Coke Zoo

Coke Zoo
Mixtape by French Montana and Fetty Wap
Released October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)
Genre Hip hop
Length 45:02
Label
Producer
French Montana chronology
Mac & Cheese: The Appetizer
(2015)		 Coke Zoo
(2015)		 Mac & Cheese: The Album
(2015)
Fetty Wap chronology
Fetty Wap
(2015)		 Coke Zoo
(2015)		 For My Fans
(2015)

Coke Zoo is a collaborative mixtape by French Montana and Fetty Wap. The mixtape was announced in early October and released on October 26, 2015 by Coke Boys, RGF and 300 Entertainment. It features guest appearances from Chris Brown, Puff Daddy, Zoo Gang associates Monty and Nitt Da Gritt, and Coke Boy associates Lil Durk and Zack. Production derives from AK47, Bassivity, DZL, Eye Beat, Metro Boomin, Mixx, NickEBeats, Peoples, Remo The Hitmaker, RGF Productions, The MeKanics and Yung Lan.[1]

Background

On October 9, French Montana's brother Cokeboy Zack appeared on Revolt TV announcing the release of the mixtape Coke Zoo, a collaboration between French Montana and Fetty Wap.[2] On October 12, actress Sanaa Lathan, rumored to be dating French at the time, uploaded an early version of the mixtape cover on her Instagram,[3] further confirming the upcoming release.

The two rappers had recently accompanied Chris Brown on his nationwide "One Hell of a Nite" tour, alongside the likes of Migos, Omarion and August Alsina. During which, the two had recorded eight tracks together which culminated in the Coke Zoo mixtape, a play on French's "Coke Boys" and Fetty's "Zoo Gang" rap collectives, respectively. The record features five collaboration tracks between French Montana and Fetty Wap, in addition to two tracks from Fetty Wap, and another five tracks from French Montana.

Critical reception

Coke Zoo received average reviews from music critics. Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork praised the chemistry between the two rappers but felt that "Many of the ideas and sounds on Coke Zoo feel like Fetty Wap B-sides and leftovers". [4]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "First Time" (French Montana featuring Puff Daddy)
 2:32
2. "Power" (French Montana and Fetty Wap)
  • Peoples
  • NickEBeats
 3:29
3. "Freaky" (French Montana and Fetty Wap featuring Monty)The MeKanics 5:25
4. "Whip It" (French Montana and Fetty Wap featuring Zack)
 3:58
5. "Last Of The Real Ones" (French Montana featuring Zack)DZL 5:50
6. "Angel" (French Montana and Fetty Wap)Yung Lan 4:18
7. "Sometimes" (French Montana and Fetty Wap)Peoples 2:51
8. "Gangsta Way" (French Montana featuring Chris Brown)Remo the Hitmaker 3:42
9. "Damn Chainz" (Fetty Wap featuring Nitt Da Gritt)RGF Productions 3:45
10. "Jamaican Trainer" (Skit)  0:42
11. "My Squad" (Fetty Wap)RGF Productions 1:54
12. "See Me" (French Montana featuring Lil Durk)Bassivity 3:58
13. "Concentration" (French Montana)
  • The MeKanics
  • Mixx
 2:48

References

  1. ↑ "French Montana & Fetty Wap - Coke Zoo". DatPiff. October 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ready For A Fetty Wap And French Montana Mixtape?". MTV.com. October 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sanaa Lathan unveils French Montana and Fetty Wap’s CokeZoo mixtape cover". Vibe.com. October 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ Pearce, Sheldon (November 3, 2015). "French Montana / Fetty Wap: Coke Zoo". Pitchfork.com.

External links

Music videos

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