How The Game Sabotaged His Rap Career

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    For years now, the Game’s scandals and feuds have outshined his talent, which is saying a lot because The Game has a lot of talent. Unfortunately, the more The Game keeps instigating pointless feuds, racking up increasingly serious legal troubles, and acting borderline sociopathic- the harder it is for fans to focus on, or even remember, how talented he is as an artist.
    The Game was one of the greatest and arguably most underrated MC’s of his generation. His debut album The Documentary is a certified classic and one of the quintessential rap albums of the 2000’s. But The Game’s behavior and career trajectory have basically turned him into a walking-and-talking case study of what happens when you’re your own worst enemy. His name dropping has left him no one to defend him and his alleged behavior has robbed him of his royalties. The Game seems to have backed himself into a corner.
    So what happened?
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    Narrated by: Spencer Pearman
    Written by: Drew Landry
    Edited by: Roman Bill
    Music by: Josh Petruccio
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  • @hiphopmadness
    @hiphopmadness  2 роки тому +85

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    • @stansmith5610
      @stansmith5610 2 роки тому +4

      *Na bro it's just a trimmer*

    • @stansmith5610
      @stansmith5610 2 роки тому +3

      *Youre a sellout*

    • @stansmith5610
      @stansmith5610 2 роки тому +5

      *I ain't paying $100 for a basic trimmer, nose trimmer, oil liquid, and underwear set that I can find at Ross for $20*

    • @recession81
      @recession81 2 роки тому +1

      @@stansmith5610 😂

    • @westburns24
      @westburns24 2 роки тому

      Take this dumb shit down man he didn't ruin his career he was in the studio with kanye last week

  • @SlyScribeV
    @SlyScribeV 2 роки тому +2577

    The Game just might be the ultimate embodiment of "I'll do everything but get therapy."

    • @ricardoediza2690
      @ricardoediza2690 2 роки тому +208

      Nah, that’s Kanye, bro

    • @SlyScribeV
      @SlyScribeV 2 роки тому +86

      @@ricardoediza2690 touche

    • @averydarkguy5296
      @averydarkguy5296 2 роки тому +14

      Lol

    • @actavist444
      @actavist444 2 роки тому +44

      @@ricardoediza2690 Kanye got therapy over 6 years ago

    • @theworkethic
      @theworkethic 2 роки тому +13

      @@actavist444 Kanye needs to drop some lsd and then find the human condition. As long as he’s prancing around talking about God every time his ego sabotages him then I can’t take his self awareness seriously because human condition is egoless and God less.

  • @adamquenano8563
    @adamquenano8563 2 роки тому +2169

    The Games immaturity is what destroyed his reputation.Kendrick Is a mature person with immense skill that is someone to learn from.

    • @dwadeisthegoat2020
      @dwadeisthegoat2020 2 роки тому +31

      I agree

    • @boejudden9011
      @boejudden9011 2 роки тому +124

      Facts. Bro looks like the Big Homie but acts like DJ Akademiks

    • @MarvelousPhilly
      @MarvelousPhilly 2 роки тому +27

      @@boejudden9011 Exactly, man. That shit is weird to me.

    • @jimoneprism
      @jimoneprism 2 роки тому +62

      @@MarvelousPhilly Some people get older but never grow up". J Cole

    • @jtjimenez05
      @jtjimenez05 2 роки тому +7

      He had to grab attention because nowadays it's hard to sell records.

  • @daniescott3000
    @daniescott3000 2 роки тому +637

    Game: "I want a G-Unit reunion!"
    Fans: "When's the reunion??"
    Game: "Fuck 50!!"

  • @Freqv
    @Freqv 2 роки тому +530

    The game is that one dude that can’t accept that being a hard ass thug is no longer cool, he is the embodiment of early 2000’s rap and missed the memo that it’s not as socially accepted now. The whole “imma fuck you up” and send death threats and disses and be misogynistic in your personal life to prop up your music is not what people are crazy about anymore
    50 was totally apart of that gangsta rap phase as well but he grew out of it and accepted that he had to move onto better things, the Game is literally stuck there mentally

    • @Rory695
      @Rory695 2 роки тому +40

      i wouldnt say that, gangster rap is hot again, i think he just handles his business not like a real one

    • @Freqv
      @Freqv 2 роки тому +39

      @@Rory695 yeah you’re agreeing with me, it’s the way he handles himself. Gangsta rap is still popular but acting that way isn’t anymore. Separating the art from the artist

    • @Rory695
      @Rory695 2 роки тому +18

      @@Freqv future would disagree, durk would disagree, so would meek lol

    • @lonestar00_
      @lonestar00_ 2 роки тому +35

      Is not socially accepted? One of the most famous trends now is doing drill music so

    • @noneofyourbusiness1114
      @noneofyourbusiness1114 2 роки тому +14

      You cant take the hood out of the man if he doesn't want to move on.

  • @jamesmassey1992
    @jamesmassey1992 2 роки тому +1217

    I think The Game and 50 have the same problem. The money didn’t mature them, but their fans matured. It looks goofy when your still doing the same childish things from your 20s in your 40s.

    • @kugashira1018
      @kugashira1018 2 роки тому +242

      @James Massey I don't know. 50 Cent looks pretty grown up to me.

    • @kylekennedy420
      @kylekennedy420 2 роки тому +177

      @@kugashira1018 he is now, but he was also involved in a lot of beefs, legal battles and drama that cost him a lot of money and momentum.

    • @MrKingoverall
      @MrKingoverall 2 роки тому +16

      Wise words there my guy...

