Track Listing

1. Intro To The Documentary - Dr. Dre, The Game, Che Vicious, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Rouble Kapoor, Mike Elizondo, Mark Batson, Wayne Kee
2. Westside Story - Dr. Dre, The Game, 50 Cent, Scott Storch, Mike Elizondo, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Jose Borges, Rouble Kapoor
3. Dreams - Kanye West, The Game, Kent Huffnagle, Joe Warlick, Steve Baughman, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Rouble Kapoor, Dr. Dre, Keenan "Kee Note" Holloway, Glenn Jefferies, Ervin "EP" Pope
4. Hate It Or Love It - Cool, The Game, 50 Cent, Robert "Big Brizz" Brisbane, Dr. Dre, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Mike Elizondo
5. Higher - Dr. Dre, The Game, Mark Batson, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Adam Hawkins, Scott Gutierrez, Rouble Kapoor, Natasha Mathis, Mike Elizondo
6. How We Do - Dr. Dre, The Game, 50 Cent, Mike Elizondo, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Adam Hawkins, Jose Borges, Rouble Kapoor
7. Don't Need Your Love - Havoc, The Game, Dr. Dre, Faith Evans, Robert Hannon, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Rouble Kapoor, Mike Elizondo
8. Church For Thugs - Just Blaze, The Game, Ryan West, David Brown, Scott Gutierrez, Justin Smith
9. Put You On The Game - The Game, Timbaland, Nate "Danja Handz" Hills, Demacio "Demo" Castellon, Marcella "Ms Lago" Aracia, Jimmy Douglas
10. Start From Scratch - Dr. Dre, The Game, Marsha of Floetry, Scott Storch, Steve Baughman, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Jose Borges, Rouble Kapoor
11. The Documentary - Jeff Bhasker, The Game, Jeff Reed, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Dr. Dre
12. Runnin' - Hi-Tek, The Game, Tony Yayo, Steve Baughman, Michael Dobmeier, Dr. Dre, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Dion Jenkins
13. No More Fun And Games - Just Blaze, The Game, Ryan West, David Brown, Ken Lewis
14. We Ain't - Eminem, The Game, Luis Resto, Steve King, Mike Strange, Tony Campana
15. Where I'm From - Focus..., The Game, Jason Schweitzer, Nate Dogg, Kevin Davis, Oscar "Filtrate" Ramirez, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Jose Borges, Dr. Dre, Steve Baughman, Tank
16. Special - Needlz, The Game, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Nate Dogg, Ky Miller, Rouble Kapoor, Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo
17. Don't Worry - Dr. Dre, The Game, Mary J. Blige, Mike Elizondo, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Jose Borges, Rouble Kapoor, Lionel "LJ" Holoman
18. Like Father, Like Son - Buckwild, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Ed Scratch, Ryan West, Steve Baughman, Michael Dobmeier, Dr. Dre, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4227 in Music
• Released on: 2005-01-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 70 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
If the Game's G Unit-fuelled debut--the most anticipated CD of early 2005--is supposed to be the Answer like Iverson, then what was the question? Well, when an emcee gets to rifle through 50 Cent's Rolodex to hand-pick top flight producers Timbaland, Just Blaze, Kanye West) it's a can't miss scheme, right? In this case, uh-huh. "Westside Story" is Game's opportunity to remind crunk-come-lately's that his region is still rap relevant. On the Dr Dre produced "Higher" he snorts: "I got 'em (Impala's) in every colour, yeah I'm a known stunna." Yep, he's rich now too, and drives whips that cost more than most make in a year. It doesn't even matter much that he's a B minus rhyme spitter, or that he spends way too much studio time name dropping. His real life 50 Cent-esque narratives (been shot, involvement in "subterranean" activities) makes cuts like the introspective, Havoc-hemmed "Don't Need Your Love" with Faith Evans that much more compelling. Boasting a half-dozen plus other sure-fire hit singles including the Kanye burner "Dreams," few albums can match up to The Documentary--the only Game in town.--Dalton Higgins

CD Description
Following in the footsteps of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and Snoop Dogg, The Game has been billed as the saviour of West Coast rap. The album, produced by the likes of Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Timbaland to name but a few, is a tour de force ofhardcore beats and hard hitting lyrics, based on The Game'sexperiences of street living. Guest appearances come from the likes of 50 Cent, Faith Evans, Eminem, and Nate Dogg.

