The Documentary [PA] by Game (The) (CD, Jan-2005, Interscope Records USA)

This guy has talent. Smooth flow mixed with Dre beats, you can't loose. The Game is gonna go places with what he brings to the table.

CLASSIC DR. DRE MATERIAL. 50 CENT CAME THROUGH WITH GREAT SONGS 7 HOOK. OH YEAH GAME DID HIS THIG TOO.
CLASSIC RAP ALBUM. 5 STARS. WORTH THE $$$$$$$$$$$$$4

The Documentary is rapper The Game's first major-label album. It features collaborations with G-Unit members 50 Cent and Tony Yayo, as well as Eminem, Nate Dogg, and others.

It debuted into significant commercial success upon its release, starting at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 with more than 586,000 units in its first week, and was eventually certified 2x platinum and sold 5 million copies world wide. Singles from the album include "How We Do," "Dreams," "Hate It or Love It," and "Put You On The Game". The Documentary received favorable reviews, with many critics praising the album's production in particular; however, some criticized The Game's tendency to name-drop Shady/Aftermath and West Coast artists in his lyrics.

The album has brought the L.A. area and even the West Coast back as a force in the main-stream hip hop scene, which it had not been since the release of Dr. Dre's 2001. Like Dre, who executive-produced The Documentary, The Game is from Compton, and was a fan of Dre and his '80s Compton group N.W.A. prior to the beginning of his own hip-hop career. Also notable is that despite the fact that The Game is from the West Coast, several big-name producers for East Coast artists contributed to the album's beats, including Just Blaze and Kanye West.

While the album was released under the G-Unit label and several of its hit singles feature the group's frontman 50 Cent (who co-executive produced the album with Dre,) a feud erupted shortly following The Documentary's release, where 50 Cent kicked The Game out of G-Unit for defending Nas, Jadakiss, and Fat Joe in a radio interview, all rappers that G-Unit was feuding with at the time.

Track listing
1 "Intro" Dr. Dre, Che Vicious 0:32
2 "Westside Story" Dr. Dre, Scott Storch 50 Cent 3:43
3 "Dreams" Kanye West 4:46
4 "Hate It or Love It" Cool & Dre 50 Cent 3:26
5 "Higher" Dr. Dre 4:05
6 "How We Do" Dr. Dre & Mike Elizondo 50 Cent 3:55
7 "Don't Need Your Love" Havoc Faith Evans 4:26
8 "Church for Thugs" Just Blaze 4:00
9 "Put You on the Game" Timbaland 4:14
10 "Start from Scratch" Dr. Dre & Scott Storch Marsha of Floetry 4:07
11 "The Documentary" Jeff Bhasker 4:11
12 "Runnin'" Hi-Tek Tony Yayo & Dion 4:26
13 "No More Fun And Games" Just Blaze 2:37
14 "We Ain't" Eminem Eminem 4:46
15 "Where I'm From" Focus Nate Dogg 3:08
16 "Special" Needlz Nate Dogg 3:57
17 "Don't Worry" Dr. Dre & Mike Elizondo Mary J. Blige 4:11
18 "Like Father, Like Son" Buckwild Busta Rhymes 5:27
|19 |"LA Product (UK BONUS" |Dr Dre |Ja Rule |5:27 |- |}

Dr. Dre protégé The Game backs up a great production team on his debut CD, The Documentary, with great lyrics and his smooth West Coast style. The Game often raps about his gang banging past and often sings about his near brush with death after being shot in 2001. But he also shows an unexpected mature and sensitive side.

The Game raps nicely along side female emcees Faith Evans, on the introspective Don't Need Your Love, and Mary J. Blige in Don't Worry. The CD is filled with appearances from other top shelf emcees including 50 Cent on three tracks, Nate Dogg on two, and Eminem. The Game and 50 work nicely together as they alternate verses on How We Do and 50 gives a great hook verse to the catchy Hate It Or Love It. The best song on the album is the Kanye West produced Dreams, where Game speaks about his rise to the top after being shot five times and left for dead only a few years earlier. The explosive We Ain't is a good track, also, as Eminem and Game compliment each other nicely.

