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RBL Posse (short for Ruthless by Law) was a 1990s gangsta rap group from Hunters Point in San Francisco, California. ==History== RBL Posse was formed in 1991 by Black C (Christian Mathews) and Mr. Cee (Kyle Church). Their first release, the self-produced "Don't Give Me No Bammer" came out on In-a-Minute Records and made the ''Billboard'' magazine Hot Rap Singles chart, peaking at #16.〔(RBL Posse singles chart history ) at ''Billboard'' online.〕 Two albums followed: ''A Lesson to Be Learned'', which peaked at #60 on the ''Billboard'' magazine Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and ''Ruthless by Law'', which surpassed their debut by making it to #23, also grazing the bottom of The Billboard 200 at #197.〔(RBL Posse album chart history ) at ''Billboard'' online.〕 In 1995, they produced a solo record for group member Hitman (Ricky Heard) called ''Solo Creep''. Their impressive sales for regional indie releases attracted interest from Atlantic Records subsidiary Big Beat, who signed the group. Before they could deliver an album, Mr. Cee was shot nine times and killed near his home on New Year's Day in 1996, on Harbor Road. This murder set off a wave of retaliation killings in this section of the city. Black C and Hitman filled the void created by Mr. Cee's absence with various producers, including Rick Rock and MC Eiht, and released ''An Eye for an Eye'' in 1997. Musician and Co-producer Shannon Lacy whom also wrote and performed the instrumentation on "Strictly this game". The album peaked at #70 on The ''Billboard'' 200 chart and got as high as #14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.〔 Another Hitman solo record was released in 1999 and in 2000, RBL Posse released a double album—''Bootlegs and Bay Shit: The Resume''. In May 2001, Hitman was wounded in the leg from gunshots. 2001's ''Hostile Takeover'' would prove to be the group's last album when, on February 3, 2003, Hitman was shot and killed while driving in the Hunters Point section of San Francisco. Black C has continued to release solo albums and RBL Posse-related material. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RBL Posse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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