A Constipated Monkey

A Constipated Monkey is the debut studio album by American rapper Kurious from Harlem. It was released on January 18, 1994 through Hoppoh Recordings/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment. Recording sessions took place in New York at Chung King Studios, Rampant Recording Studio and LGK Studios. Production was handled by The Beatnuts, Stimulated Dummies, Pete Nice and DJ Richie Rich of 3rd Bass, and Bosco Money of Downtown Science. It features guest appearances from Casual, MF Grimm, Psycho Les, Kadi and The Omen. The album peaked at #68 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #31 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. A Constipated Monkey produced three singles: "Walk Like a Duck", "Uptown Shit" and "I'm Kurious".

A Constipated Monkey
Studio album by
Kurious
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1994 (1994-01-18)
RecordedMay 1992–April 1993
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length53:08
Label
Producer
Kurious chronology
A Constipated Monkey
(1994)		 II
(2009)
Singles from A Constipated Monkey
  1. "Walk Like a Duck"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Uptown Shit"
    Released: May 1993
  3. "I'm Kurious"
    Released: March 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews[2]
The Source[3]

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Spell It Wit a J (Yes, Yes Jorge)"The Beatnuts5:05
2."Top Notch" (featuring Psycho Les, Kadi, & Lucien Revolucien)The Beatnuts4:04
3."I'm Kurious"
3:55
4."Uptown Shit" (featuring Kadi & The Omen)The Beatnuts4:36
5."Leave Ya' with This"Stimulated Dummies3:42
6."Fresh Out the Box"Stimulated Dummies*[4][5]5:15
7."Walk Like a Duck"The Beatnuts4:56
8."Tear Shit Up"The Beatnuts3:40
9."Baby Bust It" (featuring Grimm Reaper & Kadi)Stimulated Dummies4:30
10."Nikole"Bosco Money4:22
11."What's the Real" (featuring Casual)Stimulated Dummies4:27
12."Jorge of the Projects"Stimulated Dummies4:34
Total length:53:08
Amalgam Digital reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."Mansion and a Yacht" (featuring Sadat X)The Groove Merchantz 
14."I'm Kurious" (Remix)
 

* Production for "Fresh Out the Box" was mistakenly credited to The Beatnuts. Both the writing credits and comments by Dante Ross show that it was produced by the Stimulated Dummies.

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 68
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 31

References
  1. DiBella, M.F. "A Constipated Monkey - Kurious | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  2. Jost, Matt (September 18, 2007). "Kurious :: A Constipated Monkey :: HoppoH Recordings/Columbia Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  3. B., Todd (January 16, 2017). "HipHop-TheGoldenEra: Album Review : Kurious - A Constipated Monkey - 1994". HipHop-TheGoldenEra. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  4. "Author Credits in Album Liners". Discogs.
  5. Ross, Dante. "comments on Kurious interview". Unkut.
  6. "Kurious Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  7. "Kurious Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2018.



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