The Documentary
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Released | January 18, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
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The Documentary is the commercial debut
The Documentary debuted at number one on the US
Recording
After the Game signed with G-Unit, he recorded nine songs with fellow American rapper 50 Cent in his home studio in Farmington, Connecticut, and then went back to Los Angeles, California to complete the album with American record producer Dr. Dre.[1][2] While continuing the recording sessions on the album, he began working with rapper and record producer Kanye West on a song, where Kanye did the chorus. However, the song was left on the cutting room floor.[3] The Game was also inspired to revive the hip hop scene in the West Coast, which had been overshadowed since its heyday in the 1990s by rappers from the East and the South.[4] In 2005, in the interview with Vibe magazine, 50 Cent stated that he was brought in by the Interscope Records to work on the album, claiming that was on the verge of being shelved and the Game was being dropped from the label. However, in the interview with Funkmaster Flex, the Game said that his status was never uncertain that he would be dropped from the label.[5] 50 Cent also wrote 6 choruses of The Documentary's eighteen tracks—"Hate It or Love It", "How We Do", "Church for Thugs", "Special", "Higher", and "Westside Story"[6]—and didn't receive proper credit for his work.[7]
Music
Lyrics
The Game for the album recorded tracks based on his life experiences from his childhood to his success as a rapper. When asked about the album, he stated:
I grew up in a boys home and I was taken away from my parents when I was like 8 years old... Here I am, 24. When my album drops I will be 25 so that's 17 years I have been going through my struggle by myself. There are 17 tracks on my album and every track sheds light on a different situation I went through the last 17 years.
low-rider music, but that's not what I gave them... I'm telling a real story, and maybe there are people out there who can relate to my experiences."[4] Rolling Stone observed that "every song has a well-massaged hook and some immediate appeal, and verses that don't waste a lot of time getting to the point."[9]Production
The Documentary's big budget production from high-profile hip hop producers was well received from critics.
syncopated hand claps[11] with a beat described as "a hypnotic blast of sinister seduction powered by a deliciously primitive 808 pattern and a slinky synth."[13] "Don't Need Your Love" samples Mary J. Blige's "Not Gon Cry" and is one of the album's more soulful songs.[14] "Church for Thugs" delivers a "sing-song stylee over an accentuated sonic bed" and "Put You on the Game" is a club track containing "dark dirge[s] of synth".[11]Although "Start from Scratch" features R&B singer Marsha Ambrosius, the beat "eschews the traditional R&B vibes" for more "aural intimidation". IGN called it "the most haunting inclusion on the album."[11] "The Documentary" features a "busy backing track" of "crashing symphonics and tinny flares of synth", which one critic believed overshadowed the lyrics.[11] "Runnin'" is a "dark, Stygian tune augmented by tinges of R&B mellowness."[11] "No More Fun and Games" has a fast-paced beat[15] that takes inspiration from early 1990s production.[16] "We Ain't", which samples Dr. Dre's "The Watcher", takes Eminem's "chug laden synth gurgle" and is described as "one of the most menacingly catchy numbers on the entire album."[11] Nate Dogg features on two "smoothed out"[11] tracks; "Special" and the G-funk-inspired "Where I'm From".[17] "Don't Worry" is an R&B flavored track and despite its "minimal production", one reviewer wrote the song "still hits hard."[14] The final track, "Like Father, Like Son", is driven by a "melodramatic, string-laden" beat.[12] Originally, Brandy Norwood was supposed to be on "Don't Worry", but Jimmy Iovine did not want a gangsta rapper like the Game on a song with Brandy.[18]
Title
The album's title was initially called "Nigga Witta Attitude Vol. 1" (a reference to N.W.A),[19] but was changed to "The Documentary" because legal issues with an injunction filed at the request of Eazy-E's widow Tomica Woods-Wright prevented him from using N.W.A's name in the album title.[18]
Release and promotion
The album was initially meant to be released in October 2004; however, since the other high-profile albums—including
DJ Clue?. The Game also released a second mixtape You Know What It Is Vol. 2 through his own record label and appeared on the video game NBA Live 2004 on a song produced by Fredwreck called "Can't Stop Me".[23] On November 15, 2004, the Game released a promotional mixtape, titled Charge It to the Game: The Mixtape, through Westside Records. The tape was also used to promote The Documentary.[24]Singles
"
singing the hook and a version with both Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent on it."
Gold.[27]"
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and Best Rap Song.[30] The music video, which was directed by the Saline Project, was nominated at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rap Video, but lost to Ludacris' "Number One Spot". The Recording Industry Association of America certified the single Gold.[27]"
Mýa Harrisonin the music video."
