How does it feel
with the first single doing so good?
Guerilla Black-It's a blessing we
have been working really, really hard. I mean
we've been working to make it happen. I have done 27 cities
in 18 days days and a 9 week tour. I've been working a lot
and putting in that kind of work is unheard of for a new
artist.
I know you have been out there,
I heard you on the radio down here in Virginia Beach a
couple of weeks ago. You were chillin on the air on z-104.
Guerilla Black-Yeah
those are my boys, they are cool. I had a blast in Virginia
Beach, it was real cool.
How did you end up hooking up
with Beanie Man for the first single?
Guerilla Black-It
was a blessing. I was cutting 3 songs with Carlos Broadie.
I wanted to do the jump of from the song we still didn't
have the hook. Carlos sampled up the track and I did all
three of the verses. I got back to LA and my A&R presented
the idea about putting Beanite Man on the track and everyone
at Virgin was going crazy and everyone was going crazy.
I don't hear the word Compton
said much in the song. What made you name the song compton?
Guerilla Black-A&R
and everyone was calling it Compton and that is what I
named the song.
Where did you grow up?
Guerilla Black-I
grew up in Compton. I was born June 23 1977 in Chicago.
My family is from Joliet so my folks is out of Joliet
moved down south for a year two years. My uncle R.I.P.
brought my mom out here around 88/89 in Compton.
West coast producers
Guerilla Black-Gabe,
Felly Fell, Fred Wreck. Fred Wreck did a lot of all school
he's worked with Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg.
What West Coast rappers were
you influenced by?
Guerilla Black-Eazy
E-40, MC Eight, Ice Cube, ya know, definitely Cube. Snoop
How long have you been rapping?
Guerilla Black-7
or 8 years
How did you get your record
deal?
Guerilla Black-What
happened is my wife had passed and it was my brothers
birthday. He got on the phone he hooked up with these
dudes and played them 3 or 4 songs. I had did 3 songs
in 20 minutes. I didn't know what they were going to do
Soon we were talking to Interscope, Def Jam, Virgin, Atlantic.
So you are a widower?
Guerilla Black-Yeah
my wife passed 3 or 4 years ago
Guerilla Black told Allhiphop.com
his wife died of menigitis. Read his interview with Allhiphop.com
Do you ever go online and chat
with your fans?
Guerilla Black-Sometimes
I do, its real crazy at times. I don't have too much time
for that. I go on there and talk and they write what I
say in a section on the site.
How are you dealing with the
Biggie comparisons?
Guerilla Black-It's
real ill, like a few years ago I was under a label and
had a deal and had cut some songs. They called me Silver
the Guy. The guy I was working with said I was sounding
so much like Big you can't do that. He had me all screaming
on the mic trying to change my voice. It was all good
for awhile then my wife passed and it was like wow. When
she passed it was like in my mind Imma' do me. I'mma do
me.
I did one thing, one is came out
the womb the other is to come out the grave. I don't care
what people say. People are like, "Damn you are doing
this on the mic." I'm just doing myself. A lot of
people say I sound like B.I.G. I sound like Black. I'm
not trying to be B.I.G. or reincarnated B.I.G. I'm doing
Guerilla Black. Big up to B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. I don't
think there are any rappers who can match them in their
style of rhyme, lyrically, or conceptually before or after
them. At the end of the day I'm Guerliia Black.
I just want people to know that
I have done everything to get away from the comparisons.
I was screaming on the mic to get away from that, then
I was like, damn my CEO and brother, fuck that my wife
passed I didn't rap for three years. I am going to do
what I do and I am going to rock and fuck it the reason
why people didn't want me to be compared and hated on.
What is the 2nd single?
Guerilla Black-The
second single is the single with Mario Winans. We shot
the video with Benny Boom. The girl Angel from the movie
Car Wash is in it. Benny Boon is working and editing
the video rough cut.
How did you feel when your album
came out?
Guerilla Black-Really,
really good. Just really, really blessed to have an album.
I've done 5 mix tapes, 50 records, I really worked hard,
I mean hard. It's not easy with the politics and the critics
and the haters. I've got my head screwed on tight. Pray
for the best and prepare for the worst.
Any last remarks?
Guerilla Black-Check
out the album. It has Nate Dogg, Jazze Pha, Mario Winans
and go on the www.guerillablack.com
message board and give me a holler. I'm going to keep
working and making hot music and allow me to send my blessings
to go make hot records
Visit Guerilla Black On-Line At www.guerillablack.com
Purchase
Guerilla Black's Album "Guerilla City"
 Interview
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