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"Red Nation" is a song by American rapper and West Coast hip hop artist Game featuring vocals from rapper Lil Wayne, from his anticipated fourth studio album ''The R.E.D. Album''. Released as the album's lead single on April 12, 2011, the song was written by Game and Lil Wayne, and it was produced by Miami-based production duo Cool & Dre, noted for producing three of Game's singles including the 2005 smash hit single "Hate It or Love It" which featured vocals from former fellow G-Unit member rapper 50 Cent. The single also marks the second collaboration between Game and Lil Wayne, their first collaboration being on Game's 2008 single "My Life" from his third studio album ''LAX'' (2008), which featured vocals from Lil Wayne during the song's chorus. The song features a music sample of the nightclub hit "Kernkraft 400" (2000) (German for "Nuclear Energy 400") performed by German techno and electro band Zombie Nation from their debut album ''Leichenschmaus'' (1999). The song's sample of "Kernkraft 400" is considered one of the most famous songs of electronic dance music and a tune often played at sporting events.〔 The single was also thought to be and mark Game's first song to be released back under the Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records labels, the two record labels that released his debut studio album ''The Documentary'' (2005), after resigning back with Interscope Records back in 2009 later resigning back with Aftermath Entertainment in early 2010, and before a beef with former fellow G-Unit labelmate and group member 50 Cent caused him to release his two following albums and singles on Geffen Records, but this was proved untrue. On March 10, 2011 Game sent the single to Hip hop DJ Funkmaster Flex whom premiered it on his popular radio show on WQHT Hot 97 in New York City, New York. The song was well received by listeners unlike his previous four released singles. In the United States, "Red Nation" debuted at the number 62 position on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The music video for the song was directed by Parris, and it premiered on Thursday, May 12, 2011. The video had been banned from airing on cable networks MTV and BET due to being deemed inappropriate and being a portrayal of gang culture, causing a controversy due to Game's alleged affiliation with the notorious Los Angeles gang the Bloods. However, Game refused to let the snub derail his plans for promotion, so he still vowed to release the video online so fans can form their own opinions about the controversy for themselves. After the music video quickly received over 3 million views on YouTube, there were rumors that BET and MTV were reconsidering airing the banned "Red Nation" video.〔〔 ==Background== After having a few false starts with chart failing singles, starting back with 2009's "Krazy" (which featured both Gucci Mane & Timbaland) and "Big Money" followed by 2010's "It Must Be Me" (in which it featured Pharrell) and "Ain't No Doubt About It" (which it featured Justin Timberlake & Pharrell) all failing to chart, Game decided to have them all removed from the album and instead release them on mixtapes, those including on ''The Red Room'' and the ''Brake Lights'' mixtapes. With the album also reportedly suffering numerous delays since 2009, Game also decided to have canceled a series of listening sessions so that he could focus on recording new material for the album. Later in 2011 following the release of his critical acclaim mixtape ''Purp & Patron'', which immediately became widely praised as one of the best hip hop mixtapes of 2011. After generating buzz from the mixtape, Game regained the center of attention on when he was officially going to release the album's official single. Later on March 2, 2011 it was confirmed by producers Cool & Dre via their Twitter that the first official single from the album would be titled "Red Nation". In the beginning there was rumors that surfaced around that the single would feature all three rappers Wiz Khalifa, B.o.B and Lil Wayne, but on March 7, 2011 it was confirmed by Cool & Dre via their Twitter that the single would not feature Wiz Khalifa nor B.o.B, only leaving Lil Wayne in question if he then only be the one to be featured on the song. Later on March 8, 2011 it was officially said by Sean "Diddy" Combs via his Twitter that the single would indeed feature rapper Lil Wayne. 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「Red Nation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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