Unfinished Monkey Business is the debut solo album by Ian Brown released in February 1998 via Polydor Records.

Much of Unfinished Monkey Business focuses on the acrimonious split between Brown and former Roses' guitarist John Squire.

Brown shares his unabashed opinion of his ex-bandmate on tracks including "Ice Cold Cube", "Can't See Me", "What Happened To Ya" and "Deep Pile Dreams", focusing in particular on Squire's supposed self-centredness, two-facedness and dependence on drugs, specifically cocaine.

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"[1] The Times Colonist noted, "Although the styles found on Unfinished Monkey Business range from ambient to acoustic to Latin surf rhythms, they all tie up nicely by the album's spacey, electronic ending.