With that being said, how do you describe or define that style of music you create and perform? How would you classify it? Now early on you signed a, then, unprecedented deal with Sony Music, what particular string of events actually led to that inking? One specific project. So it was weird because I put together this project that started impacting the streets, completely different. It started impacting the streets and it was three radio stations at that time in Los Angeles that was playing Hip-Hop.
I had a song playing on all three stations. They were three different songs. And at that time Game kind of had the war going with 50 Cent. And that created this really big like bidding war. Kind of tell me about that transitional time. Why do you think things kind of played out the way that they did and how did you wind up over there at Cash Money?
Well at that time Sony Urban was with a company Mike Lynn had a deal with; Sony Urban at that time they just collapsed the company.
Sony Urban collapsed. What was tough is like, at that time, they had invested money already into the music. He allowed me to leave out of their system with my records, and that was probably the most important thing that happened. He just thought I was just really dope writer. And so he called me and he wanted to have lunch. Because he did a collab deal with them. So do you kind of see it the same way and do you kind of feel that? I feel like at that time, what I knew, I was able to achieve much more than what I knew.
Now, my level of achievements will be much greater because my sacrifices and my knowledge, my information is much greater. Okay, fair enough. What do you feel has been the key to your success so far? Learning, learning! You only get old when you stop learning.
As long you keep learning, long as you keep finding and digging for it, and caring about this culture and understanding what Hip-Hop is about, and knowing your role in it, and have a true desire to just be great.
You know what I mean? You have to truly address the wound if you want the body to heal. Every day I wake up just trying to be dope, trying to be doper than yesterday. Every day, as long as I can keep learning, I can be doper than yesterday. I like that, I like that! I mean, I think people are getting out what they put in. I think you get in what you put out. I think the producers that are coming up, they need to learn more, they need to put in more if they want to get out more.
I feel like the South, I think Atlanta and Memphis. I think them dudes and their producers are putting in a lot. I think the West and New York, the West and the East are struggling because a lot of us are so busy looking at the South versus looking at Ice-T, looking at Ice Cube, looking at all our essence, the origins of where our stuff began at.
Dre, we too busy looking at the other rappers. Right, right! You have your imprint Blue Division. In addition to your own project, what are your future goals and plans for the label? Some artists I do need to sign…some artists, you do need to sign and you do need to do everything to.
You know, teach them all the stuff that Baby taught me, that Mack 10 taught me. A portion of the proceeds of the shoe are donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Game's first son is named Harlem Caron Taylor and was born on June 30, Baron Davis , a basketball teammate in high school, [12] and current NBA all-star was named Harlem's godfather.
Game announced that he was engaged to actress and model Valeisha Butterfield, the daughter of U. Congressman G. The couple were set to marry in March , but the engagement was called off in June The accuser, Richard Monroe, Jr. Before he could, Snoop's bodyguards grabbed him and he was beaten unconscious by crewmembers, including the rapper and producer Soopafly ; Snoop and Game were included in the suit for not intervening. On October 28, , Game was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in Greensboro.
At one point, police said his companions were pepper sprayed when they surrounded officers in a threatening manner. Game continued to act up and was arrested, a police statement said. Game claimed that officers overreacted and that he did nothing wrong when he was pepper sprayed by the mall security. On May 11, , Game was arrested at his home reportedly in connection with an incident at a basketball game in South Los Angeles in February He is alleged to have threatened a person with a gun.
The arrest took place after his home was searched for three hours. Template:Aftermath Entertainment. WorldRaps Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Game rapper. Edit source History Talk 0. Retrieved USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved July 20, Retrieved January 27, Retrieved October 8, Retrieved January 25, The Washington Post. Retrieved June 18, The News Tribune Tacoma. MTV News. It Nearly Happened, He Says".
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But if you look at it, it really puts you there. Glasses Malone: Because the experience was first-person, from his perspective of being assaulted and embarrassed by a rapper he really liked.
One of his favorite rappers and some of his enemies from his side of town, that was his emotions. I know the emotion well, so I kept it true to the experience.
Glasses Malone: Not at all. As a matter of fact, if this makes them upset, they are in trouble! Always been on a certain level where authenticity was there. Mainstream never had to deal with my creativity. Now that mainstream accepts so many rappers who not even real motherf kers, you gotta deal with a real motherf ker. Glasses Malone: That was my guy, one of the new West. Relationship over 10 years, lots of trial and tribulation. We supported each other from the beginning to the end, till the last day.
Glasses Malone: F ked up. Everybody is a man, everyone got a family for the most part. Nip, that was f ked up. Glasses Malone: My generation, you had to be a gangbanger and then you rap. Now, you have people with full-fledged, million-dollar careers becoming gang bangers.
Them n gas crazy. I get the allure, the respect you see someone get. I see all of that, it makes a lot of sense. What comes first to me is making the smartest decisions. I try not to make a lot of decisions for my homeboys I grew up with, my friends, my little homies. Try to give them the best decisions to stay out of trouble.
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