    • @GatorGirl04
      @GatorGirl04 2 роки тому +17

      The accuracy of the comment??💯💯 💯

    • @jasonallen3678
      @jasonallen3678 2 роки тому +1

      Why,is because he making mad money off tv productions

  • @solstice2040
    @solstice2040 2 роки тому +79

    It actually blows my mind how kanye and game have sustained their friendship given their own respective personality traits lol

  • @skill14
    @skill14 Рік тому +259

    The Documentary is easily my favorite 50 Cent album

  • @emmanuelmondesir1314
    @emmanuelmondesir1314 2 роки тому +145

    The Game is the embodiment of ''don't bite the hand which feeds you''

    • @ShawnMacATM
      @ShawnMacATM 2 роки тому +3

      You made me think of three 6 mafia with this comment lol

  • @x-rayvision3802
    @x-rayvision3802 2 роки тому +187

    The game: I'd never diss Jay he a legend.
    Also the game: f*** Jay z

    • @genius179
      @genius179 2 роки тому +11

      Don't forget he subbed Jay on "One Blood" too. "You 38 and still rappin uggghhhh, I'm 26 n**** so is the dubs"

    • @ENT931
      @ENT931 2 роки тому +4

      @@genius179 i always thought that was a shot at Tony Yayo

    • @genius179
      @genius179 2 роки тому +3

      @@ENT931 Nah Yayo is only a year older than game so he was like 27 when Game said that.

    • @donrome3835
      @donrome3835 2 роки тому +17

      And now Jay is a billionaire and Game still getting his money seized through his little scams

    • @dontquestionthisname
      @dontquestionthisname 2 роки тому +5

      same thing he just did with Eminem

  • @PrimmsHoodCinema
    @PrimmsHoodCinema 2 роки тому +814

    Lol I forgot about the 40 glock ass whooping. That was wild Im bouta rewatch it

    • @appristine
      @appristine 2 роки тому +39

      Primm the legend🙌🏾

    • @tapset
      @tapset 2 роки тому +47

      Primm the UA-cam review type character. He an all ⭐

    • @damilish
      @damilish 2 роки тому +48

      Primms here , He a Allstar

    • @shawnnaidoo5522
      @shawnnaidoo5522 2 роки тому +26

      You a black All star Primm🔥it’s sad, sad hood movie you know 🤣

    • @BWynn-eb8qn
      @BWynn-eb8qn 2 роки тому +7

      You're an All Star! Love your videos.

  • @l337g0g0
    @l337g0g0 2 роки тому +198

    When the documentary dropped, I took it to a house party, we were playing cards for money, I put on the CD and EVERY song was fire, we let the disc run for like 3 times in a row and not one person said put on some new music this is repetitive ETC. everyone was just gangster listening to this music, you could feel the energy in the room, people were focused on the music and it was hitting.
    It was brand new and we were all bobbing our heads for hours, I'll never forget how this WHOLE album was fire and you can put on an album and let it run 3 times over during a drinking party and not one person wants to put on some new music. or have a part or the album or song on the album that would knock the energy down.
    I'll never forget that evening, so powerful.

    • @Rafutah
      @Rafutah 2 роки тому +7

      Hugely powerful

    • @KMIent416
      @KMIent416 2 роки тому

      This sounds legendary

    • @christianleon8325
      @christianleon8325 2 роки тому +1

      Album is trash 🗑

    • @ezioassassain
      @ezioassassain 2 роки тому +2

      @@christianleon8325 doctors advocate is better

    • @sandiestdock7224
      @sandiestdock7224 2 роки тому +1

      @@ezioassassain Doctor’s Advocate is definitely Games best album, then The Documentary is 2nd best, and LAX is 3rd but very close to 2nd with The Documentary

  • @cinemasnitch3959
    @cinemasnitch3959 2 роки тому +159

    300 bars is still one of the most impressive lyrical feats ever accomplished in hip hop.

    • @TommyBarnes
      @TommyBarnes 2 роки тому

      💯

    • @dwaynegreene152
      @dwaynegreene152 2 роки тому

      Totally agree. It's been almost 20 years and I still occasionally throw that on.

    • @smokythecameraman
      @smokythecameraman 2 роки тому +13

      the only thing 300 bars did was be a long boring song he's literally just insulting guys that made him rich on for no reason - impressive would be making a song where no one gets killed or fucked with no name drops

    • @LeonardoPLK
      @LeonardoPLK Рік тому +6

      Not really, its not lyrical and neither impressive.

    • @SupremeOracle
      @SupremeOracle Рік тому +5

      If you only listen to west coast rap then maybe. Go expand your hip hop bro

  • @bruh-mv3dd
    @bruh-mv3dd 2 роки тому +823

    I think a huge part of it was how rap changed between the 2000’s & 2010’s, the west coast gangster rap era was on its way out & by the time game tried to stay relevant with the red album it was too late. The first 3 albums were like perfect with execution but he fumbled it with the red album, releasing it 3 years later in 2011. Rap was totally different because you were competing against blog artists like OF, Danny brown, Lil B, Action Bronson. It wasn’t as serious at that point plus you had Midwest (GBE, MUBU) / south artists (1017 Bricksquad, DTE) on the rise & a new generation of LA artists (Black hippy, Slauson Boyz). But you gotta give credit for staying relevant for all these years & not being labeled as a forgotten artist or one hit wonder.

    • @jfraz1992
      @jfraz1992 2 роки тому +22

      Facts

    • @kahnthedetroitdiyfashiongu2957
      @kahnthedetroitdiyfashiongu2957 2 роки тому +30

      agreed Game (and Nipsey) is really the last he west coast gangster to make an impact in rap

    • @James-op3vx
      @James-op3vx 2 роки тому +39

      The Red Album is super underrated
      this era was fun and he birth Kendrick Lamar with The City.

    • @jayzus1024
      @jayzus1024 2 роки тому +3

      This right here, couldn’t have said it better

    • @VaughnnTooRaww
      @VaughnnTooRaww 2 роки тому +3

      Excellent take 💯

  • @ignorantenlightenment
    @ignorantenlightenment 2 роки тому +543

    Game still raps very well, the problem is his off the court antics
    Aye salute to being like the only artist to successfully survive a 50 cent beef

    • @malcolm3099
      @malcolm3099 2 роки тому +31

      Rick Ross kinda did to on the career side, but that list is still small af. Plus ross lost a lot of street credibility, while Game didn't.

