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At a photo shoot in Wall Street, New York, 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jayceon Terrell Taylor |
| Also known as | Chuck Taylor, Hurricane Game, Murda Game |
| Born | November 29, 1979 Los Angeles, California |
| Origin | Compton, California |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, actor |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Label(s) | Get Low, Aftermath, G-Unit, Geffen, Interscope, The Black Wall Street |
| Associated acts | The Black Wall Street, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Nas, Dr. Dre, Ya Boy, Keyshia Cole, Ice Cube |
| Website | www.ThisIzGame.com |
Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29, 1979),[1] better known by his stage name The Game, is an American rapper signed to Geffen Records. Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Get Low Recordz is a San Francisco based Independent record label founded in 1992 and owned by Rapper / producer JT the Bigga Figga There is also another similarly titled record label Aftermath Music, which is based in Norway. G-Unit Records is an American Record label specializing in Hip hop music. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label The Black Wall Street Records is a recording company founded by The Game and his half-brother Big Fase 100 The Black Wall Street Records is a recording company founded by The Game and his half-brother Big Fase 100 Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Dwayne Michael Carter Jr (born September 27 1982 better known by his Stage name Lil Wayne, is an American Rapper. Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr William Joseph Crawford (born on January 28, 1984) better known by his stage name Ya Boy, is an American rapper from the Fillmore District of Keyshia Michelle Cole (born October 15 1981 is an American Grammy -nominated R&B Singer-songwriter, and Record producer known O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label He rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his debut album, The Documentary, and his two Grammy nominations. The Documentary is the debut album by West Coast rapper The Game, released on January 18 2005 through Interscope Records. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Since then, he is considered to be a driving force in bringing back the West Coast hip hop scene and competing with many of his East Coast counterparts. West Coast hip hop is a style of Hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s East Coast hip hop is the original style of Hip hop music that originated in New York City, USA, during the early-1970s [2][3][4]
Aside from releasing two albums that debuted at number one on the United World Chart[5][6] and the Billboard 200, The Game has gained notoriety for the hip hop feuds he has taken part in. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard His music falls under the subgenre known as West Coast rap, a style of hip hop popularized in his hometown of Compton, California. West Coast hip hop is a style of Hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles.
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Jayceon Taylor was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Marie Baker and George Taylor. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He was raised in the district of La Brea before his family moved to Compton, California when he was four years old. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. [1] After his older sister accused his father of sexual molestation[1] when Taylor was five, his family split up and he lived with a foster family for eight years in Carson, a suburb of Los Angeles (located immediately southwest of Compton). Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. When Taylor was thirteen, his mother was regranted custody and he was reunited with his family in Compton. He spent his later life living in a primarily Crip gang neighborhood known as Santana Blocc,[7] although he grew up to become a member of the Bloods. The Crips are a primarily but not exclusively African American gang founded in Los Angeles California in 1969 mainly by 16-year-old Raymond The Bloods is one of the street Gangs originally founded in Los Angeles [8][9] Taylor claimed that his mother and father were affiliated with Crip gangs. After graduating from Compton High School,[10] Taylor had a short stint at Washington State University on a basketball scholarship. Compton High School is one of the three High schools in Compton, California. Washington State University ( WSU) is an American public Research university in Pullman, Washington. However, he was kicked out in his first semester because of drug allegations. [1] It was then that he started fully embracing street life and turned towards selling drugs. [11] At the age of eighteen, he began to follow his older half brother, "Big Fase 100", who was the leader of the Cedar Block Pirus. Taylor was shot five times after a failed drug deal in 2001,[10] receiving bullet wounds to the heart, stomach, arms, and leg. [12] The attack put him in a three day coma and while recovering in the hospital, he decided to pursue a career in the rap industry. In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness.
