''Don't Feed da Animals'' is the second
studio album
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by American rapper
Gorilla Zoe
Alonzo Keith Mathis Jr. (born ), 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, Jeez ...
. It was released on March 17, 2009.
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The album peaked at number 8 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, number 2 on the ''Billboard
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'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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, and number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Rap Albums
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. The album sold 29,000 copies in its first week, and 134,660 copies to date.
Critical reception
''Don't Feed da Animals'' received mixed reviews from music critic
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s. Steve 'Flash' Juon of ''RapReviews'' credited the album for toning down on the skits and featured guests to showcase Zoe's vocal delivery but found it lacking with more luxury rap and silliness. Juon called it "a slight improvement over orillaZoe's debut, but his personality still tends to get lost in the mix and he sometimes seems to be a caricature of Southern rap instead of one of its stars."AllMusic
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editor David Jeffries said that while the album carried the usual ear-grabbing club tracks, it was kept down by the more sophomoric lyricism on tracks like "S*** on 'Em" and "Lost".
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References
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2009 albums
Gorilla Zoe albums
Bad Boy South albums
Albums produced by Drumma Boy
Albums produced by Kane Beatz
Albums produced by Fatboi
Albums produced by Zaytoven