "Curious" by Midnight Star

Uptown Shit

  • "Mystic Voyage" by Roy Ayers
  • "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith

Leave Ya' with This

  • "Free Soul" by John Klemmer
  • "Jeremiah Puckett" by Eddie Fisher (Jazz Guitarist)

Fresh Out the Box

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
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