Studying various influential rap albums, The Game developed a strategy to become a rapper himself and with help from Big Fase, they founded The Black Wall Street Records. The Black Wall Street Records is a recording company founded by The Game and his half-brother Big Fase 100 The label originally featured such artists as Glasses Malone, Vita, and Nu Jerzey Devil, along with The Game himself. Charles Penniman (born in Los Angeles, California) better known by his stage name Glasses Malone or G La'Vita G Raynor better known by her Stage name Vita, is a female rapper The rapper's stage name was coined by his grandmother, who gave him the nickname because she claimed he was always "Game" for anything. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. The Game first gained prominence when he attended a hip-hop summit hosted by Russell Simmons and Louis Farrakhan,[13] releasing his first mixtape You Know What It Is Vol. Russell Simmons (born October 4, 1957 in Queens New York) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933) is the Supreme Minister of the Nation of Islam as the National Representative 1 in 2002, followed by a record deal with the independent label, Get Low Recordz owned by JT the Bigga Figga. Get Low Recordz is a San Francisco based Independent record label founded in 1992 and owned by Rapper / producer JT the Bigga Figga JT the Bigga Figga born Joseph Tom is a hip hop producer / Rapper from San Francisco California 's Fillmore neighborhood Originally Sean Combs of Bad Boy Records was going to sign him to his label,[14] but The Game's mixtape found its way into the hands of famed producer Dr. Dre, who proceeded to sign him to Aftermath Entertainment. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Bad Boy Records (originally Bad Boy Entertainment) is an East Coast Hip-Hop / R&B Record label founded by producer/rapper Sean Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr There is also another similarly titled record label Aftermath Music, which is based in Norway. To capitalize on the growing buzz, The Game continued to release music. In October 2004, he released his first album Untold Story through Get Low Recordz, which sold over 82,000 copies within its first three months. Untold Story is the second independent studio album by The Game. [15] The album featured artists like Sean T, Young Noble (of the Outlawz), and JT the Bigga Figga. Sean Miguel Thompson, better known as Sean T, is rapper and producer from East Palo Alto California. Rufus Cooper III (born March 21, 1978) also know by his Stage name Young Noble is an American Rapper who worked with Outlawz, also known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American Hip hop group from Montclair New Jersey, founded by Tupac Shakur in [16] The Game also appeared on various mixtapes hosted by DJ's such as DJ Kayslay, DJ Whoo Kid, and DJ Clue. DJ Kayslay (born Keith Grayson in August 1 1966) also known as The Drama King, The Black Fat Joe, Dezzy Dez DJ Whoo Kid (born Yves Mondesir in West Orange New Jersey) is a former hip hop DJ Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975 in Jamaica Queens, New York City, New York, U 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". The NBA Live series of Basketball Video games, published by EA Sports, is currently one of the leading National Basketball Association Fredwreck (of Palestinian descent born Farid Nassar in Flint Michigan) is a hip-hop producer mostly for West Coast acts [17]
The Game was originally signed as an artist on Aftermath Entertainment, but Interscope Records CEO Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label James Iovine, better known as Jimmy Iovine (born March 11 1952 is a Music producer, Entrepreneur and Chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M Dre decided to have The Game also work with 50 Cent and G-Unit. G-Unit is an American hip hop group originating from New York City. The arrangement was to help build a growing buzz around The Game which would also fuel interest in G-Unit. Since then, he made numerous cameo appearances in music videos by 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, and Fabolous, first appearing on the music video of "In da Club", dancing with a girl. Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30 1982) better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American Rapper and member of the David Darnell Brown (born March 15 1981 better known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper who is signed to G-Unit Records and Cashville John Jackson (born November 18 1977 better known by his Stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. "In Da Club" is a hip hop song performed by rapper 50 Cent for his commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Even at this early stage in his career, he was embroiled in rap feuds associated with G-Unit, including those with Joe Budden, Ja Rule, and Memphis Bleek. Joseph Anthony Budden is an American Rapper. Music career His debut solo studio album release was the self titled Joe Budden. Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29 1976 Music career Atkins began his rap career in 1994 with the group Cash Money Click Malik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York Rapper currently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. His first appearance on a single was on Jim Jones' "Certified Gangstas", before his own single "Westside Story" was released in 2004. Joseph Guillermo Jones II, better known by his Stage name Jim Jones, is an original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset "Certified Gangstas" is the name of a single by Jim Jones from his album On My Way to Church. " Westside Story " is a single released by The Game from his album The Documentary.
