Gorilla Zoe
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Alonzo Mathis better known by his stage name
Gorilla Zoe is an American rapper and member of rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album Welcome to the Zoo came out in 2007.
as a member of Boyz n da Hood
. He first saw success in collaborations with Hood Figga Gorilla Zoe Yung Joc
"Coffee Shop
" and "Bottle Poppin'," which charted under several Billboard
charts. His first solo album, Welcome to the Zoo
, was released October 2007, peaking at #18 on the Billboard 200, #8 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and #3 on Top Rap Albums. His second solo album, Don't Feed Da Animals
, featuring the single "Lost
, was released on March 17, 2009. Don't Feed Da Animals topped the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart. "What It Is", featuring Rick Ross
, and Kollosus, and "Echo" followed.
For the month of February 2010, Gorilla Zoe released a mixtape every day on the mixtape website DatPiff.com. The best of these songs was "Get Off of Me" in which Gorilla Zoe tells multiple hoes to get off of him because there are too many hoes around. Gorilla Zoe is currently working on a mixtape with Die-Verse City's member "Qu1k". He also just released an EP named I Am Atlanta 3. It is currently available on ITunes. Gorilla Zoe also has 2 brothers Yansane Mathis and Darius Smith also known as rapper/song writer Money Gettn aka Black L-Vis with Bucalino Entertainment (Independent Label in Atlanta,Georgia). Money Gettn has a self titled single "Money Gettn featuring Miguel Scott also known as Big Gee from group Boyz N Da Hood with Big Duke, Jody Breeze and Gorilla Zoe and solo hit single L-Vis" soon to be released in the summer of 2011.
In February 2011, it was revealed that he would take part in a new Hiphop/Pro Wrestling collaboration, the Urban Wrestling Federation with taping of the first bout "First Blood" taking place in June 2011.
Stage name
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Gorilla Zoe is an American rapper and member of rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album Welcome to the Zoo came out in 2007.
Biography
He replaced Young JeezyYoung Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...
as a member of Boyz n da Hood
Boyz N Da Hood
Boyz N Da Hood is an American Southern gangsta rap group from Atlanta, Georgia. They are currently signed to Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records. A new album, Back N Da Hood, is planned for release in 2011...
. He first saw success in collaborations with Hood Figga Gorilla Zoe Yung Joc
Yung Joc
YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer...
"Coffee Shop
Coffee Shop (Yung Joc song)
"Coffee Shop" is the first single off Yung Joc's second album Hustlenomics. It was officially released on May 5, 2007, but had been leaked onto the Internet beforehand. The track features Gorilla Zoe and uncredited chorus vocals by The-Dream...
" and "Bottle Poppin'," which charted under several Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
charts. His first solo album, Welcome to the Zoo
Welcome to the Zoo
-Chart positions:...
, was released October 2007, peaking at #18 on the Billboard 200, #8 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and #3 on Top Rap Albums. His second solo album, Don't Feed Da Animals
Don't Feed Da Animals
-Chart positions:...
, featuring the single "Lost
Lost (Gorilla Zoe song)
"Lost" is the first single off rapper Gorilla Zoe's second studio album, Don't Feed Da Animals. The song leaked on late May 2007 entitled "Losin' My Mind" featuring Lil Wayne. It was released officially on iTunes on October 28, 2008. The song was produced by Drumma Boy...
, was released on March 17, 2009. Don't Feed Da Animals topped the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart. "What It Is", featuring Rick Ross
Rick Ross (rapper)
William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection...
, and Kollosus, and "Echo" followed.
For the month of February 2010, Gorilla Zoe released a mixtape every day on the mixtape website DatPiff.com. The best of these songs was "Get Off of Me" in which Gorilla Zoe tells multiple hoes to get off of him because there are too many hoes around. Gorilla Zoe is currently working on a mixtape with Die-Verse City's member "Qu1k". He also just released an EP named I Am Atlanta 3. It is currently available on ITunes. Gorilla Zoe also has 2 brothers Yansane Mathis and Darius Smith also known as rapper/song writer Money Gettn aka Black L-Vis with Bucalino Entertainment (Independent Label in Atlanta,Georgia). Money Gettn has a self titled single "Money Gettn featuring Miguel Scott also known as Big Gee from group Boyz N Da Hood with Big Duke, Jody Breeze and Gorilla Zoe and solo hit single L-Vis" soon to be released in the summer of 2011.
In February 2011, it was revealed that he would take part in a new Hiphop/Pro Wrestling collaboration, the Urban Wrestling Federation with taping of the first bout "First Blood" taking place in June 2011.
Studio Albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
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| U.S. 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
U.S. Rap Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
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| 2007 | Welcome to the Zoo Welcome to the Zoo -Chart positions:...
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18 | 8 | 3 |
| 2009 | Don't Feed da Animals Don't Feed Da Animals -Chart positions:...
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8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | King Kong King Kong (Gorilla Zoe album) King Kong is the third studio album by American rapper Gorilla Zoe, released on June 14, 2011. The album debuted at #56 on the Billboard 200 with 10,300 copies in its first week out.- Track listing :...
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56 | 12 | 8 |
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
USR&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
USRap Hot Rap Songs Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
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| "Hood Nigga" | 2007 | 38 | 13 | 7 | Welcome to the Zoo |
| "Juice Box"(featuring Yung Joc Yung Joc YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer... ) |
2008 | — | 78 | — | |
| "Lost Lost (Gorilla Zoe song) "Lost" is the first single off rapper Gorilla Zoe's second studio album, Don't Feed Da Animals. The song leaked on late May 2007 entitled "Losin' My Mind" featuring Lil Wayne. It was released officially on iTunes on October 28, 2008. The song was produced by Drumma Boy... "(featuring Lil Wayne Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included... ) |
71 | 29 | 10 | Don't Feed Da Animals | |
| "What It Is What It Is (Gorilla Zoe song) "What It Is" is the second single off rapper Gorilla Zoe's second studio album, Don't Feed Da Animals. The final version of the song was released on March 3, 2009. The song was produced by Zaytoven and features Rick Ross and Kollosus.-Charts:... "(featuring Rick Ross Rick Ross Rick, Ricky or Richard Ross may also refer to:* Rick Ross , American rapper* Richard J. Ross, a Massachusetts State Senator* Richard Ross , an American photographer... and Kollosus) |
2009 | — | 100 | — | |
| "Echo Echo (Gorilla Zoe song) "Echo" is the third single off rapper Gorilla Zoe's second studio album, Don't Feed Da Animals. Gorilla Zoe uses an autotune effect for this song. The song was released on iTunes March 10, 2009 and was produced by Drumma Boy. The official remix features Diddy and another with Ne-Yo.-Chart positions:... " |
57 | — | 25 | ||
| "What's Goin' On What's Goin' On (Gorilla Zoe song) What's Goin' On is a single by Gorilla Zoe.... " |
2010 | — | 99 | — | King Kong |
| "Twisted"(featuring Lil Jon Lil Jon Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004... ) |
2011 | 77 | 63 | — | |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||