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Use mdy dates|date=June 2011pp-semi-blp|small=yespp-move-indefUpdate|date=January 2011Infobox musical artist| name = Game| image = TheGameApr2011.jpg| caption = Game performing in April 2011| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Jayceon Terrell Taylorcite news|title=The Game pleads not guilty in LA|url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2007-09-25-4146972801_x.htm|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press |date=September 25, 2007|accessdate=August 6, 2008| birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1979|11|29| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, United Statescite web|last=Adaso|first=Henry|title=The Game|url= http://rap.about.com/od/artists/p/TheGame.htm|publisher=About.com|accessdate=August 6, 2008| origin = Compton, California|Compton , California, United States| genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop | alias = The Game| instrument =| occupation = Rapping|rapper , actor| years_active = 2002–present| label = The Black Wall Street Records|BWS , Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath , Geffen Records|Geffen , Interscope Records|Interscope , DGC Records|DGC | associated_acts = Dr. Dre , Pharrell Williams , Kanye West , Eminem , 50 Cent , Snoop Dogg , Busta Rhymes , Lil Wayne , Nas , Raekwon | website = URL|comptongame.com Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29, 1979), better known by his stage name Game , formerly The Game , is an American Rapping|rapper and actor. As a member of G-Unit , he rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his debut album, The Documentary , which earned him two Grammy Award nominations. His debut album was followed by two more successful albums—the second album '' Doctor's Advocate in 2006, and the third album LAX (album)|LAX in 2008. Game also runs his own record label The Black Wall Street Records . Game is considered to be a driving force in reviving and bringing back the West Coast hip hop scene, which had been overshadowed by artists from the East Coast hip hop|East and Southern hip hop|South .cite web |url= http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2005/02/18/18129758.aspx |title= XXL Spotlights West Coast Hip-Hop In March Issue |accessdate=July 20, 2007 |author=Clover Hope |date= February 18, 2007 |work=Allhiphopcite web |url= http://www.dubcnn.com/features/editorials/2005wrapup/ |title= The West Coast Rap Up: 2005 |accessdate=January 27, 2007 |author=Conan Milne |year= 2005 |work=Dubcnncite web |url= http://www.bet.com/Music/GAME+Playtime+Is+Over.htm? wbc_purpose=Basic& WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished |title= XXL Game: Playtime Is Over |accessdate=October 8, 2007 |author=Kim Osorio |date= March 21, 2006 |work=BET |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060324060932/ http://www.bet.com/Music/GAME+Playtime+Is+Over.htm? wbc_purpose=Basic& WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished |archivedate = March 24, 2006
Early life
Game was born Jayceon Terrell Taylor on November 29, 1979 in Los Angeles , California . He grew up in Compton, California|Compton in a primarily Crips|Crip gang neighborhood known as Santana Blocc,cite web | url = http://ca.askmen.com/men/entertainment_200/200c_the_game.html | title = Men of the Week: Entertainment | accessdate =January 25, 2007 although he grew up to become a member of the Bloods .cite news |url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/09/AR2005050901357.html |title= The Game Fizzles and Snoop Dogg Sizzles |accessdate=June 18, 2007 |author=Sarah Godfrey |date= May 10, 2005 |work=The Washington Postcite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/game_the/artist.jhtml#/music/artist/game_the/bio.jhtml | title = The Game | accessdate =January 25, 2007 |publisher=MTV He was born into a life of gang-banging and hustling . In an October 2006 interview with MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway , Game described his family as " dysfunctional family|dysfunctional " and claimed that his father child molestation|molested one of his sisters.cite video|title=Game's Family Web Is 'All Tangled Up'|url= http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/? id=1543197& vid=113597|publisher=MTV News|people=The Game, Sway Calloway|date=October 16, 2006 When later interviewed, Game stated that at a young age, he recalled seeing both of his parents preparing to do Drive-by shooting|drive-bys . His father was a Nutty Block Crips|Crip and his mother a Hoover Crippelette. Drugs and guns were all around Taylor while he was growing up. His father was a heroin addict and both his parents frequently took cocaine . Both his parents owned Glock 17 s. At around the age of 6, Taylor stated that a friend of his was murdered for his clothes and shoes in the neighborhood by a teenager.cite web | url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1667139/bio | title =IMDbBio |accessdate=February 5, 2011
At the age of 7, Taylor went into foster care . While in foster care, he was teased by other children. He did not go unnoticed, however. Game's intelligence was acknowledged by his caretakers and he usually helped his foster brothers and sisters with their homework. Taylor had a defining moment in his life when he met his idol, Eric Wright (also known as Eazy-E ), founder of the rap group N.W.A , around 1989.
Throughout Taylor's adolescence, he endured many hardships. At 13, one of Taylor's older brothers, Jevon, who was 17 at the time and had just received a record deal, was shot at a gas station. Taylor stated that he felt his father played a hand in this by not being there, for if he had, his brother would not have been shot. Jevon died the day after Jayceon visited him in the hospital, promising that things would be better and that lost time would be made up. Two years later, when Taylor was 15, he was removed from the foster care system. He moved in with his mother, Lynette, as his father was no longer around, and had a tumultuous relationship with his mother at first.
