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The Game biography (bio):
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Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29, 1979 in Los Angeles, California), better known by his stage name The Game, is an American rapper signed to Geffen Records. The Game rose to fame in 2005 following the success of his debut album, The Documentary and his two Grammy nominations. Since then, The Game is considered to be a driving force in bringing back the West Coast hip hop scene and competing with many of his East Coast counterparts. Also, The Game is the only West Coast solo artist to release a multi-platinum album (The Documentary) since Dr. Dre's 2001 album, which was released in late 1999.
Aside from releasing two albums that debuted at number one on both the United World Chart, and the Billboard 200, The Game has also gained notoriety for the hip hop feuds he has taken part in. The Game's music falls under the subgenre known as gangsta rap, a style of hip-hop created and popularized in his hometown of Compton, California.
Jayceon Taylor was born in Los Angeles, California to an African American mother, Lynette Baker, and his father George Taylor, who is of Spanish and Native American descent. He spent the earliest years of his life in the district of La Brea before his family moved to Compton, California when he was four years old. After his older sister accused his father of sexual molestation when Taylor was five, his family was split up and young Taylor lived with a foster family for eight years in Carson, a suburb of Los Angeles (located immediately southwest of Compton). When Taylor was thirteen, his mother was regranted custody and he was reunited with his family in Compton. He spent his later life living in a primarily Crip gang neighborhood known as Santana Blocc, although the rapper would grow up to become a member of the Bloods. Taylor claims that his mother and father were both affiliated with Crip gangs. After graduating from Compton High School, Taylor had a short stint at Washington State University on a basketball scholarship. However, he was kicked out in his first semester because of drug allegations. It was then that he started fully embracing street life and turning towards selling drugs. At the age of eighteen, he began to follow his older half brother "Big Fase 100", who was the leader of the Cedar Block Pirus. Taylor was shot five times after a failed drug deal in 2001, receiving bullet wounds to the heart, stomach, and arms. This attack put him in a three day coma and while recovering in the hospital, he decided to pursue a career in the rap industry.
Early career:
Studying various influential rap albums, The Game developed a strategy to become a rapper himself, and with help from Big Fase they founded The Black Wall Street Records. The label originally featured such artists as Glasses Malone, Vita, and Nu Jerzey Devil, along with The Game himself. The rapper's stage name was coined by his grandmother, who gave him the nickname because she claimed he was always "Game" for anything. The Game first gained prominence when he attended a hip-hop summit hosted by Russell Simmons and Louis Farrakhan, releasing his first mixtape named You Know What It Is Vol. 1 in 2002, followed by a record deal with the independent label, Get Low Recordz owned by JT the Bigga Figga. Originally Sean Combs of Bad Boy Records was going to sign him to his label, but Game's mixtape found its way into the hands of famed producer Dr. Dre, who proceeded to sign him to Aftermath Entertainment. To capitalize on the growing buzz, The Game continued to release music. In October 2004, The Game released his first album Untold Story through Get Low Recordz, which managed to sell over 82,000 copies within its first 3 months. The album featured artists like Sean T, Young Noble (of the Outlawz), and JT the Bigga Figga. The Game also appeared on various mixtapes hosted by DJ's such as DJ Kayslay, DJ Whoo Kid, and DJ Clue. The Game also released a second mixtape You Know What It Is Vol. 2 through his own record label, and appeared on the video game NBA Live 2004 on a song produced by Fredwreck called "Can't Stop Me".
Rise to fame:
The Game was originally signed as an artist on Aftermath Entertainment, but Interscope Records CEO Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre decided to have The Game also work with 50 Cent and G-Unit. The arrangement was to help build a growing buzz around The Game which would also fuel interest in G-Unit. Since then he made numerous cameo appearances in music videos by 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, and Fabolous. Even at this early stage in his career, he was embroiled in rap feuds associated with G-Unit, including those with Joe Budden, Ja Rule, and Memphis Bleek. His first appearance on a single was on Jim Jones' "Certified Gangstas", before his own single "Westside Story" was released in 2004.
The original title of the album was Nigga Wit' An Attitude Volume 1 (as can be seen in the lyrics to "Dreams"), but an injunction filed at the request of Eazy-E's widow prevented him from using N.W.A.'s name in the album title. Dr. Dre and 50 Cent were executive producers on The Game's major label debut album, The Documentary, which spawned the hit singles "How We Do" and "Hate It or Love It" (the latter receiving two Grammy nominations). The album debuted at number one on the Billboard music charts and was the tenth best selling album of 2005 in the United States. It also debuted at number seven in the United Kingdom and sold over five million copies world wide.
Due to his disputes with 50 Cent, The Game left Aftermath Entertainment and signed with Geffen Records in order to terminate his contractual obligations with G-Unit in the summer of 2006. The rapper finished working on his sophomore album Doctor's Advocate, which was released on November 14, 2006. This album was set out by The Game to prove that he is able to make good music and be a successful artist without the help of Dr. Dre or 50 Cent. He is also working on getting his own label, The Black Wall Street Records, signed to a distribution label. While The Game originally claimed Dr. Dre would still do production work on the album in the November issue of XXL magazine, he admitted in September (after the XXL interview was conducted) during an interview on radio station Power 105 that Dr. Dre would not be producing any tracks on the album (although four previously unreleased tracks produced by Dr. Dre were released on the internet, but no reason was given as to why they were not included on the album). The album debuted at number one in the U.S., selling over 358,000 copies its first week.
In May 2007, The Game said while filming Beef IV, that his tentitive third album would be his last.
Other ventures:
As a result of his fame, The Game has ventured into areas outside of rap. The Game was chosen to play and had bought a large selection of shares for the now defunct Inglewood Cobras, an ABA franchise team. The Game is also venturing into acting. In 2004, he had a minor role voicing the character "B-Dup", in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. He will also voice a character in the upcoming video game Def Jam: Icon. In 2006, he made his film debut in the movie Waist Deep as a character named "Big Meat" and has been/is filming at least two more movies. The Game has also partnered with 310 Motoring to create his own shoe called The Hurricanes. A portion of the proceeds of the shoe are donated to the victims of Katrina.
Personal life:
The Game has one child, a son named Harlem Caron Taylor, who was born on June 30, 2003. Baron Davis, a basketball team mate in high school, and current NBA all-star was named Harlem's godfather. The Los Angeles Times reported that as of 2006, The Game is a resident of Glendale, California after having purchased a home in the Kenneth Village neighborhood. The Game announced that he was engaged to actress/model Valeisha Butterfield, the daughter of U.S. Congressman G. K. Butterfield. The couple were set to marry in March 2007, but the engagement was called off in June 2006. In February 2007, The Game revealed in an interview with Mistah F.A.B. on radio station Wild 94.9 that he was expecting his second child in April, with former substitute teacher Tiffany Webb.
