Hood Figga

"Hood Figga"
Single by Gorilla Zoe
from the album Welcome to the Zoo
Released June 19, 2007 (2007-06-19)
Format CD single, Digital download
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:35
Label Bad Boy South, Block Entertainment
Writer(s) Alonzo Mathis, Dee Jay Dana, Chris Flame
Producer(s) Chris Flame, Dee Jay Dana
Gorilla Zoe singles chronology
"Coffee Shop"
(2007)
"Hood Figga"
(2007)
"Bottle Poppin'"
(2007)

"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 July 17, 2007. The song was produced by Chris Flame and Dee Jay Dana.

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

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.

Chart (2007/2008) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 38
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 13
US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard)[8] 7
US Pop 100 (Billboard) 65

References

  1. "Gorilla Zoe ft. Young Jeezy, Big Boi, Jody Breeze, & Rick Ross - Hood N*gga (Remix)". DJBooth. August 1, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  2. "Jae Millz - Zone Out Season v.1 (Mixtape)". 2dopeboyz.com. December 21, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  3. "Tyga - Fly N***a". Tyga. YouTube. July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  4. "Jay Rock - Blood Nigga". Top Dawg Entertainment. YouTube. February 2, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  5. "Gorilla Zoe - Hood Figga". aCharts.us. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  6. "Gorilla Zoe Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  7. "Gorilla Zoe Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  8. "Gorilla Zoe Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 5, 2014.

External links

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