Taylor attended Compton High School , where most students who were affiliated with gangs were Crips . However, his older half brother George Taylor III, known as Big Fase 100, attended Centennial High School (Compton, California)|Centennial High School and was the leader of the Cedar Block Pirus|Piru Bloods . In high school, Taylor was beginning to follow in his brother's footsteps but when his natural athletic abilities earned him a position as the point guard on the basketball team, he chose to focus on athletics instead, joining the track team and playing other various sports. In 1999, Taylor graduated from Compton High School and enrolled in Washington State University . According to Taylor, he had earned a basketball scholarship to the university, but was kicked out of the university after being caught with drugs in his possession. The university's athletic department, however, refutes that Taylor was ever enrolled in their athletic program and denies the drug claims.cite news|url= http://www.thenewstribune.com/ae/music/story/416110.html|title=Hottest Tracks Around|date=July 18, 2008|work=The News Tribune (Tacoma)|accessdate=December 27, 2008Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot
After being kicked out of college, Taylor started fully embracing street life, selling drugs and running with gangs.cite web | url = http://xxlmag.com/Features/2005/april/the-game/index.html | title = The Game | accessdate =January 25, 2007 | author=Jon Caramanica dead link|date=August 2011 Game and his brother Big Fase owned an apartment on the outskirts of Compton in Bellflower, California|Bellflower . Shortly after moving there, they had a monopoly on the drug trade, but the operation was short-lived. On October 1, 2001, while Taylor was in the apartment alone, he heard a knock on the door at 2am. Expecting a late night sale, Taylor opened the door to see a regular customer. The man, however, was accompanied by two other visitors. A fight then ensued between Taylor and another man, and before he was able to reach for his pistol, Taylor was shot five times execution-style by one of the assailants. After lying still for several minutes, Game used his cell phone and called an ambulance. Due to the severity of his wounds, Taylor went into a three-day coma.
Music career
Early career (2002–2003)
While recovering in the hospital from the gunshot wounds he incurred in late 2001, Game told his brother to go out and buy all of the classic hip-hop albums. Over the course of five months, he studied all of the various influential rap albums and developed a strategy to turn himself into a rapper. With the help of his older brother Big Fase, they founded The Black Wall Street Records . The label originally featured such artists as Glasses Malone , Vita (rapper)|Vita , and Nu Jerzey Devil , along with Game himself.cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=The Game: Out Of The Shadows (page 3)|url= http://www.mtv.com/bands/g/game/news_feature_012705/index3.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|date=January 27, 2005|accessdate=August 10, 2008 His stage name was coined by his grandmother cause he stated that she used to call him Game saying he was game for anything.cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=The Game: Out Of The Shadows (page 2)|url= http://www.mtv.com/bands/g/game/news_feature_012705/index2.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|date=January 27, 2005|accessdate=August 10, 2008 Game first gained prominence when he attended a hip-hop summit hosted by Russell Simmons and Louis Farrakhan .cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |editor=Colin Larkin |title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |origyear=1992 |accessdate=October 2006 |edition=3 |year=1998 |month=November |publisher=Grove's Dictionaries |isbn=978-1-56-159237-1 |page=6653 After he had fully recovered, Game and Big Fase made a mixtape together. He releasing his first mixtape You Know What It Is Vol. 1 in 2002, and landed a record deal with the independent label Get Low Recordz owned by JT the Bigga Figga .
Game's mixtape reached the hands of Sean Combs , founder of Bad Boy Records , who originally was on the verge of signing him to his label.cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1495949/01162005/game_the.jhtml |title= The Game on Bad Boy? It Nearly Happened, He Says |accessdate=January 17, 2005 |author=Shaheem Reid |date= January 17, 2005 |publisher=MTV Five months later, he was discovered by Dr. Dre who listened to the mixtape that had been produced by his brother. Dr. Dre contacted Game and signed him to his Aftermath Entertainment label in 2003.cite web|last=Loftus|first=Johnny|title=The Game > Biography|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p681397|pure_url=yes|publisher=allmusic|year=2006|accessdate=August 13, 2008Campion, Chris (November 14, 2004). " http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,1347692,00.html The Game". The Observer . Accessed September 17, 2007. In late 2003, Interscope Records CEO Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre decided to have Game work with 50 Cent and G-Unit in order to help build a growing buzz around Game which would also fuel interest in G-Unit. Game made his first cameo appearance in the music video for 50 Cent's " In da Club ", where he is seen dancing with a girl. Since then, he has made numerous cameo appearances in music videos by 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks , Young Buck , and Fabolous .Game spent the next two and a half years working on his debut album and being mentored by Dr. Dre.Leeds, Jeff (November 27, 2005). " http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/arts/music/27leeds.html? _r=1& pagewanted=2& oref=slogin Scenes From an Arranged Marriage". The New York Times . Accessed October 5, 2007.Reid, Shaheem (January 27, 2005). " http://www.mtv.com/bands/g/game/news_feature_012705/ Game: Out of the Shadows". MTV. Accessed September 17, 2007.
