Monkey Barz

Monkey Barz
Studio album by Sean Price
Released	May 31, 2005
Recorded	2001-2005
Genre	Hardcore Hip Hop
Length	54:11
Label	Duck Down Records
Producer	Kleph Dollaz Moss Khrysis Phat Babyz 9th Wonder Star.com & Justice P.F. Cuttin' Ty Deals Tone Mason Dub Z Ayatollah Agallah Edward Maximillion III
Sean Price chronology
Monkey Barz (2005) Jesus Price Supastar (2007)

Professional ratings
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Prefix Magazine	link

Monkey Barz is the solo debut by underground hip hop artist Sean Price of Heltah Skeltah. The album was the first release from Duck Down Records 2005 "Triple Threat Campaign", followed by Buckshot & 9th Wonder's Chemistry, and Smif-N-Wessun's Smif 'N' Wessun: Reloaded. The album was possibly the most acclaimed of the three, and was named Independent Album of the Year by AllHipHop.com.

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 the Price.

Miscellany

• The art cover of this album is based on the Planet of the Apes series.
• The bonus track, "Rising To The Top," was featured in the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto III.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Samples	Performers(s)
1	"Peep My Words"	Kleph Dollaz	"Operation Lockdown" by Heltah Skeltah	Sean Price
2	"One Two Yall"	MoSS		Sean Price
3	"Onion Head"	Khrysis	"I'm Just Your Man" by Bobby Bland	Verses: Sean Price Chorus: Tek
4	"Fake Neptune"	Phat Babyz		1st verse/4th verse: Sean Price 2nd verse: Steele 3rd verse: Louieville Sluggah Chorus: Buckshot
5	"Heartburn"	9th Wonder	"Our Love Has Got to Come Together" by The Independents	Sean Price
6	"Shake Down"	Star.com, Justice		1st verse/4th verse: Sean Price 2nd verse: Starang Wondah 3rd verse/chorus: Steele
7	"Mad Mann"	P.F. Cuttin'	"Knife Edge" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer	Sean Price
8	"Brokest Rapper You Know"	Ty Deals	"No One Could Ever Love You More" by Aretha Franklin *"Eric B Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim	Sean Price
9	"Boom Bye Yeah"	Tone Mason	"Sunshine (Go Away Today)" by The Isley Brothers *"King of Rock" by Run-DMC *"Bad Boyz" by Shyne	Intro: 5ft Verses: Sean Price
10	"I Love You" (Bitch)	Dub Z	"This Is For Real" by Luther Vandross *"Love of my Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" by Erykah Badu feat. Common	Sean Price
11	"Bye Bye"	Khrysis	"No One Could Ever Love You More" by Aretha Franklin	Sean Price, Buckshot
12	"Spliff-n-Wessun"	Ayatollah		Sean Price, Rustee Juxx
13	"Jail Shit"	Agallah		Verses: Sean Price Chorus: Rock
14	"Monkey Barz"	Ty Deals	"Taboo" by Arthur Lyman *"The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five *"Shook Ones Part I" by Mobb Deep	Sean Price
15	"Slap Boxing"	Edward Maximillion III		Verse 1: Sean Price Verse 2: Rustee Juxx Verse 3: Rock
16	"Rising to the Top"	Agallah	"What The World Is Coming To" by Dexter Wansel	1st verse/3rd verse: Sean Price 2nd verse/4th verse/chorus: Agallah Hook: Bazaar Royale

Charts

Chart (2005)[1]	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	70
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	46

References

1. "Sean Price > Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.