The Documentary

About the Artist The Game is from the birthplace of Gangsta Rap, Compton, CA. But this is a new, different Westside story, one that joins with the Eastside while paying respects to raps hardcore pioneers of the 80s, NWA. The Game, a former gangbanger who turned to rap after being shot five times and left for dead, is about peace not war. Working closely with DR. DRE on his debut album; This Game is for real. "A lot of rap today is bubblegum bull**** that says nothing and means nothing to anybody living in the hood," says the 24-year-old with a tattoo of NWAs Eazy-E on his right forearm. "Im not knocking anybodys hustle but I cant feel whats in hip-hop today. Everybodys rapping but theyre not saying anything. NWA, Biggie, 2Pac, Snoop and Jay-Z all had something to say then Biggie, Pac and Eazy died and it was devastating. We almost let rap die until the Great White Hype (Eminem) saved hip-hop and 50 dropped the gangsta wake-up call. I feel like its my turn now and I can fill the shoes." What all three have in common is the guiding hand of DR. DRE, Comptons own and one of the founding members of NWA. "The best moment Ive had in rap was walking into his studio in 2002 and Dre saying he heard a mix tape of my freestyles and wanted to sign me," says Game. "Trying to act cool? I was frozen. Im still starstruck with Dre. Hes been almost 20 years at the top. That I get to soak up the game from a musical genius like him gives me a 20-year head start on everybody else. Hes like the father I never had. Everything about a father throwing a baseball to his son in the suburbs, thats what NWA was to me. They were the only role models I had besides Michael Jordan. Eazy was the father of hardcore and I dont understand why he only gets honorable mention when people talk about rap." He also hopes the purpose of the graphic nature of The Documentary doesnt get twisted. "Im telling my story. Im out to please no one but myself. Im not telling anybody to sell drugs or pick up guns. When I sold drugs it was because it was my last resort, because I had four sisters and an older brother and we were eating Cheerios on Thanksgiving. When I picked up a gun it was because my life was threatened. If you dont want to hear that; then dont listen. Im not glorifying the life I lived because I wouldnt wish that on anybody. Im just one human being raised in the hood who wanted nothing more than to get out." The Game has only just begun. Product Description THE DOCUMENTARY, the highly anitc