    • @deanbenford7363
      @deanbenford7363 2 роки тому +49

      @@malcolm3099 ross lost his street cred after the correctional officer scandal unfolded. That was way before his beef with 50.

    • @deanbenford7363
      @deanbenford7363 2 роки тому +21

      Rick Ross survived and elevated after beefing with 50

    • @Sewage105
      @Sewage105 2 роки тому +18

      You clearly haven’t heard of his beef with Jadakiss and Nas;
      they literally humiliated 50

    • @Zone0ut
      @Zone0ut 2 роки тому +57

      Y’all need to stop making 50 look like some legendary super villain lol. Plenty of rappers “survived” a feud with 50 Cent. The issue with 50 is, he thought he could Ja Rule anyone, which was no where near the case. Here’s a few rappers:
      The Lox
      Jay Z
      Diddy
      Cam’Ron/Dipset
      Fat Joe
      Nas
      Meek Mill
      Rick Ross
      …and those are just names that comes to mind, all who remained very relevant well after a beef with 50. 50 Cent is no rap God lmao…people need to chill on that.

  • @DrDoomBloom
    @DrDoomBloom 2 роки тому +46

    I’m nearly 40 and I remember the entire Game run vividly as he really took off during my time in college. He and I are separated by 4/5 years of age and I think what always turned me off to the Game was his need for attention and his immaturity. Eventually, I stopped listening to gangsta rap and my life just started going in a different direction because I was getting older and wanted different things in life. I would listen to the Game and it seemed like not only was I still in the college years, but he was as well, and it just doesn’t appeal to me.

    • @kayfor2351
      @kayfor2351 Рік тому +3

      Bro u gotta understand a lot of people still act like kids is because they never lived that childhood life, these street dudes we talking about .. a lot of em still act like children cause they missed out

    • @YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech
      @YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech Рік тому +4

      ​@@kayfor2351 Game's personality reminds me of the guy who was around the gang, but never really respected to be in it. Then when everyone has died off or gone to jail. He comes out bragging about being in the gang and reps it to the max when nobody can check his stories if he cappin.

    • @stephenrochester6309
      @stephenrochester6309 Рік тому

      I’m with you.

  • @Humble-iq5ue
    @Humble-iq5ue 2 роки тому +56

    The older I get the more I realize how such soft and fragile of an ego a lot of these rappers have. Yet they're fronting like they're hard.

    • @yessirskis7780
      @yessirskis7780 2 роки тому +2

      100%

    • @diegomartinez8023
      @diegomartinez8023 2 роки тому +2

      Game need to listen to Father time by Kendrick fr

    • @ostespasser
      @ostespasser Рік тому +2

      Violence is often a result of fragility, not of neccessity, I believe

    • @Ismael-kc3ry
      @Ismael-kc3ry Рік тому +3

      Most of them are pretty fragile, that’s why they’re so egotistical and care so much about “respect”. They can’t stand not being liked.

  • @L3ssIsMoor3
    @L3ssIsMoor3 2 роки тому +470

    As someone who was a huge Game fan. I agree with this video 100%.

  • @Afroreyes
    @Afroreyes 2 роки тому +741

    Name dropping and corny shit aside, Game one of the best to ever do it on the mic. Solid discography, elite diss tracks, always delivers a fire verse and his ear for beats is mad underrated

    • @hansolo9585
      @hansolo9585 2 роки тому +42

      Agreed that he has a stellar ear for beats but let’s not exaggerate bruh. He’s been mid at best.

    • @GuyWithAPS5
      @GuyWithAPS5 2 роки тому +80

      @@hansolo9585 I know you’re trolling cause everyone knows the documentary is one of the best rap albums of all time

    • @Historicutuber
      @Historicutuber 2 роки тому +20

      He has one of the best discographies period

    • @hansolo9585
      @hansolo9585 2 роки тому +28

      @@GuyWithAPS5 You mean the album that 50 Cent wrote 90% of? 😂

    • @hansolo9585
      @hansolo9585 2 роки тому +6

      @@Historicutuber You gotta expand your horizons bro

  • @ddh1512
    @ddh1512 Рік тому +5

    Poor management and low self esteem are a dangerous combination.

  • @michaelbraum77
    @michaelbraum77 Рік тому +39

    This is why game needs Em to respond. So he can pay the 19 million he owes for 2 judgments against him. He deserves everything coming his way. Such a waste for a once fire rapper. 😥😥😥😥😥

    • @xviphoenix69
      @xviphoenix69 Рік тому +1

      Lmfaoooooo 😆😂😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
      Fax!

    • @vondiezfromdarkherss9169
      @vondiezfromdarkherss9169 Рік тому

      Bruh 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @michaelbraum77
      @michaelbraum77 Рік тому +1

      @@vondiezfromdarkherss9169 First of all, I'm not your "bruh"! Second, what's the deal with the loudly crying emojies? Coz if they are coz I said "such a waste for a once fire rapper" you've got me wrong if you think I'm riding game's dick. I said ONCE FIRE. Like from 2004 to 2005. And it's only then coz he had so many features. I don't think anyone wouldn't say that The Documentary wasn't one of the fire records of that time. But G-Unit made it a fire album. All the non featured tracks were week af..
      Black slim shady was a fucking joke! Just clout chasing! Plain and simple!!! A desperate diss song by a desperate rapper.
      I hope this clears things up for your impressions of me.
      Eminem is the GOAT 🐐

  • @stevenmoore3381
    @stevenmoore3381 2 роки тому +149

    I love Game, but one of the worst things about the name dropping is the fact that it dates the music. Same things happen with Em

    • @3cks86
      @3cks86 2 роки тому +7

      Amen

    • @PersonnetaimeGuy
      @PersonnetaimeGuy 2 роки тому +24

      I’m surprised this post didn’t get flooded with angry Stans explaining to you why Em is the greatest and bla bla bla

    • @stevenmoore3381
      @stevenmoore3381 2 роки тому +22

      @@PersonnetaimeGuy to be fair, I would agree with them. But it would be hard to argue that songs like Marshall Mathers and Real Slim Shady are very dated because of the references. Game does it on every song though so it’s more of an issue for him.