Not having dropped an album despite being signed onto Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records for a while, Game was still able to create hype around his image alone. He appeared in ads for Sean Combs 's Sean John clothing company and had an endorsement deal with Boost Mobile , appearing in a commercial alongside Kanye West and Ludacris . Game also appeared heavily on the mixtape circuit and guest starred on mixtapes for DJ Green Lantern , The Diplomats , and G-Unit . The first single released with Game on it was " Certified Gangstas ", which also featured Jim Jones (rapper)|Jim Jones and Cam'ron . Though the single wasn't considered to be mainstream, the buzz increased around the West Coast rapper.
On September 28, 2004, Game released his first promo single, " Westside Story (song)|Westside Story ", from his debut album. He had originally chosen to title his debut album ''Nigga Wit' An Attitude Volume 1'' (as heard in the lyrics to " Dreams (The Game song)|Dreams "), but an injunction filed at the request of Eazy-E 's widow prevented him from using N.W.A. 's name in the album title. Thus, the album was titled The Documentary , which featured Dr. Dre and 50 Cent as executive producers. The album spawned the hit single (music)|singles " How We Do (song)|How We Do " and " Hate It or Love It ", the latter receiving two Grammy nominations.cite news|url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2005-12-08-grammy-list-nominations_x.htm|title=Complete list of Grammy Award nominations|date=December 8, 2005 | work=USA Today The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 and was the tenth best selling album of 2005 in the United States.cite web |url= http://www.*aceshowbiz*.com/news/view/00002623.html |title= The Top 10 Best-Selling Albums of 2005 |accessdate=January 26, 2007 |author=Peter Rooley |year= 2006 |month= January |work=Ace Showbiz ?-Wikipedia detects link as spam. Remove asterisks to view page It also debuted at number seven in the United Kingdom and sold over five million copies worldwide.cite web |url= http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl? ACCT=109& STORY=/www/story/09-26-2006/0004439649& EDATE= |title= The Game Continues |accessdate=January 26, 2007 | date = October 26, 2006 In October 2004, he released his first album Untold Story (album)|Untold Story through Get Low Recordz, which sold over 82,000 copies within its first three months.cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1000777472 |title= The Game's 'Documentary' Blasts Off At No. 1 |accessdate=January 25, 2007 |author=Margo Whitmire |date= January 26, 2005 |work=Billboard The album featured artists like Sean T (rapper)|Sean T , Young Noble (of the Outlawz ), and JT the Bigga Figga.cite web |url= http://www.last.fm/music/The+Game/Untold+Story |title= Untold Story – The Game |accessdate=January 26, 2007 Game also appeared on various mixtapes hosted by DJ's such as DJ Kayslay , DJ Whoo Kid , and DJ Clue . Game also released a second mixtape You Know What It Is Vol. 2 through his own record label and appeared on the video game NBA Live 2004 on a song produced by Fredwreck called "Can't Stop Me".cite web |url= http://www.rapnewsdirect.com/0-202-257542-00.html? tag=artistnav |title= Hip-Hop News: NBA Live 2004 & Hip Hops In The Game |accessdate=January 26, 2007 |author=Robert |date= October 26, 2003 |work=Rap News Network
Later that year, the young rapper Lil Eazy-E, son of rapper the late Eazy-E , entered a feud with Game. The two used to be close associates and even recorded music together. Lil' Eazy-E has since directed numerous diss songs targeting the rapper, and has expressed his anger over what he felt was Game misuse of his father's name. Game responded by claiming that Lil' Eazy-E was trying to establish himself off the success he had made since releasing The Documentary .cite web |url= http://www.allhiphop.com/features/? ID=1280 |title= The Game Releases Statement on Beef |accessdate=July 27, 2007 |author=Jayceon Taylor |year= 2005 |month= November |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060204211404/ http://www.allhiphop.com/features/? ID=1280 |archivedate = February 4, 2006 He released a song titled "120 Bars" where he claimed that Lil' Eazy-E does not write his own lyrics.cite web |url= http://www.illhill.com/article.asp? topic_id=698 |title= Exclusive ILLHILL.com Lil' Eazy Interview |accessdate=January 26, 2007 |author=Dominic de Haas |year= 2006 |month= January |publisher=Ill Hilldead link|date=August 2011 However, on the same track, Game stated that he would rather not feud with Lil' Eazy-E due to the deep respect he has for Lil' Eazy-E's father. Lil' Eazy-E later responded with "They Know Me". On October 30, 2006, Game went on KDAY and said that he and Lil' Eazy-E had ended their feud.
