The song features Rock's Black Hippy cohort Kendrick Lamar and was produced by American production team J.U.S.T.I.C.E.

[4] In the song, Jay Rock sketches a picture of hood life, while Lamar raps circles around the slow soul instrumental.

Jeff Weiss of Los Angeles Times said, "Compton and Watts rappers rhyming about their roots and their version of old-time religion.

With Kendrick throwing down on a guest verse, "Hood Gone Love It" is the sound of the next standing on the shoulders of those who came before with Jay at his more lyrically complex, revealing a deeply personal undercurrent that runs throughout his music.

[11] Three days after single's release, on June 24, 2011, the music video featuring Kendrick Lamar was premiered on MTV2's Sucka Free Countdown.