The original title of the album was Nigga Wit' An Attitude Volume 1 (as heard in the lyrics to "Dreams"), but an injunction filed at the request of Eazy-E's widow prevented him from using N.W.A.'s name in the album title. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, " Dreams " is the third official (fourth overall single by Rapper The Game, taken from his Debut album, The Documentary An injunction is an Equitable remedy in the form of a Court order, whereby a party is required to do or interact with in certain ways all right or to refrain from Eric Lynn Wright (September 7 1963 – March 26 1995 better known by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, producer, and Record executive NWA (also known as Niggaz with Attitudes) was a Compton, California -based hip hop group widely considered one of the seminal acts of the Dr. Dre and 50 Cent were executive producers on The Game's major label debut album, The Documentary, which spawned the hit singles "How We Do" and "Hate It or Love It" (the latter receiving two Grammy nominations). Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The Documentary is the debut album by West Coast rapper The Game, released on January 18 2005 through Interscope Records. For the Das EFX album see How We Do (album. "How We Do", also known as "This Is How We Do" and " Hate It or Love It " is the second official (third overall single from Rapper The Game 's Debut album, The Documentary [18] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the tenth best selling album of 2005 in the United States. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard [19] It also debuted at number seven in the United Kingdom and sold over five million copies worldwide. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [20]
Due to his disputes with 50 Cent, The Game left Aftermath Entertainment and signed with Geffen Records to terminate his contractual obligations with G-Unit in the summer of 2006. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label The rapper's second album Doctor's Advocate was released on November 14, 2006. Doctor's Advocate is the second Studio album by West Coast rapper The Game. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This album was set out by The Game to prove that he is able to make good music and be a successful artist without the help of Dr. Dre or 50 Cent. He is also working on getting his own label, The Black Wall Street Records, signed to a distribution label. While The Game originally claimed Dr. Dre would still do production on the album in the November issue of XXL magazine,[21] he admitted in September (after the XXL interview was conducted) during an interview on radio station Power 105 that Dr. XXL (pronounced, double-X-L is a hip-hop magazine from Harris Publications. WWPR-FM, also known as "Power 1051", is a Mainstream Urban Radio station that features hip-hop and R&B licensed Dre would not be producing any tracks[22] (although four previously unreleased tracks produced by Dr. Dre were released on the internet, but no reason was given as to why they were not included on the album). The album debuted at number one in the U. S. , selling over 358,000 copies its first week. [23]
In May 2007, The Game said while filming Beef IV that his third album, L.A.X., would be his last, explaining that three albums will be enough to have allowed him to "[get his] point across". Beef is a film that documents the history of hip hop/rap rivalries. [24] "Big Dreams" was the album's first single. " Big Dreams " is a hip hop song performed by The Game, released on March 18 2008, as a promotional single for his third album [25]
As a result of his fame, The Game ventured into areas outside of rap. He was chosen to play and had bought a large selection of shares for the now defunct Inglewood Cobras, an ABA franchise team. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. [26] The Game also ventured into acting. In 2004, he had a minor role voicing the character "B-Dup", in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Note also that facts covered in this article is as of the release of San Andreas in 2004 and as such primarily discusses the characters based on information in San Andreas Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and Video game developed by Rockstar North He will also voice a character in the upcoming video game Def Jam: Icon. Def Jam Icon is a Fighting game, and is the third in Electronic Arts 's Def Jam -licensed hip hop Video game series In 2006, he made his film debut in Waist Deep as a character named "Big Meat" and has been filming at least two more movies. Waist Deep is a 2006 Drama - Action film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall, starring Tyrese Gibson and Meagan Good. [27] The Game has also partnered with 310 Motoring to create his own shoe called The Hurricanes. 310 Motoring is an automotive customization garage based in Los Angeles California founded by Marc Laidler in 1999 A portion of the proceeds of the shoe are donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States
