The Kid Hood Story (The Adventures of a Naive Poet)

Troy Anthony Hall "Kid Hood" was a Queens Emcee who I was raised with as a kid... Graffiti Bleu tells the story publicly for the 1st time..

[@NEWARK767]

Kid Hood would've went straight to the Top of The Game! Imagine Him and Big L on a Track together! 🤯 #WeAreGenX 💯

[@GraffitiBleu]

OMG! You are speaking facts. Till this day, I haven't met a hungrier artist.

[@NEWARK767]

@@GraffitiBleu 💯

[@toddblue2114]

Great story. Troy knew he was going to be rapper in the 2nd grade. I remember him telling us his name was going to Hoodsta Rock

[@Zmancometh74418]

Thank you for this story! Troy was my cousin. He used to visit family down south when I was a kid. I didn't realize he was on the Scenario track until years later.

[@GraffitiBleu]

You are very welcome... I miss him.. His story is a pleasure to tell. He was the MOST PASSIONATE ARTIST I have ever had the pleasure of being around. No one was hungrier than him. From the kid I grew up with till the day he left us. May he forever Rest In Power.

[@travishall4740]

​@@GraffitiBleuthat picture of Hood there is that around the time he recorded scenario or years before

[@GraffitiBleu]

@travishall4740 That picture is from about 2-3 years before he passed.. he had came over my crib (across the street from his) and I snapped that picture as he was walking through the door.

[@travishall4740]

@@GraffitiBleu Yo man I've been a fan of him for years I mean years and I know little to nothing about dude, info on him is non existent, did they ever find the guy who murdered him, did he have any children

[@bespokestrong]

For me, this has always been the most tragic story in hip hop. RIP Hood. Thank you for your service.

[@CEEPMDEE]

Tragic story. I was living in a group home when the song released. I Thank GOD almighty for sparing my life so many times. Believe and pray. Be humble and do what feels right from the heart. Sometimes be good to people because it feels right. So many single mothers ruined the lives of their young sons and daughters. That is what the whole "I don't need a man", welfare, section 8, feminist movement was designed to do. Rest In Peace HOOD. You was a dope artist.

[@GraffitiBleu]

Thanks for sharing this 🙌

[@kingblendz9547]

Wow .he was with me the night before he was executed. I was his roommate in the group home I was with him the night he recorded with tribe called quest and leaders of new School. The studio was battery studio. Him and I.take about me being his DJ but I didn't have equipment. I will tell you the rest of the story so get in contact with me.pea

[@travishall4740]

Hey what group home was this 😮

[@anythingvideo2471]

So what happen ?

[@storytel745]

Thank you so much for this story about Kid Hood. When I first heard him back then, I said immediately he was BEFORE his time. R.I.P Kid Hood.

[@A...theGod_RebelRasta]

I met Phife(RIP) the same way..saw him i was gettin off the train in midtown rapped for him he loved my shit..was surprised cause i was a lil deep,but way more street. no backpack $hit but he was livin in ATL&was more a agent for athletes at the time and i was fuckin up playin streets gettin in trouble too much..RIP Kid Hood tht verse was super lengendary..was shorty saw how the teenagers/young men in my hood&everywhere gravitated to it🔥🔥🔥

[@GraffitiBleu]

That's dope... thanks for sharing 👍

[@penagon24]

Thank you so much for sharing this. Hood was up there with Nas, AZ, and Big Pun as guys who had me sold from the first verse. If I was an A&R I could have signed him without hearing anything else but that Scenario verse. It's just mind blowing that that was his first and only commercial release. I always hoped that he had an unreleased demo or something somewhere, but the only thing I've found in 26 years on scouring the internet was the one "Drop Bombs" joint that El-P remixed.

[@generalhawk4360]

coldest verse on scenario remix

[@benefitsconsultingservices8718]

Great story, Blue, I fully endorse the content of this message....... Uncle Lee.

[@Jophlo78]

Thank you for this video.

[@bk-style7859]

Good looking for this i always wanted to know what happen to hood...pisses me off...that man was going to take off....RIP HOOD...🙏

[@StreetSmartz]

Thank You for this

[@airmaxwell]

Thx 4 this 👍🏼

[@travishall4740]

RIP Hood

[@ariesunique3757]

Damn 🤦🏾‍♂️ Crazy..Definitely had the best verse on that track and would have DEFINITELY blown like nas blew off of live at the BBQ. God bless and forgive him Ameen.

[@solitario550]

Hay mas demos de kid hood? Quiero escuchar mas musica de el :(

[@abubakr5627]

Thank you for the story. Was Hood rapping on the snippet (Rockafella R.I.P) from Redman's album Dare Iz A Dark Side? ii so which song was that?

[@GraffitiBleu]

I don't believe he rapped on any of Redman's tracks. Although I can't be 100%. Sure... "Dare iz a Dark Side" was one of my favorite Redman's albums. So I will be investigating to see if that went down..

[@abubakr5627]

@@GraffitiBleu That's one of my favourite albums after 'Whut Thee Album' and 'Muddy Waters' in Redman's catalogue. Please check out the snippet, the rapper on it sounds a lot like Hood. Maybe he restyled his name from Roc Ski to Rocafella. R.I.P Hood.

[@penagon24]

That wasn't Hood on Redman's album. That was actually a dude named Rockafella who was a friend of Red's who passed young as well. They do sound somewhat similar, so I can see why someone might think they were the same person. The single "Rockafella" is a dedication to him.

[@jordanlummis9313]

Who was Kid Hood's main influence as an MC? LL Cool J?

[@GraffitiBleu]

I would say that.. He was a HUGE LL fan... he admired DJ Run as well..

[@williamwalsh1533]

Are you aware of sacrifices in the entertainment industry?

[@GraffitiBleu]

Yes... I am well aware of many sacrifices

[@williamwalsh1533]

@@GraffitiBleu Is it possible that Q-Tip would have sacrificed Kid Hood? The Scenario Remix would be a way to pay tribute to him and also capitalize on his death.

[@GraffitiBleu]

@williamwalsh1533 Interesting theory... I can tell you this.. in the circles we were in, Damon John, Rockwilder, and a few other cats from Queens came up with us... Q-Tip wasn't in our circles when we were young. So I can not rule that out. To be honest... even on my independent level, I have seen some things that will make you turn to God. That being said, every hood legend, tale, or rumor I have heard about tip was nothing but positive.