11/17/06 - Good Article About Doctor's Advocate, Capture's The Essence Of The Album.

xopton · 11-17-2006, 06:08 PM

A year and a half after “The Documentary,” his overhyped-but-solid 2005 debut, The Game has returned, sans G-Unit and Dr. Dre, with “The Doctor’s Advocate,” a soul-draining experience that doesn’t deliver on the promise of his first album’s best songs.

Indeed, save for a few bright spots, this album is never more than a guilty pleasure.

The Game’s lyrical style is a straight-up rehash of the harder elements of early ’90s G-Funk, adding one element—an Eminem-esque fascination with other rappers and their feelings.

The results are decidedly mixed.

Game openly expresses his overwhelming desire to be liked and accepted by his mentor and former producer, Dr. Dre, and it weighs down the album. And by “weighs down,” I mean “sinks.”

What makes it all worse is that Dre doesn’t even appear on the album.

He takes us out of that pseudo-fantasy escapist hip-hop world where you believe everything the rapper says—he’s the greatest, he gets all the hoes, he drives a Bentley, and so on—and brings us back into the real world, where rappers are just as petty and insecure as the rest of us, often even more so.

It seems like the only reason Game made this album is so Dre would take him back, and he spends the whole album floundering around and hoping someone notices him, Dashboard Confessional-style.

At least he shelled out for some decent beats. The Reefa-produced “It’s Okay (One Blood)” has a strange, stuttering backing track. Unfortunately Game spends the whole song talking about, and often talking to, Dr. Dre, whose absence shows in the track‘s noisy, decidedly un-bumpin’ mix.

The will.i.am-produced “Compton” is a very, very welcome surprise, as he uses the old Geto Boys “Gangsta Boogie” sample to create a track that runs over your face like all the others are supposed to. This track proves that the Black Eyed Peas frontman, who effortlessly spits the gangsta-homage hook, would might be considered a great rap artist if he weren’t responsible for Fergie.

On “Compton,” and to a lesser extent on the Public Enemy-jacking “Remedy,” Game transcends his obsessions with the Good Doctor and label politics and creates an organic, vivid Compton soundscape.

Alas, next comes Scott Storch.

He produces the same “Still D.R.E.”-derived track three or four times on the album. The result—exemplified on “Let’s Ride”—is a 50 Cent-influenced song-rap. The B-grade Dre beats just ooze of lameness, and so does Game, with his mind-numbingly repetitive wannabe lyrics.

Some of the more egregious fanboy examples are worth noting for their sheer insufferability. There’s the word-for-word copying of the post-track Snoop Dogg monologue from 2Pac’s “All About U,” changing only the names of the rappers who, according to the decade-old classic skit, keep seeing the same hoes in everybody’s music video.

There’s the sickening way Game intentionally lowers his voice to sound as much like Dr. Dre as possible. And then of course, there’s the whining. To varying degrees throughout the album Game sounds like he’s about to cry, and it’s goddamn pathetic.

It’s not that the Game doesn’t have a considerable amount of flow and some lyrical skill—he does, and it shows every once in a while. It’s just that he’s the poster boy for everything annoying about hip-hop: The name-dropping, the derivative beats and lyrics, the bitching, the lack of subtlety are all crappy trends… the list goes on. And the worst part is hearing them come from a whiny fool whose greatest wish is to have dropped 13 years ago.

—Reviewer J. Samuel Abbott can be reached at abbott@fas.harvard.edu.

SiLenT_KillaH · 11-17-2006, 06:13 PM

You probally the dumb ass who wrote all this shit.

truth.com · 11-17-2006, 06:17 PM

This shit is right on point. Finally someone actually listen to the fucking lyrics of this album and not just the beats to see this nigga is a wack or average rapper. Name dropping dre all fucking album is wack especially when the nigga won't even return your fucking phone calls.

coookthvs101 · 11-17-2006, 06:17 PM

no one is gonn take xopton seriously..u kno he a dickryder when he says spider loc is the next pac..

celticspride · 11-17-2006, 06:20 PM

XOPTON u like a little girl u can get over the break up wit game.

spi is the next pac haha g unit aint shit no more and thats the truth game bigger and better then he ever was now hater

EdG810 · 11-17-2006, 06:20 PM

well it's an acurate review....but dosen't seem like a real critic...

