On
this
date
in
2005,
Compton
emcee
The
Game
released
his
debut
album,
The
Documentary,
on
Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope
records.
The
Game
was
the
first
G-Unit
representative
from
outside
of
NYC
to
be
a
part
of
the
then-dominating
roster
consisting
of
Tony
Yayo,
Lloyd
Banks,
and
its
general,
50
Cent.
The
album
was
initially
called
“Nigga
Witta
Attitude
Vol.1,”
but
Eazy-E’s
wife,
Tomica
Woods-Wright,
legally
blocked
that
N.W.A.
title
reference
from
being
used.
The
album
received
commercial
and
critical
success,
reaching
gold
status
in
its
first
week
and
2X
platinum
within
the
first
two
months.
The
singles
that
received
the
most
acclaim
were
50
Cent-assisted,
which
many
felt
was
the
primary
reason
for
the
project’s
success.
“Hate
It
Or
Love
It,”
“Westside
Story,”
and
This
Is
How
We
Do”
allowed
The
Game
to
see
the
same
degree
of
fame
as
his
Queens
boss
but
left
many
critics
to
wonder
if
this
feat
was
capable
with
no
guest
appearances.
The
album’s
production
was
a
Hip-Hop
producers’
Hall
of
Fame,
with
the
likes
of
Kanye
West.
Scott
Storch,
Just
Blaze,
Timbaland,
and
Dr.
Dre
are
behind
the
boards.
These
fundamental
elements
make
The
Documentary
The
Game’s
most
notable
and
successful
album
to
date.
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Salute
to
Dre,
50,
Em,
The
Game,
the
entire
G-Unit,
and
everyone
involved
in
one
of
the
most
pivotal
Hip-Hop
projects
of
the
new
millennium.
