Coffee Shop (Yung Joc song)

"Coffee Shop"
Song

"Coffee Shop" is the first single off Yung Joc's second album Hustlenomics and was produced by Don Vito. It was officially released on May 8, 2007, but had been leaked onto the internet beforehand. The track features Gorilla Zoe.

Chart Position

Chart (2007)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	TBR
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	TBR
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	TBR
U.S. Billboard Hot RingMasters	TBR
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	60
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks	TBR
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	TBR

Video

The video premiered on BET's Access Granted on June 20, 2007.

In the video, Yung Joc plays three different roles; as himself, as a fat man who works at the shop, a midget who works at the shop, and as a bald old man who also works at the shop. Gorilla Zoe's verse in the video is not the same as his verse in the single, and the video ends after Joc says, "Hey kids, please don't do drugs," rather than continuing into "Give them to me and I'll get rid of them" as in the single.

Jody Breeze, Trae, Lloyd, Rick Ross, DJ Drama, and Eightball & MJG all make cameo appearances in the video.

Trivia

• Starbucks is referred to in the song, but referred to as "Starblocks".
• The similarities between "Coffee Shop" and "Cafe Surreal" from Danny!'s 2006 album Charm sparked a minor controversy shortly after the single was released. "Cafe Surreal" also incorporates the use of a coffeehouse as an extended metaphor in a hip-hop song, though it does not refer to the selling and distribution of cocaine; nonetheless, it was rumored that Yung Joc may have lifted the concept for "Coffee Shop" from "Cafe Surreal".
• When asked about the song's meaning, Joc explained "We’re not selling drugs; we just sell any and everything out the coffee shop: from cars, to clothes, to shoes, to jewelry – I mean, you can get your hair cut at the coffee shop." [1]

External links

• Yung Joc - Coffee Shop Music video at KOvideo.net