Dr. Dre's nemesis, Suge Knight , also had an ongoing feud with Game that stemmed from Yukmouth's claim that Game had been slapped by Suge Knight. Game responded on his website, saying that if Suge Knight had ever touched him, he would be "six feet under".Citation needed|date=July 2009 After the 2005 BET Awards , associates of Death Row Records had their invitations to a party hosted by Ciara rescinded. Supposedly, a member of Death Row Records tried to steal Game's chain. Game stated on his Black Wall Street website that he disliked Suge Knight because of "the lives he has endangered". In Miami for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards , Suge Knight was shot and wounded at Kanye West 's party by an unknown gunman.cite web |url= http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/7725 |title= Suge Shooting Remains a Mystery |accessdate=January 26, 2007 |author=Janeé Bolden |date= October 24, 2005 |publisher=Sohh Game vigorously denied involvement in the shooting, but the incident renewed efforts to pacify hip hop feuds and Game has consequently been discouraged from attending certain events in hopes of averting retaliation.cite web |url= http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/7483 |title= The Game Locked Out of Magic Convention, Suge Retaliation Feared |accessdate=January 26, 2007 |author=Rich Rock |date= August 30, 2005 |publisher=Sohh Later, Game and various representatives of California's rap cliques formed a West Coast "peace treaty" to end many rivalries between West Coast rappers.cite web |url= http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=4299 |title= Snoop, The Game, Steve Harvey and Others Make West Coast Peace Treaty |accessdate=July 27, 2007 |author=Houston Williams |date= April 14, 2005 |publisher=Allhiphop |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050415034917/ http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=4299 |archivedate = April 15, 2005 Although Suge Knight did not attend, he and Game declared their feud over.Citation needed|date=July 2009 Main|G-Unit vs. The Game feudIn early 2005, Game entered a hip-hop feud|feud (or "beef") with G-Unit. Even before Game's debut album was released and their feud became public, there was tension between Game and 50 Cent.March 2005 issue of Vibe magazine. The interview asks about Game's and 50 Cent's physical altercation. Soon after The Documentary 's release, 50 Cent talked about an accident that occurred in the strip club by stating that he felt that the rapper's actions of not partnering with 50 Cent to react to Fat Joe and Jadakiss after the New York (Ja Rule song)|New York song written by Ja Rule were wrong and then booted Game out of G-Unit . 50 Cent also claimed that he was not getting his proper credit for the creation of the album, as he had written six of the songs, all of which Game denied. During that dispute, a member of Game's entourage was shot during a confrontation that occurred at the WQHT|Hot 97 studio in New York City.cite web |url= http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=4129 |title= Update: Man Shot Not With 50 Cent; Violator Offices Shot Up |accessdate=July 27, 2007 |author=Jayson Rodriguez |date=March 1, 2005 |publisher=Allhiphop |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050306234231/ http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=4129 |archivedate = March 6, 2005 After the situation between them escalated, 50 Cent and Game held a press conference to announce their reconciliation.cite web |url= http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2005/03/09/18129811.aspx |title= AHH Special: 50 Cent and Game's Truce |accessdate=July 27, 2007 |author=Alvin Blanco |date=March 9, 2005 |publisher=Allhiphop Fans had mixed feelings as to whether the rappers created a publicity stunt to boost the sales of the two albums the pair had just released. Nevertheless, even after the situation had apparently deflated,cite web |url= http://allhiphop.com/blogs/features/archive/2005/05/09/18133221.aspx |title= Game: Winds of Change |accessdate=July 27, 2007 |author=Houston Williams |date= May 9, 2005 |publisher=AllhiphopG-Unit continued to feud with Game, denouncing his street credibility in the media and claimed that, without their support, he would not score a hit if he made a second album. Game responded during a performance at Summer Jam and launched a boycott of G-Unit called "G-Unot".cite web |url= http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=4469 |title=The Game Taunts 50 Cent, Jay-Z Returns At Hot 97's Summer Jam|accessdate=July 27, 2007|author=Jayson Rodriguez|date=June 6, 2005|publisher=Allhiphop |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050617073858/ http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=4469 |archivedate = June 17, 2005
After the performance at Summer Jam, Game responded with a song titled "300 Bars and Runnin'", an extended "diss" aimed at G-Unit as well as members of Roc-A-Fella Records on the mixtape You Know What It Is Vol. 3 . The track is unique in that it is nearly 14 minutes long, in which Game criticizes all members of G-Unit, amongst many others. 50 Cent responded through his " Piggy Bank (song)|Piggy Bank " music video, which features Game as a Mr. Potato Head doll and also parodies other rivals.cite web |url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3445/title.50-strikes-back-in-piggy-bank-video|title=50 Strikes Back in "Piggy Bank" Video|accessdate=January 29, 2007|author=A-Plus|date=August 5, 2005 |publisher=Hip Hop DX Since then, both groups continued to attack each other. Game released two more mixtapes, Ghost Unit and a mixtape/DVD called Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin . 50 Cent's rebuttal was "Not Rich, Still Lyin'" where he mocks Game.cite web |url= http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8275|title=The Game takes on Spider Loc, 50 Cent strikes back|accessdate=January 28, 2007|author=Carl Chery|coauthors= Jesse Gissen|date=February 3, 2006|publisher=Sohh In addition, G-Unit started to respond on numerous mixtapes and then-new G-Unit member Spider Loc began dissing Game. Game responded with "240 Bars (Spider Joke)", a song mainly aimed at Spider Loc, but also addressing Tony Yayo and rap group M.O.P. , and on the song "The Funeral 100 Bars".
