THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THE VERY BEST THE GAME SONGS
Platinum selling artist, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer and actor- The Game is one multi talented person who can proudly say that he has seen it all, done it all. He created a huge buzz when he first came out with his debut album called ‘The Documentary’ in 2005. His style of rapping and his lyrics helped cement his name in the list of the industry’s greatest. The album went two times platinum has sold over five million copies worldwide till date. Now that is no small feat! What’s more, Pitchfork Media placed his debut album at number 35 on their list of Top 50 Albums of 2005. It also won him two nominations, including Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for the smash single “Hate It or Love It”. With such spectacular beginnings, it was anyone’s guess that The Game will go on to rule the hip hop industry for years to come.
Here is a list of some of the best The Game songs that created musical history.
- Hate It or Love It
In this song, 50 Cent and The Game team up over a fantastic instrumental to create a song that was dubbed as one of the best singles of 2005.
- Westside Story
This song is another one of The Game’s smash hits. It also featured Dre and even 50 Cent in one of the hooks. One totally gripping song!
- Higher
“Lace my Air Ones up, put my gun up. I don’t need that, I’m riding with Dre who don’t love us?” Legendary lyrics of this song from the album ‘The Documentary’ can completely grip your mind.
- How We Do
Another 50 Cent and The Game collaboration was an instant hit. The Game music video for this number also received some very positive reviews.
- Where I’m From
This song featured a smooth west coast beat and had rapper Nate Dogg on the hook while The Game spoke about being from Compton.
- My Life
This is one of the more somber songs from the artist. Lil Wayne does a great job on the hook while The game raps My, dealing with more serious topics.
- Letter to the King
This song went ahead to become the avenue through which The Game displayed his depth as a musical artist. It features a very smooth beat with some wonderful lyrics to match.
- Angel
Renowned rapper Common makes a guest appearance for this song which can be definitely placed in the list of top three The Game songs of all time.
The best part about his songs is that he always comes out with spectacular The Game music videos to match the hype that his music creates. This is what makes a The Game video song even more popular than ever. His songs, his style and of course his videos are some of the most buzz creating events buzz creating events of the year.
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