In August 2007, The Game and an entourage of 12 including Omarion performed a concert in Luanda, Angola with two dates on August 11 and August 12 at the Atlantico Cinema produced by Casa Blanca company. Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984, in Inglewood California) better known as Omarion, is an American Grammy -nominated For the mystic of the Han Dynasty see Luan Da. Luanda (formerly called Loanda) is the Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central [28]
The Game's first son is named Harlem Caron Taylor and was born on June 30, 2003. Nathaniel Wilson (born July 20 1968) better known by his stage name Kool G Rap, is an American Hardcore rapper from the Corona New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Baron Davis, a basketball team mate in high school,[11] and current NBA all-star was named Harlem's godfather. Baron Walter Louis Davis. (born April 13 1979 in Los Angeles California) is an American professional Basketball player who currently plays for the A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's Baptism. [29] The Los Angeles Times reported that as of 2006, The Game is a resident of Glendale, California after purchasing a home in the Kenneth Village neighborhood. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The Game announced that he was engaged to actress and model Valeisha Butterfield, the daughter of U. S. Congressman G. K. Butterfield. George Kenneth Butterfield Jr (born April 27, 1947) commonly known as G The couple were set to marry in March 2007, but the engagement was called off in June 2006. [30] In February 2007, The Game revealed in a Wild 94.9 radio interview with Mistah F.A.B. that he was expecting his second child in April, with former substitute teacher Tiffany Webb. KYLD (949 FM, "WiLD 949" is a commercial Radio station in San Francisco California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Mistah FAB (born Stanley P Cox on January 23 1982) is an American rapper from North Oakland California. [31] He welcomed his second son, King Justice, on April 25, 2007. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Even before releasing his debut album, The Game was involved in feuds with many rappers. He previously had rivalries with Suge Knight of Death Row Records, Ja Rule, Joe Budden, Yukmouth, as well as Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, and the Young Gunz of Roc-A-Fella Records. Marion Hugh Knight Jr, better known as Suge Knight, is an Entrepreneur in the Hip hop music industry and co-founder and CEO of Death Death Row Records was a Record label that was founded in 1991 by Dr Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29 1976 Music career Atkins began his rap career in 1994 with the group Cash Money Click Joseph Anthony Budden is an American Rapper. Music career His debut solo studio album release was the self titled Joe Budden. Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born on October 18, 1974 in Oakland, California) better known by his Stage name Yukmouth, is Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Malik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York Rapper currently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. The Young Gunz, composed of Young Chris (born Christopher F Ries on March 9 1983 & Young Neef aka Neef Buck (born Haneef Muhammad on Roc-A-Fella Records is a United States record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. The most prominent rivalry he had was with 50 Cent and G-Unit. The Game has also had minor feuds with Xzibit, Ja Rule, Guerilla Black, Bishop Lamont, Domination, Benzino, and model Vida Guerra (see "Wouldn't Get Far"). Alvin Nathaniel Joiner, better known by his Stage name Xzibit (pronounced as "exhibit" is an American rapper, Actor, and Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29 1976 Music career Atkins began his rap career in 1994 with the group Cash Money Click Charles Singh Williamson (born in 1977 better known by his stage name Guerilla Black is a Rapper from Compton California. Philip Martin (born October 31 1978 Inglewood California) better known by his stage name Bishop Lamont, is an American Rapper Raymond Scott (born October 24 1965) also known by his stage name Benzino, is an American rapper, producer and co-owner of The Source magazine Vida Guerra (born March 19, 1974) is a Cuban born American model, Actress, and Singer. " Wouldn't Get Far " is the third single from The Game 's second Album Doctor's Advocate.
The feud with Joe Budden began when 50 Cent criticized his album for "lacking street credibility". Joe Budden took offense and released various insults at G-Unit. The Game previously did a freestyle for DJ Clue and Joe Budden used the end of the freestyle without notifying The Game. While on the end, Joe Budden took shots at G-Unit. In defense, The Game made several records against the rapper, most notoriously the track "Buddens". Joe Budden mocked The Game's appearance on the dating game show Change of Heart. Dating game shows are Television Game shows some say Reality game shows that incorporate a Dating system in the form of a game with clear rules Change of Heart was a Dating game show that was hosted by Chris Jagger (1998-2001 2002-03 and Lynne Koplitz The Game has consistently defended his appearance on the show. Later, at a party in New York, the rappers mutually announced their intention to stop making hostile records about each other,[32] but The Game has subsequently suggested in songs and videos that he won the feud.