Eve, and Snoop Dogg. During the DVD Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin,the Game watches the video for this song pausing at specific spots in the video which shows a dead man on the ground blocked off by police tape. The Game then repeatedly states that he is wearing G-Unit sneakers, a diss at 50 Cent saying his career is dead. Damon Johnson directed the music video. Entertainment Weekly called it a "club track so crunkalicious, it's almost shocking that a California newbie — not a Ludacris — was the recipient of its deep-fried Southern charms."[33]The song was placed 44th on about.com's Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2005.Critical reception
Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 72/100[34] Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [35] Blender [36] Entertainment Weekly B+[33] Los Angeles Times [37] NME 8/10[38] Pitchfork 8.3/10[12] Rolling Stone [9] Spin B+[39] USA Today [40] The Village Voice C−[41] The Documentary received generally positive reviews. On
Allmusic wrote the album was an "excellent debut" that "hints at a lot of potential" and observed the "most remarkable aspect of the Game is how he can be such a blatant product of gangsta rap... and leave a mark so fast."[35] Rolling Stone noted the Game was "going for emotional impact rather than dazzling wordplay or laughs"[9] and PopMatters described him as "a self-conscious, malicious, nihilistic gangsta rapper with a heart and lyrical content".[15] On the other hand, Robert Christgau believed the album was "dull even when he isn't describing his medical problems, this no-talent is masscult rock at its most brazen".[41] The A.V. Club praised the production for being "a sonic classic of slow-rolling G-funk and glossy hyper-soul", but panned the Game for his name dropping, suggesting if he "cut all the references to rappers and albums... it'd be a good 15 to 20 minutes shorter—and probably a lot more compelling."[13] Billboard declared it "one of the best rap albums of the year"[42] and Entertainment Weekly suggested "with the brightest hip-hop stars aligning for him, the Game may have willed himself a popular masterpiece."[33]IGN criticized the large number of guest appearances, stating "the propensity of guest artists makes it hard to actually get a grasp on the rising star's own voice."[11] MusicOMH observed "like many rap albums The Documentary is too long, but it maintains a high level of interest" and overall, it was "an impressive effort" that "introduces a strong presence to the West Coast".[43] Stylus Magazine wrote "no one disappoints" and despite the record being "so obviously and deeply grounded in marketing, it's still an outstandingly solid and enjoyable" debut.[10] The New York Times noted the Game's "tough but straightforward rhyme style is appealing but not, usually, enthralling... This is a rapper who almost never forgets himself, who almost never loses himself in syllables just for the fun of it."[44] The Village Voice criticized the rapper's lyrical skills, saying, "the Game's rhymes are about six degrees from totally artless".[45] Yahoo! Music also panned the lyrics for "almost totally lacking in shock value, humour or insight", but praised the production, writing that "musically, this is probably the greatest major label hip-hop album of recent years – a near faultless succession of hi-tech beats and ominously catchy hooks".[17]
Accolades
The album appeared on numerous music critics' and publications' end-of-year albums lists.
Complex named the album one of the classic albums of the last decade.[48]Commercial performance
The Game is often credited as a driving force in bringing the
double Platinum on March 23, 2005,[27] and it was the tenth best-selling record of the year.[52] As of March 2005, the album has sold over 2.5 million units in the United States.[53]The Documentary peaked at the top fifteen in most European charts it entered. It peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and remained on the chart for thirty-three weeks. It reached the top ten in the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Switzerland, and the top twenty in Belgium, Germany, and Norway.[54] The album topped the Canadian Albums Chart for three weeks and on March 8, 2005, it was certified Platinum with 100,000 units shipped.[55] It has since sold over five million copies worldwide.[56]
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Intro"
- Dr. Dre
- Che Vicious
0:32 2. "Westside Story" (featuring 50 Cent)
- Dr. Dre
- Storch
3:43 3. "Dreams"
- Taylor
- Kanye West
West 4:46 4. "Hate It or Love It" (featuring 50 Cent)
- Taylor
- Jackson
- Andre Lyon
- Marcello Valenzano
- Cool & Dre
- Dr. Dre[a]
3:26 5. "Higher"
- Taylor
- Jackson
- Young
- Mark Batson
- Christopher Pope
- Dr. Dre
- Batson
4:05 6. "How We Do" (featuring 50 Cent)
- Taylor
- Jackson
- Young
- Elizondo
- Dr. Dre
- Elizondo
3:55 7. "Don't Need Your Love" (featuring Faith Evans)
- Taylor
- Faith Evans
- Kejuan Muchita
Havoc- Dr. Dre[a]
4:26 8. "Church for Thugs"
- Taylor
- Jackson
- Justin Smith
Just Blaze 4:00 9. "Put You on the Game"
- Taylor
- Timothy Mosley
- Nathaniel Hills
4:14 10. "Start from Scratch" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)
- Taylor
- Marsha Ambrosius
- Young
- Storch
- Dr. Dre
- Storch
4:07 11. "The Documentary"
- Taylor
- Jeff Bhasker
- Jeff Reed
- Bhasker
- Reed[b]
4:11 12. "Runnin'" (featuring Tony Yayo and Dion) Hi-Tek 4:26 13. "No More Fun and Games"
- Taylor
- Smith
Just Blaze 2:37 14. "We Ain't" (featuring Eminem)
- Taylor
- Marshall Mathers
- Steve King
- Eminem
- Luis Resto[a]
4:46 15. "Where I'm From" (featuring Nate Dogg)
- Taylor
- Nathaniel Hale
- Bernard Edwards
Focus... 3:08 16. "Special" (featuring Nate Dogg)
- Taylor
- Jackson
- Hale
- Khari Cain
Needlz 3:57 17. "Don't Worry" (featuring Mary J. Blige)
- Taylor
- Mary J. Blige
- Young
- Elizondo
- Michael Flowers
- Dr. Dre
- Elizondo
4:11 18. "Like Father, Like Son" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
- Taylor
- Trevor Smith
- Anthony Best
Buckwild 5:27
- Notes
- Sample credits
Information taken from The Documentary's liner notes.[57]
- "Intro" contains a sample of "Down into the Magic" performed by Hanson.
