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Kurious
Person · male · United States · East Harlem · born 1991 · recording since 1992
American rapper
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Also known as Jorge Alvarez · Jorge Antonio Alvarez · Kurious Jorge · Kurious Jorge · キュリオス (ラッパー)
Timeline
9 events▣ Album 7◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Walk Like a Duck
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2020s
Biography
English biography437 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1351544361
Biography
Jorge Antonio Alvarez (born May 1, 1970), better known by his stage names Kurious or Kurious Jorge, is an American hip-hop recording artist from New York City.
Biography
Kurious is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, and grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. 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 DuckWalk Like a DuckSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracksA1Walk Like a Duck (Madik mix)4:56A2Walk Like a Duck (instrumental)4:59B1Walk Like a Duck (radio edit)4:00B2Walk Like a Duck (TV Track)4:57". Then he signed a contract with Sony Music. In 1994, Kurious released his critically acclaimed debut album A Constipated Monkey
A Constipated MonkeySpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Spell It With a J (Yes, Yes Jorge)5:052Top Notch4:043I'm Kurious3:554Uptown Shit4:385Leave Ya' With This3:436Fresh Out the Box5:157Walk Like a Duck4:578Tear Shit Up3:409Baby Bust It4:3210Nikole4:2211What's the Real4:2712Jorge of the Projects4:33.
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." Amalgam Digital reissued A Constipated Monkey with bonus tracks in 2007. 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."
Albums
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)
2025: God's Time (Casual Dad Records)
Singles
1992: "Walk Like a DuckWalk Like a DuckSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracksA1Walk Like a Duck (Madik mix)4:56A2Walk Like a Duck (instrumental)4:59B1Walk Like a Duck (radio edit)4:00B2Walk Like a Duck (TV Track)4:57"
1993: "Uptown ShitUptown ShitSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracksA1Uptown *hit4:39A2Uptown *hit (instrumental)4:39A3Uptown Shit4:36B1Spell It Wit a "J"5:02B2Spell It Wit a "J" (instrumental)4:24"
1994: "I'm Kurious"
2001: "All Great
All GreatSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1All Great (dirty)3:242All Great (clean)3:243All Great (instrumental)3:244All Great (remix - dirty)3:195All Great (remix - clean)3:196All Great (remix - instrumental)3:19"
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)"
2023: "Sweet Child of Mine (feat. Bodega Bamz)"
2024: "Adaptive"
2025: "Doom on the Beatbox (feat. MF Doom & Team Demo)"
Guest appearances
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)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 33 | 71.4th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (17 release groups · 7 studio albums)
Albums · 7
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:11
1Spell It With a J (Yes, Yes Jorge)5:052Top Notch4:043I'm Kurious3:554Uptown Shit4:385Leave Ya' With This3:436Fresh Out the Box5:157Walk Like a Duck4:578Tear Shit Up3:409Baby Bust It4:3210Nikole4:2211What's the Real4:2712Jorge of the Projects4:332009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 57:31
1Intro0:412Take What Is Given1:183Back With VIC2:414Work It3:585Sittin' in My Car3:596Drinks in the Air3:517Animals and Horses2:578Benetton3:569Rain on Me4:4110Wake Up3:0811Smiling2:3612Brand New Day3:5713Mysterious3:5514New Heights3:1515Back From Up Under3:5416Is This the End4:0817Prosperous4:362021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 22:11
1Crosstown2:432Jack Daniels2:453What I Do Wrong2:114My Kinda People2:505Empty Space2:256Koncrete Jungle2:497Dusty Rhodes2:448Seeing Ghosts3:442023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 27:01
1High Speeds2:592Hog Tied2:123Mint Leaves3:204Monkeypox3:165Monkey Scratch1:366Monkey Scratch II2:107Monkeyman Theme2:128Pointy Fingers2:029Magnetic2:0510Time To Boogie1:5611Whiskey All You Want3:132024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 28:44
1Pure Intentions4:092A Lot Going On2:423Bridges and Tunnels1:504Forgot My Keys2:065Don't Know3:136BX G Funk3:087I Don't Even Exist2:478800 Lbs2:399World Needs Love3:2510Purpose and Leisure2:452024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 50:35
1Unknown Species3:462Untainted3:573Tis the Season3:534Eye of Horus3:28519843:516Teach & Forgive1:567Separation Anxiety3:598Cow's Eye3:359Bacalao Opera4:1410Majical Journey3:0011Barry Gibb2:4812Par for the Course3:4913Open3:1814Majic Interlude1:1115Come Back3:502025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 20:52
1Birds Fly2:252No Way Around It3:013Toilet3:194Kids Eating Cereal3:345When the Coffee Kicks In2:296Cloud Nine3:247Wonder2:40
Single · 9
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Walk Like a DuckSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 18:52A1Walk Like a Duck (Madik mix)4:56 A2Walk Like a Duck (instrumental)4:59 B1Walk Like a Duck (radio edit)4:00 B2Walk Like a Duck (TV Track)4:57 | 1992 | ||
| 1993 | Uptown ShitSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 23:20A1Uptown *hit4:39 A2Uptown *hit (instrumental)4:39 A3Uptown Shit4:36 B1Spell It Wit a "J"5:02 B2Spell It Wit a "J" (instrumental)4:24 | 16 November 1993 | ||
| 2001 | All GreatSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 20:091All Great (dirty)3:24 2All Great (clean)3:24 3All Great (instrumental)3:24 4All Great (remix - dirty)3:19 5All Great (remix - clean)3:19 6All Great (remix - instrumental)3:19 | 16 October 2001 | ||
| 2022 | Zissou CapSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:391Zissou Cap3:39 | 30 January 2022 | ||
| 2022 | come backSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:501come back3:50 | 27 May 2022 | ||
| 2023 | Tis the SeasonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:531Tis the Season3:53 | 31 May 2023 | ||
| 2023 | MonkeypoxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:161Monkeypox3:16 | 30 June 2023 | ||
| 2025 | EASYSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:461EASY2:46 | 21 July 2025 | ||
| 2025 | Birds FlySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 12:051Birds Fly2:25 2Birds Fly - Instrumental2:25 3Birds Fly - Clean2:25 4Birds Fly - Acapella2:25 5Birds Fly - Clean Acapella2:25 | 25 September 2025 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | A Constipated Monkey: Demo SessionsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracksA1Jorge of the Projects (original version) A2Rice and Beans (freestyle) A3Fill' Er Up B1Trueness to the Blueness B2One 4 the Head B3Catch My Drift | 22 March 2008 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Kurious head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 33 | 71.4th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUV NY(band) | — | present | |
| The Constipated Monkeys(band) | — | present | |
| Monsta Island Czars(band) | — | present | |
| Bamboo Bros.(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48ca0874-e088-4f60-8522-1866115fb49ddiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48ca0874-e088-4f60-8522-1866115fb49dcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q363744genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q363744seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuriousbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurious
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
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Wikidata: Q363744 · MusicBrainz: 48ca0874-e088-4f60-8522-1866115fb49d
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