Yukmouth first met The Game at a club and at the time, Yukmouth was engaged in a feud with 50 Cent and G-Unit. Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born on October 18, 1974 in Oakland, California) better known by his Stage name Yukmouth, is The Game released a diss track aimed at the rapper over the beat of "I Got 5 on It", a song which Yukmouth recorded when he was a part of Luniz. " I Got 5 on It " is the title of a rap song by hip hop duo Luniz, taken from their album Operation Stackola. Luniz (formerly Lunitunz) is a platinum-selling rap duo from Oakland, California formed by rappers Yukmouth and Numskull [33] Yukmouth responded with a track that mocked The Game's appearance on Change of Heart. The two later tried to bury the hatchet due to a personal friend and even recorded a song together named "Peace". However, the beef continued afterward, since The Game dissed Yukmouth on "Peace" (they recorded their verses separately). [34] Since then, Yukmouth responded by releasing a freestyle music video over Fabolous' "Breathe" single. John Jackson (born November 18 1977 better known by his Stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. " Breathe " is the first single of Fabolous ' album Real Talk. In the video, there is a look-a-like of the rapper getting robbed and beaten up. In that song, Yukmouth claimed that The Game had a tongue ring and was slapped by mogul Suge Knight. A tongue piercing, a Body piercing through the Tongue, usually directly through its center is one of most popular piercing sites in the western world excluding Marion Hugh Knight Jr, better known as Suge Knight, is an Entrepreneur in the Hip hop music industry and co-founder and CEO of Death Since the West Coast Peace Conference, both rappers ended the feud.
Dr. Dre's old nemesis Suge Knight had an ongoing feud with The Game stemming from when Yukmouth claimed that The Game had been slapped by Suge Knight. Marion Hugh Knight Jr, better known as Suge Knight, is an Entrepreneur in the Hip hop music industry and co-founder and CEO of Death The Game responded on his website, saying that if Suge Knight had ever touched him, he would be "six feet under". After the 2005 BET Awards, associates of Death Row had their invitations to a party hosted by Ciara rescinded. The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate Black Americans and other minorities in music acting sports and Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25 1985 professionally known as Ciara, is a Grammy Award -winning American singer songwriter Record producer Supposedly, a member of Death Row tried to steal The Game's chain. The Game stated on his Black Wall Street website that he dislikes Suge Knight because of "the lives he has endangered". In Miami for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, Suge Knight was shot and wounded at Kanye West's party by an unknown gunman. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. [35] The Game vigorously denied involvement in the shooting, but the incident renewed efforts to pacify hip hop feuds and The Game has consequently been discouraged from attending certain events in hopes of averting retaliation. [36] Later, The Game and various representatives of California's rap cliques formed a West Coast "peace treaty" to end many rivalries between West Coast rappers. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. [37] Although Suge Knight did not attend, he and The Game declared their feud over.
The feud between The Game and Roc-A-Fella Records grew out of an earlier rivalry with Memphis Bleek over the name of his label (Get Low Records), which was similar to the one The Game was previously signed to (Get Low Recordz). Roc-A-Fella Records is a United States record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. Malik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York Rapper currently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Get Low Records is a hip hop record label founded by Memphis Bleek in 1998 Get Low Recordz is a San Francisco based Independent record label founded in 1992 and owned by Rapper / producer JT the Bigga Figga On the single "Westside Story", The Game raps that "I don't do button-up shirts or drive maybachs", which was perceived as being directed towards Jay-Z. " Westside Story " is a single released by The Game from his album The Documentary. Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH (ˈmaɪbax (founded 1909 is a German luxury car manufacturer Later Jay-Z performed a freestyle on Funkmaster Flex's radio show on Hot 97 and in it, he repeatedly used the word "game", which some hip-hop fans believed was directed towards The Game. Aston George Taylor Jr, better known as Funkmaster Flex is a Hip hop DJ on New York City 's Hot 97 radio station [38] The Game responded and made several remarks directed at Roc-A-Fella Records.
While The Game was feuding with Roc-A-Fella artists, his first album featured production from Kanye West and Just Blaze,[39] two Roc-A-Fella producers. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Justin Smith (born in Paterson New Jersey on January 14, 1978) better known as Just Blaze, is an American Hip hop music In an interview with Ed Lover and Monie Love, The Game said the Maybach line on "Westside Story" was referring to Ja Rule. James Roberts (born February 12, 1963 in Hollis Queens, New York) better known as Ed Lover, is an African-American Simone Wilson or Simone Gooden (born July 2, 1970, in London) known by her Stage name Monie Love, is a female English Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29 1976 Music career Atkins began his rap career in 1994 with the group Cash Money Click He also said he has a lot of respect for Jay-Z and would never take shots at a legend. Jay-Z later insisted that the "game" references were just about the rap game itself, not the rapper. The Game still addressed Memphis Bleek and Young Gunz on some songs, but the feud between them cooled off. The Young Gunz, composed of Young Chris (born Christopher F Ries on March 9 1983 & Young Neef aka Neef Buck (born Haneef Muhammad on There were rumors that Jay-Z was planning on "declaring war" on The Game and others at a concert. He instead used the opportunity to make peace with many of his rivals. [40]
In early 2005, The Game began a feud with G-Unit. Even before The Game's first album was released and their feud became public, there was tension between The Game and 50 Cent. [41] Soon after The Documentary's release, 50 Cent felt that the rapper was disloyal for saying he did not want to participate in G-Unit's feud with other rappers, and even wanting to work with artists with whom G-Unit were feuding, such as Nas and Jadakiss. Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper Jayson Tyrone Phillips (born May 27 1975) also known by his Stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper.