- "Dreams" contains a sample of "No Money Down" performed by
Jerry Butler.- "Hate It or Love It" contains a sample of "Rubberband" performed by The Trammps.
- "Don't Need Your Love" contains a sample of "Not Gon Cry" performed by Mary J. Blige.
- "Put You on the Game" contains a sample of "Baghon Mein Bahar Hai" performed by Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar from the soundtrack to Aradhana.
- "The Documentary" contains an audio excerpt from the 2003's film Livin' tha Life.
- "No More Fun and Games" contains a sample of "You Can't Love Me If You Don't Love Me" performed by
Gangsta, Gangsta" performed by N.W.A.- "We Ain't" contains a sample of "
the Outlawz, and "Patiently Waiting" performed by 50 Centand Eminem.- "Where I'm From" contains a sample of "Amanda" performed by Dionne Warwick.
- "Special" contains a sample of "Catherine Howard" performed by Rick Wakeman.
- "Like Father, Like Son" contains a sample of "Mariya" performed by The Family Circle.
Personnel
Credits for The Documentary adapted from
Allmusic.[58]
- 50 Cent – executive producer, writer, vocals
Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica– assistant engineer- Mark Batson – producer
- Steve Baughman – engineer
- Jeff Bhasker – musician, producer
- Jose Borges – assistant engineer
- David Brown – assistant engineer
- Buckwild – producer
- Tony Campana – engineer
- Demacio Castellon – engineer
- Mark Catson – keyboards
- Larry Chatman – production coordination
- Kevin "KD" Davis – engineer
- DJ Hi-Tek – engineer, producer
- Michael Dobmeier – assistant engineer
- Dr. Dre – executive producer, mixing, producer
- Jimmy Douglas – mixing
- Mike Elizondo – bass, keyboards, musician
- Eminem – mixing, producer, vocals
- Focus... – musician, producer
- Scott Gutierrez – assistant engineer
- Robert Hannon – engineer
Havoc– producer Nathaniel "Danjahandz" Hills– producer- Keenan "Kee Note" Holloway – bass
- Lionel "LJ" Holwan – keyboards
- Ken Huffnagle – engineer
- Mauricio "Veto" Irragorri – engineer, mixing
- Glenn Jefferies – guitar
- D. Diana Jenkins – vocals
- Just Blaze – producer
- Rouble Kapoor – assistant engineer
- Wayne Kee – guitar
- Steven King – bass, engineer, guitar, mixing
- Mike Lynn – A&R
- Jonathan Mannion – photography
- Natasha Mathis – vocals
- Kyla Miller – engineer
- Needlz – producer
- Ervin Pope – keyboards
- Oscar "Filtrate" Ramierez – engineer
- Jeff Reed – engineer, producer
- Luis Resto – keyboards, producer
- Angelo Sanders – A&R
- Jason Schweitzer – engineer
- Ed Scratch – engineer
- Justin Smith – mixing
- Scott Storch – musician, producer
- Tank – scratching
Jayceon Taylor– writer- Timbaland – mixing, producer, vocals
- Che Vicious – producer
- Joe Warlick – engineer
- Kanye West – producer
- Ryan West – engineer, mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2005) Peak
positionAustralian Albums (ARIA)[59] 42 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[60] 7 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[61] 44 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[62] 17 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[63] 51 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[64] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[65] 33 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[66] 10 French Albums ( SNEP)[67]7 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[68] 11 Irish Albums (IRMA)[69] 6 Italian Albums (FIMI)[70] 67 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[71] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[72] 11 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[74] 8 UK Albums (OCC)[75] 7 1 US Billboard 200[77] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[78] 1 US 1 US 34 Year-end charts
Chart (2005) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[81] 49 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[82] 56 French Albums (SNEP)[83] 104 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[84] 75 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[85] 27 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[86] 100 UK Albums (OCC)[87] 66 US Billboard 200[88] 16 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[89] 5 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[90] 18
Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[91] Gold 35,000^ Canada (Music Canada)[92] Platinum 100,000^ Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[93] Platinum 20,000‡ Germany (BVMI)[94] Gold 100,000‡ Ireland (IRMA)[95] Platinum 15,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[96] Platinum 15,000^ United Kingdom (BPI)[98] Platinum 413,519[97] United States (RIAA)[99] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.References
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