Thursday, September 15th, 2011 at 11:58 am  |  12 responses

Best Bball References on The R.E.D. Album

Plus a track-by-track rundown of Game’s new joint.


by Doobie Okon

“I gave you The Documentary, shit was a classic/Gave you Doctor’s Advocate, you ripped it out the package/Came with L.A.X., since critics said it was average/I was stressed the fuck out, torn between Aftermath and Geffen, Interscope, now I got you in the scope/Spill the red ink on the paper it’s like my pen broke/And this what you all been waiting for” —”The City”

Uh….ya. Pretty much sums it up, Game. Now back where he belongs at Aftermath with Dre (who is the only one who can completely maximize the hardheaded rapper’s talent), Game delivers one of the most anticipated albums of 2011. The Documentary is still my favorite and he hasn’t touched it since, especially not with the filler-heavy L.A.X. So let’s see if The R.E.D. Album is worth all the hype…

And, as expected, you know Game is ready to mix plenty of Lakers, Kobe, Bron, red L.A. Angels fitted and Jordan sneaks mentions. But he came extra hard with the hoops on his summer mixtape, Hood Morning, and I have a feeling R.E.D. ain’t going to disappoint on that front. Jayceon might get a little stale sometimes with the sports and hip-hop references (see Tyler, the Creator later), which usually name every single rapper outside of himself, but maybe a more mature flow and having Dre’s oversight as executive producer could make this album a keeper. Roll through the gallery above to peep all of the references.

Hit page two for a track-by-track breakdown of The R.E.D. Album.

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  • http://www.slamonline.com James the Balla

    This album is a very good album. I was very impressed, I love hip hop, but this is a hard core rap album. Even though the end of the cd is a bit weak.

  • fruizm

    I hate this guy….so overrated.

  • http://nbacro.com Playa

    He said “Wack WAS a shooter so we called him Toni Kukoc” so the reference is on point.

    -.-

  • Nick

    This review is spot on. Martins vs. Goblins and The Good, The Bad, The Ugly are two of the dopest tracks of the year for me. I started to like the second half of the album a lot more after several listens, but it definitely wasn’t anywhere near the first half. Game, to me, is still one of the only popular rap artists out there that I go and buy the album the day it comes out.

  • C Da Tyrant

    Game is dope period.

  • ripslam

    What’s with the sarcastic tone throughout this?
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    R.E.D. was dope. Martians vs. Goblins, Speakers on Blast, Born in the Trap, all sick.

  • T-Ray

    This album is the business period.

  • respect

    the game is the wooorst

  • Ali

    Ituned the CD, just seems like too many songs for me. Serious classics are “The City” feat Kendrick Lamar!…”Ricky”…”Speakers on Blast” feat Big Boi and E-40 and “All I Know”. He told you Hate em or love em’…Hahahaha…

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/officerbarbrady what

    I just thought it was funny that he actually acknowledged the fact that he looks exactly like Josh Smith.

  • MB

    I love you cause you hate me more I’m Kobe on the Lakers floor except I give you 84

  • Kilo

    Wayne tells us to”Blood the F*** up” and on the lead single and red stands for redeication and it took two years to make the album? For real? I’m a Game fan but really?

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