    • @slickeddy2000
      @slickeddy2000 2 роки тому +12

      Yeah but music puts you back into the space when you 1st heard it. Like when rappers name the hot rides (buguatti, maybach, Escalade , or Ballers .
      or drink at the time brings you back.

    • @stevenmoore3381
      @stevenmoore3381 2 роки тому +10

      @@slickeddy2000 it does that for those of us who were there to hear it when it came out. But it doesn’t make the music timeless for younger people to go back and enjoy it because they don’t get it

  • @Jem9010
    @Jem9010 2 роки тому +49

    Game as a person is corny point blank. It’s established that he’s an amazing rapper and highly under appreciated but game tries too damn hard and thirsts for attention when he doesn’t have to.

  • @skill14
    @skill14 Рік тому +7

    What’s glossed over is that the Game was nearly dropped by Aftermath after producing nothing for over a year. 50 Cent was given half of Dre’s share to executive produce the Documentary and put Game in Gunit. They delayed the Massacre album to focus on the Documentary. How We Do, Church for Thugs, West Side Story, Hate it Or Love It, Higher and Don’t Need Your Lover we’re all tracks from the Massacre

    • @bdot187um
      @bdot187um Рік тому +3

      All facts expect for that last part, it was actually 6 records on that album Westside story,hate or love it,higher,how we do, church for thugs and special.

  • @AwokenEntertainment
    @AwokenEntertainment 2 роки тому +77

    The Game will forever be an LA Legend 💯

  • @dawaone5343
    @dawaone5343 2 роки тому +115

    It's crime how in 2015 The Documentary 2 & 2.5 got overlooked despite being so good

    • @bmhwdy
      @bmhwdy 2 роки тому +8

      I personally enjoy those albums more than the original, even if it’s just because of the sheer volume of good tracks

    • @lilbtyt7928
      @lilbtyt7928 2 роки тому +7

      El chapo song gets me so hype. A lot of songs on those albums.

    • @matthewmann8969
      @matthewmann8969 2 роки тому +3

      Actually they both got high rating scores from music critics and Born 2 Rap is Games highest rating scored album

    • @nickmandleberg
      @nickmandleberg 2 роки тому +3

      @@lilbtyt7928 el chapo was next level.. still is

    • @turtle1154
      @turtle1154 2 роки тому +1

      Doc 2 is games best album

  • @Classikh
    @Classikh 2 роки тому +161

    The biggest things holding Game back are his immature/corny moves, constant name dropping and sounding like whatever rapper he’s featured with. It’s sad cause he has classics.

  • @nobad6134
    @nobad6134 2 роки тому +19

    Was the biggest Game fan during his come up. Me and my siblings picked G Unit artists to rep, like picking your favourite superhero from The Avengers or your favourite wrestler. Mine was Game. Documentary was the first Hip Hop album I was old enough to properly listen to and digest the lyrics. Blew my mind.
    His biggest failure was being unable to diversify out of being a rapper. 50, Eminem, Jay Z, Dre, Ludacris, Kanye all used their fame from music to move into other ventures. His failure to adapt is his downfall. Very hard when you’re a gimmick rapper that doesn’t reinvent yourself to remain relevant across generations. Game failed to reinvent himself and diversify.

  • @AwakenedLogic
    @AwakenedLogic 2 роки тому +34

    The Game is a Man-Child. Everyone grew up except for him. I wondered why he wasn't performing at the Superbowl. This video answered all my questions. Jay-Z is now an icon and Game is just a sucker. He straight up destroyed his own legacy. When it's your time to leave this Earth, what counts is what you did to improve the lives of others. A thug like game will never understand that, which is so unfortunate....

  • @QUEEN_323
    @QUEEN_323 2 роки тому +52

    Game should’ve just focused on RAP! That was his downfall. He’s so fucking good for all the extra shenanigans that he partakes in.. seriously 🤦🏽‍♀️

  • @siremet1009
    @siremet1009 2 роки тому +72

    The Game, Lil' Wayne and Lupe Fiasco were my top 3 artists in '05, '06 and '07.

    • @keezemojito1278
      @keezemojito1278 2 роки тому +3

      Only one of em lasted the test of time, wayne was already hot in 04 with c1 he was a rookie and till this day hes STILL here lol as an OG.

    • @mxhughes
      @mxhughes 2 роки тому +2

      @@keezemojito1278 wayne was not no rookie he been around since the late 90's with albums.Tha Carter was when he got reborn as a artist his lyricism and abilities got better at that time

    • @ki11atj49
      @ki11atj49 2 роки тому

      Absolutely not

    • @benjaminmarshall9298
      @benjaminmarshall9298 2 роки тому

      @@keezemojito1278 game is STILL here easy ft Kanye is different level it's a mad tune

    • @francoisturcotte3982
      @francoisturcotte3982 Рік тому +3

      @@keezemojito1278 yeah but Lupe is the best rapper out of the three period lol. Lupe actually has substance in his rhymes which lil wayne seriously lack.

  • @cosubho2219
    @cosubho2219 Рік тому +5

    HERE AFTER THE EM DISS

  • @eastmax989
    @eastmax989 Рік тому +5

    And now hes at it again with a petty beef with Eminem because he didn't get to do the super bowl half time. Petty is an understatement

  • @andrewspencer5287
    @andrewspencer5287 2 роки тому +160

    Always made great music, always been very immature and a trouble maker, he did 50 dirty after 50 set his career off, without him he might not of made it. so many unnecessary beefs, he lied about Meek calling the cops on him. He’s always been a liar. He is his own worst enemy and it’s ashame because he’s always made great music.

