The Documentary by The Game CD

Rating

Album: The Documentary by The Game CD
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Intro To The Documentary	More Info...	0:33
2)	Westside Story Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:43
3)	Dreams Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:46
4)	Hate It Or Love It Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:26
5)	Higher Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:05
6)	How We Do Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:56
7)	Don't Need Your Love Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:26
8)	Church For Thugs Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:01
9)	Put You On The Game Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:14
10)	Start From Scratch Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:07
11)	The Documentary Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:11
12)	Runnin' Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:27
13)	No More Fun And Games Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:38
14)	We Ain't Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:47
15)	Where I'm From Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:08
16)	Special Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:57
17)	Don't Worry Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:11
18)	Like Father, Like Son Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:27
2)	Westside Story	More Info...	0:03
3)	Dreams	More Info...	0:04
4)	Hate It Or Love It	More Info...	0:03
5)	Higher	More Info...	0:04
6)	How We Do	More Info...	0:04
7)	Don't Need Your Love	More Info...	0:04
8)	Church for Thugs	More Info...	0:04
9)	Put You On the Game	More Info...	0:04
10)	Start from Scratch	More Info...	0:04
11)	The Documentary	More Info...	0:04
12)	Runnin'	More Info...	0:04
13)	No More Fun and Games	More Info...	0:02
14)	We Ain't	More Info...	0:04
15)	Where I'm From	More Info...	0:03
16)	Special	More Info...	0:04
17)	Don't Worry	More Info...	0:04
18)	Like Father, Like Son	More Info...	0:05

Album: The Documentary by The Game CD
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Intro To The Documentary	More Info...	0:33
2)	Westside Story Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:43
3)	Dreams Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:46
4)	Hate It Or Love It Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:26
5)	Higher Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:05
6)	How We Do Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:56
7)	Don't Need Your Love Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:26
8)	Church For Thugs Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:01
9)	Put You On The Game Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:14
10)	Start From Scratch Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:07
11)	The Documentary Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:11
12)	Runnin' Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:27
13)	No More Fun And Games Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:38
14)	We Ain't Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:47
15)	Where I'm From Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:08
16)	Special Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:57
17)	Don't Worry Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:11
18)	Like Father, Like Son Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:27
2)	Westside Story	More Info...	0:03
3)	Dreams	More Info...	0:04
4)	Hate It Or Love It	More Info...	0:03
5)	Higher	More Info...	0:04
6)	How We Do	More Info...	0:04
7)	Don't Need Your Love	More Info...	0:04
8)	Church for Thugs	More Info...	0:04
9)	Put You On the Game	More Info...	0:04
10)	Start from Scratch	More Info...	0:04
11)	The Documentary	More Info...	0:04
12)	Runnin'	More Info...	0:04
13)	No More Fun and Games	More Info...	0:02
14)	We Ain't	More Info...	0:04
15)	Where I'm From	More Info...	0:03
16)	Special	More Info...	0:04
17)	Don't Worry	More Info...	0:04
18)	Like Father, Like Son	More Info...	0:05

Tracks

1. Intro

2. Westside Story

3. Dreams

4. Hate It Or Love It

5. Higher

6. How We Do

7. Don't Need Your Love

8. Church For Thugs

9. Put You On The Game

10. Start From Scratch

11. Documentary

12. Runnin'

13. No More Fun And Games

14. We Ain't

15. Where I'm From

16. Special

17. Don't Worry

18. Like Father, Like Son

Performer Notes

Personnel: The Game (rap vocals); Natasha Mathis, Faith Evans, D. Diana Jenkins, Mary J. Blige, Timbaland (vocals); Eminem, 50 Cent, Marsha, Nate Dogg, Tony Yayo, Busta Rhymes (rap vocals); Glenn Jefferies, Wayne Kee, Steve King (guitar); Lionel "LJ" Holwan, Mark Catson, Luis Resto, Mike Elizondo, Ervin Pope (keyboards); Tank (scratches).
Audio Mixers: Dr. Dre; Eminem; Mauricio "Veto" Irragorri; Ryan West; Justin Smith ; Jimmy Douglas; Steve King ; Timbaland.
Recording information: 50 House, Farmington Hills, CT; 54 Sound, Detroit, MI; Bassline Recording Studios, New York, NY; Can-Am Studios, Tarzana, CA; Encore Studios, Burbank, CA; Enormous Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Enterprises Studios; Hit Factry Criteria, Miami, FL; Larabee Studios; Record One, Sherman Oaks, CA; Teklab Studios Cincinnati, OH; The Bronx, New York, NY; The Stash House; Treesound Studios, Atlanta, GA.
Photographer: Jonathan Mannion.
On his official debut, THE DOCUMENTARY, Los Angeles rapper the Game (born Jayceon Taylor) observes he "was an ol' G in the hood" before he was 22. The Game has truly packed a lifetime of fury, chaos, and crime into his first years of adulthood, living life with a reckless passion. After a gunshot wound sent him into a temporary coma, he decided to put his agile mind to better use in hip-hop, and his complex, ferocious raps swiftly became mixtape staples.
After many twists and turns, the Game finally dropped the highly anticipated THE DOCUMENTARY as the first major hip-hop release of 2005, and it's quite an opening salvo. On the Kanye West-produced "Dreams," he displays a dizzying intellect, subtly working an apt quote from Nas into an imagined bi-coastal conference between Jam Master Jay and Eazy-E. (The track also invokes political figures ranging from Ronald Reagan to Huey Newton.) The Game's clearly been immersed in the rap world from an early age, and he tips his hat to both past masters and his contemporaries, many of whom appear on the record (Eminem, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, and others). THE DOCUMENTARY heralds a stunning new voice in rap by living up to its overwhelming hype.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (No. 967, pp.77-8) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[The Game goes] for emotional impact rather than dazzling wordplay or laughs..."

Spin (p.92) - "He holds his own lyrically against 50 Cent and Eminem while holding down beats by Kanye, Just Blaze, and the good doctor." - Grade: B+

Entertainment Weekly (p.82) - "[W]ith the brightest hip-hop stars aligning for him, the Game may have willed himself a popular masterpiece." - Grade: B+

Uncut (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he dense, propulsive semi-orchestral Dre arrangements, studded with self-conscious NWA and Tupac quotes, make for a mostly rich and involving experience."