The Game

Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29, 1979), better known by his stage name the Game or simply Game, is an American rapper. Born in Compton, California, he initially released a series of mixtapes under the wing of fellow West Coast rapper JT the Bigga Figga. After releasing his debut album Untold Story independently in 2004, he was discovered by record producer Dr. Dre and signed to his Aftermath Records label imprint. The Game rose to fame in 2005 following the success of his major-label debut album The Documentary, which peaked the Billboard 200 along with its 2006 follow-up, Doctor’s Advocate. The former album received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and two Grammy Award nominations—Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for its single, “Hate It or Love It” (featuring 50 Cent).

A rising artist in the 2000s, the Game was considered to be a driving force in the returning of West Coast hip hop into the mainstream, and competing with many of his East Coast counterparts. The Game was placed into G-Unit by Dr. Dre and Interscope Records co-founder Jimmy Iovine. As a result of his disputes with group leader 50 Cent, Game left Aftermath and signed with Geffen, another label under Universal’s Interscope Geffen A&M corporate unit to terminate his contractual obligations with G-Unit in 2006. This foresaw the release of Doctor’s Advocate, which saw continued success and spawned the singles “It’s Okay” (featuring Junior Reid), “Let’s Ride,” and “Wouldn’t Get Far” (featuring Kanye West).His third album, LAX (2008) spawned the hit single “My Life” (featuring Lil Wayne), while his fourth album, The R.E.D. Album became his third album to peak atop the Billboard 200; both were met with generally favorable reception. In 2012, the Game released his fifth studio album, Jesus Piece in December of that year as his final album for Interscope. He then independently released his following albums: The Documentary 2, The Documentary 2.5 (2015), 1992 (2016), and Born 2 Rap (2019) before announcing the latter as his final studio album; however, his career would continue with the release of his tenth studio album Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind (2022), which was met with mixed reception.

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