The Game does his share of name dropping throughout the album, but most notably on the title track. Here he goes after Ja Rule with the line "don't wear throwbacks, or drive Maybachs." At the same time he also pays much deserved respect to East Coast legends Nas and Jay-Z. He also pays homage to 'Pac and Biggie many times thorughout the CD. The Game takes a lot of shots at other emcees on the title track for someone who claims he doesn't get caught up in beefs. The Game pays respects to hometown rap pioneers NWA many times and even claims he spits with that old NWA style.

You can think of the Game as a 50 Cent with a bigger vocabulary. He has that suave street style, but where 50 rambles on about meaningless garbage, most of the time Game uses his airtime to say something meaningful. He says he has studied the classics, from Reasonable Doubt to Illmatic to The Chronic. And while The Documentary doesn't live up to these classic debuts, it still certainly deserves a permanent spot on your iPod playlist.

The Game respects the ol school and it shows in his rhymes. He knows his heritage and everyone is paid thier due when The Game opens his mouth. Game came correct on his debut. Dre's beat, Game Ol School lyrics and 50 singing the corus. Game will take you on a sentimental journey back to the ol days of King Tee, Compton's Most Wanted, South Central Cartel and DJ Quik. He brings back that gangsta rap that has been gone for so long. His lyrics and his actual voice will make you want to dust off your old cassettes. He has seen the gangsta life now let him tell you about it, Get on for the ride back to the Gangsta Rap Ol School.

Best Tracks:
Hate It Ir Love It
Dreams
Runnin
How We Do

Really great CD to jam. The Game is the real definition of West Coast. The other albums he has are also great.

this being a freshman cd, showed young youth around the world, that you can do anything when you, put in the time and effort.i've listened to a variety of artist's that have been in the music industry longer and only had 1 or 2 decent tracks.this album is a story that many youth go through being raised by a single parent,live with other family members or a home where their parents dont(or cant) take the time to focus on the family unit.they turn to friends going through the same thing, being young and with no direction they create a type of unit white america knows as gangs members. u can definately tell this young man has been through many ups and downs and in 3 short years took himself out of a lifestyle that many have die because of the violence gangs resort to do to the lack of disapline these youth become accustumed to. i am a 33yr old white female and can honestly say i can relate to this album. i turned to dealing drugs instead of gangs, i also had no family structure and no disapline just the same. i think g-unit is just the thing that young people today need. these boys may have beef about this or that with this person but i think this can hopefully inspire some of our youth and teach them words can never do as much damage as the guns killing their homies and many innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.i stopped dealing drugs because i realized i had no friends and isolated my family. feeling lonely and needing both of these relationships i made a choice to stop my behavior causing the emptiness i felt! the documentary is a masterpiece and is a hiphop movie in rap lyrics.i replaced this cd because it was borrowed by someone that neglected to protect it from getting scratched and i couldnt listen to the whole thing without it skipping!

This CD has alot of songs on it that relate to my life . I would have to say song #6 (this is how we do it.) is by far my favorite. this CD is diffently one worth buying

I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG TO BUY THIS CD, I JUST WANT TO SIT IN MY CAR AND RIDE TO THE WHOLE CD. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST RAP CD'S OF THE LAST 10 YEARS. WILL BE IN MY ALLTIME TOP 10

its good real good thats why i bought it again and its gangsta no doubt about it ya dig and it stay in my cd changer

Good service, i received my item on time.
Everything was good, on time, in quality, the product work in perfect condition.

Item arrived safely, I am pleased. The transaction went very smoothly even though the item took a little longer to arrive then I had expected. Overall it was a very good experience.

I really enjoy my cd. The cd was in great condition. It plays in all of the equipment that I have that plays cd's. I now believe that the artist is very talented and I expect to see and hear more things from this paticular artist.