    • @HopsinThaGoat
      @HopsinThaGoat 2 роки тому +24

      I still don’t get why he screwed over 50 like was it just for clout? Why would Game even consider dissing someone who ghostwrote some of your best come up songs

    • @natsusatsujinki8342
      @natsusatsujinki8342 2 роки тому +9

      Dre put Game on. Dre put Game with G Unit for a boost in his career. You people act like he owed 50 the most loyalty. 50 Cent is most loyal to Em and Yayo. Game has always been loyal to his coast. As a grown man you probably won't just fall in line behind a coworker because the guy who put you own thought y'all should work together.

    • @RedRanger_
      @RedRanger_ 2 роки тому +2

      @@HopsinThaGoat according to Jim Jones it was his motive since day 1. To screw 50

    • @RedRanger_
      @RedRanger_ 2 роки тому +25

      @@natsusatsujinki8342 he did owe 50 the most loyalty. Lowkey more than Dre. Dre couldn’t do shit with him. 50 came through and made magic happen

    • @williefaulker
      @williefaulker 2 роки тому +4

      Don't forget he lied on Big Sean, thug and Durk too

  • @Hugo_Tate
    @Hugo_Tate 2 роки тому +69

    He showed too much of his emotions and at that time, it wasn’t the way things are now.

  • @DSP_Gaming0
    @DSP_Gaming0 Рік тому +6

    "The Infiniti War of Rap Beefs." Now that's a bar

  • @Darkest_Soul_187
    @Darkest_Soul_187 2 роки тому +27

    It's sad to see what happened to his music and his career. Documentary as well as Doctor's Advocate were classics. Not to mention, dozens of great mixtapes. I was a big fan back in the day.

    • @dwaynegreene152
      @dwaynegreene152 2 роки тому +1

      It's a shame how things turned out. Game and Dre could have been releasing classic album after classic album but Game couldn't stop dissing everyone. Dre lost alot of ppl cuz of that n he just wants to focus on music, it's what Game should have done

    • @johnblack4915
      @johnblack4915 Рік тому

      Yeah and him not being at the Super Bowl bc of dissing Jay-Z and Dre put a nail in the coffin for his career 😐

  • @JazzyJeff910
    @JazzyJeff910 2 роки тому +200

    To understand how big game was in his prime, you would’ve had to been alive to see it.

    • @theworkethic
      @theworkethic 2 роки тому +18

      Bruh. You over stating this. Please.

    • @datl3afn1nja9
      @datl3afn1nja9 2 роки тому +26

      @@theworkethic nah he ain’t lying. Especially in an era where 50 cent was unstoppable, when game came out hip hop loved him. Especially his G Unot run.

    • @MitchHunts
      @MitchHunts 2 роки тому +7

      There was a company here that was giving away those escalades with lambo doors and spinners from the music video as a sales incentive.
      I remember seeing someone driving one around the mall with the doors up BUMPING how we do.
      12 year old me will never forget that. This was in Lincoln Nebraska mind you. HUGE impact.

    • @bdot187um
      @bdot187um 2 роки тому +10

      It was just 50 cents dust rubbing up on him & made him sell five million.

    • @TheMelody15
      @TheMelody15 2 роки тому +6

      The Game was most definitely a popular rapper in Hip-Hop in 2005 - 2008.

  • @dieselclockwork
    @dieselclockwork 2 роки тому +263

    The Game is still one of my favorite rappers. He’s a big reason I started rapping and producing my own music. Imo he has one of the best rap voices of all time

    • @dimitrosg
      @dimitrosg 2 роки тому +5

      100%, good luck to you bro, you’re actually way better than I expected!

    • @Hedbanz1030
      @Hedbanz1030 2 роки тому +4

      Nigga give up bro aint nobody saying u heard that new Game album? 😂😂😂

    • @cak17
      @cak17 2 роки тому +1

      The game is grate

    • @120hz
      @120hz 2 роки тому +1

      Who you 🤣

    • @oregon5413
      @oregon5413 2 роки тому

      And where did that get you ahhhh

  • @itzmimz8238
    @itzmimz8238 2 роки тому +47

    It’s a real shame, I haven’t listened to Game for years because I got sick of his antics. It made me forget just how legendary he is. Gonna revisit his catalogue today

  • @G3Prod
    @G3Prod 2 роки тому +5

    Game wouldnt be anywhere without 50s songs from the documentary
    Fight me

    • @bdot187um
      @bdot187um 2 роки тому +1

      Its a well known fact.

  • @KNEWRETRO
    @KNEWRETRO 2 роки тому +125

    Born 2 rap is a classic album. Top tier lyricism and arguably his most complete and pure album of his career

    • @kaineshigaraki5253
      @kaineshigaraki5253 2 роки тому +12

      Not complete. That album has filler songs. If you cut it down to 18/25 songs those 18 only would be a flawless album. [×]

    • @NightVisionz457
      @NightVisionz457 2 роки тому +1

      @@kaineshigaraki5253 agreed 💯✅

    • @kingdong187
      @kingdong187 2 роки тому

      Streets Of Compton “ whole albums Bangs also

    • @westGUA
      @westGUA 2 роки тому +1

      1992 was better imo just more "authentic" to who Game always been, maybe cuz of the samples he used also?

    • @kaineshigaraki5253
      @kaineshigaraki5253 2 роки тому +1

      @@westGUA 1992 was Game biting 50’s mixtape Sincerely Yours. Not a fan of 1992. It showed that Game is still riding the G-Unit/50 Cent wave whenever he can. [x]

  • @lobo_solo214
    @lobo_solo214 2 роки тому +52

    Born to rap was a great album and that verse on "Eazy" was dope. If Game and Hit Boy make Drillmatic, ima listen. I've been a fan since the documentary.

    • @boymeetstaco8733
      @boymeetstaco8733 2 роки тому +1

      I agree. His mix tape and diss records are top notch. Angry game is best.

