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===Raider Nation=== {{Main|Raider Nation}} [[File:Raiders Fans Raiders-WFT DEC2021 208.jpg|thumb|280px|Raiders Fans]]The nickname '''Raider Nation''' refers to the fans of the team spread throughout the United States and the world.<ref name="nation">{{cite news |url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=c/a/2003/01/24/MN64531.DTL |title=Raider Nation's citizens span globe–Mystique, power of Silver and Black quicken the pulse of teaming hordes |access-date=January 25, 2007 |last=Zamora |first=Jim Herron |date=January 24, 2003 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050828205427/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=c%2Fa%2F2003%2F01%2F24%2FMN64531.DTL |archive-date=August 28, 2005 }}</ref> Members of the Raider Nation who attend home games are known for arriving to the stadium early, [[tailgate party|tailgating]], and dressing up in face masks and black outfits. The Raider Nation is also known for the Black Hole, originally a specific area of the Coliseum (sections 104–107) frequented by the team's rowdiest and most fervent fans from 1995 until 2019.<ref name="blackhole">{{Cite news |last=Minkoff |first=Alysse |date=January 14, 2004 |title=Sweetheart of the Hole |url=http://static.espn.go.com/page2/s/minkoff/030929.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924024314/http://static.espn.go.com/page2/s/minkoff/030929.html |archive-date=September 24, 2012 |access-date=January 31, 2007 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref name="raidernation">{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Mills |title=Super Bowl XXXVII: Raider nation |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2003/01/25/Bucs/Raider_nation.shtml |newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |date=January 25, 2003 |access-date=January 31, 2007 |archive-date=February 16, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030216183431/http://www.sptimes.com/2003/01/25/Bucs/Raider_nation.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Al Davis created the phrase Raider Nation in 1968. In September 2009, [[Ice Cube]] recorded a song for the Raiders named "Raider Nation".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icecube.com/news/5743/|title=Raider Nation!|publisher=Ice Cube|access-date=June 1, 2010|archive-date=October 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018102846/http://icecube.com/news/5743|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, Davis took part in a documentary for [[ESPN]]'s ''[[30 for 30]]'' series titled ''[[Straight Outta L.A.]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/watch/series/0514c1ad-efd1-4d3a-ad82-41ca579a94a2/30-for-30-spotlight|title=ESPN 30 for 30|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=June 17, 1994|access-date=September 3, 2012|archive-date=July 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709064824/http://30for30.espn.com/film/straight-outta-la.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It mainly focuses on [[N.W.A]] and the effect of the Raiders' image on their persona.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-11-la-et-0511-straight-outta-20100511-story.html|title=Television review: 'Straight Outta L.A.'|first1=Robert|last1=Lloyd|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 11, 2010|access-date=June 27, 2010|archive-date=June 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618073532/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/11/entertainment/la-et-0511-straight-outta-20100511|url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Ice Cube wrote another song for the Raiders as part of [[Pepsi]]'s NFL Anthems campaign, "Come and Get It". It was released on September 14, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lilah|first1=Rose|title=Ice Cube - Come And Get It [New Song]|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ice-cube-come-and-get-it-song.996144.html|website=Hot New Hip Hop|date=September 14, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2017|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407145021/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ice-cube-come-and-get-it-song.996144.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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