GORILLA ZOE GETS “LOST” WITH LIL’ WAYNE; ATL-BASED RAPPER TO JOIN THE SUPERSTAR ON HIS “I AM MUSIC” ARENA TOUR; NEW SINGLE, “LOST,” BLOWING UP AT URBAN RADIO IN ADVANCE OF EAGERLY AWAITED SECOND ALBUM; “DON’T FEED DA ANIMALS” DROPS ON MARCH 17TH

Block Entertainment/Bad Boy South recording artist Gorilla Zoe has announced plans to join Lil’ Wayne on his hugely anticipated “I Am Music” arena tour. The dates – which feature a multi-artist bill that also includes Gym Class Heroes, T-Pain, Keyshia Cole, and Keri Hilson – kicked off this Sunday, December 14th at Miami’s American Airlines Arena and is now travelling all over North America through mid-January (see attached itinerary). Among the tour’s certain highlights will be a New Year’s Eve extravaganza at the Philips Arena in Zoe’s hometown of Atlanta.

Zoe is currently exploding at radio with his new single, “Lost.” The track – which will be featured on the ATL-based rapper’s upcoming sophomore album, “DON’T FEED DA ANIMALS” – is now climbing the top 25 at Urban outlets nationwide after impacting as the #1 Most Added track at both Urban and Rhythmic.

In addition, the single’s companion video clip has been confirmed for “Heavy” rotation on BET’s daily hip hop show, The Deal. The video is slated to premiere on The Deal on Tuesday, December 16th (check local listings).

“DON’T FEED DA ANIMALS” is without question one of 2009’s most hotly awaited new hip-hop releases. The album – which follows last year’s smash debut, “WELCOME TO THE ZOO” – arrives in stores and online on March 17th.

Zoe firmly established himself as a truly original hip-hop voice via 2007’s top 10 rap smash, “Hood Figga,” not to mention his featured role on Block Entertainment/Bad Boy South labelmate Yung Joc’s hits, “Coffee Shop” and “Bottle Poppin’.” As if that weren’t enough, he joined forces with superstar rap combo Boyz N Da Hood for their 2007 release, “BACK UP N DA CHEVY.”

Since then, Zoe has lent his distinctive style to a variety of hip-hop hits, including tracks by Cheri Dennis, Shawty Lo, and Rick Ross.

He has also appeared on a variety of mixtapes, including the just-released “FEEDING TIME,” available for free download at www.myspace.com/gorillazoe.

(TOUR ITINERARY ATTACHED)

GORILLA ZOE

On Tour 2008/2009

All Dates w/Lil’ Wayne’s “I Am Music” Tour

Featuring Gym Class Heroes, T-Pain, Keyshia Cole, and Keri Hilson

DECEMBER
14 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
18 Houston, TX Toyota Center
19 Dallas, TX American Airlines Arena
26 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
27 Chicago, IL United Center
28 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
29 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
30 Washington, DC Verizon Center
31 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena

JANUARY
2 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
3 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
4 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
8 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
9 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
11 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
14 Montreal, QUE Bell Centre
15 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
16 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
17 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
18 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
19 Worcester, MA DCU Center

Gorilla Zoe – Waddle video featuring Gucci Mane

Traffik – Hercules (Remix) video featuring Pitbull, Jadakiss and Gorilla Zoe

Gorilla Zoe’s “S.W.A.G.” Featuring – Shawty lo and Rocko (Free Download)

GORILLA ZOE “DONT FEED THE ANIMALS IN STORES MARCH 17TH 2009!!!
GORILLA ZOE”S “LOST” is the number #1 most added song to Urban radio this week!!!!! Video coming soon!!!

Gorilla Zoe performs Lost video LIVE in Albany, Georgia

Gorilla Zoe’s new album “Don’t Feed The Animals” will be in stores early next year

Bad Boy Entertainment and Block ENT present “No Bitchassness” The Mixtape! This mixtape showcases one of the hottest artists in the game today GORILLA ZOE! His new album “Don’t Feed the Animals” is dropping September 23rd on Block/Badboy Entertainment and features Zoe’s hot new track “On the Corner” ft Sean Kingston!

You can download the mixtape here

Track Listing
1. BLOCK, DIDDY & GORILLA ZOE – NO BITCH ASS NESS INTRO
2. GORILLA ZOE FT SEAN KINGSTON – ON THE CORNER
3. GORILLA ZOE – WELLS FARGO
4. BLOCK FT JODY BREEZE, YOUNG JEEZY, LIL WAYNE & KOLLOSUS – GET IT RIGHT
5. DIDDY – NO BITCH ASS NESS ALLOWED
6. YUNG JOC FT. BLOCK – WHATS REALLY GOOD
7. GORILLA ZOE – IMA THUG
8. JODY BREEZE – WATCH ME NOW
9. DIDDY – THE START OF BITCH ASS NESS
10. GORILLA ZOE FT YOUNG DRO – BREAK IT DOWN
11. KOLLOSUS FT JODY BREEZE – HATIN ON ME
12. DIDDY – DON’T FEED THE ANIMALS
13. GORILLA ZOE – DOE BOY
14. RICK ROSS CHECKS IN
15. BOYZ N DA HOOD FT LIL WAYNE – MASK ON
16. GORILLA ZOE – IM DUMB
17. GREG STREET DROPS KNOWLEDGE
18. BIG GEE FT DIDDY – 3 DAYS (FREE BIG GEE)
19. JC FT BIG A – LOOKING AT ME 2008
20. BITCH ASS NESS SKIT
21. GORILLA ZOE – CANT HELP MYSELF
22. KOLLOSUS FT GORILLA ZOE – NOT TONITE
23. HOLLYWOOD & KO FT GORILLA ZOE – SHORTY BAD

