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| |Genre = ], ] | |Genre = ], ] | ||
| |Label = ] | |Label = ] | ||
| |Producer = Game <small>(])</small> |
|Producer = Game <small>(])</small>, ] <small>(exec.)</small>, ] <small>(exec.)</small>, ], ], ], Mike Lynn, ], ] | ||
| |Last album = '']''<br/>(2008) | |Last album = '']''<br/>(2008) | ||
| |This album = '''''The R.E.D. Album'''''<br/>(2010) | |This album = '''''The R.E.D. Album'''''<br/>(2010) | ||
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| ⚫ | '''''The R.E.D. Album''''' is the upcoming fourth studio album by rapper ]. It is set to be released on February 16, 2010, by ].<ref name=2010release> ''Rap-Up''.</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | '''''The R.E.D. Album''''' is the upcoming fourth studio album by rapper ]. It is set to be released on February 16, 2010, by ].<ref>[http://www.rap-up.com/2009/11/05/doctor-orders-games-red-album-to-2010/ | ||
| Doctor Orders Game’s ‘R.E.D. Album’ to 2010.] ''Rap-Up.''</ref> | |||
| ==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| Game had confirmed that he would retire after his 2008 album, ]. <ref name= "kissfm"> </ref><ref> ''DefSounds''.</ref> However, he announced that he would release another album titled ''D.O.C.'' or ''Diary of Compton'', if he could get production from the original ] members.<ref name=DOC></ref><ref> ''HipHopDX''.</ref> In November 2009, HipHopDX interviewed Game and he stated that the reason he would not release ''D.O.C.'' was because he needed help from ], ] and ].<ref> ''HipHopDX''.</ref> | |||
| Game planned to retire after finishing his 2008 album '']'' although he mentioned in interviews that there was a small chance of a fourth album if he could get ] to executive produce the album and if he could work with former ] members. He also stated that it would be titled ''"D.O.C." (Diary Of Compton)''<ref>http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/19/the_game_would_put_off_retirement_for_co</ref> | |||
| In 2009 he confirmed the title ''The R.E.D. Album'' and that the title was to signify his "RE-Dedication" to hip-hop. <ref name=rededication>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611243/20090512/game__3_.jhtml|title=Game Collaborates With Rick Ross For 'Hip-Hop,' Not 50 Cent Disses|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=2009-05-13|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=2009-05-24}}</ref><ref name=maymtvred> ‘’MTV News’’.</ref> The album was set to be released on December 1, 2009<ref> ''Rap-Up''.</ref> but was pushed to December 8, 2009.<ref name=krazy> ''Rap-Up''.</ref> However, Game has pushed the album back to February 16, 2010 because Dr. Dre wanted more time to finish production for the album.<ref name=2010release/> | |||
| In an interview with HipHopDX in November 2009, Game explained why he put off the "D.O.C." for a later release. "The way it happened, I was starting to work on D.O.C., right? But, like I told you last time, in order to record The D.O.C., I need to be in the studio with D.O.C., with Dre, with Cube, with Snoop - 'cause it's the Diary of Compton. I really want it to sound after you finish listening to The D.O.C., which will probably be recorded and put out by the end of my career, at some point, when I can get in with those guys and really focus on that project. I want you to feel like you're from Compton after you hear it. You felt everything that I felt and knew everything that I knew; I want it to just sound like you were me. I want you to feel like you grew up with me. You're from Compton . I want you to be on The Diary Of Compton. I want it to be that intimate and that crazy. So to pull off that concept, the key elements were missing at the time when I started the album, so I stopped that project."<ref>http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1443/title.game-the-ecstatic</ref> | |||
| "]" was released as a street single on October 29, 2009. It features ] and production by ].<ref name=krazy/> "]" was released as the first official single also on October 29, 2009.<ref> ''Rap-Up.''</ref> | |||
| In an interview in June 2008, Game asserted that Interscope wanted him to release another album in early 2009 rather than retire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1151/title./p.all|title= The Game: Man Vs. Machine |last=Paine|first=Jake|date=2008-06-18|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=2009-05-24}}</ref> Although he wanted to retire, he expressed the will to put off retirement to record another album after ''LAX''. | |||
| In a recent interview with hiphollywood.com Game announced that he has changed his name to just "Game" and has also changed the name of his album to "The R.E.D. Album" He said "It's going to be the most hood album." Game also announced that two singles will be released in the weeks to follow.{{citationneeded|date=October 2009}} | |||
| ==Recording== | ==Recording== | ||
| Game recorded with ] and ] in ].<ref name=rededication/> Game revealed to MTV that he had been working with ], Mike Lynn, ] and hopes to get production from ].<ref name=maymtvred/> In an interview with '']'', ] stated that he had given beats to Game for the album.<ref> ''XXL''.</ref> Game stated that ] and ] will be ] the album. | |||
| ] asserted that Game was, in March 2009, recording this album in ].<ref>{{cite web|author=J.D.|url=http://hiphopupdate.blogspot.com/2009/03/game-x-maestro-on-games-red-album.html|title=The Game X Maestro on Game's "The Red Album"|date=2009-03-18|work=HipHopUpdate}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611243/20090512/game__3_.jhtml|title=Game Collaborates With Rick Ross For 'Hip-Hop,' Not 50 Cent Disses|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=2009-05-13|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=2009-05-24}}</ref> | |||
