Alonzo Mathis (born January, 26 1983 in Atlanta, Ga), better known
by his stage name Gorilla Zoe (pronounced /'zo?/, rhymes with JOE),in
.[2] he 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.
He replaced Young Jeezy 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
[6] His second solo album, Don't Feed Da Animals, featuring the
single "Lost, was released on March 17, 2009.[7] Don't Feed
Da Animals topped the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart.[5] "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.[8] 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.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio Albums
Year Title Peak chart positions
U.S. 200[4] U.S. R&B[4] U.S. Rap[5]
2007 Welcome to the Zoo
Released: September 25, 2007
Label: Bad Boy South/Block
Format: CD, digital download
18 1 3
2009 Don't Feed da Animals
Released: March 17, 2009
Label: Bad Boy South/Block
Format: CD, digital download
8 2 1
2011 King Kong
Released: TBA 2011[9]
Label: Bad Boy South/Block
Format: CD, digital download
TBR TBR TBR
[edit] Singles
[edit] As lead performer
Year Title Peak chart positions[10] Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
2007 "Hood Nigga" 38 13 7 Welcome to the Zoo
2008 "Juice Box" (featuring Yung Joc) — 78 —
"
Lost" (featuring Lil Wayne) 71 29 10 Don't Feed Da Animals
2009 "What It Is" (featuring Rick Ross & Kollosus) — 100
6
"
Echo" 57 — 25
2010 "Vampire" — — — King Kong
"
What's Goin' On" — 99[11] —
2011 "Twisted" (featuring Lil Jon) 77 74 —
[edit] Mixtapes
Gorilla Zoe has released a variety of mixtapes. During the month
of February 2010, he released a mixtape everyday for the 28 days
of February.