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When gangsta rapper The Game released his debut album, “The Documentary,” in early 2005, he was flying high—and not just because of all the chronic he was smoking. With the legendary Dr. Dre as executive producer and 50 Cent and Eminem as featured guests, The Game knew “The Documentary” would go platinum. It sold five million copies worldwide...
...years, two Grammy nominations and one much publicized beef later, The Game (born Jayceon Taylor) finds himself in the unfamiliar position of trying to sell an album that includes no Dre instrumentals or Fiddy hooks and, therefore, is not guaranteed platinum status. The cards are stacked against him, but that’s exactly how this former drug dealer from Compton, Calif. likes...
Akon “Konvicted” (SRC/Universal Motown) 3.5 Stars Akon is sick of just about everything. He’s sick of violence, his career, America, his voice, his whining, himself. By the end of his new album “Konvicted,” you might be sick of Akon. But that doesn’t mean you won’t like him. The album’s first two singles, “I Wanna Love You” and “Smack That,” are certified hits. But hearing these songs...
...sans G-Unit and Dr. Dre, with “The Doctor’s Advocate,” a soul-draining experience that doesn’t deliver on the promise of his first album’s best songs. Indeed, save for a few bright spots, this album is never more than a guilty pleasure. The Game’s lyrical style is a straight-up rehash of the harder elements of early ’90s G-Funk, adding one element—an Eminem-esque fascination with other rappers and their feelings. The results are decidedly...
Gwen Stefani “Wind It Up” Dir. Sophie Muller Having a baby really suits Gwen Stefani. Looking as svelte and saucy as ever in her new video for “Wind It Up,” the first single from her upcoming album “The Sweet Escape,” Stefani manages to transform Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” into an adults-only show. The mini-musical opens with the camera panning up a lamb-dotted, astro-turfed hill that settles on Sister...