Guerrilla Warfare (album)
Guerrilla Warfare is the second studio album by the New Orleans hip-hop group Hot Boys, released July 27,1999 on Cash Money Records. It was an instant hit, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums selling 142,000 copies in its first week,[6] and remains their most successful album as a group and with Cash Money Records.
Guerrilla Warfare | ||||
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Released | July 27, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998−1999 | |||
Genre | Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop | |||
Length | 70:30 | |||
Label | Cash Money, Universal | |||
Producer | Mannie Fresh, Bryan "Baby" Williams (exec.), Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.) | |||
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Singles from Guerrilla Warfare | ||||
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Produced by Mannie Fresh, Guerrilla Warfare contains the lead single, "We On Fire", which was placed at #49 on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. Other charting tracks include "I Need A Hot Girl" which also peaked at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Commercial performance
Guerrilla Warfare was certified Platinum by RIAA on November 1, 1999.[7] The album has sold over 1,500,000 copies since its release.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro (Hot & Spicy)" (featuring Mannie Fresh) | 2:01 |
2. | "We on Fire/We On Fire (Pt. 2)" | 4:11 |
3. | "Respect My Mind" | 4:43 |
4. | "Help (No Limit Records Diss)" (B.G.) (featuring Young Turk) | 5:18 |
5. | "Ridin’" | 4:59 |
6. | "Off Tha Porch" (Skit) | 1:18 |
7. | "Get Out Tha Way" | 5:07 |
8. | "Clear Tha Set" (Lil Wayne) | 3:15 |
9. | "I Feel" (featuring Baby) | 4:20 |
10. | "Boys At War" | 5:36 |
11. | "You Dig" (Juvenile) (featuring Young Turk) | 3:57 |
12. | "I Need a Hot Girl" (B.G./Lil Wayne/Big Tymers/Young Turk) | 4:52 |
13. | "Tuesdays & Thursdays" (featuring The Big Tymers) | 4:17 |
14. | "Bout Whatever" (Young Turk) (featuring Lil Wayne) | 4:12 |
15. | "Sick Uncle" (Skit) | 1:29 |
16. | "Shoot 1st" (featuring Paparue) | 5:01 |
17. | "Too Hot" | 4:55 |
All tracks are produced by Mannie Fresh
Charts
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[8] | 5 |
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[8] | 1 |
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)
References
- Allmusic review
- Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- Rolling Stone review
- Album reviews at CD Universe
- USA Today review
- "Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Crashes Chart At No. 1". Billboard. 2003-02-04.
- "Gold & Platinum". RIAA.
- "Hot Boys Chart History". Billboard.