Sep 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM

398. The Game - The Documentary (2005) [September 3rd, 2025]

I know that Game is a pretty big joke on this forum by this point, but we can all agree that The Documentary is a classic right. Game's debut is a bit of an outlier in a lot of ways. It's the only album in his discography that was released under Aftermath, the only one to feature G-Unit members prior to the beef, and it's arguably his strongest showing period.

"Westside Story" is a perfectly simple opener for the record, with a calm beat paired up with great verses from Game and a great hook from 50. "Dreams" is a Kanye produced classic, and an all timer in my opinion. "Hate It Or Love It" and "How We Do" are classic mid 2000's hits, and they still slam hard to this day. You've got some great energetic tracks like "Higher", "Church for Thugs", and a personal favorite of mine, the Timbaland produced "Put You On The Game". You also have some great smooth tracks like "Runnin'", and "Special", alongside some all timers like "The Documentary", "No More Fun And Games", and "We Ain't". The closer "Like Father Like A Son" is a very emotional closer as well. If I had any complaint, it would have to be the R&B tracks. they aren't bad ("Start From Scratch" is especially good) but they're mostly on the weaker side. I didn't really mind Game's tendency to name drop people, but apparently that gets worse over time, so maybe I just haven't gotten annoyed by it yet.

The Documentary isn't Get Rich Or Die Tryin', but it's still a d--- good time. I remember thinking Doctor's Advocate was pretty good, so that one might be coming next.

 

Sep 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM

I might check out Doc 2/2.5 someday, but i’m not sure

 

Sep 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM

Detox dropped last week…