Backseat Legends

Nuface & GreatNight

Episode 3 | Gorilla Zoe: "Hood Figga," Block Entertainment & Dropping an Album a Day

SEP 15, 202634 MIN

Description

Gorilla Zoe, the Block Entertainment star behind "Hood Figga" and one of Atlanta's most relentless hitmakers, pulls up to the backseat at Miss Ann's Ghetto Burger, right next to the old Block studios on Memorial Drive. Host NuFace sits down with the Boyz n da Hood member turned solo legend to trace the whole run: the east-side come-up, 1,200 records deep, and the Guinness-level month he dropped an album a day. Zoe breaks down the real story of "Hood Figga" and why he changed it to "Figga" for the radio, DJ Dana's sound design, putting on Sonny Digital, Scotty ATL and Metro, his servant-to-the-culture philosophy, the MySpace era, and his 2026 full-control return with "Keys." Plus a rapid fire on Atlanta's strip-club culture, the DJs who mattered, and flowers for the city's unsung artists. Hosted by NuFace. Presented by GreatNight, the app for what's popping in Atlanta. New episodes every other Wednesday. Chapters 00:24 - Why we're at Miss Ann's Ghetto Burger and Block Entertainment  03:31 - What a studio day at Block was really like  04:42 - The Guinness record: an album a day for a month  07:58 - Putting on Sonny Digital, Scotty ATL and Metro  09:55 - Being a servant to the culture, from janitor to CEO  14:32 - "Hood Figga" and its decades-long impact 1 5:22 - Coming up with "Figga" for radio and DJ Dana's sound design  16:34 - What a great night in Atlanta looked like  19:05 - Atlanta strip-club culture and the spots  21:42 - The DJs who mattered, shout out to DJ J Screen  25:14 - "Keys" and his 2026 full-control return  30:05 - Flowers for Atlanta's unsung artists