In the mid-2000s, The Game was one of the biggest artists in the world, with his debut album The Documentary debuting at number one on Billboard and producing four massive songs at the same time. The project became one of the most important West Coast albums post-2000, arriving when New York and the South completely dominated mainstream rap.
What made The Documentary special was timing and infrastructure. 50 Cent helped executive produce the album while G-Unit was the biggest brand in music, leading Interscope to put real money behind a rollout that felt unavoidable. Still, the music didn’t feel manufactured.
The album earned Grammy nominations, including Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance for “Hate It or Love It,” because the sound felt authentic and hungry.
It landed during the last era where albums mattered, physical sales were massive, and radio could turn artists into superstars overnight. But the relationship between 50 Cent and The Game collapsed just as fast as the success arrived. After the album blew up,
The Game publicly credited Dr. Dre for discovering him, minimized 50’s role, grew distant from G-Unit, and eventually called them out on Hot 97, leading to his permanent removal from the group.
The Game still became a household name, but it leaves one question hanging. If him and 50 Cent never fell out, we might be talking about one of the greatest rap runs of all time
Source:Lovinghananews.com