50 Cent also claimed that he was not getting his proper credit for the creation of the album and he claimed that he wrote six of the songs, but The Game denied that. During that dispute, a member of The Game's entourage was shot after a confrontation at the Hot 97 studio in New York City. WQHT, more commonly known as "Hot 97", is a high-profile Rhythmic Radio station in New York City under the corporate ownership of The City of New York [42] After the situation between them escalated, 50 Cent and The Game held a press conference to announce their reconciliation. [43] Fans had mixed feelings as to whether the rappers created a publicity stunt to boost the sales of the two albums the pair had just released. [42] Nevertheless, even after the situation had apparently deflated,[44] G-Unit continued to feud with The Game, denouncing his street credibility in the media and claimed that without their support, he will not score a hit from his second album. The Game responded during a performance at Summer Jam and launched a boycott of G-Unit called "G-Unot". Summer Jam is the annual hip-hop fest held at Giants Stadium and sponsored by New York based radio station Hot 97FM And also by a Boston based radio station Jam'n 94 A boycott is a form of Consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using buying or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of [45]
After the performance at Summer Jam, The Game responded with "300 Bars and Runnin'", an extended "diss" aimed at G-Unit as well as members of Roc-A-Fella Records on the mixtape You Know What It Is Vol. " 300 Bars N Runnin' " is a song by West Coast hip hop artist The Game, directed towards former labelmate 50 Cent and his group G-Unit 3. Many of The Game's fans felt that the song was the pivotal rebuttal that gave The Game the advantage in his feud with 50 Cent and G-Unit. 50 Cent responded through his "Piggy Bank" music video, which features The Game as a Mr. Potato Head doll and also parodies other rivals. " Piggy Bank " is the fifth track from 50 Cent 's second album The Massacre. Mr Potato Head is a popular children's Toy, first sold in 1952 by Hasbro, consisting of a Plastic model of a Potato which can be decorated [46] Since then both groups continued to attack each other. The Game released two more mixtapes, Ghost Unit and a mixtape/DVD called Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin. Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name The Game, is an American Rapper.
50 Cent's rebuttal was "Not Rich, Still Lyin'" where he mocks The Game. [47] In addition, G-Unit started to respond on numerous mixtapes and new G-Unit member Spider Loc began dissing The Game. Curtis Norvell Williams (born February 14 1979 in Compton California) more commonly known as Spider Loc, is an American rapper The Game responded with "240 Bars (Spider Joke)",[47] a song mainly aimed at Spider Loc, but also addressing Tony Yayo and rap group M.O.P.,[47] and on the song "The Funeral 100 Bars". Marvin Bernard, better known by his Stage name Tony Yayo, is a Rapper who is part of the rap group G-Unit. MOP, short for Mash-Out Posse, is an American Hardcore hip hop Duo.
