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Compton's own Game (aka the Game and Hurricane Game) issued his debut LP, The Documentary, in 2004 through Aftermath/G-Unit/Universal. With everyone from Dr. Dre and 50 Cent to Nate Dogg, Kanye West, and Just Blaze contributing to the album, The Documentary made it clear from the outset that geographic squabbles weren't a part of Game's agenda. Rapping hadn't been at first, either. Having gotten involved in the drug trade after a rough childhood, it took being shot during a home invasion to cause an epiphany in Game. Inspired by N.W.A, The Chronic, Doggystyle, and classic albums from 2Pac, the Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z, Game began rapping in 2001 and never looked back. His barbed and bold freestyles caught the ear of Dre, who signed him to Aftermath in 2003 and executive-produced his debut. It was delayed a few times, but The Documentary finally dropped in January 2005.

Soon Game and 50 Cent were at war over the former's reluctance to beef with any and every enemy of G-Unit. Freestyles and mixtapes were spawned in amazing amounts from both sides, and every time a truce seemed possible, things fell apart at the last minute. Dr. Dre was stuck in the middle, and while he never publicly denounced Game, he passed on working with the rapper for his next effort. Despite Dre's absence, Game's sophomore release kept its original title of Doctor's Advocate when it was released in late 2006. Two years later, LAX was released. With fewer mentions of Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, the uneven album found the rapper moving on from his previous obsessions. After periods of retirement talk, the MC had a change of heart and began recording The R.E.D. Album ("R.E.D." being short for "rededicated"). After several delays and the release of numerous promotional singles, the album was released in August 2011.

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The Game may refer to:

Sports and games

The Game (dice game) (German: Das Spiel), a dice game designed by Reinhold WittigThe Game (mind game), a mind game, the objective of which is to avoid thinking about The Game itselfThe Game (treasure hunt), a 24- to 48-hour treasure hunt / puzzlehunt / road rallyThe Games (Olympics), the Olympic Games, an international multi-sport eventThe Game Headwear, a sports apparel and equipment company

College sports

The Game (Harvard-Yale), an annual American college football gameThe Game (Michigan-Ohio State), an annual American college football gameThe Game (Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon), an annual American college football gameThe Game (Cornell-Harvard), an annual American college ice hockey game

Music

Performers

Game (rapper), formerly The Game, American rapper

Albums

The Game (Alyssa Reid album)The Game (Chico DeBarge album)The Game (Queen album)The Game (Richie Rich album)The Game (Sham 69 album)The Game, a forthcoming album by Jo HikkThe Game, an album by Pete Murray

Songs

"The Game" (Common song)"The Game" (Disturbed song)"The Game" (Echo & the Bunnymen song)"The Game" (Red Flag song)"The Game", a song by Cold Chisel from Twentieth Century"The Game", a song by Dive Dive"The Game", a song by Drowning Pool from WWF Forceable Entry"The Game", a song by End of Fashion from End of Fashion"The Game", a song by Jurassic Five from Quality Control"The Game", a song by Lacuna Coil from Karmacode"The Game", a song by The Levellers from Levelling the Land"The Game", a song by Motörhead from Hammered"The Game", a song by Nightingale from "The Game", a song by Soul Asylum from Candy from a Stranger"The Game", a song by Trapt from Trapt

Television

Programs

The Game (Australian TV series), a program about Australian rules footballThe Game (U.S. TV series), a comedy-drama seriesThe Games (Australian TV series), a mockumentary about the 2000 Sydney OlympicsThe Games (UK TV series), a celebrity athletics competition

Episodes

"The Game" (Desperate Housewives)"The Game" (Girlfriends)"The Game" (Recess)"The Game" (Star Trek: The Next Generation)"The Game" (Stargate Atlantis)"The Games" (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World)

Film

The Games (film), a 1970 film directed by Michael WinnerThe Game (1984 film), a horror film directed by Bill RebaneThe Game (film), a 1997 film directed by David FincherThe Game (1998 film), a Scottish TV movie set during the 1978 World Cup, directed by Haldane DuncanThe Game (Highlander), the series of battles to become "the one" among the Immortals, in the Highlander film and television franchise

Literature

The Game (Ken Dryden), a 1983 memoir by ice hockey player Ken DrydenThe Game (Mary Russell novel), a 2004 novel by Laurie R. KingThe Game (novella), a 2007 novella by Diana Wynne JonesThe Game (play), a 1916 play by Harold BrighouseThe Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, a book by Neil StraussThe Game, a novel by A. S. ByattThe Game, a novel by Hans RueschThe Game, a novel by Jack LondonThe Game, a novel by Michael Hastings"The game", a term used to describe Sherlock Holmes speculation

Other

The Game (audio drama), a 2005 Doctor Who audio dramaKXTG or 95.5 FM, "The Game", an all-sports FM radio station in Portland, OregonThe Game, a nickname of American professional wrestler Triple HThe Game, in Synanon, a truth-telling session"The game", a principle espoused by the 20th-century Greek philosopher Kostas Axelos