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Jayceon Terrell Taylor known as The Game (born November 29, 1979 in Compton, California) is an American rapper signed to Aftermath Entertainment . The Game is proving to be a driving force in bringing back the West coast hip hop scene and in competing with many of his East Coast counterparts.

Biography

The Game was born and raised in Compton. Known to be a Piru Blood gang member, he grew up in a Crips' neighborhood known as Santana Blocc. The rapper's nickname is said to have been coined by his grandmother, who supposedly said that he was always "Game" for anything. His mother and father were active in gangs. It influenced the rapper to be a part of the gang lifestyle. The Game was shot five times after a failed drug deal in 2001. While recovering in the hospital, he decided to pursue a career in the rap world. The Game stated that he studied various rap albums in order to develop a strategy to become the greatest. After being signed independently to JT the Bigga Figga, The Game was discovered by Dr. Dre.

The Game was originally signed as an artist on Aftermath Entertainment, but Interscope Records CEO Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre decided to have The Game work with 50 Cent and G-Unit. The arrangement was to help build a growing buzz around The Game which would also fuel interest in G-Unit. Dr. Dre and 50 Cent were executive producers on The Game's debut album, The Documentary. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard music charts and spawned hit singles such as "How We Do," "Hate It or Love It," and "Dreams."

The original title of the album was Nigga Wit' An Attitude Volume 1, but an injunction filed at the request of Eazy-E's widow prevented him from using N.W.A.'s name in the album title.

Controversy

The Game has a number of rivals, such as Suge Knight, Jay-Z and Memphis Bleek of Roc-A-Fella Records, Yukmouth, Joe Budden, and labelmate 50 Cent.

Joe Budden

50 Cent criticized Joe Budden's album for "lacking street credibility." Budden took offense and released various insults directed at G-Unit. The Game did a freestyle for DJ Clue, and then Joe Budden used the end of the freestyle without notifying The Game. While on the end, Joe Budden took shots at G-Unit. During 2004, The Game made several records dissing Joe Budden, notoriously the track "Buddens." The Game threatened Joe Budden and supposedly flew to New York to confront him. Joe Budden mocked The Game's appearance on the dating game show "Change of Heart" in which he sported a tongue ring. On his web site, The Game defended his embarrassing appearance on the show, saying that he was young and needed the money, also he stated on his Stop Snitchin' Stop Lyin' DVD that he was on the show with two girls making him a pimp. Later, at a party in New York, the rappers mutually announced their intention to stop making hostile records about each other, but The Game has subsequently suggested in songs and videos that he won the feud.

Yukmouth

Yukmouth confronted The Game at a party and stated to him that he had a beef with 50 Cent, The Game replied that it was between him and 50 Cent. Soon a video surfaced on the Internet in which Yukmouth appeared in a studio with rapper Domination, who was making a disrespectful song aimed at G-Unit. At the end of the clip, Yukmouth claims that The Game had a tongue ring. (The piercing is viewed as effeminate.) The Game fired back with performing an Ice Cube move by dissing the rap veteran over his own "I Got 5 On It" beat. Yukmouth responded with a diss track of his own which referred to the Change of Heart and tongue ring incidents. Yukmouth released a mixtape called "All Out War," attacking The Game on several tracks. The two tried to bury the hatchet and even recorded a song together. The track, which each artist recorded separately, was a trick that Game used to trick Yukmouth and on Yukmouth's verse he says that "beef is for fake n***as" and that he and Game had made up but on Game's verse he fires back saying "this aint about Bleek or Buddens I dont squash beef for nothin" and he rapped more disses and firey blows toward Yukmouth. Yukmouth responded with another diss track toward The Game and shot a video to it. The video featured a look-a-like of The Game getting harrased through the hood.

Death Row

Dr. Dre's old nemesis Suge Knight has an ongoing feud with The Game. Yukmouth claimed that The Game had been slapped by Suge Knight. The Game responded on his website, saying that if Sug Knight had ever touched him, he would put him "6 feet under." After the 2005 BET Awards, associates of Death Row had their invitations to a party hosted by Ciara rescinded. Supposedly, a member of Death Row had tried to steal The Game's chain. The Game stated on his Black Wall Street web site that he dislikes Sug Knight because of "the lives he has endangered." In Miami for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, Sug Knight was shot and wounded at Kanye West's party by an unknown gunman. The Game vigorously denied involvement in the shooting, but the incident renewed efforts to pacify hip hop feuds and The Game has consequently been discouraged from attending certain events in hopes of averting retaliation.

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