In October 2006, The Game extended a peace treaty to 50 Cent, which was not immediately replied to. [48] However, a couple days later on Power 106, he stated that the treaty was only offered for one day. KPWR (1059 FM, "Power 106" is a commercial Radio station located in Los Angeles California, broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles [49] On The Game's album Doctor's Advocate, he says the beef is over on a few of the songs. The feud seemed to have gained steam after Tony Yayo allegedly slapped the fourteen year old son of Czar Entertainment CEO Jimmy Rosemond. Czar Entertainment is a management company which was founded by Jimmy Rosemond and Bryce Wilson. The Game responded with "Body Bags" on You Know What It Is Vol. Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name The Game, is an American Rapper. 4. [50]
Lil Eazy-E, a young rapper and son of rapper Eazy-E, was also in a feud with The Game. Eric Lynn Wright (September 7 1963 – March 26 1995 better known by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, producer, and Record executive The two used to be close associates and even recorded music together. Lil' Eazy-E has since directed numerous diss songs targeting the rapper and expressed his anger over what he felt was The Game misusing his father's name. The Game responded by claiming that Lil' Eazy-E is trying to establish himself off the success he had made since releasing The Documentary. [51] The Game responded on "120 Bars" where he claimed that Lil' Eazy-E does not write his own lyrics. [52] However, The Game states on the same track that he would rather not feud with Lil' Eazy-E due to the deep respect he feels for his father. Lil' Eazy-E later responded with "They Know Me". On October 30, 2006, The Game went on KDAY and said that he and Lil' Eazy-E have ended their feud. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. KDAY ( 935 The Beat FM) in Redondo Beach California is a Radio station based in South Los Angeles that airs a Hybrid Urban Adult Contemporary
The Game had a falling out with his manager and half-brother Big Fase 100. The rapper claimed that Big Fase 100 extorted him out of over $1. 5 million,[53] and felt that his influence was holding him back. Later in interviews, Big Fase 100 attacked The Game's street credibility, claiming that him being a "certified gangsta" is fabricated. [53] The manager went on to claim that the supposed gangster life is based on his own life and blamed selfishness on The Game's part as the main reason of their falling out. The Game and his brother have since made up and are on good terms.
A confrontation between The Game and Ras Kass took place at Club Element in Los Angeles. John Austin IV (born September 26, 1973 in Carson California) better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [54] The stories are different from each party, but what is known is that The Game approached Ras Kass over a song that Ras Kass made regarding The Game's son and asked him to take back what he said, but he refused. The Game's entourage claimed that The Game punched and knocked out Ras Kass. The story from Ras Kass' representatives was that he walked away and got hit by a bottle in the head and then The Game's crew jumped him, but he escaped with just a black eye.
On October 28, 2005, The Game was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in Greensboro. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At one point, police said his companions were pepper sprayed when they surrounded officers in a threatening manner. Pepper spray (also known as OC spray (from " Oleoresin Capsicum " OC gas, capsicum spray, or oleoresin capsicum [55] Mall security officers said the rapper was wearing a full-face Halloween mask, filming shoppers, cursing loudly, and refused to leave when asked. Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. The Game continued to act up and was arrested, a police statement said. The Game claimed that officers overreacted and that he did nothing wrong when he was pepper sprayed by the mall security. [55] The five officers involved in the incident ended up suing The Game for defamation,[56] which has yet to be taken to court.
World Wrestling Entertainment made it public that they plan on suing The Game over the rights to his name, which is a secondary nickname for professional wrestler Triple H. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley
On May 11, 2007, The Game was arrested at his home reportedly in connection with an incident at a basketball game in South Los Angeles in February 2007. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. South Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South LA, is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown He is alleged to have threatened a person with a gun. The arrest took place after his home was searched for three hours. The Game was released early the next day after posting $50,000 bail. [57] On January 9, 2008, a Los Angeles judge scheduled February 4 as the beginning date for The Game's trial on assault and weapons charges. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons [58] After pleading no contest to a felony weapons charge on February 11, The Game was sentenced to sixty days in jail, 150 hours of community service, and three years probation. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. [59]
In 2006, The Game made comments about gay men while on Jo Whiley's radio show on BBC Radio 1. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Johanne "Jo" Whiley (born 4 July 1965 in Northampton) is an English radio DJ on BBC Radio 1, and a Television He called homosexual men "faggots" and "not real men". Faggot or fag, in modern North American and Australian English is a word and generally a Pejorative slur term for a gay or [60] This prompted Jo Whiley to quickly make a public apology on the radio's behalf. The governors' program complaints committee responded by saying "The Game's comments were very offensive, completely unacceptable and clearly homophobic". BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps [60]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | B Dup | Video game, voice only |
| Life in a Day: The DVD | himself | small role | |
| 2005 | The Documentary DVD | himself | |
| Beef 3 | himself | small role | |
| 2006 | Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin' DVD | himself | |
| Waist Deep | Big Meat | ||
| Doctor's Advocate DVD | himself | ||
| 2007 | Def Jam: Icon | himself | Video game, voice only |
| Tournament of Dreams | — | ||
| Beef 4 | himself | small role | |
| 2008 | Street Kings | Grill |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Game, The |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taylor, Jayceon Terell |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | West Coast rapper. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles, California |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |