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Guerilla City

For the fictional location in the DC Comics Universe, seeGorilla City.

Guerilla Cityis the debut studio album by American rapperGuerilla Black.It was released on September 28, 2004, viaVirgin Records.Recording sessions took place at SoundCastle, Forster Bros. Entertainment, The Darkchild Grind Factory, Can-Am Recorders and Southgate Studios inLos Angeles,Danga Zone Studios inMiami Beach,Big 3 Recording Studios inSt. Petersburg,andArdent StudiosinMemphis.Productionwas handled by Carlos "6 July" Broady,Jazze Pha,Darkchild,DJ Felli Fel,Fredwreck,Gabriel René,Mario Winans,Red Spyda,Ric Rude,Roy "Royalty" HamiltonandSki Beatz.It featuresguest appearancesfromBeenie Man,Brooke Valentine,Hot Dollar,Jazze Pha, Mario Winans,Nate Dogg,Marion Remazeilles, Traci Nelson, Alex Thomas and Vonda Hope-Easton.

Guerilla City
Studio albumby
Guerilla Black
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2004(2004-09-28)
Recorded2004
Studio
Genre
Length56:35
LabelVirgin
Producer
Guerilla Blackchronology
Guerilla City
(2004) 		God Bless The Child
(2007)
SinglesfromGuerilla City
  1. "Guerilla Nasty"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Compton"
    Released: 2004
  3. "You're the One"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7/10[2]

It debuted at number 20 on the USBillboard200and number 4 on theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,selling 46,000 copies during its first week on sale,[3]and had sold 200,000 copies as of January 2005.[4]

The album spawned three singles: "Guerilla Nasty", "Compton" and "You're the One", with the latter reaching number 77 on the USBillboardHot 100.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hearts of Fire"
Carlos "Six July" Broady5:33
2."Guerilla City"
Red Spyda4:34
3."Compton" (featuringBeenie Man)
Carlos "Six July" Broady3:53
4."You're the One" (featuringMario Winans)
Mario "Yellowman"Winans3:38
5."The Strip Club (Skit)" (featuring Alex Thomas and Vonda Hope-Easton)
0:52
6."Trixxx"
3:46
7."Guerilla Nasty" (featuringJazze PhaandBrooke Valentine)
Jazze Pha3:47
8."Sunrise"
Roy "Royalty" Hamilton3:56
9."What We Gonna Do" (featuringNate Doggand Traci Nelson)
Fredwreck4:51
10."The Hotel (Skit)" (featuring Alex Thomas and Vonda Hope-Easton)
  • Alex Thomas
  • Guerilla Black
  • Hot Dollar
  • Pete "Volcano" Farmer
  • Til Welch
1:43
11."Say What"
Carlos "Six July" Broady4:06
12."Yes Sir"
  • Williamson
  • Gabriel René
Gabriel René3:37
13."It's All Right" (featuring Marion Remazeilles andHot Dollar)
DJ Felli Fel3:26
14."Girlfriend"
  • Williamson
  • Alexander
Jazze Pha4:43
15."My First"
Ski4:10
Total length:56:35

Personnel

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  • Charles "Guerilla Black"Williamson – vocals, producer(tracks: 5, 10)
  • Moses "Beenie Man"Davis – vocals(track 3)
  • Mario "Yellowman"Winans – vocals & producer(track 4)
  • Alex Thomas – vocals & producer(tracks: 5, 10)
  • Vonda Hope-Easton – vocals(tracks: 5, 10)
  • Kanesha Nichole "Brooke Valentine"Brookes – vocals(track 7)
  • Phalon "Jazze Pha"Alexander – vocals(track 7),programming(track 14),producer(tracks: 7, 14)
  • Nathaniel "Nate Dogg"Hale – vocals(track 9)
  • Traci Nelson – additional vocals(track 9)
  • Marion Remazeilles – additional vocals(track 13)
  • Leon "Hot Dollar"Gray – additional vocals(tracks: 7, 13, 14),producer(tracks: 5, 10)
  • Erick Coomes – guitar & bass(track 9)
  • Farid "Fredwreck"Nassar – guitar, keyboards, producer & mi xing(track 9)
  • Carlos "Six July" Broady – producer(tracks: 1, 3, 11)
  • Andy "Red Spyda"Thelusma – producer(track 2)
  • Pete "Volcano" Farmer – producer(tracks: 5, 10),executive producer, A&R
  • Til Welch – producer(tracks: 5, 10),A&R
  • Rodney "Darkchild"Jerkins – producer(track 6)
  • Ricky "Ric Rude" Lewis – producer(track 6)
  • Roy "Royalty" Hamilton– programming & producer(track 8)
  • Gabriel René – producer(track 12)
  • James "DJ Felli Fel"Corrine – producer(track 13)
  • David "Ski Beatz"Willis – producer(track 15)
  • Curri Weber – recording(tracks: 1, 3),engineering assistant(track 11)
  • Kevin Haywood – recording(track 11)
  • Wassim Zreik – recording(track 14),engineering(track 7)
  • Manny Marroquin– mi xing(tracks: 1-3, 6, 11, 12)
  • Jason Goldstein – mi xing(track 4)
  • Richard "Segal" Huredia– mi xing(tracks: 5, 9, 10, 14)
  • Jean-Marie Horvat – mi xing(tracks: 8, 13, 15)
  • Jeremy MacKenzie – engineering(tracks: 2, 8, 12, 15)
  • Tommy Jamin – engineering(track 4)
  • Gabriele Chiesa – engineering(track 6)
  • Melvin Jackson – engineering(track 6)
  • Christen Delano – additional engineering(track 3)
  • Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond – executive producer, management
  • Liza Lowinger – art coordinator
  • Morning Breath Inc. – design
  • Jonathan Mannion– photography
  • Michelle Ryang – A&R
  • Ronette Bowie – A&R
  • Alan Mason – digital editing
  • Jared Robbins – digital editing
  • Sean Smith – creative director

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
USBillboard200[5] 20
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums(Billboard)[6] 4
USTop Rap Albums(Billboard)[7] 3

References

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  1. ^Birchmeier, Jason."Guerilla City - Guerilla Black | Album | AllMusic".AllMusic.RetrievedMarch 17,2024.
  2. ^Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 28, 2004)."Guerilla Black:: Guerilla City – RapReviews".rapreviews.RetrievedMarch 17,2024.
  3. ^"Rascal Flatts 'Feels Like' No. 1".Billboard.October 6, 2004.RetrievedMarch 17,2024.
  4. ^Baker, Soren(January 6, 2005)."Rapper's identity crisis? No biggie".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMarch 17,2024.
  5. ^"Guerilla Black Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  6. ^"Guerilla Black Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  7. ^"Guerilla Black Chart History (Top Rap Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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