Gangsta Blac

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Gangsta Blac
Background information
Birth name	Courtney Harris
Also known as	"Gangsta B", "G.B.", "Da Mayor", "Da Undaground King"
Born	November 11, 1974
Origin	South Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee United States
Genre(s)	Memphis rap, Southern rap, Underground rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper, Songwriter, Singer, Record producer
Years active	1992—Present Prophet Entertainment (1993-1995) Super Sigg Records(1996) 404 Music Group (1999-2000) Koch International (2001) Taylor Made Records (2002-Present)
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 group Three 6 Mafia, with his underground album, Breakin Da Law, & main stream debut album, Can it Be?, being produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J. He left the group around 1995 and has been releasing a number of solo efforts on different record labels ever since. Gangsta Blac should not be confused with Crunchy 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, 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.

Now, 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 apart of the New Prophet Camp

[edit] Discography

Cover	Title	Information
	Breakin Da Law	Released: 1994 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification:
	Can It Be?	Released: October 29, 1996 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification:
	I Am Da Gangsta	Released: December 15, 1998 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification:
	74 Minutes Of Bump	Released: November 16, 1999 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification:
	Down South Flava	Released: July 24, 2001 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification:
	Da Undaground King	Released: July 2, 2002 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification:
	The Mayor and The Pimp	Released: November 19, 2002 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification:
	Gangsta Blac	Released: November 9, 2004 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification:
	Parkway Drama	Released: (TBA) Chart position: Last RIAA certification:

[edit] Trivia

Gangsta Blac is a known fan of The Godfather. On his 1999 album, 74 Minutes of Bump, on the track "Skit", Blac explained his favorite scene which involved Johnny Fontane and Vito Corleone about the movie deal at the beginning of the movie. He even has a picture of The Godfather and Tom Hagen as his background on his MySpace page.