Guerrilla Warfare (album)

Guerrilla Warfare
Studio album by Hot Boys
Released	July 27, 1999
Studio	Circle House Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre	Gangsta rap Southern hip hop
Length	70:11
Label	Universal Cash Money
Producer	Mannie Fresh Bryan "Baby" Williams Ronald "Slim" Williams
Hot Boys chronology
Get It How U Live! (1997) Guerrilla Warfare (1999) Let 'Em Burn (2003)
Singles from Guerrilla Warfare
"We On Fire" Released: June 10, 1999 "I Need a Hot Girl" Released: September 20, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
The Source	[3]
USA Today	[4]
The Village Voice	[5]

Guerrilla Warfare is the second studio album by the New Orleans hip-hop group Hot Boys, released on July 27, 1999, via Universal Records and Baby's 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.

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.

The album was recorded in one week's time at the Circle House recording studio in Miami, according to group member Turk. ^[7] However, in the album's liner notes, the album was recorded at Cash Money Studios.

Commercial performance

Guerrilla Warfare was certified Platinum by RIAA on November 1, 1999. ^[8] The album has sold over 1,500,000 copies since its release.

Track listing

Guerrilla Warfare

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro (Hot & Spicy)" (featuring Mannie Fresh)	2:01
2.	"We on Fire"	4:11
3.	"Respect My Mind"	4:43
4.	"Help" (B.G.)	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)	3:55
9.	"I Feel"	4:20
10.	"Boys At War"	5:36
11.	"You Dig" (Juvenile)	3:57
12.	"I Need a Hot Girl" (feat. Big Tymers)	4:52
13.	"Tuesdays & Thursdays"	4:17
14.	"Bout Whatever" (Young Turk)	4:12
15.	"Sick Uncle" (Skit)	1:29
16.	"Shoot 1st" (featuring Paparue)	5:01
17.	"Too Hot"	4:55
Total length:		70:11

All tracks are produced by Mannie Fresh

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position US Billboard 200 [9] 5 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200 [11] 108 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 26 Chart (2000) Position US Billboard 200 [13] 194 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 69

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)

References

1. Gabriel, Robert. Guerrilla Warfare at AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
2. Farr, Kathryn (September 30, 1999). "More Bounce to the Ounce". Rolling Stone . No. 822. p. 87. ISSN   0035-791X. Archived from the original on May 7, 2002. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
3. Maddox, Lamar (September 1999). "Record Report: Hot Boys – Guerilla Warfare". The Source . No. 120. New York. p. 301. Archived from the original on January 24, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
4. Jones, Steve (July 27, 1999). "Hot Boys, Philip Glass wage war on 2 fronts Robyn Hitchcock sounds crafty 'Cheese Alarm'". USA Today . McLean, Virginia. p. 10.D. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
5. Christgau, Robert (March 28, 2000). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
6. "Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Crashes Chart At No. 1". Billboard. February 4, 2003.
7. "Turk Reflects on Lil Wayne and the Hot Boys". Vice . Retrieved July 9, 2020.
8. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA.
9. "Hot Boys Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
10. "Hot Boys Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
11. "1999 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-46. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
12. "1999 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-56. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
13. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
14. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
15. "American album certifications – Hot Boys – Guerilla Warfare". Recording Industry Association of America.