Guerilla City

For the fictional location in the DC Comics Universe, see Gorilla City.

Guerilla City is the debut studio album by American rapper Guerilla Black. It was released on September 28, 2004, via Virgin Records. Recording sessions took place at SoundCastle, Forster Bros. Entertainment, The Darkchild Grind Factory, Can-Am Recorders and Southgate Studios in Los Angeles, Danga Zone Studios in Miami Beach, Big 3 Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, and Ardent Studios in Memphis. Production was handled by Carlos "6 July" Broady, Jazze Pha, Darkchild, DJ Felli Fel, Fredwreck, Gabriel René, Mario Winans, Red Spyda, Ric Rude, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Ski Beatz. It features guest appearances from Beenie Man, Brooke Valentine, Hot Dollar, Jazze Pha, Mario Winans, Nate Dogg, Marion Remazeilles, Traci Nelson, Alex Thomas and Vonda Hope-Easton.

Guerilla City
Studio album by Guerilla Black
Released	September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)
Recorded	2004
Studio	SoundCastle (Los Angeles, CA) Danga Zone Studios (Miami Beach, FL) Big 3 Recording Studios (St. Petersburg, FL) Forster Bros. Entertainment (Los Angeles, CA) The Darkchild Grind Factory (Los Angeles, CA) Can-Am Recorders (Los Angeles, CA) Ardent Studios (Memphis, TN) Southgate Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	56:35
Label	Virgin
Producer	Carlos "6 July" Broady Darkchild DJ Felli Fel Fredwreck Gabriel René Jazze Pha Mario Winans Red Spyda Ric Rude Roy "Royalty" Hamilton Ski Beatz
Guerilla Black chronology
Guerilla City (2004) God Bless The Child (2007)
Singles from Guerilla City
"Guerilla Nasty" Released: 2004 "Compton" Released: 2004 "You're the One" Released: 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	7/10[2]

It debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top 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 US Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hearts of Fire"	Charles Williamson Carlos Broady Bob Marley	Carlos "Six July" Broady	5:33
2.	"Guerilla City"	Williamson Andy Thelusma	Red Spyda	4:34
3.	"Compton" (featuring Beenie Man)	Williamson Moses Davis Broady Winston Riley	Carlos "Six July" Broady	3:53
4.	"You're the One" (featuring Mario Winans)	Williamson Mario Winans	Mario "Yellowman" Winans	3:38
5.	"The Strip Club (Skit)" (featuring Alex Thomas and Vonda Hope-Easton)		Alex Thomas Guerilla Black Hot Dollar Pete "Volcano" Farmer Til Welch	0:52
6.	"Trixxx"	Williamson Rodney Jerkins Ricky Lewis	Darkchild Ric Rude	3:46
7.	"Guerilla Nasty" (featuring Jazze Pha and Brooke Valentine)	Williamson Phalon Alexander	Jazze Pha	3:47
8.	"Sunrise"	Williamson Roy Hamilton III Roger Karshner Chuck Mangione	Roy "Royalty" Hamilton	3:56
9.	"What We Gonna Do" (featuring Nate Dogg and Traci Nelson)	Williamson Nathaniel Hale Farid Nassar	Fredwreck	4:51
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"	Williamson Leon Gray Broady	Carlos "Six July" Broady	4:06
12.	"Yes Sir"	Williamson Gabriel René	Gabriel René	3:37
13.	"It's All Right" (featuring Marion Remazeilles and Hot Dollar)	Williamson Marion Remazeilles Gray James Corrine	DJ Felli Fel	3:26
14.	"Girlfriend"	Williamson Alexander	Jazze Pha	4:43
15.	"My First"	Williamson David Willis	Ski	4:10
Total length:				56:35

Personnel

• 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 & mixing (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 – mixing (tracks: 1-3, 6, 11, 12)
• Jason Goldstein – mixing (track 4)
• Richard "Segal" Huredia – mixing (tracks: 5, 9, 10, 14)
• Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing (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

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]	4
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[7]	3

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Guerilla City - Guerilla Black | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 28, 2004). "Guerilla Black :: Guerilla City – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
3. "Rascal Flatts 'Feels Like' No. 1". Billboard. October 6, 2004. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
4. Baker, Soren (January 6, 2005). "Rapper's identity crisis? No biggie". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
5. "Guerilla Black Chart History (Billboard 200)". 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.

External links

• Guerilla Black – Guerilla City at Discogs (list of releases)