    • @sandiestdock7224
      @sandiestdock7224 2 роки тому

      Well… your in luck cause Hit-Boy is the main producer on that album now

    • @nightcrawler2717
      @nightcrawler2717 Рік тому

      Drillmatic is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @smileykid18
    @smileykid18 2 роки тому +18

    Always said that Game was his own worst enemy. Immature and always in drama despite being 40. Just made me feel sorry for him.

  • @Jermaine2099
    @Jermaine2099 Рік тому +17

    UPDATE: He's still at it 😂

    • @hiphopmadness
      @hiphopmadness  Рік тому +13

      😭 I’ve got a follow up video coming next week

    • @spiridonrobert16
      @spiridonrobert16 Рік тому

      ye he throw his last straw of whatever in the bin with the love wetter he did for em his album flopped for a guy that said ,,you re 38 and still rapping bleak ,,lol him being 42

  • @bryanweiss4881
    @bryanweiss4881 2 роки тому +66

    300 bars literally bodied that entire group. And that meek diss was nasty. He's kinda the AB of hip hop, he can't get out of his way long enough for you to appreciate his talants

    • @mistermood4164
      @mistermood4164 2 роки тому +3

      Forreal if only he had a better outlook

    • @mostmost1
      @mostmost1 2 роки тому +4

      He did too much. He does not let the music speak for itself. He followed up 300 bars with 600 bars. Why? G-Unit kept on going and especially 50.

    • @mistermood4164
      @mistermood4164 2 роки тому +6

      @@mostmost1 that's the problem with the game has hasn't matured nor evolved he still raps like its 2005 lol

    • @nzuncovered1845
      @nzuncovered1845 2 роки тому

      AB?

    • @lilrayallen13
      @lilrayallen13 2 роки тому +1

      @@nzuncovered1845 Antonio Bryant

  • @g.harris8175
    @g.harris8175 2 роки тому +84

    How unfortunate what a loss we need lyricist like this to keep they state on they back I pray he can reconcile and rehabilitate the downfall usually have people strung out on drugs and never recover we still need artist development coaches throughout the career smh

  • @NFNate
    @NFNate 2 роки тому +8

    40 Glocc had that shit coming . He always running his mouth and it caught up with him

  • @betternow6281
    @betternow6281 2 роки тому +17

    The game is what happens when you get in your own way. He was suppose to be OG status but instead he is looked at as a has been that needs popular features to get some fame that quickly fades after a few weeks.

  • @stevenmoore3381
    @stevenmoore3381 2 роки тому +13

    To be real though, that Chiraq to LA verse was one of the best diss verses ever

    • @natsusatsujinki8342
      @natsusatsujinki8342 2 роки тому +2

      Dirk Nowitski Durk who nigga

    • @stevenmoore3381
      @stevenmoore3381 2 роки тому

      @@natsusatsujinki8342 that line was specifically the one I was thinking of

  • @psherod
    @psherod 2 роки тому +21

    Can we get a long form video on all the beefs that the Game has had

    • @deanbenford7363
      @deanbenford7363 2 роки тому +8

      Would be a movie.

    • @hawken796
      @hawken796 2 роки тому

      There's an entire two parter on him vs 50 and that itself is around 1.5 hours long, so every beef would be a whole three part documentary

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia 2 роки тому +6

    The music biz is so small. This is what happens when you diss everyone that brought you up. You end up ruining your hard earned career.

  • @veepeecee8630
    @veepeecee8630 Рік тому +4

    I came here after The Black Slim Shady dropped 😂

  • @matthewstanley2627
    @matthewstanley2627 2 роки тому +11

    Well thought out video! Completely true. I remember his come up! Never thought he'll be in this position.

  • @darkskinwhite
    @darkskinwhite 2 роки тому +5

    I just wanna take a second to appreciate your manscaped ad skills lol that was good bro

  • @handsanitizer2457
    @handsanitizer2457 2 роки тому +2

    50 said it best, the game doesn't listen he likes to make moves without strategy

  • @Youngkamikaze
    @Youngkamikaze 2 роки тому +18

    The moment he sided with Jimmy Henchman is the moment his career went to shit. 50 cent had real street beef with Jimmy who was managing the Game. The Game sided with Jimmy and the slow decline started

  • @giovanniortiz7301
    @giovanniortiz7301 2 роки тому +22

    We can safely say Game still got it with the easy verse.

  • @curtlamar5046
    @curtlamar5046 2 роки тому +10

    That 2007 Game was different. Face of La and 360 bars was my shit

  • @doveshouse
    @doveshouse 2 роки тому +4

    Phenomenal and comprehensive overview Nice work no joke.

  • @chakarita
    @chakarita Рік тому +3

    This aged like fine wine

  • @user-tv9wj7ld1j
    @user-tv9wj7ld1j 2 роки тому +6

    His Howard stern interview from back in the day is legendary. It’s not on UA-cam rn but I highly recommend it

  • @eyecoordination6876
    @eyecoordination6876 2 роки тому +139

    I remember the first time I heard Game when I was like 5 or 6. My dad's a fan of him and he inserted the CD for the Documentary and i was bobbing my head the whole time... Def in my top 5
    EDIT: sorry for making ppl feel old 🤣

    • @timsmith1323
      @timsmith1323 2 роки тому +12

      Damn you making me feel old lol been a game fan since he dropped west side story mix tape

    • @davemcg915
      @davemcg915 2 роки тому +4

      @@timsmith1323 oh man that mixtape was fire 🔥

    • @MarvelousPhilly
      @MarvelousPhilly 2 роки тому +8

      Damn, 5 or 6? I was like 19 or so when I first heard him. Making me feel old as hell. 😂

    • @isaacr4622
      @isaacr4622 2 роки тому +2

      Hahahah man I had the same childhood listening to game

    • @timsmith1323
      @timsmith1323 2 роки тому +7

      @@MarvelousPhilly bro I was 21 so I’m feeling ancient lol

  • @ineedmoneyi5463
    @ineedmoneyi5463 Рік тому +3

    In light of recent events yall are probably going to have to make another one of these.

