Kurious

"Walk Like a Duck" redirects here. For the phrase that includes "walks like a duck", see duck test.

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	(1970-05-01) May 1, 1970 (age 55) 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, Rhymesayers, Metal Face

Biography

Kurious is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, and grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.^[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". 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 in 2001, under the alias Gappa. 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

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) ^[6]

Singles

• 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

• 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)
• 2001: "Fast Lane" (from the Monsta Island Czars album The Next 1,000 Years)
• 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)