The feud between Game and Roc-A-Fella Records grew out of an earlier rivalry with Memphis Bleek over the name of his label ( Get Low Records ), which was similar to the one Game was previously signed to ( Get Low Recordz ). On the single " Westside Story (song)|Westside Story ", Game raps that "I don't do button-up shirts or drive maybach s", which was perceived as being directed towards Jay-Z , though Game stated it was directed toward Ja Rule . Later Jay-Z performed a freestyle on Funkmaster Flex 's radio show on Hot 97 and in it, he repeatedly used the word "game", which some hip-hop fans believed was directed towards Game. Game responded with 'My Bitch" in which the first verse is directed at G-Unit , the second verse is directed at Jay-Z and the third verse at Suge Knight .cite web |url= http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=4077 |title=Game Says No Beef With Jay-Z, Speaks on Amsterdam Comments|accessdate=July 27, 2007|author=Clover Hope|date=February 14, 2005|publisher=Allhiphop |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050226070341/ http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=4077 |archivedate = February 26, 2005
''Doctor's Advocate and LAX (2006–2008)
Due to his disputes with 50 Cent, Game left Aftermath Entertainment and signed with Geffen Records another label under Universal Music Group 's Interscope-Geffen-A& M division to terminate his contractual obligations with G-Unit in the summer of 2006. The rapper's second album '' Doctor's Advocate was released on November 14, 2006. This album was set out by Game to prove that he was still able to make good music and be a successful artist without the help of Dr. Dre or 50 Cent. He was also working on getting his own label, The Black Wall Street Records , signed to a distribution label. While Game originally claimed Dr. Dre would still do production on the album in the November issue of XXL (magazine)|XXL magazine,cite web |url= http://xxlmag.com/online/? p=5019 |title= Man Up |accessdate=January 26, 2007 |author=Kawan Ari |date=September 28, 2006 |publisher=XXL magazine he admitted in September after the XXL interview was conducted during an interview on radio station Power 105 that Dr. Dre would not be producing any trackscite web |url= http://www.bet.com/Music/musicnews928.htm? wbc_purpose=Basic& WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished |title= Daily Music News Wrap Up |accessdate=January 26, 2007 |author=Kim Osorio |date= September 28, 2006 |work=BET.comdead link|date=August 2011 although four previously unreleased tracks produced by Dr. Dre were released on the internet, but no reason was given as to why they were not included on the album. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 358,000 copies its first week.cite web |url= http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1003437915 |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/5Pki04M5I |archivedate= 2007-06-21 |title= The Game Wins No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |accessdate=January 27, 2007 |date= November 22, 2006 |author=Katie Hast |work=Billboard
In October 2006, Game extended a peace treaty to 50 Cent, which was not immediately replied to.Fresh, Remmie (September 30, 2006). http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2006/09/30/18131554.aspx The Game Extends Peace Treaty to 50 Cent. Allhiphop . Accessed July 20, 2007. However, a couple days later on Power 106 , he stated that the treaty was only offered for one day.Audio of the conversation on Power 106 Uniform Resource Locator|URL accessed on October 11, 2006 http://www.therealblackwallstreet.com/forum/showthread.php? s=c0782d458ec026fb31bc5a54590e45cb& t=25361 The Black Wall Street Forum On Game's album ''Doctor's Advocate , he says the feud is over on a few of the songs. The feud seemed to have gained steam after Tony Yayo allegedly slapped the fourteen year old son of Czar Entertainment CEO Jimmy Rosemond. Game responded with "Body Bags" on You Know What It Is Vol. 4''.cite web|url= http://allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=6893 |title= The Game Breaks Silence on Manager's Son's Assault, Releases Track Aimed at G-Unit |accessdate=July 20, 2007 |author=Roman Wolfe |date= April 3, 2007 |work=Allhiphop |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070406235703/ http://allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=6893 |archivedate = April 6, 2007 Since Young Buck was dismissed from G-Unit by 50 Cent, there has been interviews from both Game and Young Buck stating they never had a problem with each other. In an interview Young Buck said he was aware of Game's support and that Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo did not reach out to him.cite web|url= http://www.hiphop-elements.com/article/read/4/24390/1/ |title=Young Buck Speaks On 50, The Game, Sha Money & G-Unit – |publisher=Hiphop-elements.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-06
Game's third album, LAX (album)|LAX , went head to head with heavy metal music|heavy metal band Slipknot (band)|Slipknot 's All Hope Is Gone on the Billboard & nbsp;200, seeing that both albums were released on August 22, 2008, therefore both albums were competing for the number one spot on the Billboard & nbsp;200 albums charts. LAX ended up debuting at number two on the Billboard & nbsp;200, at first it looked like LAX had debuted ahead of All Hope Is Gone by 13 copies, with such a close difference. Initially, Billboard published an article stating that The Game had secured the top spot with a margin of 13& nbsp;units, in what was described as the "closest race for number one since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking Data in 1991".cite web |last= Jones |first= Alan |title= Slipknot claim first US number one, after chart mix up |work= Music Week |date= September 5, 2008 |url= http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp? sectioncode=1& storycode=1035404& c=1 |accessdate=September 6, 2008 Slipknot's labels Warner Music Group and Roadrunner Records asked for a soundscan recount, a historic first. Nielsen proceeded to the recount, which placed LAX at number two with 238,382 copies, and Slipknot in first position with 239,516 copies scanned, a margin of 1,134 copies. After the recount 12& nbsp;hours later, the article was rewritten and Slipknot was awarded the number one spot, having sold 239,516& nbsp;units. The album spawned four singles, " Game's Pain " with R& B singer Keyshia Cole , " Dope Boys " with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker , " My Life (The Game song)|My Life " with rapper Lil Wayne and " Camera Phone (song)|Camera Phone " with R& B singer Ne-Yo . In the United States the album has sold over 660,100 copies.cite web|url= http://www.xxlmag.com/news/latest-headlines/2009/02/the-game-embarks-on-national-tour/ |title=The Game Embarks On National Tour |publisher=Xxlmag.Com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-06
