Guerrilla_Warfare_(album)

<i>Guerrilla Warfare</i> (album)

Guerrilla Warfare (album)

1999 studio album by Hot Boys

Guerrilla Warfare is the second studio album by the New Orleans hip-hop group Hot Boys, released on 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.

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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.

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

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All tracks are produced by Mannie Fresh

Charts

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See also

References

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