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Welcome to the Zoo

Gorilla Zoe

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Welcome to the Zoo is the debut album of Gorilla Zoe, an Atlanta rapper in the mold of Young Jeezy, whom he replaced in the Bad Boy group Boyz N da Hood. It's a well-produced album featuring a few appearances by fellow group members Jody Breeze and Big Gee, along with Bad Boy hotshot Yung Joc (on "Take Your Shoes Off" and "Juice Box"). Gorilla Zoe's best attribute is his resemblance to Jeezy: both Atlantans have raspy voices, slow flows, simple rhymes, and a shameless obsession with the illegal drug trade, in particular cocaine. Welcome to the Zoo's lead single, "Hood N***a," is characteristic of the album, in terms of production and subject matter if not catchiness.

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Gorilla Zoe-Welcome To The Zoo

Atlanta bred MC, Gorilla Zoe is the newest member of Boyz N Da Hood. With Back Up N Da Chevy arriving next week, Gorilla releases his solo debut a week before. Very similar to how Young Jeezy did with his debut album, Thug Motivation 101 released a month after BNDH's debut. Anyway, here is Bad Boy South/Block Ent.'s Gorilla Zoe did. Do Something: Drumma Boy handles the menacing production with heavy bass, claps and banger feel. Gorilla has a decent hook of haters that talk a whole bunch but don't do anything. 3/5 Hood N***a: The lead single, Chris Flame & Dee Jay Dana create a great production with a playful flute line. Zoe's flow is smooth on this, and the hook is what really catches you. This definitely a club banger. 4/5 Money Man: Catchy hook with repetitive "Money Man" every few seconds, the synth line is a simple rising and falling that was okay. Production was decent, decent track about gettin money. 3/5 Tryna Make A Jug: Fatboi's trumpets and synth line are exectuted well here, and the feel of the track is great. Big Gee adds a solid appearance and this is a better club cut. 3.5/5 Crack Muzik: Boyz N Da Hood member Jody Breeze, adds a catchy hook over spaced out production. Decent production. 3/5 Battle Field: Block's electronic voice on the hook works well with the intense and dramatic production. BZNDH member Big Gee makes another appearance on this solid street cut about street war. 3.5/5 Take Your Shoes Off: Yung Joc handles the hook, it was decent over a repetitive little synth line. Joc's verse wasn't bad, and Zoe sounds good here. 3.5/5 I Know: Zoe talks about how hatas wanna see him fail and he knows. A lot slower than the other tracks, that is more don't care about ya hatas than gettin at them. 3/5 Count On Me: JC's hook is about gettin that money and how you can count on them to get it. Jody Breeze makes another guest appearance, sounding much more at home on this. Solid track. Production was nicely done. 3.5/5 Real Motherf***ers: Boyz N Da Hood get together on this menacing slow drawled hook, over hard hitting synth lines. 3/5 Juice Box: Joc has a decent appearance, the hook was a simple and got a little repetitive. Decent cut. 3/5 Money Up: Club banger here that has a quick talking Zoe in celebratory mood. Good club track. 3.5/5 You Don't Know Me: Danity Kane's D. Woods adds smoothness to the track, great production and this is the typical love track. Nicely done, as Zoe's gruff voice is toned down by Woods' singing. 4/5 Lil Shawty: Similar production to "Do Something", it was decent. A street banger that has a catchy hook and simple lines. 3/5 Last Time I Checked: Sha Money XL's lurking and dark production works well here. Zoe talks about how last time he checked he thought that there were hoods, but no rappers live there. Solid ender. 3.5/5 Overall Gorilla Zoe does a decent job. "Hood N***a" is definitely the gem of the album. Most of the tracks contain catchy hooks, typical gangsta talk. Zoe has a very distinct voice with his gruff voice and is similar to Young Jeezy. Raspy, slo mo, except Zoe isn't as likeable. So this is pretty much an album filled with street bangers and club tracks, that will satisfy the streets. Decent debut. Rating: 6.5 out of 10

Finally!!

Gorilla Zoe is going to be big. its nice to see someone still holdin it down in the rap game, rappers like Zoe are going to keep rap alive, while people like hurricane chris kill it. This whole album is good good beats and great lyrics.

Definetly Dissappointed

I rememer a few months back i couldn't wait for this album. Take Your Shoes Off, Hood N****, and Money Man were amazing i had those songs and loved em. then when the album comes out, no more songs were like those to me. there are some a lil above decent, most are decent, and a cuple i dont like at all. overall i had to give it a 4 cuz those 3 songs i mentioned are amazing. get them no matter what. the album is not bad, just after hearing those 3 songs, i was hoping for a lil better

Biography

Born: January 26, 1983 in Atlanta, GA

Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

Years Active: '00s, '10s

Gorilla Zoe is an Atlanta rapper in the mold of Young Jeezy, whom he replaced in the Bad Boy group Boyz n da Hood. Both Atlantans have raspy voices, slow flows, simple rhymes, and a shameless obsession with the illegal drug trade, in particular cocaine. Gorilla Zoe's first taste of commercial success came with "Coffee Shop," a 2007 hit by Bad Boy labelmate Yung Joc. His debut single as a solo artist, "Hood N***a," followed shortly thereafter, along with the accompanying debut album Welcome to the...
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  • $9.99
  • Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Dirty South, Hardcore Rap
  • Released: Sep 24, 2007
  • ℗ 2007 Bad Boy Records LLC. Manufactured and Distributed by Atlantic Recording Corporation, A Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.

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