Ice Cube – Raider Nation Lyrics

The song is a tribute song about Ice Cube’s favourite NFL team, The Oakland Raiders. They’re a football team known for wearing silver and black and as one of the teams with the worst attitude. According to an ESPN documentary he made, he was a fan before the Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles. When they moved to Los Angeles, they became a gang symbol. Many gang members wore Raiders hats and Raider jackets. Because of people being attacked while wearing Raider gear, it was temporarily outlawed in public places like schools. NWA members are often seen wearing Raider gear. In the ESPN documentary, Ice Cube says that it seemed to fit the aggression of their music. Although most former NWA members don’t seem to support the Raiders any more, Ice Cube is still a passionate fan, so he wrote a rap about the fan base. It wasn’t released on any album.