  • @Kali-Ikigai
    @Kali-Ikigai 2 роки тому +7

    At the risk of sounding ‘unwoke’, Rainey getting all the royalties and proceeds from a rap album she didn’t do anything to help create seems unfair and like finessing the system to me. That ‘date’ has got to go down as one of the most expensive in history. All I can say is they deserve each other 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️

  • @HiphopPushpromo
    @HiphopPushpromo 2 роки тому +7

    "The saddest thing in life is wasted talent". - A Bronx Tale (watch this movie!)

  • @plzsaythebento
    @plzsaythebento 2 роки тому +5

    The amount of censors is this video is crazy and really makes Game’s story sound that much more nuts

  • @androlibre9661
    @androlibre9661 2 роки тому +7

    Game is the personified definition of "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong" and a lot of that comes with never growing up. Seriously.....the fact that in 2014 he was still beefing with rappers like it was 2004 was SAD. And the fact in 2020 and 2021 he was STILL doing it was beyond sad. ANybody that's in their 40s now, knows what its like to run into dudes they knew from High School that are still living like you all did the first 5 years you left high school....its sad. Money and status makes it look different for somebody like Game.......but its just as sad.

    • @bdot187um
      @bdot187um 2 роки тому

      I couldn't agree more, he been on the "keepin it real goes wrong" bullshit since 05!

    • @Tonymontana187UmKilla.
      @Tonymontana187UmKilla. Рік тому

      Yo ' Whats wrong with you Emanem did it with 47 years with mumble rappers
      And Everybody enjoyed HAHA

    • @androlibre9661
      @androlibre9661 Рік тому

      @@Tonymontana187UmKilla. then he's a fool too. I kind of punched out of rap and really giving a fuck about it like maybe 15 years so possibly Em did that shit too.....BUT was Em actually trying to fight dudes and take it "to the streets" etc like Game was doing.

  • @andre-le-bone-aparte
    @andre-le-bone-aparte 2 роки тому +6

    The Game got played by... The Game.

  • @MarvelousPhilly
    @MarvelousPhilly 2 роки тому +12

    Young Thug needed to stop that nonsense. Because he knows Game would've beat the breaks off his @$$. But at the same time, the Game's corny for still trying to beef with these young ngas. Too old for that shit.

  • @tombstonejones9581
    @tombstonejones9581 2 роки тому +27

    Imagine if Game and 50 never had a falling out and started an offshoot of G-Unit with Shady at his most powerful...Joe Budden would've been a blip and probably never received the career renaissance he's had since 2009 thanks to Slaughterhouse.

    • @natsusatsujinki8342
      @natsusatsujinki8342 2 роки тому +1

      Bruh Joe Budden is way too skilled to be held back. I suggest you listen to Hello Expectations, read between the lines if you're able, and maybe then you'll understand why Budden gets so many opportunities outside of rap. 👻 🔥

    • @peabody573
      @peabody573 2 роки тому

      Why did u mention budden lol

  • @johnvhaloyi3870
    @johnvhaloyi3870 Рік тому +1

    I can't wait for part 2

  • @sadladd
    @sadladd 2 роки тому

    he came into my best buy a lot a couple years ago and always seemed like a chill dude. never spoke a word his assistant or girl always spoke for him

  • @DuckDodgers345
    @DuckDodgers345 2 роки тому +52

    I don't care what anyone says Game still was a top 10-5 rapper in the 2000s & gave us two back to back classics with "The Documentary" & "The Doctor's Advocate" that had so many unforgettable moments imo..... he held it down for the west before Kendrick Lamar.
    Also both of those albums are better than GRODT (i know but it's my opinion), The Massacre & he's a better lyricist with a greatly superior discography to 50 Cent.......WEST SIDE! The Documentary 2, 2.5, 1992 & LAX are also very good along with his retirement album......R.E.D. + Jesus Piece (two pretty decent records imo)
    He's also an excellent battle rapper who bodied Meek Mill! 😭 Dude also helped give us some of the best Nas verses back in 2006!

    • @yowhaatsup
      @yowhaatsup 2 роки тому +10

      Documentry is better than get rich die tryin your speaking facts

    • @DuckDodgers345
      @DuckDodgers345 2 роки тому +3

      @@yowhaatsup
      It's definitely a hot take that will put me in the minority but lyrically? Game blew 50 out the park (musically just as good too) & he proved that he didn't need dude because The Doctors Advocate was all him!

    • @yowhaatsup
      @yowhaatsup 2 роки тому +2

      @@DuckDodgers345 yeah game is better than 50

    • @chrisKeen21
      @chrisKeen21 2 роки тому +1

      💯

    • @timsmith1323
      @timsmith1323 2 роки тому +1

      @@DuckDodgers345 speaking facts my guy

  • @TomekZylMusic
    @TomekZylMusic 2 роки тому +66

    Bumped this guy's music while kids in school were vibing the britney spears and spice girls here in the UK. Too many bangers in the archives 🏆

    • @Ocapela215
      @Ocapela215 2 роки тому +3

      Spice Girls...🤣

    • @ryanr20091
      @ryanr20091 2 роки тому +2

      that was late 90s stuff mostly you are talking about lol with those pop artist the game came out in the 2000s

    • @ryanr20091
      @ryanr20091 2 роки тому

      @@Ocapela215 i know that was like 97

  • @berkduzgun4475
    @berkduzgun4475 2 роки тому

    I listen to Doing It Stealthy when I'm experiencing existential dread. It makes it worse but... I just can't stop.

  • @IWannatalkpodcast
    @IWannatalkpodcast Рік тому +2

    He's 40 and still acts like he's in the streets, that's what's wrong with him imo.

  • @k-baye6292
    @k-baye6292 2 роки тому +11

    This dude was my childhood

    • @deanbenford7363
      @deanbenford7363 2 роки тому +5

      He was box office entertainment back in the 2000s no doubt. I bumped his music endlessly.

  • @groundbeef174
    @groundbeef174 2 роки тому +6

    Game raps like "Tell Dr. Dre and Eve to pick up Busta Rhymes. NWA and Ice Cube helped me write these lines."

