Born 2 Rap

by The Game

Overview

Nearly 15 years after The Game cemented his place in rap with his stellar debut, The Documentary, the Compton-born lyricist went on record saying ninth album Born 2 Rap would be his final album. Swan songs are often repealed, but this 25-track, star-studded, 90-minute collection goes over the top to neatly wrap up a storied career. The Game's always intense and street-minded raps meet a variety of production twists over the course of the lengthy album, from more R&B-laced hooks from Miguel on "No Smoke" and a buoyant chorus from Trey Songz on "Blood Thicker Than Water" to an acoustic guitar instrumental and vocal cameo from Ed Sheeran on album closer "Roadside." It's a dense volume of street storytelling and especially reflective lyricism from this rap MVP, and even at its extensive running time, Born 2 Rap delivers lots of highlights. 21 Savage features on "The Code," there's a Nipsey Hussle cameo on the especially hard-hitting "Welcome Home," and the mellow soul instrumental and Anderson .Paak chorus on "Stainless" all contribute to the strength of this spirited curtain call. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	03/06/2020
Label:	Eone
UPC:	0099923896029
Rank:	50401

Tracks

Disc 1

1. City of Sin (Intro)
2. No Smoke
3. Five Hundred Dollar Candles
4. The Light
5. Carmen Electra
6. Dead Homies
7. Gold Daytonas
8. West Side
9. 40 Ounce Love
10. Gucci Flip Flops

Disc 2

11. Born 2 Rap
12. Welcome Home
13. Help Me (Interlude)
14. I Didn't Wanna Write This Song
15. The Code
16. Stay Down
17. Hug the Block
18. Ask for Me
19. Stainless
20. Gangstas Make the Girls Go Wild
21. Blood Thicker Than Water
22. Rewind II
23. One Life
24. Cross on Jesus Back
25. Roadside

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Game   Primary Artist
Anderson .Paak   Featured Artist
Masego   Featured Artist
21 Savage   Featured Artist
Osbe Chill   Featured Artist
Sly Boogy   Featured Artist
Trey Songz   Featured Artist
Chris Brown   Featured Artist
Marsha Ambrosius   Featured Artist
Travis Barker   Featured Artist
Red Cafe   Featured Artist
Tobi   Featured Artist
D Smoke   Featured Artist
J. Stone   Featured Artist
Dom Kennedy   Featured Artist
Miguel   Featured Artist
Ed Sheeran   Featured Artist
Mozzy   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Christopher Martin   Composer
Timothy Patterson   Composer
Mike Zombie   Composer
Cash Jones   Composer,Executive Producer
Bryson Tiller   Composer
Tyrone Lindo   Composer
21 Savage   Composer
Tec Beatz   Composer
Wallis Lane   Composer
Peter Phillips   Composer
Buddah   Composer
Osbe Chill   Composer
Terry Holloway   Composer
Titus E Johnson   Composer
Sylvia Striplin   Composer
Roscoe Corner   Composer
Anderson .Paak   Composer
Sly Boogy   Composer
Swizz Beatz   Composer
Big Duke   Composer
The Game   Executive Producer
Larry Blackmon   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Trey Songz   Composer
Twinkie Clark   Composer
Thomas Bell   Composer
Lonnie Liston Smith   Composer
Robert "Kool" Bell   Composer
David Willis   Composer
Chris Brown   Composer
Robert "Spike" Mickens   Composer
Ronald Bell   Composer
Roy Ayers   Composer
Prince   Composer
Nina Simone   Composer
Reuben Bell   Composer
Nipsey Hussle   Composer
DJ Khalil   Composer
Dennis "D.T." Thomas   Composer
Linda Creed   Composer
Richard Westfield   Composer
Red Cafe   Composer
Norman Harris   Composer
Jerry Strickland   Composer
Shawn Carter   Composer
Robert Caldwell   Composer
Brandon Sewell "Tec Beatz"   Composer
James Bedford   Composer
Bruce Malament   Composer
Just.Live   Composer
Otha Nash   Composer
Tobi   Composer
J. Stone   Composer
Michael Archer   Composer
Jayceon Taylor   Composer
Nasir Jones   Composer
Chris Malloy   Executive Producer
Dom Kennedy   Composer
Claydes Smith   Composer
Amir Motamedi   Composer
Stanley Benton   Composer,Executive Producer
Ed Sheeran   Composer
George Brown   Composer