Monkey Barz

Monkey Barz
Monkey Barz
Studio album by Sean Price
Released	May 31, 2005
Recorded	2001–2005
Studio	Missie Ann Studios (Raleigh, NC); Wax Museum (Brooklyn, NY); Da Man Studios (New York, NY);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	54:11
Label	Duck Down
Producer	Buckshot (exec.); Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman (exec.); 9th Wonder; Agallah; Ayatollah; Dub.Z; Edward Maximillion III; Justice; Khrysis; Kleph Dollaz; MoSS; P.F. Cuttin'; Phat Babyz; Star.com; Tone Mason; TY Deals;
Sean Price chronology
Singles from Monkey Barz
	"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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Prefix	7/10^[2]
RapReviews	8/10^[3]
Sputnikmusic	4/5^[4]
The Source	^[5]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Peep My Words"	Sean Price Darrol Durant	Kleph Dollaz	2:31
2.	"One Two Yall"	Price Jason Connoy	MoSS	3:31
3.	"Onion Head" (featuring Tek)	Price Tekomin Williams Christopher Tyson	Khrysis	3:01
4.	"Fake Neptune" (featuring Buckshot, Steele and Louieville Sluggah)	Price Kenyatta Blake Darrell Yates Jr. Barret Powell Rudolph Jones	Rudy Roxx	3:34
5.	"Heartburn"	Price Patrick Douthit	9th Wonder	4:02
6.	"Shake Down" (featuring Starang Wondah and Steele)	Price Jack McNair Yates Jr. D. Pearson A. Davis	Star.com Justice	3:52
7.	"Mad Mann"	Price Felix Rovira	P.F. Cuttin'	3:45
8.	"Brokest Rapper You Know"	Price T. Walker	TY Deals	1:34
9.	"Boom Bye Yeah"	Price Aloysius Brown	Tone Mason	3:13
10.	"I Love You (Bitch)"	Price Jeff Steinbacher	Dub Dot Z	3:20
11.	"Bye Bye" (featuring Buckshot)	Price Blake Tyson	Khrysis	3:40
12.	"Spliff N Wessun" (featuring Ruste Juxx)	Price Victor Evans Lamont Dorrell	Ayatollah	2:57
13.	"Jail Shit" (featuring Rock)	Price Jahmal Bush Angel Aguilar	Agallah	3:24
14.	"Monkey Barz"	Price Walker	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)	Price Aguilar	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

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	70
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[7]	46

References

^ Cordor, Cyril. "Monkey Barz - Sean Price | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ Martinez, Rafael (April 26, 2005). "Monkey Barz". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ Chan, Nin (June 14, 2005). "Sean Price :: Monkey Barz :: Duck Down Music". RapReviews. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ "Sean Price - Monkey Barz (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. February 14, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ Rodriguez, Kenny (June 2005). "Record Report: Sean Price – Monkey Barz". The Source.
^ "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.

External links

Monkey Barz at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Cordor, Cyril. "Monkey Barz - Sean Price | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[2] Martinez, Rafael (April 26, 2005). "Monkey Barz". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[3] Chan, Nin (June 14, 2005). "Sean Price :: Monkey Barz :: Duck Down Music". RapReviews. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[4] "Sean Price - Monkey Barz (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. February 14, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[5] Rodriguez, Kenny (June 2005). "Record Report: Sean Price – Monkey Barz". The Source.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Sean_Price-6] "Sean Price Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Sean_Price-7] "Sean Price Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

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