The RBX Files is the debut album by American rapper RBX

RBX

Eric Dwayne Collins, better known by his stage name RBX , is a former rapper and R&B singer from Long Beach, California...

, released September 26, 1995, on Premeditated Entertainment and Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

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. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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 and at number 62 on the Billboard 200

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. The album was produced by Greg "Gregski" Royal.

Along with singles, music video

Music video

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s were released for two songs: "A.W.O.L." and "Rough Is the Texture."

Background

Following his guest appearances on The Chronic

The Chronic

The Chronic is the solo debut album of American hip hop artist Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992, on his own record label Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman...

and Doggystyle

Doggystyle

Doggystyle is the debut album from American rapper Snoop Dogg; released by Death Row Records on November 23, 1993. The album was recorded soon following the release of Dr. Dre's landmark debut album The Chronic , to which Snoop Dogg contributed significantly. His musical stylizations for the album...

, RBX was tagged Death Row’s next big star, but that was not to be—Dr. Dre and Suge Knight pushed back his debut, and he wound up leaving the label and putting out the album on Premeditated Records

Reception

Allmusic - "Many of the hip-hoppers who heard RBX's cameos on Dr. Dre's The Chronic

The Chronic

The Chronic is the solo debut album of American hip hop artist Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992, on his own record label Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman...

and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle

Doggystyle

Doggystyle is the debut album from American rapper Snoop Dogg; released by Death Row Records on November 23, 1993. The album was recorded soon following the release of Dr. Dre's landmark debut album The Chronic , to which Snoop Dogg contributed significantly. His musical stylizations for the album...

recognized the L.A. rapper's potential and asked, "When will this guy have an album of his own out?" But regrettably, RBX's first solo album, The RBX Files, ended up being delayed a few years because of the MC's problems with Dre and Snoop, both of whom he vehemently attacks on the single "A.W.O.L."..."

Option

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(1-2/96, p. 111)—"The RBX Files is subtly funky (with) expertly paced backing tracks."

Track listing

1. "Introduction"
2. "Brother Minister A. Samad Muhammad (ft. Brother Minister A. Samad Muhammad)"
3. "A.W.O.L."
4. "Slip Into Long Beach"
5. "The Edge"
6. "Rough Is The Texture"
7. "Burn (ft. E'D' Ameng)"
8. "Our Time Is Now"
9. "Feathers In The Wind"
10. "Rec Dialec Introduction (Interlude)"
11. "Tundra (ft. D' Cipher, E'D' Ameng & Meticulous Mad 1)"
12. "Drama (Interlude)"
13. "Mom's Are Cryin'"
14. "BMS On The Attack"
15. "Sounds Of Reality"
16. "Armageddon (Interlude) (ft. Brother Minister A. Samad Muhammad)"
17. "Akebulan (ft. Ganjah K)"
18. "Fightin’ The Devil"
19. "No Time"
20. "Our Time Is Now (Outro)"
21. "A.W.O.L. (Gregski Remix)"

Chart history

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	62
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	12

External links

• The RBX Files at Discogs
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• The RBX Files at MusicBrainz
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• The RBX Files at Tower Records
  Tower Records
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