Customer Reviews

The Game is the best rapper in the game now!
Man i love this album, i bought this album since the day it was released and it's still in my cd player and i just keep listening to it. To be honest i wasn't expecting Game to be this good, he has everything a good rapper should have and if he continues to do what his doing at the moment, than in a couple of years time his name will be remembered in hip-hop along with Pac, Biggie, Nas, Dre, Jay and all the other rap legends.
But i have to say this album wouldn't have been this good without the magic touch of Dre, no one can match his producing skills, every album he touches or every song he touches becomes a big hit. i can't wait for his new album Detox.
Anyway back to The Game, i love almost every song in this album.
Here's my favourite 5 songs:

Hate it or Love it-This song is the bomb, great production by Dre, great verses from 50 and Game, deep lyrics.

Don't need your love-This is my second favourite song on the album, not many people like this one, i don't know why because this song has great lyrics with a good message, and Faith does a great job on the hook.

Start from scratch-What a track this is, i heard he was drunk when he did this song and you can tell it from the way he raps, but really emotional song with good lyrics and a great beat.

Higher-My favourite on the album, when i heard this song for the first time, i didn't like this at all, but it just grew on me and it became my favourite song one the whole album, i love the beat, this is a magic from Dre, and Games lyrics make this song a classic.

Special-Game and Nate, good combination and a great song, i like the beat, the lyrics, the hook by Nate, i love everything about this song. Again, great production by Dre.

The rest of the songs are great too, Dreams, Westside story, How we do, We ain't, Whare i'm from, Like father like son.
Basicaly this is one of the best albums i've heard in a long, long time. Good to see some great rappers coming out and showing their talents, we need them instead of this fake rappers like, Lil Jon, nelly, chingy, lil flip, all this b***** can't rap they just talk b*******.

Peace.

OUTLAW

What 50 Cent wishes he was!
Before buying this album, i had only heard the track Dreams, and this was for the sole reason it was produced by Kanye West. It was to my surprise just how strong the rest of the album was! In my opinion there is not a single weak track on the album, although there are most certainly stand out tracks. Personal favourites, Westside Story, which was a great choice of track to start the album with. This is then followed by Dreams, which for me is definitely the best track on the album. Being such a big fan of Dr Dre, his trademark beats are all over the album, such as Higher, which another stand out track on the album. Eminem also continues to show his production talents on We Ain't, which again is a very strong track.
In short, this is album shows The Games clear vocal talent, along with production from the best in the industry.
GO BUY IT NOW!!

No More Fun And Games........
The Game (real name: Jayceon Tayler) has been sitting on the backburner of Shady/Aftermath for over a year & a half now. During that time, he's been releasing mixtape material & taking shots from Jersey MC Joe Budden. Finally, though, around the middle of 2004, we got a chance to hear "Westside Story", which is undoubtedly one of Game's best tracks. At the end of '04 we saw him in his first video (the remix vid. for "Certified Gangstas" by DipSet's Jim Jones) & then soon after "How We Do" dropped.

When I picked up this album i had read several reviews saying one thing "the beats are hot, the lyrics are not". I was told this was an average album with great production but lyrcially couldn't hold up to any other G-Unit member. I was also told that Joe Budden's album was better (which i believe it is, but Game's isn't as bad as its being made out to be).

Game's album has several high points. Yes, the production does carry some tracks through that otherwise would've been trash ("Put You On The Game", "How We Do", "Higher") but Game shines lyrically on so many other tracks its hard to notice. The uptempo feel-good 50 Cent collabo "Hate It or Love It" comes to mind in this category, seeing as how Game outshines his G-Unit partner throughout the entire track. Other tracks where Game lyrically shines are "Westside Story" (which suffers from being almost a year old before the albums release), "Dreams", "No More Fun & Games" & "Like Father Like Son".

The thing about The Documentary that makes it good, though, isn't the high-standard lyrics but rather the entertainment. On "Start From Scratch" he raps an entire song flat out drunk & it comes off as the best track on the album. Why? Because its entertaining, its something we haven't heard before & its emotional. Another track like this is the title track, which is basically just him linking together classic LP titles in the chorus & name-dropping several times throughout his verses. One way or another, though, it comes off as a really good track.

The only low points on The Documentary are Tony Yayo's verse on "Runnin" (flat out horrible), the fact that Busta Rhymes is only on this album as a chorus singer and the Mary J. song being too dull. The rest of the album is above-average due to its entertainment factors, Game's lyrics or the stellar production.

Best songs:
-Westside Story
-Dreams
-Hate It Or Love It
-Start From Scratch
-The Documentary
-No More Fun & Games
-Like Father Like Son

Overall Rating - 4.5/5