SluGSlinGa · 11-17-2006, 06:21 PM

the guy that reviewed is a student at harvard. lol where did u find it?

xopton · 11-17-2006, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by truth.com

This shit is right on point. Finally someone actually listen to the fucking lyrics of this album and not just the beats to see this nigga is a wack or average rapper. Name dropping dre all fucking album is wack especially when the nigga won't even return your fucking phone calls.

real talk, ive noticed these Gayme stans only listen to him because of his image, because they think he is in a gang, and he gangbangs. You notice how they have all these pics of Doja lookin all tough in in their sigs and avatars. They in love with his image, which is pretty sad, and they hate on other rappers who are better than Gayme, but are not promoting gang violence, and trying to be someone they really arent.

Ty193 · 11-17-2006, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xopton

real talk, ive noticed these Gayme stans only listen to him because of his image, because they think he is in a gang, and he gangbangs. You notice how they have all these pics of Doja lookin all tough in in their sigs and avatars. They in love with his image, which is pretty sad, and they hate on other rappers who are better than Gayme, but are not promoting gang violence, and trying to be someone they really arent.

JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP

Every other rapper is better than the Game for you but the fact remains they probably will not drop a album anytime soon...

Which westcoast rapper don't rap about gangs and violence? You're just madddddddd and we all love that

Spi is the next pac ha ha hah

xopton · 11-17-2006, 06:37 PM

THESE GAYME STANS ARE SAD ^^ LOOK AT THAT HOMO.

LOOK AT HIS FAN BASE.....

leb · 11-17-2006, 06:38 PM

propz .. but u cnt b dat much of a hater .. damn

C.Smith · 11-17-2006, 06:50 PM

he does drop dres name alot but overall i think album is pretty hot one of best of the year

the problem child · 11-17-2006, 06:53 PM

Props but this album was hot.

Gbones · 11-17-2006, 06:59 PM

real talk son

jg213 · 11-17-2006, 07:05 PM

he needed all the producers though, he would hav sold 100 k if he had banks RA beats

Lyrical Menace · 11-17-2006, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the problem child

Props but this album was hot.

^^^^
Co-sign....

That's sad if ain't got shit else to do but
Nag on and on about Game's album....

NEWSKULL · 11-17-2006, 07:15 PM

best review ever

PaulG · 11-17-2006, 07:30 PM

whats the big deal about name dropping BIG-L did it too and he was the best punchline rapper

GGGG-Unit Affiliated Poww · 11-17-2006, 08:06 PM

propzzzzzzz

the best review ive readf & i agree 100%

It seems like the only reason Game made this album is so Dre would take him back, and he spends the whole album floundering around and hoping someone notices him, Dashboard Confessional-style.

^^hahahahahaha PRICELESS

GGGG-Unit Affiliated Poww · 11-17-2006, 08:09 PM

This Is A Very Good Review
I Totally Agree 100%

240KA · 11-17-2006, 08:14 PM

all the dickriders im sure gte a shy of relief. to bad its prolly fake and still
Gunit is dead b/c of game. "TDA" isa classic bitches ha

xopton · 11-17-2006, 08:16 PM

These Gayme Stans Cant Argue About Anything The Reviewer Said About The Album, So Their Comeback Is Its Fake. Fake Or Not, Everything The Guy Said About The Album Is True. When I Read It Was Almost Like He Read My Mind.

heat27 · 11-17-2006, 08:23 PM

damn g-unit fans have notting better to do but talk shit about anything game does.

N.W.A. · 11-17-2006, 09:27 PM

—Reviewer J. Samuel Abbott can be reached at abbott@fas.harvard.edu.[/QUOTE]

just because game doesnt use satire and irony and double entrendre adn the rest of those literally terms doesnt mean the album isnt a classic.

And I Thought Harvard students were smart

EdG810 · 11-17-2006, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xopton

THESE GAYME STANS ARE SAD ^^ LOOK AT THAT HOMO.

LOOK AT HIS FAN BASE.....

lmao Mr. X pic leaks (the old guy)....

