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Today In Hip Hop History: The Hot Boys Dropped Their Sophomore Effort ‘Guerrilla Warfare’ 24 Years Ago

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24 years ago today, Turk, Juvenile, BG and Lil Wayne dropped their second collaborative LP together as the Hot Boys entitled Guerrilla Warfare on the Cash Money/ Universal label.

Produced exclusively by Cash Money Records’ production duo “Baby” Williams and Mannie Fresh aka The Big Tymers, this entire album was recorded in Miami, a thousand miles a large contrast from there NOLA roots and recording environment, this LP helped to solidify the term “bling” as a necessity in the culture at the turn of the millennium. The lead singles, “I Need A Hot Girl” and “We On Fire” propelled the album the pole position on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop albums, selling 142,000 in the first week and reaching platinum status before the end of 1999.

Salute to the Hot Boys and Cash Money Records for making this exclusive piece of Hip Hop history!

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OVO Brand Pays Homage to ‘Hot Boys’ with New Merch Collection

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It is no secret that Drake and OVO honors the influential figures that have paved the way in Hip-Hop. As a Young Money/Cash Money offspring, The October’s Very Own (OVO) honcho is well aware of the lineage he comes from.

In the latest effort of homage, Drake’s OVO Brand recently announce their new “Hot Boys” Capsule collection to commemorate the legendary rap group of Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Turk and B.G. The collection use to include T-shirts, hoodies, bandanas and more.

The announcement was made on the OVO instagram page. The post previewed the pieces that will be featured in the collection.

The Hot Boys notably launched the careers of both Lil Wayne and Juvenile, but enjoyed success as a group as well with a there release of three albums including their platinum selling release, Guerrilla Warfare. Some of their most notable singles include, “I Need A Hot Girl,” “We On Fire,” and “Too Hot.”

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