"Hood Nigga" (edited for radio as "Hood Figga") is a song by Americanhip hop recording artistGorilla Zoe, released as the lead single from his debut album,Welcome to the Zoo. It was officially released viaiTunes, on April 24, 2007. The song was produced by Chris Flame and Dee Jay Dana.
Thismusic video premiered onMTV2 on June 18, 2007, andBET on June 19, 2007.DJ Drama, Block,Yung Joc, Eightball, andTrae made cameo appearances in the music video.
The song "Get It Up" bySantigold,M.I.A.,Gorilla Zoe is part remix, part mash-up, and features a large portion of the Gorilla Zoe single at 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), featuresYoung Jeezy,Big Boi,Jody Breeze, andRick Ross (in that order), the remix was released as an explicit version.[1]
The 2nd official remix, called "Hood Figga" (The Block Remix), featuresRick Ross,Jim Jones,Yung Joc, andYoung 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 featuringJermaine Dupri. Also, a Miami Remix featuringRick 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 rapperCassidy released a remix of the instrumental featuring hisLarsiny Family rap group.
New York rapperJae Millz released a remix of the instrumental called "Fly Nigga" on his "Zone Out Season" mixtape.[2]
California rapperTyga released a remix over the instrumental of the same name of Jae Millz's instrumental (Fly Nigga) which was supposed to be in the albumNo Introduction and of which there is an official video available onYouTube.[3]
West Coast rapperJay Rock released a remix of the instrumental called "Blood Nigga" along with a video available onYouTube.[4]
"Hood Nigga" debuted on theBillboard 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.
