The Game

Compton rapper the Game emerged as one of the early-2000s rawest voices on the West Coast hip-hop scene, with intense autobiographical narratives and a hungry need to assert his lyrical presence. His forceful talent was established with his 2005 studio debut The Documentary, and the rapper moved tirelessly for the next decade-and-a- half, releasing a non-stop string of mixtapes, singles, and excellent albums including 2008's LAX, 2011's The R.E.D. Album, and 2019's Born 2 Rap.