In Los Angeles and throughout the world of rap, The Game will forever be considered a legend. He’s released eight prominent studio albums over the last 15+ years and credits himself for bringing Kendrick Lamar and Nipsey Hussle on tour with him during the early stages of their careers. The Compton-born rapper is back in a HISTORIC way with the official release of his final project, Born 2 Rap.
From start to finish, this album is a West Coast hip-hop masterpiece. Featuring 24 songs of classic Game plus powerful tracks featuring Nipsey Hussle, Ed Sheeran, and Anderson .Paak, Born 2 Rap is arguably one of the most powerful and impactful albums released over the last year.
This album to end all albums is brimming with powerful life lessons. These lessons are only further brought to life by poignant LA stories told by The Game. These include shedding light on various points in The Game’s life and rap career. And then there are all the crazy features he brought on. You’ll notice collaborations from the likes of Anderson. Paak, Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown, Dom Kennedy, Mozzy, Trey Songz, 21 Savage, Masego, Red Cafe, Travis Barker, as well as Netflix’s Rhythm & Flow winner, D Smoke.
Throughout the course of Game’s illustrious career, he’s worked with many of the rap industry’s biggest names and rising artists. Not to mention giving a platform for other artists coming up after him. He has been an OG to the next generation of rappers for almost 10 years now and continues to lend his name and brand to those who are meant to rise to greatness like himself.
Listen to Game’s final studio project Born 2 Rap below.
Born 2 Rap – The Game
Game originally blew up in the early 2000s working alongside Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Eminem, G-Unit, plus legends like Nate Dogg, Just Blaze, and pre-Yeezus Kanye West. One of the first artists to join Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Records, the Game’s debut LP, The Documentary, was released in 2004 in partnership with Universal.
Prior to The Documentary and being signed to Dre, The Game actually didn’t start rapping until 2001. Inspired by the likes of classic artists like 2Pac, the Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, and Jay-Z, Game became a rapper after being shot during a home invasion. Having grown up in a rough neighborhood and surrounded 24/7 by illegal drugs and violence, he also came up listening to N.W.A, The Chronic, and Doggystyle. Inspired and mentored by West Coast legends, his gritty in-your-face style of rapping has always reminded me of a young Ice Cube or Snoop Dogg combined with Kanye’s “I don’t give a fuck” type of confidence.
Born 2 Rap once again proves why Game will always be in the conversation for the best, and the hardest rappers of all time. This album just firmly solidifies his position in history as one of the greats.
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