Gorilla Zoe
Person · male · United States · Atlanta · born 1983 · recording since 2007
American rapper
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Also known as Alonzo Mathis · 大猩猩佐伊
Timeline
1980s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Hood Figga
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
Biography
Alonzo Keith Mathis Jr. (born January 26, 1983), better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe (), is an American rapper from East Point, Georgia. He joined the Bad Boy Records hip hop group Boyz n da Hood in 2006, following the departure of its lead member, Jeezy. His first album with the group, Back Up n da Chevy (2007) was met with lukewarm critical and commercial reception, leading to their subsequent disbandment. He then signed with Bad Boy, an imprint of Atlantic Records in a joint venture with Block Entertainment as a solo act to release his debut studio album, Welcome to the Zoo
Welcome to the ZooSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Do Something4:402Hood Nigga3:203Money Man4:084Tryna Make a Jug4:105Crack Muzik (This That Muzik)4:366Battle Field3:557Take Your Shoes Off4:258I Know4:479Count on Me4:0410Real Motherfucka5:0411Juice Box4:0912Money Up3:3713You Don’t Know Me3:2814Lil Shawty4:0915Last Time I Checked4:16 (2007).
Welcome to the Zoo, despite mixed critical reception, peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard 200 and was led by the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 single "Hood Nigga". His second album, Don't Feed Da Animals (2009) peaked within the top ten of the chart and served as his final release with Bad Boy, while his third, King Kong (2011), peaked at number 56.
Career
In 2006, Mathis replaced Young Jeezy as a member of Boyz N Da Hood. He first saw success in collaborations with Yung Joc's "Coffee Shop" and "Bottle Poppin'," which charted on several Billboard charts. He was then signed as a solo artist for Block Entertainment and Bad Boy South.
On April 24, 2007, Gorilla Zoe released his first single, "Hood Nigga", which was a success, peaking at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut solo album, Welcome to the Zoo
Welcome to the ZooSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Do Something4:402Hood Nigga3:203Money Man4:084Tryna Make a Jug4:105Crack Muzik (This That Muzik)4:366Battle Field3:557Take Your Shoes Off4:258I Know4:479Count on Me4:0410Real Motherfucka5:0411Juice Box4:0912Money Up3:3713You Don’t Know Me3:2814Lil Shawty4:0915Last Time I Checked4:16, was released in October 2007, peaking at #18 on the Billboard 200, #8 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and #3 on Top Rap Albums. In 2007, Gorilla Zoe was chosen for the 2008 XXL Freshmen cover along with rappers Saigon, Plies, Rich Boy, Joell Ortiz, Lupe Fiasco, Lil Boosie, Crooked I, Papoose, and Young Dro.
On October 7, 2008, "Lost", Gorilla Zoe's first single from his second album, was released. The full album, Don't Feed da Animals, was released on March 17, 2009, topping the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart. It sold 29,000 copies in its first week, peaking on the Billboard 200 at #8. A second single from the album, "What It Is", featuring Rick Ross and Kollosus, was later released, and a third single, "Echo", followed.
During February 2010, Gorilla Zoe released a mixtape every day on the mixtape website DatPiff.com. He released an EP, I Am Atlanta 3I Am Atlanta 3Spotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Stankin'3:552Fuck Nigga4:103Reload3:524Up On A Pole4:095We Should Have Sex4:086I'm Good4:077Get Off Me3:33. He also worked on a mixtape with Die-Verse City member Qu1k.
On June 14, 2011, Gorilla Zoe released his third solo album, King Kong
King KongSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1King Kong4:032I Do It3:503Crazy4:064Nasty3:085At All3:246What's Goin On3:477Party Over Here3:478Your Bitch3:349My Shawty3:2010Twisted2:5711Turn Me On4:2212Main Thing3:2713It's Over3:2514I'm Not Perfect4:08. Although not as successful as his previous albums, it charted on the Billboard 200 at #56, selling 10,300 copies in its first week out. Allmusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. A single from the album, "What's Goin' On", was released on December 14, 2010, and peaked at #99 at the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.
On May 6, 2014, after a two-year hiatus, Gorilla Zoe released a new mixtape, Recovery, and it was revealed that he had signed to rapper Flo Rida's label International Music Group.
