| Kurious | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Jorge Antonio Alvarez |
| Alias: | Biollante |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1970 |
| Birth Place: | New York City |
| Origin: | Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, US |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Occupation: | Rapper, producer |
| Years Active: | 1991–present |
| Label: | Amalgam Digital, Hoppoh/Columbia/SME |
| Associated Acts: | MF Doom, MF Grimm, Monsta Island Czars |
Jorge Antonio Alvarez (born May 1, 1970),[1] better known by his stage names Kurious or Kurious Jorge, is an American hip hop recording artist from New York City.
Kurious is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, and grew up in the Upper West Side neighborhood called Manhattan Valley.[2] 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".[3] Then he signed a contract with Sony Music. In 1994, Kurious released his critically acclaimed debut album A Constipated Monkey.[3]
In 1999, he reemerged on MF Doom's album 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."[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."