  • @mkdadon2245
    @mkdadon2245 Рік тому +4

    Y'all can go on & on but this guy is a legend and he still makes Hits. His career is not dead instead people will never accept the fact that he's responsible for destroying G-Unit & their puppet masters hip hop careers. Plus he proved over & over that he can make after leaving Aftermath which people doubted

  • @dmercy8477
    @dmercy8477 2 роки тому +8

    How Jay diss him once? Dear Summer, The Prelude, & What You Talkin' Bout are all shots at Game and he even called Game a groupie and mocked him in a interview. Game dissing Jay and 50 was petty as they helped him. We know your career will really fall and end completely when you diss Jay. Some of them survived and was still popular and successful like Nas who ripped Jay with Ether and his Stillmatic comeback but Game wasn't one of those artists, he did it to himself.

  • @PeterGriffin11
    @PeterGriffin11 2 роки тому +14

    Rap/Hip Hop would be much better if there was less violence and pointless fueds although some artists thrive on that. 11:18 is really ironic sense Freddie Gibbs says a lot stupid things himself.

    • @Ss31994
      @Ss31994 2 роки тому

      Jim Jones let Freddie have it at 211 dinner served 😂😂😂

    • @Dgrimble8
      @Dgrimble8 2 роки тому +1

      Freddie self aware tho, he's more of a troll then actually beefing with people. The game just seems desperate

  • @dwaynejpeterkin
    @dwaynejpeterkin 2 роки тому +12

    It’s not completely sabotaged as he’s still one of the best rappers in the west coast he just needs to lay off the antics

  • @yugiohsachse
    @yugiohsachse 2 роки тому +2

    The documentary and gta San Andreas on ps2. Best days in my life

  • @burymeinakobebryantnumber8598
    @burymeinakobebryantnumber8598 2 роки тому +9

    LA will always appreciate what game gave to us from 2005-2015ish , after that he puts a good song or two every couple years hence , eazy with Kanye . He may not be what he was but he still left a presentce and legacy from his time in his prime !

  • @OmarGarcia-qp9tt
    @OmarGarcia-qp9tt 2 роки тому +6

    I’m a huge game fan since 04 and I’ll admit he been on some trippy shit through his career but one thing for sure is he’s one of best to ever spit on a mic especially in the 00s people forget how good he was

    • @rodjohnson6408
      @rodjohnson6408 Рік тому

      Ngl, he's one of my favorites because of his off the court antics. Let the rap game's all time biggest weirdo get as weird as he wants to be - it's pure entertainment😂

  • @juswolf22
    @juswolf22 2 роки тому +6

    It sucks cuz it was literally a whole decade where game had the west on his back alongside snoop

  • @bigzubber
    @bigzubber Рік тому +1

    The game is basically that one guy who comes back to his old high schools football games to tell the girls how good he was 10 years ago and how much potential he had😂

  • @avatarkels9846
    @avatarkels9846 2 роки тому

    Bruh you gotta do a video of The Game’s beefs. Good shit as always!

  • @jaimerodriguez1550
    @jaimerodriguez1550 2 роки тому +12

    His whole look and his music was chasing a sound and a feeling that was aged and dead for a long time.by the time he modernized my mind was like this ain't game.

  • @MrQuinn-rz5li
    @MrQuinn-rz5li Рік тому +4

    this video aged like some fiiiine wine

  • @emptyroomd9567
    @emptyroomd9567 2 роки тому

    These videos are interesting glad I found you

  • @glenmalesa8902
    @glenmalesa8902 Рік тому +1

    That Manscape ad caught me off guard

  • @erics8215
    @erics8215 2 роки тому +3

    When keeping it real goes wrong

  • @terranceroberts2919
    @terranceroberts2919 2 роки тому +28

    The Game is one of the few artist that survived 50 cent unfazed.

    • @201stars
      @201stars 2 роки тому +5

      Rick Ross too.

    • @dwaynejpeterkin
      @dwaynejpeterkin 2 роки тому +3

      @@201stars not really Rick Ross is barely around and respected

    • @jfraz1992
      @jfraz1992 2 роки тому

      The came lol

    • @terranceroberts2919
      @terranceroberts2919 2 роки тому

      @@jfraz1992 lol yeah just noticed fixed! thanks!

    • @terranceroberts2919
      @terranceroberts2919 2 роки тому +8

      @@dwaynejpeterkin Also Rick Ross got lucky due to the era hip hop was in if you get what I'm saying... Rick Ross is underrated for sure though and it bothers him he expresses it in songs like What's Free "Over a decade and never nobody's favorite"

  • @AndyPepRock
    @AndyPepRock 2 роки тому

    Really interesting, loved The Documentary but haven't listened to him since. Both him and 50 arrived on the scene with just an amazing level of hype that I don't think either ever managed to fully fulfil.

  • @dangermouse9348
    @dangermouse9348 Рік тому +2

    And here we are 6 months later waiting to see if Eminem will drop the coup-de-grace kill track or just leave nature to take it's course.

    • @Reckoning2943
      @Reckoning2943 Рік тому +1

      I guess not paying any attention to him is the greatest diss
      Imagine being more irrelevant than MGK in rap

  • @choosey7848
    @choosey7848 2 роки тому +6

    So, I saw The Game at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn't want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, "Oh, like you're doing now?" I was taken aback, and all I could say was "Huh?" but he kept cutting me off and going "huh? huh? huh?" and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like "Sir, you need to pay for those first." At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.
    When she took one of the bars and started SCANNING it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually "to prevent any electrical infetterence," and then turned around and winked at me. I don't even think that's a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

  • @djtoxicdhg
    @djtoxicdhg 2 роки тому +10

    The game was a og I like that dood he seems kinda cool mines the beef he seems kinda dope even if I was not a crazy game fan music wise I respect him.

  • @mistaknewitall2718
    @mistaknewitall2718 2 роки тому +1

    Well said