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
Studio album by Hot Boys
Released	July 27, 1999
Studio	Circle House Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre	Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop
Length	70:30
Label	Cash Money, Universal
Producer	Mannie Fresh, Bryan "Baby" Williams (exec.), Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.)
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]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
The Source	[4]
USA Today	[5]

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]

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/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

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 (2000) Position US Billboard 200[11] 194 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 69

See also

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

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
3. Rolling Stone review
4. Album reviews at CD Universe
5. USA Today review
6. "Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Crashes Chart At No. 1". Billboard. February 4, 2003.
7. "Turk Reflects on Lil Wayne and the Hot Boys". www.vice.com. 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. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
12. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.