The R.E.D. Album (2009–present)
It was confirmed in May 2009 that Game began working on a new album title, The R.E.D. Album cite news|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611243/20090512/game__3_.jhtml|title=Game Collaborates With Rick Ross For 'Hip-Hop,' Not 50 Cent Disses|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=May 13, 2009|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=May 14, 2009cite news|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611413/20090514/game__3_.jhtml|title=The Game Says He's 'Rededicated To Hip-Hop' On The R.E.D. Album'|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=May 14, 2009|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=July 2, 2009 On June 26, 2009 Game released a song titled " Better on the Other Side " a Michael Jackson tribute, the day after Jackson's death. It features Sean Combs|Diddy , Mario Winans , Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown , Usher (entertainer)|Usher & Boyz II Men .cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1615171/20090701/game__3_.jhtml|title=Game On 50 Cent Beef: 'I Did A Lot Of Dumb Things'/Game Beef|work= MTV News |date=July 2, 2009|accessdate=July 3, 2009 On October 3, 2009, Snoop Dogg posted a picture on his Twitter of himself, Dr. Dre and Game in the studio working together,cite web|url= http://twitter.com/SNooPdOGG |title=Snoop Dogg (SnoopDogg) op Twitter |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-06cite web|url= http://twitpic.com/k21vb |title=What can be more gangsta than dis? We n the studio right now!... on Twitpic |publisher=Twitpic.com |date=2009-10-03 |accessdate=2011-08-06 The picture was taken a day earlier and it marked the first time Game had worked with Dr. Dre for some years since the beef with former fellow G-Unit labelmate 50 Cent caused him to release his two following albums on Geffen Records . Later in early January 2010 Game posted a twitpic of him wearing a lot of Aftermath chains with a caption saying "It's funny how things come Full Circle". Later he confirmed that he had returned to Aftermath Entertainment .cite news|url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10579/title.game-officially-returns-to-aftermath-records|title=Game officially returns to aftermath records|last=Paine|first=Jake|date=February 7, 2010|publisher=hiphopdx|accessdate=February 3, 2011 On June 3, 2011, Pitchfork Media announced that Game is working with Odd Future leader Tyler, The Creator on a track called "Martians vs. Goblins".cite web|url= http://pitchfork.com/news/42715-tyler-the-creator-working-with-the-game/ |title=Tyler, the Creator Working With the Game |publisher=Pitchfork |date= |accessdate=2011-08-06 Finally released on August 23, 2011, 'R.E.D.' hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart with first week sales of 98,000 units sold.cite news|url= http://www.billboard.com/news/game-s-r-e-d-bows-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-1005333592.story#/news/game-s-r-e-d-bows-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-1005333592.story|title=Game's 'R.E.D.' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=August 31, 2011|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=August 31, 2011
Other ventures
As a result of his fame, Game ventured into areas outside of rap. He was chosen to play and had bought a large selection of shares for the now defunct Inglewood, California|Inglewood Cobras, an American Basketball Association (2000-)|ABA basketball franchise team.cite web |url= http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=5069 |title= The Game Joins Pro Basketball Team, Invests In Company |accessdate=July 27, 2007 |author=EbenGregory and Nolan Strong |date=November 16, 2006 |publisher=Allhiphop |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060420051901/ http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/? ID=5069 |archivedate = April 20, 2006
In 2000 Game appeared on dating television show Change of Heart (TV series)|Change of Heart , http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=5OMhDYK7ajE in the segment his partner criticised him for "acting Macho when in reality is said to be sensitive", it was also revealed that Game had taken his date Felicia to a male stripclub owned by his mother. The episode came to an end where a mutual friend of Jaceyon and his partner suggested in them staying together, Game decided to stay together but was rebuffed by the offer when his partner agreed to a change of heart and Game was subsequently dumped on TV. http://www.complex.com/music/2010/05/the-50-worst-hip-hop-fails-of-all-time/games-gets-dumped-on-change-of-heart
Game also ventured into acting. In 2004, he had a minor role voicing the character " List of characters in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas#Mark "B Dup" Wayne|B-Dup ", in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas . He also voiced a character in the video game Def Jam: Icon . In 2006, he made his film debut in Waist Deep as a character named "Big Meat" and is currently filming two more movies. cite web |url= http://imdb.com/name/nm1667139/ |title= The Game |accessdate=January 26, 2007 |work=IMDB Game has also partnered with 310 Motoring to create his own shoe called The Hurricanes . A portion of the proceeds of the shoe are donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina .cite web|url= http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/The-Game-shoes-Line-Hurricane-Game-hip-hop-2647.html |title=The Game shoes Line Hurricane Game |publisher=Hip Hop Galaxy |date=2005-09-14 |accessdate=2011-08-06
Personal life
Family and relationships
Game has three children, two sons and a daughter. His first son is named Harlem Caron Taylor and was born on June 30, 2003. The Los Angeles Times reported that as of 2006, Game is a resident of Glendale, California after purchasing a home in the Kenneth Village neighborhood.
