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On Doctor’s Advocate, he had none of them. Dre and Eminem – three of biggest hip-hop artists at the time – behind him. On The Documentary, Game had 50 Cent, Dr. Plus, he also had 50 Cent, arguably one of hip-hop’s best songwriters/hookwriters, penning three verses and three choruses on three of The Documentary‘s singles – “Westside Story,” “How We Do” and “Hate It or Love It.”Īdd in the fact that “How We Do” and “Hate It or Love It” topped charts all over the world and you’ve got all the reasons why The Documentary moved 586,000 units in its first week album sales. Blige, Faith Evans.įrom production to release, The Game had everything going for him on his debut. On the features side you’ve got: 50 Cent, Eminem, Nate Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Mary J. Dre, Kanye West, Just Blaze, Timbaland, Cool & Dre, Havoc, Scott Storch, Jeff Bhasker, Buckwild. How could The Game’s first album not move over half a million units its first week? Seriously, there was no chance The Documentary wasn’t going to sell mad copies, just look at the album credits. Dre and their subsequent falling out, Game continued to prove his independence, churning out quality music which consistently did well, critically and commercially.įrom his West Coast-saving debut, The Documentary, to his latest, most musically diverse album yet, Jesus Piece, Stop The Breaks ranks Game’s first week album sales from best to worst. This time Stop The Breaks is going to look at The Game and how the West Coast rapper’s done over the years.Īfter smashing his way into the mainstream with the help of 50 Cent and Dr. So far in the First Week Album Series, we’ve covered Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Kanye West, Nas, Eminem and Young Jeezy.