Jorge Antonio Alvarez (born May 1, 1970), better known by his

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s Kurious or Kurious Jorge, is an American hip hop recording artist from

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Biography

Kurious is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, and grew up in the

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neighborhood called

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. 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

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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 ''

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''. In 1999, he reemerged on

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'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."

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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."

Discography

Albums

*1994: ''

'' (Hoppoh/Columbia) *2009: '' II'' (Amalgam Digital)

Singles

*1992: "Walk Like a Duck" *1993: "Uptown Shit" *1994: "I'm Kurious" *2001: "All Great" *2009: "Benetton" (feat.

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and

) *2009: "Back With V.I.C." *2009: "Sittin’ In My Car"

Guest appearances

*1991: "Young Stars From Nowhere" (from the Powerule album '' Volume 1'') *1993: "Boo Boo Heads" (from the

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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

album '' Operation: Doomsday'') *2003: "Mugwort + Cinnamon = Shifting Lanes" (from the

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album '' Special Herbs + Spices Volume 1'') *2003: "Fastlane" (from the album King Geedorah album '' Take Me to Your Leader'') *2006: "Traveling" (from the

album '' American Hunger'') *2009: "Supervillainz" (from the

album '' Born Like This'') *2013: "On My Grind" (from the Juellz album ''Jewelz'') *2014: "Enough" (from the Homeboy Sandman album ''

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurious Jorge Living people American entertainers of Cuban descent American people of Puerto Rican descent American male rappers Rappers from Manhattan Songwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American rappers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 1970 births American male songwriters