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''RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta'' is the second studio album by hip-hop duo dead prez. It was released March 30, 2004 on Sony Records. RBG represents the traditional African colors of the UNIA, red, black, and green, which are featured on the album cover. On ''RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta'', Dead Prez talks about ending poverty and depression, and of "pimping the system" as a means to this end and to the cause of liberation. On "Hell Yeah," Dead Prez declare "Fuck welfare / we say reparations". Inside the album liner notes, RBG is variously described as standing for; "revolutionary but gangsta", "real big guns", "real black girls", "ready to bust gats", "reaching bigger goals", "read 'bout Garvey", "rappers be gassed", "red black green", "rider's basic guide", and "rollin big ganja". The song "Radio Freq" first appeared on ''Turn Off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1'' as "Turn Off the Radio" and is considered an homage to Ice Cube's song "Turn Off The Radio".〔(Dead Prez - RBG (Revolutionary But Gangsta) ) review from Stylus Magazine〕 In 2003, the song, "Hell Yeah" was featured on the ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' soundtrack. ==Track listing== ;note: tracks 13-19 are each five seconds of silence, and are followed by two more unlisted tracks, 20: "Twenty" (2:22) and 21: "Hell Yeah" (rock remix) (5:06) 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「RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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