In July 2018, Gorilla Zoe released "Fat Jesus", his first single as an independent artist.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 33 | 91.2th |
| Studio albums | 26 | 97.7th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 27 | 96.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 13 | 31.9th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (33 release groups · 26 studio albums)
Albums · 26
2007 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 50:56
1Dear Diary1:332I Am Atlanta Take 15:123I’m Gone3:464Felipe2:145American Gangsta4:276Trilla3:347Kill Em4:088Journal Entry1:329Ride3:4110Diary Ending2:2311Yeen3:3312Haters2:3813Hustle3:3014Shit I Lost3:3915I Am Atlanta Take 25:062007 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:09:58
1Big Block Intro0:592Ya Boy Zoe (Remember me?)1:453Block Star3:514Sackin Up3:075Speaks1:146Paper4:277Bite Down4:178Speaks0:539Money On My Mind4:1210Knock It Out Remix4:4611All About My Hustle3:3112Paper Work3:5413Speaks0:5014If U Buyin We Sellin2:0115Take Ya Shoes Off3:5116Hood Nigga3:1017Everybody Know Me4:3718We Ready4:1319I Know4:4720Outro0:5421Fascination4:4122Ohh (Bonus)3:582007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:02:48
1Do Something4:402Hood Nigga3:203Money Man4:084Tryna Make a Jug4:105Crack Muzik (This That Muzik)4:366Battle Field3:557Take Your Shoes Off4:258I Know4:479Count on Me4:0410Real Motherfucka5:0411Juice Box4:0912Money Up3:3713You Don’t Know Me3:2814Lil Shawty4:0915Last Time I Checked4:162008 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 58:04
1Intro0:272I Am Atlanta2:043What It Is3:204Money4:095S.W.A.G.G.3:556I Love My City0:577Man I3:548Break It Down3:349100’s 50’s 20’s 10’s3:5910Dope Boy4:0411Extortion0:5512I’m Dumb3:0613Wells Fargo3:4414Talk Back3:4115Lost4:4016Money, Money, Money3:0617Imagine0:5618So Sick3:4319On the Corner3:502008 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 28 tracks
1The Product (intro)2The Corner3Candy Pop4Paper5G Move6I Got That7Bad Bitch8One Track Mind9Outro10Lost11I Can’t Help Myself12Thuggin13Blow1451 Rounds15Bite Down16Checks In‐Mr. Exclusive17Dope Boys18Blindin19Wells Fargo20Checks In‐Lost (intro)21I’m Dumb2222323Mask24Str8 Crack25Rumble in the Jungle26Money27Juice Box28Ridin2008 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:04:42
1Intro0:242Broom3:243U Buyin We Sellin1:014Loddi Doddi3:365Hercules1:136It's Nothin1:387Bosses4:068Whatever You Like1:349What It Is3:1010Money3:5811Nasty Song1:4412S.W.A.G.G.3:4613Chain Swang1:4414Jockin2:1715Wells Fargo3:2816I'm a Thug4:4217I'm Dumb3:2618Break It Down3:4119Go Girl3:3920Freakin3:5821Powerful Drawz2:1322Lost3:4823Outro2:122009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 54:54
1Untamed Gorilla3:292What It Is3:283Dope Boy4:074Lost4:485I’m Dumb4:576Shit on ’Em3:397Hood Clap3:288Helluvalife3:249I Got It4:0310Watch Me3:5311Man I3:3812Talk Back3:4913So Sick4:1314Echo3:582010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
1Diamonds Dope & Dimez Intro2Im Coming3Robbery4Watching5Intellect Over Emotion6Diamonds Dope & Dimez Skit7Money Makes the World Go Round8Freak9Da Baddest10I Got Hoes11Go Hard12DJ Bobby Black Outro13Im On14Story Bout Me2010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 33:34
1Ohh No3:072Like the Work2:483Flexin All Day2:534My Block Burn2:505Takeover3:516Sixes2:487Rock Hard3:068Wow3:279Let’s Go3:0610Lickr3:2011Fuck da World2:182010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 45:59
1Sexy Money4:052Porno Rockstar3:303Throw This Money3:444Stalking Bitch0:255Stop Calling My Phone4:046Fuck You3:257Gorilla Woods Speaks1:128Da Baddest3:459Stalking Bitch0:1410Been There Done That3:1711Good Stuff3:4412Love Her3:4413Famous3:0714One Night Stand3:4915Smile for Me3:542010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:01:55
1Intro0:382Fuck You Pay Me4:383Come On6:104Like Me3:425Block Boyz3:206Sick of Dez Hoez4:207Block Boyz Makin Money4:268Where I M From5:039Zoe Speaks0:2010Live4:0711Hatin on Me3:5912Still Callin5:0413Whole Thing3:2314Wanna Fuck Me3:0115Life Goes On4:5816Trappin3:5417Outro0:522010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 48:54
1Intro0:582Where You From3:123Trap on Fire4:054Miro3:075Fuck You3:106Row Row Row2:567I Am Gorilla3:128Million Dollar Trap3:129On Fire3:0110Look Like Money3:5911Stop Calling My Phone3:4912Warning2:5213So What3:5714Whatcha Know About3:3615Alaska in da Summer3:3016Outro0:182010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 40:41
1Dough3:452I Bet3:483Phow2:574Real Niggas3:415Street Fighter 1.23:476We Want Zoe3:017Hold Up4:008I Get to the Money4:199Krazy3:5710Now Dats Hood3:4411Boom3:422010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
IDo It For You2Life of a D Boy3Mrs. Officer4Dont Fuck With Me5Gangsta Love6Im Killen Em7My Name8Pole Pt. 29Post Man10Ring Around My Pot11The Life12La Da De2010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 37:04
1Bad Bitch3:472Bags of the Money4:183Baker Boyz3:294Break a Bitch Down3:165Crack Man2:536Give It to You2:327I Love My Money3:218Real G's2:539Senorita3:4810Throwed Off3:4711Trap3:002010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 31:54
