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The Game: Documentary
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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 "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.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ - GSN, the network for games (formerly Game Show Network) will premiere its second documentary, Video Game Invasion: THE History Of A Global Obsession. This documentary will cover the creation and evolution of video games, and will be narrated by skateboard and video game icon Tony Hawk. Video Game Invasion will debut Sunday, March 21 from 9 to 11 PM ET/PT.
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Long before he launched his own G-Unot campaign, Game was considered the west coast arm of 50 Cent's G-Unit crew. His 2005 debut, The Documentary, featured a star-studded lineup: Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, and Kanye West. The album was well received, even garnering Game and collaborator 50 Cent a Grammy nomination for "Hate It or Love It." But, everything changed after the Game learned (on air) that he had been dropped from G-Unit weeks after The Documentary hit stores. Controversy ensued.
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Biography: Compton's own the Game (born Jayceon Taylor) issued his debut LP, The Documentary, in 2004 through Aftermath/G Unit/Universal. With everyone from Dr. Dre and 50 Cent to Nate Dogg, Kanye West, and Just Blaze contributing to the album, The Documentary made it clear from the outset that geographic squabbles ...Read full biography
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Following an altercation outside Hot 97, a member of Game's entourage was shot by a friend of 50's. Interestingly, 50 and Game later denounced their animosity via a press conference, and exchanged hugs as a gesture of truce. But, fans were skeptical, dismissing the truce as a publicity stunt. 50 later disclosed that he had written 5 songs on The Documentary. The Game's true capabilities came under fire. Enter G-Unot, a movement strictly designed to discredit 50 and his G-Unit crew.
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Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29, 1979),[1] better known by his stage name The Game, is an American rapper signed to Geffen Records. He rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his debut album, The Documentary, and his two Grammy nominations. Since then, he is considered to be a driving force in bringing back the West Coast hip hop scene and competing with many of his East Coast counterparts.[2][3][4] The Game is the only West Coast solo artist to release a multi-platinum album (The Documentary) since Dr. Dre's 1999 album, 2001 (... Snoop Dogg's Tha Last Meal album sold two million copies but was only certified platinum).
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