GeoReview: The Game, Doctor's Advocate

After all the smoke cleared from the beef with 50 Cent, no one knew what to expect from The Game. Would he come back out and flop or would he keep making good music even without 50 Cent to co-sign. Then after it was announced that The Game would be leaving Aftermath to sign with Geffen, fans were even more pessimistic about what The Game would be able to deliver. Well, I am here to inform you that The Game has not only delivered but he has far surpassed what I expected from him.

This new album, Doctor's Advocate , is just as good as his first album...if not better! Track for track, this could be one of the best albums of the year. Game definitely, rep for the West Coast on this one. After listening to this Album it makes you wonder why he even needed 50 Cent in the first place.

So what can fans of The Game expect from Doctor's Advocate? This new album, Game has evolved as an emcee. His lyrical content is showing much growth on this album. There is no Dr. Dre involvement on this album, so far as the beats are concerned. However, I can say that there is nothing missing sound-wise, not even with the absence of Dr. Dre.

I think he was able to fill that void with an assortment of the industry's top producers. Game also decides to pack this album with star power in the form of Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg,  will.i.am , Busta Rhymes,  Xzibit, Nas, Kurupt, Daz, Jamie Foxx, Pharrell, and many more. The latest effort from Game is sure to propel him into the hip-hop stratosphere.

This album is hot from front to back. If there are any low points on this album it would probably be the track he does with Daz & Kurupt, track 14 on the album. The track isn't that bad but its just that Kurupt sounds horrible. Kurupt really brings the track down. I don't know what happened because Kurupt use to be hot lyrically but now it seems as if he's completely lost it. Game delivers his usual flow and Daz isn't great but he holds his own.

Another track I am a little disappointment with is Track 5, "The Remedy", the Just Blaze produced song where the Public Enemy song his looped. I not disappointed with the flow, Game actually kills the track lyrically. I am a little disappointed in Just Blaze's production on the track. Instead of doing something creative with the track, he pretty much just uses the entire track with a sped up baseline and put The Game's vocals on top of it. That's a lack of creativity and a little lazy in my opinion. However, that would be the only issues I have with this album. All the other tracks are all more than solid on the album.

Just Blaze does make up for his lack of creativity on track "The Remedy", with what I believe is the best track on the album the last one featuring Nas and Marcia from Floetry. What can I say about it but Nas spits fire, Game spits fire and then Marcia just comes in and kills it with her very beautiful voice. Of course Just Blaze does his thing behind the boards. All these elements combine to make a classic song. Another great song on the album is the Kanye West produced, "Didn't Get Far". The song Game dedicates to all the video chicks and groupies. Game also has other highlights that include: "Old English", a song where Game reflects on his life leading up to this day.

Another great song is the song featuring Busta Rhymes where Game apologizes to Dr. Dre for walking away from Aftermath. I like this song because of the creativity of it. Game begins the song with a skit of him and Busta talking and Game is getting really drunk while Busta is trying to get him to stop drinking and go home. The creativity of it is that Game spits his entire verse as if he were actually drunk and out of it. I think that adds to the song because so can feel the emotion he is trying to get across in the song. I cannot forget this song, "West Coast" featuring Snoop and Xzibit, which will probably become the new West Coast anthem within the next couple of months.

Overall, I think this album falls just short of being a classic. I believe most rap fans, whether your from the west coast, east coast or the dirty south will like this album. Game proves he is a rapper that can stand on his on two feet. Game will definitely be around for a long time so rappers in the industry need to get use to it. This album definitely made me a Game fan and I am sure it will do the same for you.

I give this Album 4.5 globes out of 5.

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