Hood Nigga

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"Hood Nigga"
Gorilla Zoe-Hood Figga.gif
Single by Gorilla Zoe
from the album Welcome to the Zoo
Released April 24, 2007
Genre Gangsta rap
Length 3:35
Label
Bad Boy SouthBlockAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Alonzo MathisDee Jay DanaChris Flame
Producer(s)
Chris FlameDee Jay Dana
Gorilla Zoe singles chronology
"Coffee Shop"
(2007) "Hood Nigga"
(2007) "Bottle Poppin'"
(2007)

Music video
"Hood Figga" on YouTube
"Hood Nigga" (edited for radio as "Hood Figga") is a song by American hip hop
recording artist Gorilla Zoe, released as the lead single from his debut album,
Welcome to the Zoo. It was officially released via iTunes, on April 24, 2007. The
song was produced by Chris Flame and Dee Jay Dana.

Contents
1 Music video
2 Remixes
3 Chart performance
3.1 Weekly charts
3.2 Year-end charts
4 References
5 External links
Music video
This music video was premiered on MTV2 on June 18, 2007 and BET on June 19, 2007.
DJ Drama, Block, Yung Joc, Eightball, and Trae made cameo appearances in the music
video.

Remixes
The song "Get It Up" by Santigold, M.I.A., Gorilla Zoe is part remix, part mash-up
and features a large portion of the Gorilla Zoe single in the beginning of the
song. It was produced by Radioclit and has brought renewed interest in the
original.
The 1st official remix, called "Hood Figga" (The Block Remix), features Young
Jeezy, Big Boi, Jody Breeze, and Rick Ross (in that order), the remix was released
as an explicit version.[1]
The 2nd official remix, called "Hood Figga" (The Block Remix), features Rick Ross,
Jim Jones, Yung Joc, and Young Jeezy (in that order) and a new verse by Gorilla
Zoe, the remix was released as an edited version.
Initially, another leaked remix featured just Jeezy's verse, while yet another
featured Jeezy and Big Boi's verses, as well as a verse by Trae. There is also
another remix featuring Jermaine Dupri. Also a Miami Remix featuring Rick Ross &
Pitbull has made its way onto the mixtape circuit. Another remix featuring Lil
Wayne and Birdman has also made its way into the song.
Philadelphia rapper Cassidy released a remix over the instrumental featuring his
Larsiny Family rap group.
New York rapper Jae Millz released a remix over the instrumental called "Fly Nigga"
on his "Zone Out Season" mixtape.[2]
California rapper Tyga released a remix over the instrumental of the same name of
the Jae Millz's instrumental (Fly Nigga) which was supposed to be in the album No
Introduction and of which there is an official video available on YouTube.[3]
West Coast rapper Jay Rock released a remix over the instrumental called "Blood
Nigga" along with a video available on YouTube.[4]
Chart performance
"Hood Nigga" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending August 11, 2007 at
number 100. Twelve weeks later, it peaked at number 38 on the week ending November
3, 2007 and stayed on the chart for twenty weeks after leaving the chart.[5] This
is Gorilla Zoe's only top 40 hit on that chart, to date.

Weekly charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 38
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 13
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[8] 7
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9] 19
Year-end charts
Chart (2007) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 56
References
"Gorilla Zoe ft. Young Jeezy, Big Boi, Jody Breeze, & Rick Ross - Hood N*gga
(Remix)". DJBooth. August 1, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
"Jae Millz - Zone Out Season v.1 (Mixtape)". 2dopeboyz.com. December 21, 2007.
Retrieved July 5, 2014.
"Tyga - Fly N***a". Tyga. YouTube. July 5, 2009. Archived from the original on
2021-12-21. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
"Jay Rock - Blood Nigga". Top Dawg Entertainment. YouTube. February 2, 2009.
Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
"Gorilla Zoe - Hood Figga". aCharts.co. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
"Gorilla Zoe Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
"Gorilla Zoe Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February
24, 2021.
"Gorilla Zoe Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24,
2021.
"Gorilla Zoe Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs � Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
External links
The Hip Hop Dictionary
vte
Gorilla Zoe
Studio albums
Welcome to the ZooDon't Feed Da AnimalsKing Kong
Singles
"Hood Figga""Lost""What It Is""Echo"
Featured singles
"Coffee Shop""Portrait of Love"
Related articles
Boyz n da Hood
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