Game announced that he was engaged to actress and model Valeisha Butterfield, the daughter of U.S. Congressman G. K. Butterfield . The couple were set to marry in March 2007, but the engagement was called off in June 2006.cite web |url= http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/UndertheDome/062706.html |title= Butterfield's engagement to The Game is short lived |accessdate=January 26, 2007 |author=Jeff Dufour |date=January 6, 2007 |work=The Hill |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070121053043/ http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/UndertheDome/062706.html |archivedate = January 21, 2007
Legal issues
Game, Snoop Dogg , and Tha Dogg Pound , were civil lawsuit|sued for assaulting a fan on stage at a May 2005 concert at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington . The accuser, Richard Monroe, Jr., claimed he was beaten by the artists' entourage while mounting the stage.cite web|url= http://www.idiomag.com/peek/78299/snoop_dogg|title=Snoop Dogg appears in court|accessdate=April 26, 2009|date=April 26, 2009|publisher= idiomag He alleged that he reacted to an "open invite" to come on stage. Before he could, Snoop's bodyguards grabbed him and he was beaten unconscious by crewmembers, including the rapper and producer Soopafly ; Snoop and Game were included in the suit for not intervening. The lawsuit focuses on a pecuniary claim of $22& nbsp;million in punitive and compensatory damages , battery (tort)|battery , negligence , and intentional infliction of emotional distress .cite web|url= http://xxlmag.com/online/? p=1172 |title=XXL Magazine Snoop Dogg, Dogg Pound and The Game Sued for Concert Assault |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-06 The concerned parties appeared in court in April 2009.
On October 28, 2005, Game was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro . At one point, police said his companions were pepper spray ed when they surrounded officers in a threatening manner.cite web |url= http://ca.askmen.com/gossip/the-game/the-game-halloween-arrest.html |title= The Game's Halloween arrest |accessdate=January 26, 2007 |date= October 31, 2005 |publisher=AskMen Mall security officers said the rapper was wearing a full-face Halloween mask, filming shoppers, cursing loudly, and refused to leave when asked. Game continued to act up and was arrested, a police statement said. Game claimed that officers overreacted and that he did nothing wrong when he was pepper sprayed by the mall security. The five officers involved in the incident ended up suing Game for defamation ,cite web |url= http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/45660 |title= N.C. police officers suing rapper The Game |accessdate=January 26, 2007 |date= November 3, 2005 |work=Political Gateway |publisher=United Press Internationaldead link|date=August 2011 which has yet to be taken to court.
On May 11, 2007, Game was arrested at his home reportedly in connection with an incident at a basketball game in South Los Angeles in February 2007. He is alleged to have threatened a person with a gun. The arrest took place after his home was searched for three hours. Game was released early the next day after posting $50,000 bail.cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1559453/20070512/game_the.jhtml? rsspartner=rssFeedBurner |title= Game Arrested On Threat Charge |accessdate=May 16, 2007 |date= May 12, 2007 |work=MTV News On January 9, 2008, a Los Angeles judge scheduled February 4 as the beginning date for Game's trial on assault and weapons charges.Black widow (January 9, 2008). http://www.sixshot.com/news/9654/ Trial Date Set for The Game's Assault and Weapons Chargedead link|date=August 2011. SixShot. Accessed January 10, 2008. After pleading Nolo contendere|no contest to a felony weapons charge on February 11, Game was sentenced to 60 days in jail, 150 hours of community service, and three years probation . http://www.xxlmag.com/online/? p=19356 The Game Pleads No Contest to Weapons Charge, Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail. XXL (February 12, 2008). Accessed March 1, 2008.
