Guerilla City

Guerilla Black | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B0002VYPCQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,837 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hearts of Fire

2. Guerilla City

3. Compton

4. You're the One

5. The Strip Club (Skit)

6. Trixxx

7. Guerilla Nasty

8. Sunrise

9. What We Gonna Do

10. The Hotel (Skit)

11. Say What

12. Yes Sir

13. It's All Right

14. Girlfriend

15. My First

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Guerilla Black- Guerilla City, September 28, 2004

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Constant - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guerilla City (Audio CD)

Guerilla Black's debut album is "Guerilla City" (2004). I remember a few years ago when Shyne dropped people were comparing his sound to the late great Notorious B.I.G., Guerilla Black is clearly the closest likeness though, in sound, rhymes and looks. Guerilla Black chooses to briefly mention this matter on the opening track "Hearts Of Fire" while talking about how he made it into the game. The next track is my favourite, titled "Guerilla City", GB reps Compton while singing the chorus. Next he hooks up with Beenie Man on his first single "Compton", its on this track that you can really see Guerilla is trying to sound like the Notorious in the way he rhymes and it sort of works, Beenie Man adds some Jamaican flavor. The next track which will probably be the 2nd single is the laidback "You're the One" feat. R & B singer Mario Winans. Guerilla Black raises the tempo to fast paced "Trixx" and "Guerilla Nasty" feat. Jazzy Pha and Brooke Valentine, not feeling either of these. Guerilla Black talks more to the ladies on "Sunrise" then hooks up with Nate Dogg on the decent "What We Gonna Do". GB dedicates "Say What" to Eazy-E, repping his hood backed by a repetitive chorus. Next couple tracks are really more of the same to me, none standing out, then Guerilla Black closes off the album with "My First" a deep track dedicated in memory of his young wife who died of meningitis. I mentioned earlier that Guerilla Black sounds and looks like Biggie Smalls, but don't confuse that as me saying he is near in skill to the late great Notorious. Some might say comparing the two is unfair, but when Guerilla Black try's to sound like Biggie using similar rhyme schemes, I think its fair to judge, he has a similar flow but lacks the wordplay, charisma and lyrical content of the Notorious. Having a Biggie like sound has helped Guerilla Black get some attention, but I think he is best off when crafting his own style and not trying to sound like the Notorious as a lot of people feel that is biting. End of the day though he is just another rapper trying to eat, in his own words he is trying to stay humble. Guerilla Black does stand out at times on this release, making "Guerilla City" an album worth checking out.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stop Hatin' on New Talent, September 29, 2004

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Sergio (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guerilla City (Audio CD)

I think people should give Black credit for he'an amazing rapper. The fact that he sounds like, looks like Biggie is not enough to hold him back in the music industry. I mean the guy can't help sounding like that, I think this album is bangin for a first LP,so give him a break..he got talent

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guerilla black's guerilla city is HOT!!!!!!, September 29, 2004

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T. Jiles "smoovy" (san diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Guerilla City (Audio CD)

This is one hot album. I know about everybody trying to compare this guy to B.I.G. but he has stood humbley before many to tell them that he's not and he's not even 3/4's of what B.I.G. was. GB's albumn from start to finish is hot. This is his real voice, he can't help that he sounds like the late great. you got your haters who are always going to disgrace the man's name and credibility but Black has shined through all that. this debut album is a stepping stone in the game and we'll be looking forward to more.