A Constipated Monkey is the debut studio album by American rapper Kurious . It was released on January 18, 1994, through Hoppoh Recordings/Columbia Records /Sony Music Entertainment .[ 4] The recording sessions took place in New York at Chung King Studios , Rampant Recording Studio, and LGK Studios. The album was produced 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 No. 68 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 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 Released January 18, 1994 (1994-01-18 ) Recorded May 1992–April 1993 Studio Genre Hip hop Length 53 :08 Label Producer
A Constipated Monkey (1994)
II (2009)
"Walk Like a Duck" Released: 1992
"Uptown Shit" Released: May 1993
"I'm Kurious" Released: March 1994
Title Producer(s) 1. "Spell It Wit a J (Yes, Yes Jorge)" The Beatnuts 5:05 2. "Top Notch" (featuring Psycho Les , Kadi, & Lucien Revolucien ) The Beatnuts 4:04 3. "I'm Kurious" 3:55 4. "Uptown Shit" (featuring Kadi & The Omen) The Beatnuts 4:36 5. "Leave Ya' with This" Stimulated Dummies 3:42 6. "Fresh Out the Box" Stimulated Dummies*[ 5] 5:15 7. "Walk Like a Duck" The Beatnuts 4:56 8. "Tear Shit Up" The Beatnuts 3:40 9. "Baby Bust It" (featuring Grimm Reaper & Kadi) Stimulated Dummies 4:30 10. "Nikole" Bosco Money 4:22 11. "What's the Real" (featuring Casual ) Stimulated Dummies 4:27 12. "Jorge of the Projects" Stimulated Dummies 4:34 Total length: 53:08
Amalgam Digital reissue bonus tracksTitle Producer(s) 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.
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^ "Kurious Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2018.
^ "Kurious Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2018.