Documentary, The (Parental Advisory) [PA] - Game

"The Documentary" came out in 2005, and was the debut album from then G-Unit member, The Game. Contrasting from the rest of the label at the time, The Game is a Compton, California rapper, and so has him coming with authentic Gangsta Rap from the Blood member. You have him on lots of beats from Dr. Dre, as well as other star producers such as Just Blaze, Timbaland and Cool & Dre. 1. "Intro" 2. "Westside Story" This one came as his debut single, ...
...in its entirety, it certainly shows the potential for big things as he gets down to it with 50 Cent on top of Dre's dark beats. He immediately makes it clear where he's going with it al as he brings straight Gangsta speak with reference to what it is like out in LA. **Three Stars** 3. "Dreams" Here you have The game taking on the work of Kanye West, and with 'Ye's chipmunked sample of Jerry Butler's "No more Money", you have The Game coming with ...

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After hearing The Game on previous mixtapes and how he intends to put the west back on the map, I was very hyped for his debut album. I pre-ordered it so I got it on the day of release and 7 months later I don't regret it one bit. Every song on the album can be listened to without having to press the skip button, apart from maybe Track 12 'Runnin' which features G-Unit member Tony Yayo, which is easily the worst song on the album. The best song on ...
...to many times over without getting boring. 'The Documentary' features some quality guests such as Eminem, Dre, Snoop, Nate, Busta, Mary J Blige and Faith Evens. It also has beats by the best Hip Hop Producers around which include Dre, Cool, Timbo, Scott Storch, Hi-Tek, Focus, Just Blaze and Kanye West. Just the guests and producers only named on this album will make you want to buy the album. In terms of how this album rates alongside its competition ...

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The Game is a westcoast rapper who WAS signed to rap group G-UNIT buy the leader 50Cent who helped him out a lot with this album buy writting most of the songs for The Game. Game is has now left G-Unit after him and 50Cent fell out and now Game instead of shouting G-UNIT, he now says G-UNOT, which is him basiclly taking shots at is former record label. This makes it difficult for me to review this album and although i am a big fan of G-Unit i am ...
...best album of Game's career because not only has he had the help of 50Cent but legend DR.Dre is involved in the making of some of the tunes. Rapper Kanye West helps out buy producing the hit single "DREAMS" and even the top rapper Eminem produces a tune and raps in it aswell, so even before you listen to it you kind of allready know that its gonna be good if you like hip-hop. The album also has appearances from Mary.J.Blidge,Nate Dogg,Busta Rhymes,Tony ...

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The Games debut album 'The Documentary' is brilliant. Almost every song on the album can be listened to over and over again, and I know this is not just my opinion. At least 5 songs from this album have been released as singles and all have held their own, most notably the breakthrough single 'How We Do' which really opened the door for the Games success. The only worry about the album though is similar to that of Obie Trice following his debut album ...
...producers involved? Production from Dre, Eminem and 50 including a lot of features provides some excellent songs but it doesn't show off the Game himself. Anyway whatever the reason for why this album is so good is besides the point I would recommend this album to anyone. 1.: Intro 2.: Westside Story - Game & 50 Cent Great beat without overdoing allows the Games grit-rapping voice to shine and opens the album up very well. The lyrics bases around ...

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The Documentary is the best West Coast street-rap album since DJ Quik's 2002 LP Under tha Influence. All of the G-Unit solo albums thus far have been aesthetically unified, a rarity in hip-hop; the tracks on The Documentary actually sound like they belong on the same album. Dre produces five of the album's 17 songs, applying his recent stripped-down cinematic style, and many of the record's other producers follow his lead. Superstar beatmakers like ...
...fitting their usual approaches into the album's fabric. The end result is a rich, triumphant sonic tapestry; you can hear every dollar that went into it. The Game is not a particularly singular rapper. His hoarse, guttural voice doesn't possess any of the relaxed menace of classic West Coast rappers; he sounds more like Tha Dogg Pound member Daz Dillinger than Eazy or Snoop or The D.O.C. He has an appealing confidence and an unforced lyrical toughness, ...

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I sit hear now thinking - I shouldn't have bought it.... Everyone who was anyone was crying out about The Game's debut album The Documentary convinced me that maybe I was missing out on something good. So when I saw it in HMV earlier this week, I decided to grab it and give it a shot. *psssssk* The Game shows off occasional solid flow skills, and even has some excellent lyrical witicisms. In between this guy who tries so hard to sound tough ends ...
...that you almost wonder if the hard as nails persona is a cover for something, ahem, a bit um, softer? Part of the problem lies with executive producer Dr.Dre, who brings perhaps the most generic beats. The orchestral swells on Higher had become overused in hip hop five years ago, and even when Dre does bring a solid beat, as on first single How We Do, all of a sudden 50 Cent is all over the track, making this listener wanting to rip the hair out ...

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Im totally into G-Unit so i downloaded this album (LEGALLY!!!! i do not plan on ruining the music business like some others), this guy created a buzz and was on the cover of the source even before his album dropped i had to check him out. I was not disappointed. Straight out of Compton like N.W.A and he has most certainly put it back on the map!!! The game collaborates with all the top artists on his album as you would expect: all members of G-unit, ...
...ludacris. I'll give my usual track by track rating for legal downloaders (isn't it great that we don't have to spend all our money on the whole album!): 1. Intro --- 2. Westside Story Ft 50 cent 8/10* 3. Dreams 10/10!!!!!* 4. Hate It Or Love It ft 50 Cent 8/10* 5. Higher 7/10 6. How We Do Ft 50 Cent 7/10* 7. Don't Need Your Love Ft Faith Evans 7/10 8. Church For Thugs 8/10* 9. Put You On The Game 6/10 10. Start From Scratch Ft Marsha (From ...

