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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

Chart positions

Singles

Year	Title	Chart position
		US Hot 100	US R&B/Hip-Hop	US Rap	UK Singles
2004	"Tipsy"	2	2[13]	1[14]	4
2004	"Hood Hop"	101	52[13]	-	-
2004	"You & Me" (featuring Sadiyyah)	58[15]	70[13]	21[14]	-

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