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What the Game's Been Missing!
Studio album by Juelz Santana
Released	November 22, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Studio	Santana's World Studio (Juelz Santana's house)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	75:57
Label	Diplomat Def Jam Santana's World New Era
Producer	Shoddy AKA Shottie, Terrence Anderson, Cliff Carlisle, Chaos & Order, Filthy, Ebonikz, Heatmakerz, DJ Infamous, Darren Joseph, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, DJ Nasty & LVM, Mayhem, Soul Sizzle, Streetrunner, Develop, Neo Da Matrix
Juelz Santana chronology
From Me to U (2003) What the Game's Been Missing! (2005) The Takeover (2008)
Singles from What the Game's Been Missing!
"Mic Check" Released: December 23, 2004 "There It Go (The Whistle Song)" Released: October 2005 "Oh Yes" Released: January 5, 2006 "Make It For Ya" Released: January 6, 2006 "Clockwork" Released: February 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
HipHopDX
Pitchfork Media	(6.9/10)
PopMatters
RapReviews	(6.5/10)
Rolling Stone
Vibe

What the Game's Been Missing! is the second studio album by American rapper Juelz Santana, released on November 22, 2005, by Diplomat Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album yielded the singles "Mic Check", "There It Go (The Whistle Song)", "Oh Yes", "Make It Work For Ya" (feat. Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy) and "Clockwork".

Background

In an interview with Hip Hop Canada, Juelz Santana remarked that his approach to the making of What the Game's Been Missing was different from his other albums, noting the amount of effort and work he was able to contribute to it, saying: "I'm definitely going to say that I like this album the best mainly because I got to work on it and I got to grow with it. I took care of a lot of things on it and not to say that my other albums were not good, but I just got to put more work into the making of this one."

Originally 160 songs were recorded for the album, taking over a year to make. He described the process as "learning how to ride a bike." asserting to the fact that the basis of the album developed deeper into production. The album was also influenced by the 1994 film Fresh, In the song "Lil' Boy Fresh" he loosely summarizes the story from beginning to end.

Commercial performance

In the United States, What the Game's Been Missing! debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, selling 141,000 copies in its first week. As of January 3, 2006, the album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for selling 500,000 copies.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Sample credits

• "Rumble Young Man Rumble" contains a sample of "Never Had a Woman on My Mind (More Than a Day)", written by Mike Rapp, as performed by A-440 featuring Ted Neeley.
• "Oh Yes" contains a sample of "Please Mr. Postman", written by William Garrett, Georgia Dobbins, Robert Bateman, Brian Holland, and Freddie Gorman, as performed by The Marvelettes.
• "Shottas" contains a sample from "Your Love", written by Miguel Collins and LeRoy Moore, as performed by Sizzla.
• "Lil' Boy Fresh" contains a sample of "I've Got To Be", written by Kathy Wakefield and Leonard Caston Jr., as performed by Eddie Kendricks.
• "Murda Murda" contains a sample of "World-A-Music", written and performed by Ini Kamoze.
• "Kid is Back" contains interpolations of "My Boyfriend's Back", written by Bob Feldman, Gerald Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer.
• "Daddy" contains a sample of "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", written by Diane Warren, as performed by Aerosmith.

Charts

Certifications

References

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3. "Juelz Santana: What the Game's Been Missing! | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2005-12-08. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
4. "Juelz Santana: What the Game's Been Missing! - PopMatters Music Review". Archived from the original on January 13, 2006. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
5. "Juelz Santana :: What the Game's Been Missing! :: Def Jam Recordings". Rapreviews.com. 2005-11-29. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
6. "Rolling Stone : What The Game's Been Missing! : Review". 2006-04-23. Archived from the original on April 23, 2006. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
7. Vibe - Google Livres. January 2006. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
8. ^ "HipHopCanada.com :: Interview with Juelz Santana - December 11th 2005". Archived from the original on August 17, 2007. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
9. Hasty, Katie (2005-11-30). "SOAD Tops Album Chart For Second Time This Year". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
10. ^ What the Game's Been Missing! (booklet). Diplomat, Def Jam. 2005.
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15. "American album certifications – Juelz Santana – What the Game's Been Missing". Recording Industry Association of America.

• 2005 albums
• Juelz Santana albums
• Def Jam Recordings albums
• Albums produced by the Runners
• Albums produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
• Diplomat Records albums
• Albums produced by Neo da Matrix