11-17-2006, 06:08 PM	#1
xopton Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,089 Repped: 9 Repped 462 Times in 81 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	11/17/06 - Good Article About Doctor's Advocate, Capture's The Essence Of The Album. 11/17/06 - Good Article About Doctor's Advocate, Capture's The Essence Of The Album. A year and a half after “The Documentary,” his overhyped-but-solid 2005 debut, The Game has returned, sans G-Unit and Dr. Dre, with “The Doctor’s Advocate,” a soul-draining experience that doesn’t deliver on the promise of his first album’s best songs. Indeed, save for a few bright spots, this album is never more than a guilty pleasure. The Game’s lyrical style is a straight-up rehash of the harder elements of early ’90s G-Funk, adding one element—an Eminem-esque fascination with other rappers and their feelings. The results are decidedly mixed. Game openly expresses his overwhelming desire to be liked and accepted by his mentor and former producer, Dr. Dre, and it weighs down the album. And by “weighs down,” I mean “sinks.” What makes it all worse is that Dre doesn’t even appear on the album. He takes us out of that pseudo-fantasy escapist hip-hop world where you believe everything the rapper says—he’s the greatest, he gets all the hoes, he drives a Bentley, and so on—and brings us back into the real world, where rappers are just as petty and insecure as the rest of us, often even more so. It seems like the only reason Game made this album is so Dre would take him back, and he spends the whole album floundering around and hoping someone notices him, Dashboard Confessional-style. At least he shelled out for some decent beats. The Reefa-produced “It’s Okay (One Blood)” has a strange, stuttering backing track. Unfortunately Game spends the whole song talking about, and often talking to, Dr. Dre, whose absence shows in the track‘s noisy, decidedly un-bumpin’ mix. The will.i.am-produced “Compton” is a very, very welcome surprise, as he uses the old Geto Boys “Gangsta Boogie” sample to create a track that runs over your face like all the others are supposed to. This track proves that the Black Eyed Peas frontman, who effortlessly spits the gangsta-homage hook, would might be considered a great rap artist if he weren’t responsible for Fergie. On “Compton,” and to a lesser extent on the Public Enemy-jacking “Remedy,” Game transcends his obsessions with the Good Doctor and label politics and creates an organic, vivid Compton soundscape. Alas, next comes Scott Storch. He produces the same “Still D.R.E.”-derived track three or four times on the album. The result—exemplified on “Let’s Ride”—is a 50 Cent-influenced song-rap. The B-grade Dre beats just ooze of lameness, and so does Game, with his mind-numbingly repetitive wannabe lyrics. Some of the more egregious fanboy examples are worth noting for their sheer insufferability. There’s the word-for-word copying of the post-track Snoop Dogg monologue from 2Pac’s “All About U,” changing only the names of the rappers who, according to the decade-old classic skit, keep seeing the same hoes in everybody’s music video. There’s the sickening way Game intentionally lowers his voice to sound as much like Dr. Dre as possible. And then of course, there’s the whining. To varying degrees throughout the album Game sounds like he’s about to cry, and it’s goddamn pathetic. It’s not that the Game doesn’t have a considerable amount of flow and some lyrical skill—he does, and it shows every once in a while. It’s just that he’s the poster boy for everything annoying about hip-hop: The name-dropping, the derivative beats and lyrics, the bitching, the lack of subtlety are all crappy trends… the list goes on. And the worst part is hearing them come from a whiny fool whose greatest wish is to have dropped 13 years ago. —Reviewer J. Samuel Abbott can be reached at abbott@fas.harvard.edu.

11-17-2006, 06:13 PM	#2
SiLenT_KillaH -_- Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,841 Repped: 2,500 Repped 757 Times in 358 Posts Neg Reps: 723 Neg Repped at 187 Times in 134 Posts	You probally the dumb ass who wrote all this shit. __________________ 11:22PM] BucK_MarleY_07 i'm starting to think some of you kids have some mental problems or somethin, seriously

11-17-2006, 06:20 PM	#6
EdG810 Tha Babyface Gangsta Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,568 Repped: 686 Repped 889 Times in 198 Posts Neg Reps: 50 Neg Repped at 14 Times in 9 Posts	well it's an acurate review....but dosen't seem like a real critic... __________________ Living Revolutionary, Nothing Less Than Legendary, Gangsta Shit Hereditary, Got It From My Dad, Flow Colder Than February, With Extraordinary Swag.

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Gbones 1 of thE Original Members Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nuu Jerz/ Philla!! Stand UP!! Posts: 13,624 Repped: 4,525 Repped 415 Times in 54 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 4 Posts	real talk son __________________

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jg213 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,570 Repped: 308 Repped 335 Times in 136 Posts Neg Reps: 20 Neg Repped at 153 Times in 89 Posts	he needed all the producers though, he would hav sold 100 k if he had banks RA beats __________________

11-17-2006, 06:17 PM	#3
truth.com Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 792 Repped: 13 Repped 48 Times in 3 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	This shit is right on point. Finally someone actually listen to the fucking lyrics of this album and not just the beats to see this nigga is a wack or average rapper. Name dropping dre all fucking album is wack especially when the nigga won't even return your fucking phone calls.