Gorilla Zoe Unleashes Sophomore Album Don’t Feed Da Animals

Block Entertainment/Bad Boy South/Atlantic recording artist, Gorilla Zoe, gears up for the release of his sophomore album, Don’t Feed Da Animals (September 23rd release) with single “On the Corner” featuring Sean Kingston. Gorilla Zoe’s debut “Welcome to the Zoo,” which peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top Rap Albums Chart, launched Gorilla Zoe’s unique raspy vocals with the hard-hitting street anthem “Hood Nigga.” Block Entertainment CEO Russell “Block” Spencer expects Don’t Feed Da Animals to exceed expectations set by the success of Welcome to the Zoo.

Gorilla Zoe builds anticipation for the forthcoming Don’t Feed Da Animals with buzz-worthy records, “Waddle” featuring Gucci Mane and “Dope Boy.” Production from the industry’s newest heavyweights, Justice League-”Pussy Talk” and “Neighborhood,” Don Vito-”Dope Boy,” and Luney Tunez N Yo Area-”Waddle” to name a few are rounded out with seasoned producers, Jazze Pha “Locked Up or Dead,” and J.R. Rotem “On the Corner.”

According to Gorilla Zoe, Don’t feed Da Animals is collectively “a huge album, filled with my life experiences, thoughts and feelings-real and uncut.”

BIO

In 2007, Gorilla Zoe entered the jungle known as the rap game simply hoping to adjust to his new habitat. But, one year after his mega-single, “Hood Nigga,” and the world-wide success of his debut album Welcome To the Zoo, Zoe is securing and defending his own territory with his newest effort, Don’t Feed Da Animals.

Acting as both a forewarning and a told-you-so, Don’t Feed Da Animals speaks to what happens when you don’t follow advice. As hungry an artist as you will ever find, the rapper born Alonzo Mathis only needed one shot to prove that he had the talent and voice to become a household name. When Block Ent. CEO Russell “Block” Spencer gave Zoe that chance as a soloist and member of supergroup Boyz N Da Hood, it opened the gates for this Gorilla to wreak havoc.

“My first album was all real life; I was just talking about where I was at, at that time,” says Zoe about his debut, which peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Top Rap albums chart. “Now, I’ve tasted success and been around the world, but I’m still hood. You see me in the same places you met me. I don’t have money like Bill Gates or Jay-Z, but I’m hood-rich and I’m telling my story from that point of view.”

Songs like the autobiographical “Man I” speak to Zoe’s ascension from a wayward youth strolling the streets of Atlanta looking for a place to stay, to a man who was able to improve his quality of life. So do songs like “Get Away” and “Dope Boi,” where Zoe simply enjoys the fruits of his labor without alienating those who haven’t made it to the top, yet.

“I’ve watched so many folks get money, leave the hood, and think they’re better than everyone else,” says Zoe. “I ain’t gonna change who I am; I don’t think success means you’ve got to leave or change who you are. But at the same time some change is good. Anything that doesn’t change isn’t alive. People, just like flowers, grow, bloom, and die. If I’m gonna grow, bloom, and die, I’m gonna make sure people love me.”

In addition to traveling the world through touring, in the past year Zoe has made a name for himself via guest spots on both rap and R&B songs by his labelmates Yung Joc and JC. Hoping to display more of his versatility, Don’t Feed Da Animals has plenty of songs showing Zoe’s growth as a recording artist.

“Get Off Me” has the raspy-voiced rapper demonstrating complete mastery of his distinct vocal tones, while “Ladadi” has the hood nigga crushing all stereotypes and flowing over a Crystal Waters sample. He also experiments with different cadences on songs such as the high-tempo “Salute” and the hood narrative “Another Day.”

“In making this album, I’ve learned what to do with my voice,” says Zoe, citing the lead single, “On The Corner” featuring Sean Kingston, as a prime example. “I know what sounds fit me, so I’m in my zone right now. I understand that it’s ok to just be me, instead of jumping in and out of trends.”

Unafraid to do a little of what’s considered the norm, Zoe manages to bring his own appeal to tracks like “S.W.A.G.G.” featuring Shawty Lo and Rocko, and “44″ featuring T-Pain.

“I look at everything and everybody accordingly,” says Zoe. “I’ve seen people look at me like I’m nothing but a dope boy, or say I’m not a real hip-hop artist. I don’t make music for those people. That’s why I call mines ‘relative music’ – it’s made for people to relate to. I’m the hood spokesperson and my clientele will grow with me.”

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Gorilla Zoe featuring Gucci Maine – Waddle audio from the album Don’t Feed the Animals

Gorilla Zoe – Juice Box video featuring Yung Joc

Gorilla Zoe – Juice Box video