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
Released	April 6, 2004
Recorded	2003-2004
Genre	Hip hop
Length	53:17
Label	So So Def/Arista/Sony
Producer	Jermaine Dupri, Trackboyz, Bryan-Michael Cox
J-Kwon chronology
Hood Hop (2004) Hood Hop 2 (2009)
Singles from Hood Hop
"Tipsy" Released: January 2, 2004

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Common Sense Media	[3]
RapReviews	6/10[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		1:19
2.	"Hood Hop"	Joe Kent	4:06
3.	"Tipsy"	Kent	4:03
4.	"IC IC" (featuring St. Lunatics)	Kent, Murphy Lee	4:36
5.	"Show Your Ass" (featuring Ebony Eyez)	Kent	4:05
6.	"Musty Interlude I"		1:15
7.	"They Ask Me"	Kent	4:00
8.	"Underwear"	Kent	4:14
9.	"Welcome to tha Hood"	Kent, Morgan Robinson	4:00
10.	"U Ain't Gotta Like Me" (featuring Big B)	Kent	4:40
11.	"Musty Interlude II"		1:10
12.	"My Enemies" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	Dupri, James Phillips	3:22
13.	"Parking Lot"	Kent	4:00
14.	"You & Me" (featuring Sadiyyah)	Kent	4:24
15.	"Morning Light"	Bryan-Michael Cox, Craig Love	4:03

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]	-

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