| The album is slated to hit shelves in early December. "He's slated for an early December release," Rosemond said of the album.<ref>http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=53150</ref> | |||
| In a May 14th interview with MTV, Game had this to say about his upcoming LP, people think the R.E.D. stands for gangbanging. I am what I am. ... R.E.D. — that's rededicated. Rededicated to hip-hop ... to my 'hood, Compton. Rededicated to my family, rededicated to everything." | |||
| On August 8, 2009, while still on the Australian leg of his L.A.X. tour Game wrote on ]'s Twitter page calling him 'his new favorite hitmaker' and stating his track will be featured on ''The R.E.D. Album''.<ref>http://twitter.com/ihategame/status/3198695954</ref><ref>http://twitter.com/ihategame/status/3198597033</ref>. | |||
| Cool explained. ''The first day we went to L.A., we had already done a bunch of shit for him, and we’re just playing ‘em ‘All right, I’m ready to go in the booth.’ Boom, we knocked out like seven different ideas so me and Dre are like ‘Fuck, we done let all of our arsenal off in this first night!’ Next day, ‘What else you got? Let’s get it going!’ We let off all our arsenal, he recorded to seven, eight records on the first night. Laid a verse, a hook here, two verses here, a whole song. I’m like, ‘Yo Dre, he’s recording to everything we did on the way up. Damn, now we gotta start up some new shit with him.’ Certain artists we just have that great chemistry with, man and Game is definitely one of ‘em.'' <ref>http://www.rapbasement.com/the-game/092309-producers-cool-and-dre-talk-about-working-with-the-game-on-his-new-album.html</ref> | |||
| Game revealed to MTV that the upcoming album would drop by the end of 2009. He's already enlisted producers such as Timbaland, and former Aftermath producer Mike Lynn.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611413/20090514/game__3_.jhtml</ref> | |||
| During an interview with XXL Magazine online in early October. Canadian producer ], said he had been in LA with Game, and that he had 'recorded a song to a few of my beats'.<ref>http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=57102</ref> | |||
| ==Guests== | |||
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| Production on the album is confirmed to come from ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] amongst others. It is rumoured that ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] are all set to be featured on the album. Ever since ] dropped ], The Game had wanted to work with ]. | |||
| ''XXL'' confirmed features including ], ], Pharrell, ] and Kanye West.<ref> ''XXL''.</ref> ] has also been confirmed to be featured on a track titled "Would I Be Wrong?" with production from ].<ref> ''MTV News''.</ref> | |||
| ==Recorded tracks== | |||
| * "Would I Be Wrong?" - <small>(featuring ], produced by ])</small><ref> ''MTV News.''</ref> | |||
| * "]" - <small>(featuring ], produced by Timbaland)'</small><ref> ''Rap-Up.''</ref> | |||
| * "]" - <small>(produced by ])</small><ref> ''Rap-Up.''</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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The R.E.D. Album is the upcoming fourth studio album by rapper Game. It is set to be released on February 16, 2010, by Interscope Records.
Background
Game had confirmed that he would retire after his 2008 album, LAX. However, he announced that he would release another album titled D.O.C. or Diary of Compton, if he could get production from the original N.W.A members. In November 2009, HipHopDX interviewed Game and he stated that the reason he would not release D.O.C. was because he needed help from Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg.
In 2009 he confirmed the title The R.E.D. Album and that the title was to signify his "RE-Dedication" to hip-hop. The album was set to be released on December 1, 2009 but was pushed to December 8, 2009. However, Game has pushed the album back to February 16, 2010 because Dr. Dre wanted more time to finish production for the album.
"Krazy" was released as a street single on October 29, 2009. It features Gucci Mane and production by Timbaland. "Big Money" was released as the first official single also on October 29, 2009.
Recording
Game recorded with Timbaland and Drumma Boy in Los Angeles. Game revealed to MTV that he had been working with J. R. Rotem, Mike Lynn, Cool & Dre and hopes to get production from Kanye West. In an interview with XXL, Boi-1da stated that he had given beats to Game for the album. Game stated that Dr. Dre and Pharrell will be executive producing the album.
XXL confirmed features including Lil Wayne, Lady Gaga, Pharrell, Gucci Mane and Kanye West. Akon has also been confirmed to be featured on a track titled "Would I Be Wrong?" with production from Polow da Don.
References
- ^ Doctor Orders Game’s ‘R.E.D. Album’ to 2010. Rap-Up.
- The Game Takes Shots at Jay-Z on Phoenix’s 104.7 Kiss FM.
- Game Speaks On New Album, Jay-Z Beef. DefSounds.
- The Game says "L.A.X." will not be his last album.
- The Game: Man Vs. Machine. HipHopDX.
- Game: The Ecstatic. HipHopDX.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-05-13). "Game Collaborates With Rick Ross For 'Hip-Hop,' Not 50 Cent Disses". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ^ The Game Says He’s ‘Rededicated To Hip-Hop’ on The R.E.D. Album. ‘’MTV News’’.
- The Game's 'R.E.D. Album' gets release date. Rap-Up.
- ^ New Music: Game f/ Gucci Mane – 'Krazy'. Rap-Up.
- New Music: Game – 'Big Money'. Rap-Up.
- FEATURE: Boi-1da, A Star Is Born. XXL.
- XXcLusive: The Game Heading Back to Interscope for The R.E.D., A-Team Role Confirmed. XXL.
- Polow Da Don 'Bringing Energy Back To The Game' With Usher. MTV News.
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