• ' Released: September 7, 2004 • ' Released: November 23, 2004 • ' Released: January 28, 2005 • ' Released: March 15, 2005 • ' Released: June 7, 2005 • ' Released: August 30, 2005 The Documentary is the debut by American rapper. The millionaire fastlane audiobook youtube. It was released on January 18, 2005, by,. Vibrostol chertezhi.

The record serves as his, preceded by his independently-released debut in 2004. In 2001, while The Game was in hospital recovering from a shooting, he decided to pursue a career in music. He released the mixtape, You Know What It Is Vol. 1 in 2002, which was later was discovered by and led to him signing The Game to his label,. The album includes from high-profile producers such as Dr. Dre,, and, among others, and from,, and, among others. This would be The Game's only album on Aftermath and G-Unit Records, as he left the label later in 2005 after a feud began between him and fellow G-Unit label-mate 50 Cent.

The Documentary debuted at number one on the US, selling 586,000 units in the first week. In March 2005, the certified the album, and by November 2005 the album sold 4.4 million copies in the U.S. And selling five million copies worldwide. The Documentary received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the album's production. Since the album's release, The Game was credited as a 'driving force' in reviving the once dominant scene that had since been overshadowed by artists from the, and during the early 2000s. The Documentary remains as The Game's best-selling album to date. On June 16, 2014, The Game announced a sequel to the album,, which was released on October 9, 2015, followed by the release of days later.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Recording [ ] After The Game signed with the G-Unit, he recorded nine songs with fellow American rapper in his home studio in, and then went back to to complete the album with American record producer. While continuing the recording sessions on the album, he began working with rapper and record producer on a song, where Kanye did the chorus.

However, the song was left on the cutting room floor. The Game was also inspired to revive the, which had been overshadowed since its heyday in the 1990s by rappers from the and the. In 2005, in the interview with 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, The Game said that his status was never uncertain that he would be dropped from the label.

50 Cent also claimed that he wrote six songs of The Documentary 's eighteen tracks—', ', 'Church for Thugs', 'Special', 'Higher', and ' —and didn't receiving any proper credit for his work. The Game denied those claims, saying that 50 Cent only wrote two hooks on the album. Music [ ] Lyrics [ ] The Game 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. The rapper commented on the album's perception before its release, saying, 'I know everybody was expecting,, 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.'