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Hip Hop is losing it's spark, there's no doubt about it - Dead Prez managed to sum it up well with their lyric "the same old rap scenario all day on the radio". So, what makes The Game any different? Actually, nothing. The Game produces a similiar blend of rap that the British public has become so affectionate with over the last years; the slow, Dre-tinted beats that, in The Game's case, are covered with lashings of 50 Cent. Even though there were ...
...still the underlying fact that most of the songs aside from the hit singles, sound the same. These elements mean that you are either going to hate or love this record. The record starts off on a very good note with the catchy thumping bass-beat of "Westside Story" and the goods are continuously delivered to you until about track 10 when everything seems to go down hill. However, focusing on the tracks before that, these first 10 tracks are enough ...

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I bought this album expecting some standard G-Unit tunes, having heard a lot of 50 Cent's work, but was pleasantly surprised by The Documentary. The large and prestigious roster of producers on the album is a huge asset, and includes the likes of Eminem, Dre, Nate Dogg and Kanye West. This gives the album real variety of styles and sounds while making the quality of tracks consistently high. My favourite tracks are How We Do (which is already rapidly ...
...title track The Documentary. The beats are fantastic and will make all but hard core Hip Hip Haters want to get up and move when you put this CD on. The lyrics are all around the theme of what a pimp and playa Game is, which I guess is a limitation. This is to be expected with this type of music, though, and not only is he less guilty of tnis than say Snoop Dogg or 50 Cent, but Game has the beats and flow to carry it off. He is also not afraid to ...

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This is The Game at his best most of the tracks are produced by hip hop legend dr .dre. He got great colabo on it aswell such as timbaland, 50 cent, kanye west and more. For me every track on this album is a hit but my favorite track is hate it or love it produced by upcomig producers cool & dre. This album is better than his new one called doctors advocate which featuers no porduction from dr. dre nor any 50 cent colabos whixch makes the album less ...

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The latest member of the most talked about crew, G-Unit is the game. With the release of his album in february i have had people asking me what i think about this album as i was looking forward to it. As i put the cd in there was a short intro then a track called 'Westside Story' came on (for all hip-hop fans u would have heard this over and over again on mixtapes). I thought, ok i've heard this song plenty pf times and am sure others have so why ...
...the cd instead of as a bonus. 1st impressions... okay. Then a song called dreams, Kanye produced, came on. This had me boppin' my head and i felt what The Game was talking about. As i listened more and more to the album, with production by Dre himself, Timberland, Just Blaze etc i noticed that his words became repetitive... just a bit to repetetive for my liking. Although i personally love the album this can be a major disadvantage to some listeners. ...

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A highly anticipated album by many. I didn’t expect much before listening to the album and must admit I was fairly impressed with the album as a whole. Not a classic but an above average, noteworthy effort that does deserve a few listens. After listening to the album it is apparent that you will be hearing more from "The Game" in the near future regardless of how stupid a name with "The" in front of it sounds. The album is well put together. I expected ...
..."The Documentary" and the songs fit well together as an album, which can be tricky to accomplish using so many different producers. Dr. Dre, Che Vicious, Scott Storch, Kanye West, Cool & Dre, Havoc, Just Blaze, Timbaland, Mike Elizondo, Jeff Bhasker, Hi-Tek, Eminem, Focus, Needlz, and Buckwild all manage to get their beats on this album. Eminem's beats always sound the same. By now we all know it. His track "We Ain't" is one of the weakest on the ...

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THE GAME - the new man to the rap industry he has entered with so much style rapping and making tracks with artists such as 50 cent, nas, kanye, dre and other top artists. He is proper gangsta raised and born in Compton and like 50 cent he has been shot several times one time putting him in a coma, when recovering from the coma he spent a lot of time listening and studying other peoples rap talent mixing several styles into one forming The Game. ...
...list and i already rate him as legend. Me and all my friends think hes the bomb! The music the lyrics and the beats are all top stuff. The Game is the new kid on the block and i think he will make so many sales knocking everybody else off the shelfs as he has such a unique style! listening to him you may think his style is like 50 Cent's and it is but it is totally the games own style, listen to it and you will feel and be on his level. you will ...

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This album is produced by Dr Dre and it is clear to see that, in this album. This album is full of life stories, stuggles, victories and parties. It is a mix of old school Dr Dre and 50 cent. This album is great value for money and has tracks which can be listened to over and over again. Even though there are a few tracks which are big hits in their own right, there are a few tracks which don't live up to the expectations of the album. The album ...

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Well what can i say this album gets things crackelating, it in my eyes is a classic and i was very glad when game left g-unit because 50 cent is starting to get jealous. I love this album and play tracks from it all the time It has many great tracks like Higher, Hate it or love it featuring 50 cent, how we do featuring 50 cent, Put you on the game featuring ludacris and Like father like son featuring Busta Ryhmes. This album has many talenetd guest ...
...of the g-unit. The intro starts with a old man speaking then it goes to westside story. Which tells you about the West. Then it goes to Dreams which is a great song and The game tells you some of his dreams very good lyrics, next is Higher which has a wicked bass and a wicked tune to match it, then we go on to hate it or love it which has excellent lyrics there is a remix of this song on 50 cents new album. Then the last song is like father like ...

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