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Guerilla Black | |
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| Born | Charles Williamson 1977 (age 47–48) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Origin | Compton, California, U.S. |
| Genres | West Coast hip hop |
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Charles Williamson (born 1977), better known by his stage nameGuerilla Black, is an Americanrapper fromCompton, California.[1] Born inChicago, Illinois, he came to fame after releasing his debut albumGuerilla City (2004), which featured the singles "Compton" featuringBeenie Man and "You're The One" featuringMario Winans. Williamson released a track titled "400 Shotz, the Funeral" taking aim atThe Game,Jermaine Dupri andDaz Dillinger. His latest mixtape, "The Black Tapes" was released in 2009. It is notable for Williamson's change in rapping style, a change he acknowledges on several tracks. Featured artists on the Mixtape includedHot Dollar,T-Pain, andAkon.
He has been both criticized and praised for having a similar voice and delivery toThe Notorious B.I.G. and even pays homage to Biggie on his "Real Niggaz Say Real Shit" mixtape, on the track "Letter to B.I.G." Williamson also bears a resemblance to Biggie.[2]
He is the brother of rapperHot Dollar, and both rappers are part of the Dolla Figga hip-hop collective.
Williamson has also contributed both his music and performed voice work of the character Dupree in thevideo game187 Ride or Die.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [3] | US R&B [4] | US Rap [5] | US Rhyth. [6] | ||||||||||
| "Guerilla Nasty" (featuringJazze Pha andBrooke Valentine) | 2004 | — | 79 | — | — | Guerilla City | |||||||
| "Compton" (featuringBeenie Man) | —[A] | 30 | 22 | 38 | |||||||||
| "You're the One" (featuringMario Winans) | 2005 | 77 | 43 | 24 | 23 | ||||||||
| "Whatever" (featuringHot Dollar) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | God Bless the Child | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
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| "West Coast" | 2012 | Shorty Mack | — |
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