Dec 22, 2018 Rozays best album imo. Cant believe its been 8 years since this came out, I was just coming to the end of high school and I remember me and my friends bumping this celebrating. Good times. 8.5/10
Jan 7, 2019 8.7/10 Time to wipe the dust off this and keep this going fellas! 2010 was such a fun year on a personal note, heading towards senior year in high school and we were in a incoming generational shift in hip-hop with the surging mixtape rappers (Drake, Cole, Cudi, Wiz, etc...) building their brands. In the middle of it all was everyone's favorite opulent drug lord Rick Ross coming off 50 Cent's ruthless public humiliations, normally this would have sabotaged anyone else's careers but not Rozay... Rick Ross dropped the Albert Anastasia tape and I knew we were in for something big, moments later Teflon Don dropped and Rick Ross never looked back since then. I'm Not A Star is such an jet-powered intro and sets the tone for the exaggerated tales and larger than life persona that Ross would portray to such staggering detail; limiting to him to just luxury raps on TD is a disservice as he demonstrates his full range on songs like Free Mason & Tears Of Joy, it was brilliant writing. Ross is prolific for his selection of beats, this one perhaps had the biggest impact on the industry as it had Lex Luger's fingerprints, combined with his work with Waka Flocka/Gucci, it formed into the 808 Mafia dominance we see thriving today--BMF & MC Hammer still sound so epic. A few missteps aside in this compact project, it's a masterpiece along with the following Rich Forever.
Jan 8, 2019 And we're back! Happy 2019 @RateThisAlbum ! Teflon Don gets an 8.1/10 from 6 ratings Next up, in the immortal words of DJ Jimi, later interpolated by Weezy F., we gon start this s--- off right. RATING 17: The Game - The Documentary Release Date: 18 January 2005 Label: Aftermath / G Unit / Interscope Tracklist: 01. Intro 02. Westside Story ft. 50 Cent 03. Dreams 04. Hate It or Love It ft. 50 Cent 05. Higher 06. How We Do ft. Faith Evans 07. Don’t Need Your Love ft. Faith Evans 08. Church for Thugs 09. Put You on the Game 10. Start from Scratch ft. Marsha Ambrosias 11. The Documentary 12. Runnin ft. Tony Yayo & Dion 13. No More Fun and Games 14. We Ain’t ft. Eminem 15. Where I’m From ft. Nate Dogg 16. Special ft. Nate Dogg 17. Don’t Worry ft. Mary J. Blige 18. Like Father, Like Son ft. Busta Rhymes Crazy to think its been almost exactly 14 years since this album dropped. Fun fact; this was the very last physical CD I purchased before I realised I just could just pirate my way to free music in the mid 00's. I'm sure I still have it lying around here somewhere. We often talk about how Get Rich or Die Tryin was the result of the right stars aligning, but the truth is 50 would have blown up with or without Dre & Co. The Game is an entirely different story. Without Dre, a lightening-hot G Unit stamp of approval and a production and feature list from the hip hop gods themselves, I don’t think Game would have reached the same career heights as he did, nor would he have been able to craft The Documentary - by far his best album - solo. We do have to give Game some credit though. He may just be a slightly above average rapper but he’s got a boatload of charisma, an incredible ear for beats and he f---ing loves hip hop. The singles (How We Do, Higher, Hate it or Love It) are the big highlights (Higher ranks amongst Dre’s greatest work ever imo), but there’s plenty of really good material spread over these 18 tracks, ranging from throwback West coast bangers (At a time when Cali was pretty much dead, in the mainstream at least) to beautifully poignant cuts like Dreams and Like Father Like Son. Game’s namedropping has been annoying for a lot of his career but it works in the context of this album; just a kid from Compton who struck incredibly lucky, who adores his hip hop idols, chronicling his appreciation for the genre and telling his own story in the process. I give it a 9/10.
Jan 8, 2019 Actually this is exactly what I'd say and rate this album. I guess not even a word I'd change...
Jan 8, 2019 @Sav Stanfield pretty much nailed it.. great features, lots of charisma and obviously Dre's beats >>>>>> Also have to give props to Timbaland, PYOTG is nice af. Not a song on here I don't enjoy at all. He may be a cornball now, but this album was great! 8.5/10
Jan 8, 2019 can we also talk about how Westside Story is the absolute perfect introduction CRIP NIGGAZ, BLOOD NIGGAZ, ESSAYS, ASIANS Also, Em actually delivered a solid verse at the height of his drugged out days
Jan 8, 2019 i feel like the documentary is carried by the beats, but the lyrics are good enough--just not as good as some of the artists that The Game name drops throughout this album. dreams, hate it or love it and start from scratch are probably my favorite songs. this album has some solid features and it reminds me of 50 cent's debut "Get rich or die trying". its a very commercial/radio friendly album with good beats throughout i'll give it an 8 out of 10
Jan 8, 2019 8.5/10 I would have called this an insta-classic years ago, but Game's worst traits that stem from this album have further annoyed me as time went on. But it doesn't detract all of the merit he had on the Documentary, Game is a true student of hip-hop and channeled his idols when it came to painting a crisp and grim image of his Compton upbringing. With the help of 50 and Dre, there is a rich palette of flows & hooks that still keep your head nodding, as it's been said this was one of the West Coast's biggest mainstream albums of the decade and it sure sounded like it. I think we can all agree the production on this is nothing short of sublime, I mean just look at the producer credits and it's an all-star guest list. In a vacuum I still really like the Documentary, even with Game's bad habits it's still very accessible and the best songs on here are all rap essentials if you ask me (Dreams, Hate It Or Love It).
Jan 9, 2019 I think it lacks charisma. Game tries really hard, but like you can hear it that he is trying to be interesting. Production is f---ing perfect though. I feel like Game really found himself and is being himself, and has fun being himself on Documentary 2/2.5. Here he tries to be cool, name drops everyone. You can hear his passion, but you cant get rid of the feeling that he is trying to appeal, not that he is appealing. At least for me. 7/10
Jan 9, 2019 Absolutely! Documentary 2.5 (which is more consistent and more interesting than 2 imo) was probably The Game at his most interesting as a rapper. The Documentary was this really strange, almost "already cooked" G-Unit/Aftermath album, with monstrous 50 Cent magic sprinkled all over it, and some other guy at the middle of the storm rapping okay. Beats are great, Hate It Or Love It is a timeless b-----r, but I can't rate it above a 7/10