However, the song was left on the cutting room floor. While continuing the recording sessions on the album, he began working with rapper and record producer Kanye West on a song, where Kanye did the chorus. On June 16, 2014, the Game announced a sequel to the album, The Documentary 2, which was released on October 9, 2015, followed by the release of The Documentary 2.5 a week later.Īfter the Game signed with G-Unit, he recorded nine songs with fellow American rapper 50 Cent in his home studio in Farmington, Connecticut, and then went back to Los Angeles, California to complete the album with American record producer Dr. The Documentary remains the Game's best-selling album to date.

Since the album's release, the Game was credited as a 'driving force' in reviving the once-dominant West Coast hip hop scene that had since been overshadowed by artists from the East, Midwest and South during the early 2000s. It is also often debated by critics between itself and Doctor's Advocate as Game's best album. The Documentary received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the album's production. In March 2005, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album double Platinum, and by November 2005 the album sold 2.5 million copies in the U.S. The Documentary debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 586,000 units in its first week. This would be the Game's only album on Aftermath and G-Unit Records, as he left the label later in 2006 after a feud began between him and fellow G-Unit label-mate 50 Cent. Dre, Kanye West, Scott Storch and Timbaland, among others, and guest appearances from 50 Cent, Eminem, Nate Dogg and Faith Evans, among others. The album includes production from high-profile producers such as Dr. Dre and led to him signing the Game to his label, Aftermath Entertainment. 2 Compton' under his then record label 'Get Low Recordz' in 2002, which was later was discovered by Dr. In 2001, while the Game was in hospital recovering from a shooting, he decided to pursue a career in music. The record serves as his major-label debut, preceded by his independently released debut Untold Story in 2004. It was released on January 18, 2005, by Aftermath Entertainment, G-Unit Records, and Interscope Records. The Documentary is the major-label debut studio album by American rapper the Game.

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