The Doctor's Advocate... but no doctor?

The Doctor’s Advocate… but no Doctor?
By Kaio Grizzelle

West Coast rapper The Game was having the time of his life in 2004, recording with his life long idol Dr.Dre and being accepted into notorious hip-hop group G-Unit, but it all went wrong when he fell out with front man 50 Cent resulting in being kicked out of the group.

Despite his close relationship with super producer/ rapper Dr. Dre, on The Games sophomore solo LP, no Dre tracks appear whatsoever, which may be because he didn’t take Dre’s advice when he tried to persuade him to forget about the ‘beef’ with 50, and make a stand for hip-hop in just putting their differences aside. Game apologises to Dre on the title track ‘Doctor’s Advocate’ featuring Busta Rhymes.


He’s back. And he’s better, than ever it seems, flip over the cover of the album and see ‘executive producer- The Game’ that says a lot about how the 26 year old Compton native has matured since his first solo LP ‘The Documentary.’ People said that he would be a one hit wonder, he only made it ‘cos of 50 an Dre, but this album proves them all wrong, Game manages to hold his own on tracks with rap veterans such as Busta Rhymes and NaS. With heavy production coming from hip-hop heavyweights like Scott Storch, Kanye West, Swizz Beats, will.i.am and Just Blaze ( to name just a few) this is a must have for all fans of this genre.
There was only one disappointing track, ‘The Remedy’ which was produced by Just Blaze with boring lyrics and a not particularly good instrumental which is a shame as the rest of the album is quality.

On the song ‘It’s Okay/ One Blood’ he states ‘An I ain’t gotta make s*** for the club,’ which is his attitude over the whole album. With no apparent club bangers or love songs (except maybe for the Jamie Foxx featured ‘All Around The World,’) this album is portraying his life and struggle growing up in the rough streets of Los Angeles.

This album is rated ‘parental advisory’ for a clear reason, the constant swear words and aggressive language may steer some parents away from purchasing this for their children and can get a bit tiresome at times however, it is the same with a lot of hip-hop records these days which many feel is somewhat unnecessary.


One reason why this man is important to hip-hop… He’s original, a mix of the lyrical east coast and the gangsta rap flow of the west, no one in the hip-hop game right now brings a new flavour to the table quite like ‘The Game.’

There are rumours that ‘Game’ will reunite with Dr.Dre for the release of his next album titled ‘The Devil’s Fear’ which is set to be dropped in October of ’07, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.