Monkey Barz

Monkey Barz
Studio album by Sean Price
Released	May 31, 2005 (2005-05-31)
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
Monkey Barz (2005) Jesus Price Supastar (2007)
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

Professional ratings

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

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.