Jorge Antonio Alvarez[1] (born May 1, 1970),[2] better known by his stage names Kurious or Kurious Jorge, is an American hip hop recording artist from New York City.
Kurious | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jorge Antonio Alvarez |
| Also known as | Biollante |
| Born | May 1, 1970 New York City |
| Origin | Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, US |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Amalgam Digital, Hoppoh/Columbia/SME |
Biography
editKurious is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, and grew up in the Upper West Side neighborhood called Manhattan Valley.[3] In 1993, he appeared on Pete Nice and DJ Richie Rich's album Dust to Dust. The duo helped Kurious get a record deal with Columbia Records via Bobbito and Nice's Hoppoh imprint. In 1992, he released his first single, "Walk Like a Duck".[1] Then he signed a contract with Sony Music. In 1994, Kurious released his critically acclaimed debut album A Constipated Monkey.[1]
In 1999, he reemerged on MF Doom's album Operation: Doomsday on the track "?" and contributed a track to a Monsta Island Czars mixtape, under the alias Biollante. Kurious later explained that his contract with Sony was "terrible" and that he "had to wait it out to get out of it."[4] Amalgam Digital reissued A Constipated Monkey with bonus tracks in 2007.[5] In 2009 he released his second solo effort II, which featured the singles "Back From Up Unda", "Back with V.I.C.", "Sittin' in My Car" and "Drinks In The Air."
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 1994: A Constipated Monkey (Hoppoh/Columbia)
- 2009: II (Amalgam Digital)
- 2021: Koncrete Jungle (Chong Wizard Records)
- 2023: Monkeyman (Weaponize Music)
- 2024: Majician (Metalface Records/Rhymesayers Entertainment) [6]
Singles
edit- 1992: "Walk Like a Duck"
- 1993: "Uptown Shit"
- 1994: "I'm Kurious"
- 2001: "All Great"
- 2009: "Benetton" (feat. MC Serch and MF Doom)
- 2009: "Back With V.I.C."
- 2009: "Sittin’ In My Car"
- 2012: "Much Higher"
- 2012: "White Rum"
- 2012: "Snake Charmer 2"
- 2014: "Delusional"
- 2014: "Pythagorean (Nyc Theme)"
Guest appearances
edit- 1991: "Young Stars From Nowhere" (from the Powerule album Volume 1)
- 1993: "Boo Boo Heads" (from the Del tha Funkee Homosapien album No Need for Alarm)
- 1993: "3 Blind Mice" (from the Pete Nice and DJ Richie Rich album Dust to Dust)
- 1994: "Smokin' That Shit" (from the KMD album Black Bastards)
- 1999: "?" (from the MF Doom album Operation: Doomsday)
- 2003: "Mugwort Cinnamon = Shifting Lanes" (from the MF Grimm & MF Doom album Special Herbs Spices Volume 1)
- 2003: "Fastlane" (from the King Geedorah album Take Me to Your Leader)
- 2006: "Traveling" (from the MF Grimm album American Hunger)
- 2009: "Supervillainz" (from the MF Doom album Born Like This)
- 2013: "On My Grind" (from the Juellz album Jewelz)
- 2014: "Enough" (from the Homeboy Sandman album Hallways)
- 2023: "KURIOUS INTERLUDE" (from the Lord Sko album UNITED PALACE)
References
edit- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 191. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ "Thank you for all the birthday wishes yesterday. peace". Twitter. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Kurious | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ Hines, Haaron (June 29, 2007). "Kurious George: Monkey Business". All Hip Hop. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Zisook, Brian. "Kurious Jorge's "A Constipated Monkey" To Be Re-Released on September 18th". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Gee, Andre. "How Kurious Put Together an Introspective New Album With Help From His Late Friend MF DOOM". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
