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2005 studio album by Sean Price
Monkey Barz
Released May 31, 2005 (2005-05-31 ) Recorded 2001-2005 Studio
Genre
Hip hop Length 54 :11
Label
Duck Down
Producer
"Rising To The Top / Spit Game" Released: 2002
"Boom Bye Yeah / 60 Bar Dash" Released: July 27, 2004
"Onion Head" Released: 2005
Monkey Barz is the debut solo studio album by American
Brooklyn -based rapper
Sean Price of
Heltah Skeltah . It was released on May 31, 2005 through
Duck Down Records as a part of the label's "Triple Threat Campaign", followed by
Buckshot 's
Chemistry and
Tek & Steele 's
Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded . The cover art is based on the
Planet of the Apes series.
Production was handled by
Khrysis , TY Deals,
Agallah ,
9th Wonder ,
Ayatollah , Dub Z, Edward Maximillion III, Justice, Kleph Dollaz,
MoSS , P.F. Cuttin', Phat Babyz, Star.com and
Tone Mason , with Buckshot and
Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from fellow
Boot Camp Clik members Buckshot,
Louieville Sluggah ,
Rock ,
Starang Wondah ,
Steele ,
Tek , and affiliate
Ruste Juxx .
Despite being charted only at number 70 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 46 on the
Independent Albums in the United States, the album was met with generally favorable reviews. Its
lead single , "Boom Bye Yeah", peaked at number 68 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales .
Music videos were shot for the songs "Peep My Words", "Onionhead", "Heartburn", "Boom Bye Yeah", "Monkey Barz" and "Slapboxing", which were included on Price's DVD Passion of Price . The album's bonus track "Rising to the Top" was included in the
soundtrack to 2001 video game
Grand Theft Auto III and can be heard on its fictional radio station Game Radio FM.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Peep My Words" Kleph Dollaz 2:31 2. "One Two Yall"
MoSS 3:31 3. "Onion Head" (featuring
Tek )
Khrysis 3:01 4. "Fake Neptune" (featuring
Buckshot ,
Steele and
Louieville Sluggah ) Rudy Roxx 3:34 5. "Heartburn"
9th Wonder 4:02 6. "Shake Down" (featuring
Starang Wondah and Steele) 3:52 7. "Mad Mann" P.F. Cuttin' 3:45 8. "Brokest Rapper You Know" TY Deals 1:34 9. "Boom Bye Yeah"
Tone Mason 3:13 10. "I Love You (Bitch)" Dub Dot Z 3:20 11. "Bye Bye" (featuring Buckshot) Khrysis 3:40 12. "Spliff N Wessun" (featuring
Ruste Juxx )
Ayatollah 2:57 13. "Jail Shit" (featuring
Rock )
Agallah 3:24 14. "Monkey Barz" TY Deals 3:16 15. "Slap Boxing" (featuring Ruste Juxx and Rock) Price Evans Bush Edward Maximillion III Edward Maximillion III 3:28 16. "Rising to the Top (
Grand Theft Auto Theme Song)" (featuring
Agallah ) Agallah 5:03 Total length: 54:11
Notes
Track 9 featured additional vocals by
5ft
Track 16 is listed as bonus track and featured vocals by Bazaar Royale
Charts
References
^ Cordor, Cyril.
"Monkey Barz - Sean Price | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved October 10, 2020 .
^ Martinez, Rafael (April 26, 2005).
"Monkey Barz | Prefixmag.com" . Prefix Magazine . Retrieved October 10, 2020 .
^ Chan, Nin (June 14, 2005).
"Sean Price :: Monkey Barz :: Duck Down Music" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved October 10, 2020 .
^
"Sean Price - Monkey Barz (album review ) | Sputnikmusic" . Sputnikmusic . February 14, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2020 .
^ Rodriguez, Kenny (June 2005).
"The Source review at Wayback Machine" .
Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2020 .
^
"Sean Price Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^
"Sean Price Chart History (Independent Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 10, 2020.
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