Hood Hop

Hood Hop is the debut album by rapper J-Kwon. It was released on April 6, 2004.[1] Club hit, "Tipsy", was successful on the US, UK and Australian charts. A popular remix of the song features Chingy and Murphy Lee. The LP sold 125,000 copies in its first week of release.

Hood Hop
Studio album by
J-Kwon
ReleasedApril 6, 2004
Recorded2003-2004
GenreHip hop
Length53:17
LabelSo So Def/Arista/Sony
ProducerJermaine Dupri, Trackboyz, Bryan-Michael Cox
J-Kwon chronology
Hood Hop
(2004)		 Hood Hop 2
(2009)
Singles from Hood Hop
  1. "Tipsy"
    Released: January 2, 2004

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Common Sense Media[3]
RapReviews6/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
USA Today[6]

Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews commended J-Kwon for being earnest throughout the trope-filled track listing and making the most of his newfound success "for himself, his neighborhood and his family", but felt the album overall placed him in a position that won't guarantee long-term staying power in hip-hop.[4] AllMusic editor Andy Kellman felt that production team the Trackboyz showed promise based on the single "Tipsy", but found Kwon to be an above-average rapper that only slightly changes his vocal tones.[2] Rolling Stone's Christian Hoard and Jon Caramanica criticized the production throughout the record and Kwon's "entry-level" verses, calling him "an argument against drafting high school rappers straight to the pros."[5] Steve Jones from USA Today also criticized Kwon for relying heavily on typical hip-hop scenarios and delivering "uninspired, by-the-numbers tracks ("Parking Lot", "Welcome to tha Hood")", concluding that, "[T]here's got to be more going on around the way than this."[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 1:19
2."Hood Hop"Joe Kent4:06
3."Tipsy"Kent4:03
4."IC IC" (featuring St. Lunatics)Kent, Murphy Lee4:36
5."Show Your Ass" (featuring Ebony Eyez)Kent4:05
6."Musty Interlude I" 1:15
7."They Ask Me"Kent4:00
8."Underwear"Kent4:14
9."Welcome to tha Hood"Kent, Morgan Robinson4:00
10."U Ain't Gotta Like Me" (featuring Big B)Kent4:40
11."Musty Interlude II" 1:10
12."My Enemies" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)Dupri, James Phillips3:22
13."Parking Lot"Kent4:00
14."You & Me" (featuring Sadiyyah)Kent4:24
15."Morning Light"Bryan-Michael Cox, Craig Love4:03

Chart positions
Chart (2004) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 7[7]

Singles
Year Title Chart position
US Hot 100 US R&B/Hip-Hop US Rap UK Singles
2004 "Tipsy" 2 2[8] 1[9] 4
2004 "Hood Hop" 101 52[8] - -
2004 "You & Me" (featuring Sadiyyah) 58[10] 70[8] 21[9] -
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References
  1. "Hood Hop: J-Kwon: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Hood Hop - J-Kwon". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  3. Goldmark, Kathi Kamen. "Hood Hop Music Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  4. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 30, 2004). "J-Kwon :: Hood Hop :: So So Def/Arista". RapReviews. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  5. Hoard, Christian; Caramanica, Jon (April 26, 2004). "J-Kwon: Hood Hop". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  6. Jones, Steve (April 5, 2004). "Listen Up: J-Kwon's 'Hood Hop' needs better bounce". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  7. J-Kwon - Chart history
  8. J-Kwon - Chart history
  9. Rap Airplay
  10. J-Kwon - Hot 100
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