Game was refused entry to CanadaWhen|date=June 2011 for alleged gang ties in LA; concert organisers said he was associated with the Bloods (gang)|Bloods . http://uk.news.yahoo.com/1/20110423/ten-the-game-denied-entry-into-canada-ov-c60bd6d.htmldead link|date=August 2011
On August 12, 2011 rapper The Game decided to tweet his search for a supposed internship opening. In the message sent to his over 580,000 followers he posted the number to call as the emergency line for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The Game's fans jammed the line for hours. Initially, The Game denied any wrongdoing saying the tweet was "a mistake." The Game then posted a message saying the sheriff's department can "track a tweet down but you can't solve murders!" A criminal investigation was launched stating that the The Game could be charged for obstruction of justice. Despite all of this, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department issued this statement, "Based upon our investigation, as well as consultation with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, the LASD considers the criminal investigation into this matter closed. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will not be seeking criminal charges." The Game issued an apology on CNN saying, "My sincerest apologies to the Sheriff's Department, it was a joke gone wrong."
Tattoos
Game has many tattoos on his body. He has deceased rapper Eazy-E on his right forearm and has a graveyard under it in which the headstones say 2Pac , Jam Master Jay & Eazy. Under his left eye he has a teardrop and behind his left ear has a tattoo that says "HCT 6 30 03" which is a reference to his son Harlem Caron Taylor who was born on June 30, 2003. On the left side of his neck he has his The Game logo and under it he has the Black Wallstreet logo. Under his right eye he had a tattoo of a Butterfly but covered it with the L.A. Dodgers logo and a red star around it. Under his right ear he has the Converse All-Star logo and under it he has CBP which stands for Cedar Block Piru. On his upper chest he has Hate It or Love It . On the right side of his chest he has a tattoo that says N.W.A . On the left side of his chest he has a Bandana . On his stomach he has "Stretch" which used to be his nickname because he was tall. On his right shoulder he has KJ and under it he has Tupac Shakur as an Angel . On his lower right forearm he has "Wallstreet" while on his other one has "The Black". On his right arm he has a tribute to his deceased friend "Billboard". On his right hand he has Chuck while his other hand has Taylor a reference to Chuck Taylor Disambiguation needed|date=August 2011 and Game's nickname. On his lower left forearm he has a Pigeon and above it a Clown . On his left elbow he has his Hurricane shoes logo and under it has G-Unot a reference to his feud with 50 Cent & G-Unit .
Discography
Main|Game discography; Studio albums
The Documentary (2005)
'' Doctor's Advocate (2006)
LAX (album)|LAX (2008)
The R.E.D. Album (2011) http://forbezdvd.com/cod.php? v=MTkzNg The Game speaks on Chris Brown, Rick Ross, also confirms 4th studio album
Soundtrack to Chaos (2012) http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16525/title.game-begins-work-on-fifth-album-with-1500-or-nothins-mars http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16852/title.game-reveals-next-album-title-confirms-no-features-name-drops http://twitter.com/#!/thegame/status/104321068533166081
Filmography
Film
Year
Film
Role
Notes
2006
Waist Deep
Big Meat
2006
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
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2008
Street Kings
Grill
Awards and nominations
awards table|- |rowspan="7"|2005 |rowspan="4"|The Game | BET Awards – BET Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist cite web|url= http://top40.about.com/od/awards/a/bet2005_2.htm|title=BET Awards Nominees 2005|year=2005|publisher=About.com|accessdate=July 2, 2009 |nom|- | Billboard Music Awards – Rap Artist of the Yearcite web|url= http://top40.about.com/od/awards/a/billboardma2005_2.htm|title=2005 Billboard Music Awards Nominees|year=2005|publisher=About.com|accessdate=July 2, 2009 |nom|- |Billboard Music Awards – New Artist of the Year |nom|- | MTV Video Music Award – MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist in a Video – " Dreams (The Game song)|Dreams " |nom|- |" How We Do (song)|How We Do " (feat. 50 Cent ) |Billboard Music Awards – Rap Song of the Year |nom|- |rowspan="4"|" Hate It or Love It " (feat. 50 Cent ) |BET Awards – BET Award for Best Collaboration|Best Collaboration |nom|- |MTV Video Music Award – MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video|Best Rap Video cite web|title=2005 MTV VMA nominees|url= http://www.mtv.com/bands/v/news_feature_vma_noms05/vma05list_flat.jhtml |publisher=MTV|accessdate=July 2, 2009 |nom|- |rowspan="2"|2006 | Grammy Awards – Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song |nom|- |Grammy Awards – Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group|Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group |nom|- |2007 |'' Doctor's Advocate | Ozone Magazine|Ozone Awards – Best West Coast Rap Albumcite web|url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5576/title.2007-ozone-award-winners|title=2007 Ozone Awards Winners|last=Hale|first=Andreas|date=August 14, 2007|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=March 25, 2011 |won|- |2008 |The Game |Ozone Awards – Best West Coast Rap Artistcite web|url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7501/title.2008-ozone-awards-winners-and-recap|title=2008 Ozone Awards Winners And Recap|last=Hale|first=Andreas|date=August 13, 2008|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=July 2, 2009 |won|}
References
Reflist|2
External links
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Official website|comptongame.com
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http://thisizgame.ning.com/ Game at Ning (website)|Ning
IMDb name|1667139|Game
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