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Charles Williamson (born 1977), better known by his stage name Guerilla Black, is an American rapper from Compton, California. [1] 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 .
The Black Guerrilla Family (BGF, also known as the Black Gorilla Family, [6] [7] the Black Family, [8] the Black Vanguard, [9] and Jamaa [8]) is an African American black power prison gang, street gang, and political organization founded in 1966 by George Jackson, George "Big Jake" Lewis, and W.L. Nolen while they were incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California.
In 1966, Nolen co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (BFG), in San Quentin State Prison, along with George Jackson. [2] The BFG was founded on Marxist and Maoist ideology [2] and had the goals of eradicating racism, maintaining dignity in prison, and overthrowing the U.S. government.
Guerilla City is the debut studio album by American rapper Guerilla Black.It was released on September 28, 2004, via Virgin Records.Recording sessions took place at SoundCastle, Forster Bros. Entertainment, The Darkchild Grind Factory, Can-Am Recorders and Southgate Studios in Los Angeles, Danga Zone Studios in Miami Beach, Big 3 Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, and Ardent Studios in Memphis.
The dead included George Jackson, a co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family; two other inmates, and three guards. The trial of the six men cost more than $2 million and lasted 16 months: the longest in the state's history at the time. It was dubbed "The Longest Trial" by Time magazine.
Along with the Crips and Bloods, Kumi 415 members have recently provided recruitment pools for the Black Guerrilla Family, a gang with similarly large numbers in the Bay area and Northern California. In the Monterey County Jail , brief alliances have been reported among the Bloods, Crips, and Kumi 415 during the period leading up to Stanley ...
George Lester Jackson (September 23, 1941 – August 21, 1971) was an American author, revolutionary, and convicted felon. While serving an indeterminate sentence for stealing $70 at gunpoint from a gas station in 1961, Jackson became involved in the Black power movement and co-founded the prison gang Black Guerrilla Family.
Topics about Guerilla Black albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories: Pages in category "Guerilla Black albums" The following 2 pages are in ...