Guerilla Black

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Guerilla Black

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| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Charles Williamson

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| origin = Compton, California, U.S.

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| genre = West Coast hip hop

| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}}

| years_active =

| label = {{hlist|Virgin|EMI Records}}

| associated_acts = Hot Dollar, Beenie Man

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Charles Williamson (born 1977), better known by his stage name Guerilla Black, is an American rapper from Compton, California.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1812319/ Guerilla Black], Imdb.com, accessed April 20, 2010. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he came to fame after releasing his debut album Guerilla City (2004), which featured the singles "Compton" featuring Beenie Man and "You're The One" featuring Mario Winans. Williamson released a track titled "400 Shotz, the Funeral" taking aim at The Game, Jermaine Dupri and Daz 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 included Hot Dollar, T-Pain, and Akon.

He has been both criticized and praised for having a similar voice and delivery to The 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.{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Riley |title=Nas Confuses Guerilla Black For Biggie During Beenie Man & Bounty Killer Verzuz Battle {{!}} HipHopDX |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.56057/title.nas-confuses-guerilla-black-for-biggie-during-beenie-man-bounty-killer-verzuz-battle |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=hiphopdx.com |date=24 May 2020 |language=en}}

He is the brother of rapper Hot 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 the video game 187 Ride or Die.

Discography

=Albums=

2004: Guerilla City
2007: God Bless the Child

=Mixtapes=

1999: N.O.T.O.R.I.O.U.S. B.L.A.C.K.
2004: Black by Popular Demand
2007: Real Niggaz Say Real Shit (Vol. 1)
2009: The Blacktapes

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"\| Year ! scope="col" colspan="4"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"\| Album
scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"\| US {{cite magazine \| url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=Guerilla Black\|chart=HSI}} \| title=Guerilla Black – Chart History: Hot 100 \| magazine=Billboard \| access-date=July 10, 2022}} ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"\| US R&B {{cite magazine \| url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=Guerilla Black\|chart=BSI}} \| title=Guerilla Black – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs \| magazine=Billboard \| access-date=July 10, 2022}} ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"\| US Rap {{cite magazine \| url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=Guerilla Black\|chart=RAP}} \| title=Guerilla Black – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs \| magazine=Billboard \| access-date=July 10, 2022}} ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"\| US Rhyth. {{cite magazine \| url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=Guerilla Black\|chart=TFC}} \| title=Guerilla Black – Chart History: Rhythmic Airplay \| magazine=Billboard \| access-date=July 10, 2022}}
scope="row"\| "Guerilla Nasty" (featuring Jazze Pha and Brooke Valentine) \| rowspan="2"\| 2004 \| — \|\| 79 \|\| — \|\| — \| rowspan="3"\| Guerilla City
scope="row"\| "Compton" (featuring Beenie Man) \| —{{efn\|group=upper-alpha\|"Compton" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.{{cite magazine \| url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=Guerilla Black\|chart=HBU}} \| title=Guerilla Black – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100 \| magazine=Billboard \| access-date=July 17, 2022}}}} \|\| 30 \|\| 22 \|\| 38
scope="row"\| "You're the One" (featuring Mario Winans) \| 2005 \| 77 \|\| 43 \|\| 24 \|\| 23
scope="row"\| "Whatever" (featuring Hot Dollar) \| 2006 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| God Bless the Child
colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"\| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album

scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Guerilla Black|chart=HSI}} | title=Guerilla Black – Chart History: Hot 100 | magazine=Billboard | access-date=July 10, 2022}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
R&B
{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Guerilla Black|chart=BSI}} | title=Guerilla Black – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | magazine=Billboard | access-date=July 10, 2022}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
Rap
{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Guerilla Black|chart=RAP}} | title=Guerilla Black – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs | magazine=Billboard | access-date=July 10, 2022}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
Rhyth.
{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Guerilla Black|chart=TFC}} | title=Guerilla Black – Chart History: Rhythmic Airplay | magazine=Billboard | access-date=July 10, 2022}}

scope="row"| "Guerilla Nasty"
(featuring Jazze Pha and Brooke Valentine)

| rowspan="2"| 2004

| — || 79 || — || —

| rowspan="3"| Guerilla City

scope="row"| "Compton"
(featuring Beenie Man)

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Compton" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Guerilla Black|chart=HBU}} | title=Guerilla Black – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100 | magazine=Billboard | access-date=July 17, 2022}}}} || 30 || 22 || 38

scope="row"| "You're the One"
(featuring Mario Winans)

| 2005

| 77 || 43 || 24 || 23

scope="row"| "Whatever"
(featuring Hot Dollar)

| 2006

| — || — || — || —

| God Bless the Child

colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Guest appearances

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scope="row"\| "West Coast" \| rowspan="1"\| 2012 \| Shorty Mack \| {{n/a}}

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|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Other artist(s)

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row"| "West Coast"

| rowspan="1"| 2012

| Shorty Mack

| {{n/a}}