1Give It to Em3:382Kooool4:083Krazy4:594Futuristic Twitter0:335Big DOg2:496That's All2:307What We Call3:428Cold as Ice2:449Universal Love2:4810Future3:0911Outro0:542010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:05:05
1Dat Money2:052Shots Of Patron3:473Bndh1:254Hands3:435You Nasty3:546Go1:307Where It's At4:118Let's Go2:519I Gets It In3:1810Go Ham4:0111Drunk Sex3:3412Baker Boyz3:2813Come Here3:3014Broom2:4815Keep It Hood Nigga2:3716Baddest Bitch3:3217Life3:2318My Bitch Folder3:1019Bust Your Windows4:2020Wee3:582011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 51:18
1King Kong4:032I Do It3:503Crazy4:064Nasty3:085At All3:246What's Goin On3:477Party Over Here3:478Your Bitch3:349My Shawty3:2010Twisted2:5711Turn Me On4:2212Main Thing3:2713It's Over3:2514I'm Not Perfect4:082017 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:03
1Evident3:272Show N Prove3:483On Me3:444Influences1:165She So Blessed3:456Body (Remix)3:367Inspiration0:538Lately3:099Young Thuggin4:1710Show N Prove (Remix)4:082017 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 40:48
1DABinaire3:332Come Here Lil Bih3:453Nino3:344So Many Drugs4:225Growth1:056Switch3:137Dede3:438Atlanta Global1:049Body4:3110Numb3:5011Juice3:4212Come Here Lil Bih (remix)4:262019 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:14
1Neva Cap2:322Possessed3:083What It Is, Part 22:484Talk to Me3:035Built Like Me3:326Mr. Popalot2:597R.A.N.2:408Nasty Girl3:009Around da World3:0510Outta My Mind3:272020 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:57
1WHY4:422FLIPIT N WHIPIT3:183PRAYER3:114MILE AWAY4:105AWW YEA2:306H.D.D2:547B.B.B.3:048PERC U LATER2:079SHE WANT3:4710STUPID CUPID3:142020 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:47
1Church’s Chicken3:082Culo Chocha2:473Get a Round3:204Tone Deaf3:155Get Ratchet3:326Bad Bitch4:177Blow3:438A Rac No Phobia3:489Turnip Greens3:4510Wtf U Call Dat3:122020 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:18
1Warning4:022Run It2:593Dead Man Walk3:304Cold World3:485All White3:076Planet of the Apes (ceaser)2:497Barz3:328Really4:159Fuck da World3:3410Amnesia3:422020 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 31:17
1PLANS2:322DONT WORRY3:513LOVE or HATE2:024I FEEL YA3:545IM WORKING2:476GO part 13:537GO part 23:098BAD BITCH PART 23:449SALUTATIONS2:0010SHE WORTH IT3:25— · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:13:36
1Intro0:472Jeffery Dahmer4:003Them Niggas3:354Dope Boys4:035All Out4:546Real Nigga Shit4:487Blame You4:308Move3:359Man on the Moon4:1510Movie4:3211Memories (interlude)0:4312Remember2:5313Obsession4:3114Birthday Cake2:4415Yeah Ho3:3516Hell on Earth4:1817Ha Ha4:0018Shake That Ass3:5219Outro1:3020Is That U3:3021Me U3:01
Single · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hood FiggaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:441Hood Figga3:44 | 2007 | ||
| 2008 | Portrait of LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:221Portrait of Love (album version)3:56 2Portrait of Love (No rap)3:26 | 2008 | ||
| 2008 | Lollipop (Remix)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 6:111Lollipop (remix)6:11 | Compilation,Remix,Mixtape/Street | 2008 | |
| 2009 | EchoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:571Echo3:57 | 10 March 2009 | ||
| — | Baddest BitchSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:091Baddest Bitch5:09 | — |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Zoebama for PresidentSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 32:011Help3:26 2I Do My Thang2:45 3Orangutan Gang3:38 4No Beer3:08 5Boat2:45 6What I Would Do2:43 7Suck It3:24 8Jimi Hendrix3:09 9DJ Bobby Black0:52 10Aint Nothin3:01 11What I Do It For3:10 | Live,Mixtape/Street | 7 February 2010 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | I Am Atlanta 3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 27:541Stankin'3:55 2Fuck Nigga4:10 3Reload3:52 4Up On A Pole4:09 5We Should Have Sex4:08 6I'm Good4:07 7Get Off Me3:33 | 14 December 2010 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Gorilla Zoe head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 33 | 91.2th |
| Studio albums | 26 | 97.7th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 27 | 96.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 13 | 31.9th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyz n da Hood(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gorilla_Zoe.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e7840b1b-0fc5-42a7-b05a-ffca943308addiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e7840b1b-0fc5-42a7-b05a-ffca943308adcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q560691genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q560691seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_Zoebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_Zoe
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Dom Brady from Atlanta, Georgia, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q560691 · MusicBrainz: e7840b1b-0fc5-42a7-b05a-ffca943308ad
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