- Gangsta Blac
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Gangsta Blac
Img_capt = Gangsta Blac on the cover of his self-titled album.
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Courtney Harris
Born = birth date and age|1974|11|11|mf=y
Alias = "Gangsta B", "G.B.", "Da Mayor", "Da Undaground King"
Origin = South Memphis, Memphis,Tennessee United States
Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = Rapper,Songwriter ,Singer ,Record producer
Years_active = 1992—Present
Label = Prophet, Super Sigg Records, 404 Music Group, Koch, Taylor Made
Associated_acts =Three 6 Mafia , Playa Posse ,New Prophet Camp Gangsta Blac is a rapper native of
Memphis, Tennessee . He was formerly associated with the groupThree 6 Mafia , with his underground album, "Breakin Da Law ", and mainstream debut album, "Can it Be?", being produced byDJ Paul &Juicy J . He left the group around 1996 and has released a number of solo efforts on different record labels ever since. Gangsta Blac should not be confused withCrunchy Black , who has also left the group.Gangsta Blac became greatly recognized after his song "S.O.U.T.H Parkway" on his 1999 album, "
74 Minutes of Bump ",Fact|date=May 2008 which got airplay in Atlanta, Birmingham, and Houston.With the success of his 2001 album, "
Down South Flava ", Blac's music extended beyond the streets of Memphis & throughout most of the South.Fact|date=May 2008Now, Blac is in charge of his own label. As of 2002, he is head of
Taylor Made Records , named after the street he grew up on in his old neighborhood of South Memphis. Blac has released one album on this label, "Da Undaground King ", and has a new album coming out, entitled "Parkway Drama ".He is now a part of the
New Prophet Camp .Discography
* "
Breakin Da Law " (1994, Prophet)
* "Can It Be?" (1996, Prophet)
* "I Am Da Gangsta " (1998, Super Sigg)
* "74 Minutes of Bump " (1999, 404)
* "Down South Flava " (2001, Koch)
* "Da Undaground King " (2002, Mouth of the South/Taylor Made)
* "The Mayor and the Pimp " (2002,Rap Hustlaz )
* "Gangsta Blac" (2004, On Lock)External links
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