The Game
Artist Type: Person
Artist Born:
1979
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Artist Biography
There is more than one artist with this name:
1) In 2001, Jayceon "The Game" Taylor got shot and spent 3 days in coma. He claims that old-school rap helped him to recover, and that's why he turned to rap.
A protege of rap's pioneer Dr. Dre, The Game represents the city he was born and spent his childhood - Compton, CA.
The Game has released two albums to date.
"The Documentary" (Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope), the debut album from The Game, has been heralded by some as the arrival of the most significant West Coast gangsta rapper since Snoop Dogg more than a decade earlier. With guest spots from the likes of 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes, as well as producers ranging from Dr. Dre to Kanye West to Just Blaze to Timbaland, "The Documentary" folds a variety of production methods into a critically acclaimed album.
"The Doctor's Advocate" (Geffen) is The Game's second album, selling 380,000 copies in it's first week with a total of around 1.2 million sales worldwide. It was generally well recieved by rap critics, many noting an improvement in The Game's rapping ability.
Artist Discography
Albums
Charge It To The Game (2004-11-09)
Doctor's Advocate (2006-11-14)
G.A.M.E. (2006-03-21)
The Documentary (2005-01-24)
Untold Story (2004-10-05)
Untold Story, Volume 2 (2005-07-26)
West Coast Resurrection
Singles
Dreams
How We Do
Let's Ride (2007-01-08)
