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Artist: The GameEdition: Music CD
Audio: German (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2005-01-18
Music Label: Aftermath
Soundtracks:
- Intro
- Westside Story
- Dreams
- Hate It Or Love It
- Higher
- How We Do
- Don't Need Your Love
- Church For Thugs
- Put You On The Game
- Start From Scratch
- The Documentary
- Runnin'
- No More Fun And Games
- We Ain't
- Where I'm From
- Special
- Don't Worry
- Like Father, Like Son
Free Music Notes for The Documentary
Free Music Review: An All-Time Classic
Hit: 5 Stars
For the past few years, a great number of lame artists with absolutely no talent have been signed into major rap companies and hyped up, and they are literally ruining the music of rap. So when I first heard that a new artist called The Game got a deal with Shady/Aftermath, I wasn't expecting much out out of this new-comer. But then after listening to the hit single How We Do, my whole conception just made a 180 degree spin. Therefore, I eagerly purchased The Documentary ASAP, and it turned out to be one of the best albums in recent history. The Game has "put the West Coast back on the map", and he is going to open up a whole new generation of "neo-West Coast" hype. With his own skills and master producer Dre, Game will be around much longer than most hyped-up rappers nowadays.
Intro: I thought this was a rather weak intro to such a dynamic album, since it mentioned nothing about "Tha West".
Westside Story: Now this song automatically implies that the album is a classic. Game's fast-paced verses fits perfectly over the guitar and piano loops banging in the back (produced by our homie Dre). This is a hard West Coast anthem, and Game is telling us that he's here to ressurect the West (the only odd thing was to have an NY rapper singing the chorus, since this is a "West Coast" represent).
Dreams: Here Game talks about all his dreams of major success and so on. This is a nice, slow song produced by Kanye West, but didn't match up to the previous Kanye productions, like Stand Up and Overnight Celebrity.
Hate It or Love It: A nice, smooth song with the perfect callabo of 50 and Game, taking it back to their childhoods. The rhymes are well delivered and the production is amazing. This is a highlight song.
Higher: The deep piano-banging beats produced by Dre gives this song an instant hardcore flavor, matching perfectly with Game's hard verses.
How We Do: Yes, once again I emphasize this song as another highlight song. The unmatched Game and 50 callabo brings out the classic of all-time, while Dre gives the song a gangster touch with a very classic beat. This single lives up to the hype, indeed.
Don't Need Your Love: Nice hook from Biggie's wife. Here Game tells about the love, pain, and harshness in his life. He definitely has the lyrical skill that some fans question him of. Some deep concepts might be found in this song.
Church For Thugs: Plain hot throughout the whole song, and I couldn't help bobbing my head to it, with the drums smashing hard over Game's hardcore lyrics. Just Blaze once again prooves his production skills.
Put You on the Game: Another hot joint by a master beatsmith, Timbaland. Again this song contains hard beats and lyrics.
Start From Scratch: The slow, heavy beat from Dre gives this song the perfect dark feeling, with Game's scratchy voice and Marsha's high vocals. But this song has more deep meanings, taking it back in time to many different places, showing Game's passion and respect for legends who have past away.
The Documentary: This is a classic gangster, straight up West Coast song. Nobody can match up to this pure gangster passion that had been dorment for a long time. The beat is another highlight, with clever use of various intrumentals, and some nice gunfire sound-effects. This is all-time gangster classic.
Runnin': Slow song with Yayo and Game killin' it. But I was disappointed that Banks and Buck were nowhere to be found. But Yayo's clever lyrics make up fot the absence of his fellow G-Unit members.
No More Fun and Games: Now on this song Game proves that he's not just a hard-headed gangster, but a rapper with humor, too. He names all the possible things you can think of throghout the song, from Rakim to Yao Ming (crazy, isn't it?)
We Ain't: After the lame release of Encore, which is weak in both lyrics and productions, Eminem had finally came back to reclaim his respect. On this song, Eminem once again shows his clever talent in both lyircs, flows, and beat prodictions. I really wish that more songs like this one was on Enocre, and less songs like "Ass Like That". Game even admits it, "Em just killed me on my own sh*t!"
Where I'm From: This one sounds rather old school since it has Nate Dogg on it. This is a song reping Compton, LA, and the Bloodz gang.
Special: Although the chorus by Nate Dogg sounds great, this song didn't appeal to me as much as 21 Questions did.
Don't Worry: Mary L. Blidge contributes to this album with this song. Her vocals are very nice, matching with Game's harsh voice, over yet another impressive Dre beat with high piano loops.
Like Father Like Son: Here Game paints the perfect picture of how it feels to be a dad, and all the excitement and worries during a baby's birth. This is a very solid example of Game's lyrical talent. The chorus Busta Rhymes contributes gives us a peaceful feeling, instead of rowdy and jumpy.
Game's lyrics have been underrated, since the productions throughout the whole album were all pure works of geniuses. But if you listen closely, you will find that Game is able to adapt to any beat given to him, using just the right words to describe certain scenes that he wants his audience to picture. And that is the key of most lyrical masters: to be multi-dimensional. Although Game wouldn't have sold as much copies if 50 hadn't contributed, but this does not mean Game's inability. Kicking Game out of G-Unit is like giving away a bank. Game is a lyrical genius, and with the god of production, Dr. Dre, we know for sure that Game's music is classic. And "classic" as in "classic rapper that surfaces only once in a few years."
The Documentary Poster
THE DOCUMENTARY, (Aftermath/G Unit/Interscope), the debut album from The Game (a/k/a Jayceon Taylor), announces the arrival of the most significant West Coast gangsta rapper since Snoop Dogg more than a decade earlier. With guest spots from 50 CENT, NATE DOGG and several others, as well as producers from DR. DRE to KANYE WEST to JUST BLAZE and tracks such as "How We Do" feat. 50 Cent, "Like Father Like Son," "Church For Thugs," "Dreams," "Where I?m From" and "Westside Story," THE DOCUMENTARY resurrects the truth, spirit and hope of hardcore rap.If the Game's G Unit-fueled debut--the most anticipated CD of early 2005--is supposed to be the Answer like Iverson, then what was the question? Well, when an emcee gets to rifle through 50 Cent's Rolodex to handpick top-flight producers (Timbaland, Just Blaze, Kanye West), it's a can't-miss scheme, right? In this case, uh-huh. "Westside Story" is Game's opportunity to remind crunk-come-latelys that his region is still rap relevant. On the Dr. Dre-produced "Higher," he snorts: "I got 'em (Impala's) in every color, yeah I'm a known stunna." Yep, he's rich now too and drives whips that cost more than most make in a year. It doesn't even matter much that he's a B-minus rhyme spitter, or that he spends way too much studio time name dropping. His real life 50 Cent-esque narratives (been shot and involved in "subterranean" activities) makes cuts like the introspective, Havoc-hemmed "Don't Need Your Love" with Faith Evans that much more compelling. Boasting a half-dozen plus other sure-fire hit singles, including the Kanye burner "Dreams," few albums can match up to The Documentary--the only Game in town. --Dalton Higgins
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