11-17-2006, 06:17 PM	#4
coookthvs101 BLACkWaLLAfterMAth Join Date: May 2006 Location: MIA Posts: 2,100 Repped: 164 Repped 211 Times in 37 Posts Neg Reps: 14 Neg Repped at 6 Times in 3 Posts	no one is gonn take xopton seriously..u kno he a dickryder when he says spider loc is the next pac..

11-17-2006, 06:20 PM	#5
celticspride Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 691 Repped: 47 Repped 12 Times in 6 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 20 Times in 5 Posts	XOPTON u like a little girl u can get over the break up wit game. spi is the next pac haha g unit aint shit no more and thats the truth game bigger and better then he ever was now hater

11-17-2006, 06:21 PM	#7
SluGSlinGa Ur wOrsT NiGhtMaRe... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Killadelphia, Pistolvania Posts: 3,031 Repped: 51 Repped 167 Times in 77 Posts Neg Reps: 52 Neg Repped at 86 Times in 57 Posts	the guy that reviewed is a student at harvard. lol where did u find it?

11-17-2006, 06:37 PM	#10
xopton Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,089 Repped: 9 Repped 462 Times in 81 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	THESE GAYME STANS ARE SAD ^^ LOOK AT THAT HOMO. LOOK AT HIS FAN BASE.....

11-17-2006, 06:38 PM	#11
leb Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 15,231 Repped: 6,936 Repped 165 Times in 29 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	propz .. but u cnt b dat much of a hater .. damn

11-17-2006, 06:50 PM	#12
C.Smith Dipset All Day Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,493 Repped: 34 Repped 197 Times in 46 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	he does drop dres name alot but overall i think album is pretty hot one of best of the year

11-17-2006, 06:53 PM	#13
the problem child Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kissimmee Florida Posts: 845 Repped: 205 Repped 63 Times in 8 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Props but this album was hot.

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NEWSKULL PORN ADDICT Join Date: May 2004 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 14,633 Repped: 1,718 Repped 2,690 Times in 199 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 6 Posts	best review ever __________________ DAVID BROWN CLOTHING

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PaulG Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Powerhouse Moreno Valley Posts: 1,614 Repped: 422 Repped 1,548 Times in 191 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	whats the big deal about name dropping BIG-L did it too and he was the best punchline rapper

11-17-2006, 08:06 PM	#19
GGGG-Unit Affiliated Poww Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,150 Repped: 0 Repped 2 Times in 2 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	propzzzzzzz the best review ive readf & i agree 100% It seems like the only reason Game made this album is so Dre would take him back, and he spends the whole album floundering around and hoping someone notices him, Dashboard Confessional-style. ^^hahahahahaha PRICELESS

11-17-2006, 08:09 PM	#20
GGGG-Unit Affiliated Poww Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,150 Repped: 0 Repped 2 Times in 2 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	This Is A Very Good Review I Totally Agree 100%

11-17-2006, 08:14 PM	#21
240KA Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orlando, FL aka trigger state Posts: 2,708 Repped: 9 Repped 1 Time in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	all the dickriders im sure gte a shy of relief. to bad its prolly fake and still Gunit is dead b/c of game. "TDA" isa classic bitches ha

11-17-2006, 08:16 PM	#22
xopton Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,089 Repped: 9 Repped 462 Times in 81 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	These Gayme Stans Cant Argue About Anything The Reviewer Said About The Album, So Their Comeback Is Its Fake. Fake Or Not, Everything The Guy Said About The Album Is True. When I Read It Was Almost Like He Read My Mind.

11-17-2006, 08:23 PM	#23
heat27 EHNY for life Join Date: May 2006 Location: BRONX,NY Posts: 9,092 Repped: 1,208 Repped 2,377 Times in 1,094 Posts Neg Reps: 231 Neg Repped at 251 Times in 191 Posts	damn g-unit fans have notting better to do but talk shit about anything game does.

11-17-2006, 09:27 PM	#24
N.W.A. Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 58 Repped: 6 Repped 2 Times in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	—Reviewer J. Samuel Abbott can be reached at abbott@fas.harvard.edu.[/QUOTE] just because game doesnt use satire and irony and double entrendre adn the rest of those literally terms doesnt mean the album isnt a classic. And I Thought Harvard students were smart

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