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The Documentary 2 is the seventh studio album by American rapper The Game; it was released on October 9, 2015, by Blood Money Entertainment and eOne Music. The album is the sequel to The Game's debut album The Documentary (2005). It is considered the first half of a two-piece project, later being supplemented by his seventh studio album The Documentary 2.5 (2015) one week later.[1] The album features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Q-Tip, Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Drake, Dej Loaf, Future, Jelly Roll and Kanye West, among others.

The album was supported by the single "100" featuring Drake.

Background

In June 2015, in an interview with Power 106, The Game said that the album was about 90% done, and that he had been waiting on Dr. Dre to get back from vacation, so he could finish the album.[2] He said that his children were his motivation to finish the album, and spoke about being confident on his growth as a rapper: "I listened to my first album and everybody thinks it's so amazing, but I think I'm better than that. I listened to it and heard all of the flaws of the young me, and I'm like, 'Man I would have never done this song like that today.'"[3]

According to The Game, Dr. Dre was excited about the album and called The Documentary 2 the best rap album in five years.[4] On July 21, 2015, The Game revealed that Diddy said The Documentary 2 is "his best album yet".[5]

Recording and production

On April 12, 2015, The Game released a video, called "The Making of The Documentary 2", showing him in the studio working with Meek Mill on the song "Soundtrack". The video features Cool & Dre and Travis Scott.[6] During the 2015's BET Awards, on North Carolina's Power 98, The Game said that he would be working with the following producers on the album: Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Pharrell Williams, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, Jahlil Beats, Just Blaze, Scott Storch,[7] and Mike Will Made It.[8] The Game also stated that he had spent an entire week in the studio with Kanye West. "You get a good solid week out of 'Ye if you have history."[2] On July 6, 2015, The Game shared footage of himself in the studio with DJ Mustard, Eric Bellinger, YG, Ty Dolla $ign, Bongo 'the Drum Gahd', Busta Rhymes and Keyshia Cole.

A video featuring snippets of a song with Game and Kendrick Lamar surfaced later. Joe Moses, Jay 305 and Skeme appeared in the video.[9] Many sites posted possible tracklists for the album, but none of them were official.[10] On July 21, 2015, The Game posted a picture of himself on the toilet, while recording a song for the album on his Instagram account.[11] A few days later, The Game posted another picture of himself working with Tyrese on the another song, which he said would be on the album as well. He also confirmed that Nas, Lil Wayne, E-40, Scarface, Busta Rhymes and YG were going to be featured on the second disc of the album, titled The Documentary 2.5.[12][13]

Release and promotion

On August 28, 2014, The Game stated that the album would be released on January 18, 2015, the 10th anniversary of the first installment.[14] On October 14, 2014, Game released the Blood Money Entertainment compilation, Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf. On January 30, 2015, after the delay, a picture of Dr. Dre, The Game, and Ice Cube was released on Instagram. The inclusion suggested that Dre and Cube were reuniting on the album.[15] On March 12, 2015, Game announced that the album was going to be released on June 30, on his oldest son's birthday. In an interview with Miss Info, Game said spoke about the release of the album. "I feel like I could've released it after The Documentary, but ten years seems perfectly fine. It's my sixth studio album, my sixth solo album, and I think that the 10th anniversary is huge. So, why not put it out ten years later?"[3]

On June 28, 2015, The Game announced that it would be released on August 7, 2015.[16] Target started promoting the album in stores. The cover was shown with a new release date, August 28.[17] On July 16, 2015, The Game posted a picture of Tupac with the caption, "Almost time to wrap this album. #TheDocumentary2".[18] On August 30, 2015, he released the cover art for the upcoming album and announced a release date of September 25, 2015. On September 9, 2015, it was revealed that the release date had been pushed back to October 9, 2015.[19] On September 18, 2015, The Game made the album available for pre-order, detailing the track listing.[20] On September 22, 2015, The Game announced that The Documentary 2 was a double disc album with a total of 38 tracks. He also detailed that disc one would be released on October 9, 2015, and disc two would be released on October 16, 2015. A documentary about the album, showing how the album was made with studio sessions and video shoots, was released after disc one was released; it is titled The Documentary 2: The Making of the Album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[21]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[22]
Billboard[23]
Exclaim!7/10[24]
Pitchfork Media7.2/10[25]
HipHopDX[26]
Consequence of SoundB[27]
The Source[28]
XXL[29]
Zumic[30]
NOW[31]

The Documentary 2 received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. Billboard gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 13 reviews.[32]

Commercial performance

The Documentary 2 debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, moving up to 83,171 in pure album sales, and 95,000 copies including streams.[33] As of November 4, 2015, the album had sold a total of 116,000 units.[34]

Track listing

The Documentary 2 — Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Jayceon Taylor
0:58
2."On Me" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
4:45
3."Step Up" (featuring Dej Loaf and Sha Sha)
Bongo2:47
4."Don't Trip" (featuring Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and will.i.am)


4:59
5."Standing on Ferraris" (featuring Puff Daddy)
Jahlil Beats4:11
6."Dollar and a Dream" (featuring Ab-Soul)
  • illadaproducer
  • Kent Jones
  • Cool & Dre
  • Just BonaFide


5:52
7."Made in America" (featuring Mvrcus Blvck)
  • Taylor
  • Marcus "Mvrcus" Black
  • Ebong
Bongo3:14
8."Hashtag" (featuring Jelly Roll)
  • Taylor
  • David "Jelly Roll" Drew
  • Ebong
  • Bongo
  • Jelly Roll
2:59
9."Circles" (featuring Q-Tip, Eric Bellinger and Sha Sha)
  • Bongo
  • Flippa
  • JProof[36]
4:11
10."Uncle Skit"
  • Stat Quo
  • The Game
2:04
11."Dedicated" (featuring Future and Sonyae)
5:45
12."Bitch You Ain't Shit"
  • Taylor
Caviar3:05
13."Summertime" (featuring Jelly Roll)
Mike WiLL Made It3:43
14."Mula" (featuring Kanye West)
3:55
15."The Documentary 2"
  • Taylor
  • Martin
4:38
16."New York, New York"
2:21
17."100" (featuring Drake)
5:34
18."Just Another Day"
  • Taylor
  • Ebong
Bongo3:50
19."LA" (featuring Snoop Dogg, will.i.am and Fergie)
will.i.am5:27
Total length:73:18
Notes
  • "On Me" contains additional vocals performed by Dr. Dre.
Sample credits

Personnel

  • Adam Turchin — saxophone
  • Koofreh Umoren — trumpet

Charts

Collector's Edition

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The three-disc collector's edition of The Documentary 2 was released on January 22, 2016.[63] The bonus disc features guest appearances from Trey Songz and Meek Mill. On the chart dated February 13, 2016, Disc 3 debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 134.[64]

Track listing

Collector's edition bonus tracks — Disc 3
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ride Solo"
  • Taylor
  • Marcello Valenzano
  • Andre Lyon
  • Kent Jones
  • Cool & Dre
3:11
2."Do It To You" (featuring Trey Songz)
  • Cool & Dre
  • Kent Jones
2:53
3."The Soundtrack" (featuring Meek Mill)
  • BC Beatz
  • Kiid Planet
5:23
4."El Chapo" (with Skrillex)
  • Taylor
  • Sonny Moore
  • Shondrae Crawford
  • Mr. Bangladesh
  • Skrillex
3:39
Total length:15:06

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[65] 134
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[57] 25
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[58] 33

See also

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