RBX (Reality-Born-Unknown(X), real name Eric Collins), a cousin of Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger, got a start to his rapping career in 1992 when Snoop introduced him to Dr. Dre, who was to make his groundbreaking debut The Chronic. RBX was added to the personnel making this album. His rough voice and bizarre flow, which got him the nickname of "Tha Narrator", made him with Snoop one of the most promising and recognisable rappers at the time.
A year later, RBX appeared on Snoop's debut Doggystyle on the track "Serial Killaz" and seemed to sound even more non-canon as a rapper. It was likely that he was the next to blow up as an artist of the Death Row label.
Unfortunately, Dr. Dre and Death Row CEO Suge Knight didn't agree with that as they kept on delaying his debut; finally in 1995, RBX left Death Row. That year he released the dark and eerie The RBX-Files on underground label Pre-meditated Records. It was the home of the track "AWOL" on which he addressed his feelings about Death Row and its politics.
In 1996, Dr. Dre left Death Row as well and redeemed himself with RBX, adding him to his new Aftermath label. RBX only stayed for some time however as Dre, facing difficulties, split ways with all his artists to reinvent the label.
From then to 2001 RBX had a sabbatical period of the odd guest feature, though releasing his second album with an equally dark-hitting vibe, No mercy, no remorse/The X-Factor in 1999 on Street Solid Records. It was in 2001 that he joined cousin Snoop's camp at Doggystyle Records and became one of the staple guests on its releases and Snoop's various projects. He was also featured on Eminem's album The Marshall Mathers LP on the track "Remember Me?"
RBX released another album, Ripp the game bloody (Street Muzik), in early 2004. In late 2004 it was followed by The Shining, where he seems to have reworked his flow somewhat to refresh himself musically. All tracklists can be found below.
As for his subject matter, RBX has used many. His Death Row days saw him mostly doing gangster rap, but on The RBX-Files, more than this can be found. Many tracks concerned his newly-found islamic faith ("Burn", "Our Time Is Now", etc.) or the problems of the black community ("No Time"). A reggae-inspired song, complete with Bob Marley sample, concerning gangbanging youth can be found in "Moms Are Cryin". Of course, The RBX-Files is also the home of highly-praised dis track "A.W.O.L." and its remix. On his later albums, RBX was mostly doing gangsta rap, sometimes to an almost parodic extent. Exceptions include "Heatmizer", which is a weird battle rap, "Gigolo Skalloni", a track about being a gigolo and "We Can Make It", which is a heartfelt ode to his wife, but still rough like an RBX-track is supposed to be.
Though most fans of westcoast rap appreciate RBX's lyrical capacity and unorthodox style, he is not without dissenters and finds himself having only quite few diehard-fans. In the westcoast rap scene itself, RBX seems well-respected and has worked with numerous westcoast rappers, as well as Eminem from the Mid West and KRS-One, Sticky Fingaz and Nas from the Eastcoast, the 504 Boys from the South and Malia Franklin of Parliament.
tipot dosega ima izdaeno tri albumi(No mercy No remorse,Ripp the Game Bloody,The Shining)mislam deka sega uste eden album sprema.Pa ako imate slusnato od nego kazete so mislite.
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