Black Superman

Hate it or love it, The Game has done a lot for hip-hop. Besides being one of the only superstars to emerge from the genre in recent memory, he single handedly resurrected West Coast hip-hop and put the spotlight on sunny California once again

While The Game has taken his share of lumps in the industry from people picking on every move he makes to his never ending feud with G-Unit, he is still here and he is still one of the most viable acts in music, period.

With two albums, albums who many people would deem classic efforts under his belt, The Game is getting ready to drop his third album L.A.X on July 22nd.

Sixshot.com caught up with Compton’s finest to discuss his upcoming album, how the slumping sales in hip-hop affect him, and who he feels is repping the West Coast correctly.

The single with Keyshia Cole is different from what you usually hit us with. Were you consciously trying to do something different?

I just wanted to go left man. I just wanted to go left. I usually put out street shit. The first album was “Westside Story”. The second album was “One Blood”. I just decided to switch it up this time around. We wanted to come out with a single that was gonna tear up the radio and the best record I had for that was the joint with Keyshia Cole on it. It’s about to be top 10 on Billboard. It’s number one on 106 and Park. It’s doin’ crazy online and on the radio. It’s just a good song man.

Aight man so tell us, L.A.X. Where does it stand compared to the Documentary and the Doctor’s Advocate?

Man I won’t say, I’ll let ya’ll do that. That’s what ya’ll do, the critics and the media. I just do the best I can trying re-create classic albums. When my album comes out on the 22nd it’s up to you guys to give it thumbs up or thumbs down. Ask me that question a week or two after the album drops and I’ll probably have something to say about it.

You’re one of the most successful if not the most successful artist to come out within recent years. What do you think it is that made that possible, that put you in that position?

I kept it one hundred since the beginning man. People like real, they like real shit that they could relate to. We like people that don’t lie to us and don’t try and sell us no bullshit. That’s what I am and that’s what I’ve been since the early stages of my career. That’s what I remain. We got a lot smarter man. We won’t latch onto and buy bullshit. If it’s not a hundred percent then people aren’t going to the store. Every time I drop an album people go to the store for me and I appreciate it. I just try to give them what they go for which is classic album after classic album.

As one of the few rap “superstars” in the game I wanted to know if the decline in record sales affects an artists of your caliber?

Nah, I don’t feel the sales slump. It don’t affect me. I get my money on tours. I got big deals. I got shoes. I’m doing movies. I get my millions in other places. Plus the rap game is pennies anyway. If you don’t tour overseas and get caked up which most artists don’t. It’s really only the big ones. You ain’t gonna get your money if you don’t do that. That’s just what I do. I don’t care if I sell one album this joint. I’m gonna go to Europe, make a couple million dollars, and come back here like I sold three million.

Are the crowds a lot different overseas?

Yeah because over here we’re too fuckin' spoiled, we get it everyday. We are hip-hop; this is where it comes from. New York is the Mecca of hip-hop. L.A. is the Mecca of gangsta rap. We got so many artists over here. In Europe it’s one at a time. You might get Snoop today and the next day you might get 50 or Eminem. You might get Kanye or Alicia Keys. They’re just so appreciative because it’s not there everyday. We’d be like that too if the artists were over there instead of over here.

You’re a worldwide artist but I also notice that you take advantage of all your outlets in terms of Myspace and your website. Do you feel like that helps put you in better contact with your fans?

I’m not sure man, I don’t know. I’m pretty sure that the internet helps out with a lot of stuff but I’m not sure because I haven’t really been keeping tabs on Myspace and shit. I honestly don’t think it helps me that much.

What’s good as far as your acting career goes?

Yeah when they send the script I read it and if it’s something official I’ll go with it, do the best that I can, and make everybody happy.

You have a lot of talent on your roster right now. What’s the plan for Black Wall Street?

My plan is just to record the music behind the curtains and hopefully somebody jumps out and if they do I’ll support them a hundred percent. I got my producer Trey Beatz who produced two or three songs on L.A.X. He’ll probably the first one to see some money and superstardom. Other than that I’m working with a couple artists and once they jump you’ll know.

There seems to be quite a few artists coming out of Cali, the Bay area and Los Angeles. Who are you feeling?

The only one is Nipsey Hussle. You heard of him? He’s dope. He’s real hood and real street. He kind of reminds me of like a Snoop Dogg. He has crazy lyrics. Not Snoop Dogg’s voice but his swag. His lyrics are crazy and he’s young and rough and I already know what’s gonna come. Understand that everybody else, it’s just smoke and mirrors with these cats. They don’t have no respect, loyalty, and they don’t understand what needs to be done to truly resurrect West Coast hip-hop. Nipsey is one of the cats that does and it’s not like I owe him that or nothin’.

How about outside of the West Coast?

If it ain’t Kanye or Lil Wayne or shit, that’s about it basically right now for me. Nas too is he comes with another album but if it ain’t those three then it’s whatever.

In terms of hip-hop do you ever think it’ll get to the point where fans love the artist again because right now it just seems like the fans hate on the artists more than they enjoy their music?

