Hood Nigga
"Hood Nigga" 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.
Music video
This music video 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 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", features Young Jeezy, Big Boi, Jody Breeze, and Rick Ross, the remix was released as an explicit version.
- The 2nd official remix, called "Hood Figga", features Rick Ross, Jim Jones, Yung Joc, and Young Jeezy 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 of the instrumental featuring his Larsiny Family rap group.
- New York rapper Jae Millz released a remix of the instrumental called "Fly Nigga" on his "Zone Out Season" mixtape.
- California rapper Tyga released a remix over the instrumental of the same name of Jae Millz's instrumental which was supposed to be in the album No Introduction and of which there is an official video available on YouTube.
- West Coast rapper Jay Rock released a remix of the instrumental called "Blood Nigga" along with a video available on YouTube.
Chart performance