The Documentary 2 & 2.5
The Game
In Depth Review
The Documentary 2
Opening Opinion 9.9/10
The Documentary 2.5
Opening Opinion 10/10
Okay so this is technically a double in depth review….but
let me kill 2 birds with one stone. These albums really blew me away. In
October of 2015 I knew The Game was dropping a sequel to his former best album,
The Documentary. What I didn’t know, is that he was dropping another album
right after that…like a week after that. First I’ll talk about 2, then 2.5.
First up there’s a skit, that’s really just about how real
it is in Los Angeles. On Me with
Kendrick Lamar is a great song. Game does that rapping copycat thing where he
sounds like the rapper he has on the track lol. He’s done it before…he did it a
lot on the Red Album. Kendrick’s verse is dope too, but you can tell right away
that Game has stepped it up. Step Up is
another great track. Its silky smooth and hype at the same time.
Next Game recruits a couple of west coast legends, Ice Cube
& Dr. Dre, to spit on a will.i.am beat. The song is straight fire. Ice Cube
sounds great as does Dr. Dre. I really was wondering where the hell is Ice
Cube’s next album he promised in 2013. The next song, Standing On Ferraris features Diddy. Its kind of odd in the sense
that its got the same beat as The Notorious B.I.G.’s Kick in the Door. It may be polarizing to some but I like it.
Apparently Diddy got a new car from Game for no damn reason, “it was just a
Tuesday” LOL.
The next song, Dollar and
a Dream, features Ab-Soul. Ab
spits a verse so tight, he actually shows up The Game. The song has one of the
coolest beats as well. The song blends right into Made in America, a decent, but weakest song so far. Hashtag is a weird song featuring Jelly
Roll. I think Jelly Roll is a producer. It’s polarizing, I like it, but it took
a few listens.
Circles is a good
song, but I think it’s not executed as well as it could have been. Q-Tip’s
verse is the best part after Game and Sha Sha go argue lol. Uncle
is a very skippable skit. Dedicated features
Future and Sonyae…and its one of the best songs. It continues the eclectic feel
of the album like with Standin’. Bitch
You Ain’t Shit. Is by far the worst song here. It’s got an okay chorus and
ok verses….but its tasteless and bitter sounding. I really like Summertime, which features Jelly Roll. It’s
a smooth record you can and should just ride too.
Kanye West joins the party for Mula but he only does the hook, which is what Kanye did to Game on
Late Registration’s Crack Music. It’s
an awesome song with a funny skit at the end. The title track is also really
really dope. Different Djs talk at the
end of it. The next 3 songs are very cohesive sounding and are cohesive. 100 featuring Drake is a good song that I
didn’t care too much for on first listen. It’s really smooth though. The last
song hot but it almost sounds out of place. Snoop does his thing, as does
Fergie and will.i.am.
Closing Opinion for
Doc 2….9.85/10
Documentary 2.5 is actually the better of the 2 albums….yes
you read right. The opening skit is very very vital. I always wondered what
happened between Game and 50 Cent. Magnus
Carlsen runs a little long but its good. Crenshaw/80s Cocaine also features Anderson.Paak like the first
song, but it’s so dope. You can tell right away this album will be a more west
coast sounding album.
The next 2 songs are linked, Gang Bang Anyway and The Ghetto. The former is a dark song featuring
the other members of Black Hippy: Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock. Both rappers kill
it but Game does well too. The latter features arguably the best rapper alive,
Nas. Nas kills it but Game spits just as well. So far the album’s execution is
borderline flawless.
From Adam and Gang
Related are great songs too. Lil Wayne’s hook on Adam is perfect. After that Game pays homage to 2pac, the legendary
rapper. Scarface does well here as well. Intoxicated
is too long of a skit, but its necessary for the mood of the album. I absolutely
love Quick’s Groove. The beat is fire
as the album goes to a lighter tone. It sounds like an old school west coast
song. Outside features one line from
E-40 lol. Up on the Wall is a terrific
song featuring Problem, YG & Ty Dolla $ign. I love the beat as it reminds
me of Groove which was 2 tracks
before it…
The next skit is so SKIPPABLE. Its worth hearing once, but
its rather odd LOL. My Flag is a
posse cut and its pretty damn good despite being 6 minutes. The west coast
onslaught continues with Moment of Violence. Like Father Like Son 2 is
good as it’s a sequel to the last song on the original Documentary. Game’s kids
join him and Busta Rhymes for the sequel. The last song is also good and far
from filler. El-Chapo is a banger as
well. I love how hard the song sounds.
Closing
Opinion: 10/10