Yeah you right. Its more people saying he a punk or he ain’t hood instead of he dope. (Laughs) But that’s cool man, I think hip-hop has its uprisings and it’s low points. Right now it’s at a low point but somewhere in the next five years you’ll see it go up again. Everything is up and down. Nothing is steady forever.

I feel like a lot of people are real interested in your personal life. I even saw you on TMZ. Does it bother you that people wanna focus on your personal life instead of solely on the music?

Once you become a superstar you either accept that role or just don’t be a superstar. It comes with the territory. The camera phones are gonna be there. The video cameras are gonna be there. The websites, the media, and the news are all gonna be there. Kids are gonna want pictures so take the motherfuckers or sell less records than me. That’s just it, those are the choices.

Aight Game, the album is dropping, what do you want to say to the fans?

July 22nd, hate it or love it. You can buy my shit however you want man, I don’t care.

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BDUB5

props!!! real shit .

Ciya

props
cant wait for LAX

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IronCro

Games definetly one of my favorite rappers out right now. LAX may be better than his last two albums. Did you hear the guest appearances he has? Hes got Common, Busta, Raekwon, Ice Cube, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Nas and Akon. Shit is gonna be insane. Even if your a hater like most people on these boards you cant deny those guest appearances are hot as fuck. Thats one thing I like about Game he picks good producers and featured artists always except when he had Tony Yayo on his first album lol.

suss3it

lol but Yayo was good on Runnin', I'm pissed that this album was pushed back, I was thinking TOS would be cause they don't have much momentum right now, but whatever I'm looking forward to both.

gangstabone23

Finnaly A rap Nigga Talks Relevant about record Sales money, Who really Talks about Record sales Money?? Spider loc?? Koch Niggaz? Thats Dumb, Game gets ripped off by everybody at record sales, D mac and all them, D mac gets like 130 000 per Platinum album, that should keep him going in Compton for 2 years, while Game is on Fobes....

Those who talk record sales money have never been outside touring....Like Spider loc, I was LOL at him when he was saying Game hardly got any money coz D mac, Jimmy,50, Dre takes his record sales money, and than Game was on forbes 2 months later Making 11 mils in just 1 year...Spider probably choked when he heard it..What a dumb fuck, Coz Everybody knows that Game did 2 world tours and did like 50 shows overall with DA, THat makes sense since Spider Joke aint never been on tour, he thinks 30 c per Unit sold will help him get rich...

Broke niggaz and Koch Niggaz are the ones talking record sales.Platinum artists Kick off Tours that Tripled That shit

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Joey111

Game is coming off real cool on these interviews lately, not on that bullshit he was before DA dropped. Can't wait for LAX, super guest list and all star production, I'm only worried about Chris Brown's, Robin Thicke's and NeYo's

IronCro

Nah Neyo song may be entertaining like Wouldnt Get Far, the song is titled Camera Phone and I remember Neyo had a pic he took with his camera phone of a video ho blowin him so I bet the song theme is probably somthing funny like Wouldnt Get Far but thats just my guess

..: Hunter :..

Thanks man, can't wait for the album.

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Joey111

Wouldn't Get Far sucked, it was by far the worst track on a great DA.

nwoite13

game did not resurrected West Coast hip-hop at all because west coast hip hop never went away . ice cube ,snoop dogg,213 & xzibit were at dropping albums before game even droped an album . so that is bullshit what you are saying. game did not resurrected shit.

TrU3pLaYa786

Co sign, but game still one,of my fav rapper alive..

and that was a good interview..

BTW,westcoast is the place where the most rapping talent comes from..

gunitmovement2

after the documentary it was garbage. and in my opionion the coast never left with snoop and them.

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gunotkilla

that ****** still name dropping ....

MrCatchaTemper

If game wanted to be real cool, this would be his last album fo awhile and started promoting his own artists.

DemonicSinn

Ok...and how long y'all fags gon keep goin on bitchin' and whimperin about name droppin? Especially since y'all "CLAIM" y'all don't even like Game. You just make yo'self look like a groupie stalkin all the Game threads.

Yb187

haha real talk bro gotta rep you for that, neways cant wait for LAX

ThaKid

seriously game needs to stfu ... he was hot cuz 50 made him hot ...now spider loc is that nigga on the west who is most wanted

AzawX

"People like real, they like real shit that they could relate to. We like people that don’t lie to us..................."

thats when i stopped readin this.....

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..: Hunter :..

Yeah I'm sure he is.

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Flipperacci

I know I'm a hater but if you hate on a hater you ain't really hating just like steeling something from a thief.
First we had to look out for Juize. Still don't know who that is.Then after his "retirement" he would be building up BWS. Now he won't retire anymore so his producer called Trey Beatz will be the first one who sees money. (Basically he's saying that BWS is broke if I understand what I'm reading). And Buck saying he like to get to the money with this nigga?? yeah right! He can't even tell us who he's working with. It's been years. I think it's really time for Game to let go BWS. That shit just ain't going to work out.