The Game: Doctor’s Advocate
“Soul Searching” An Album Review by Nfared
The Game is clearly doing what he loves, despite the negativity surrounding
him sense his debut. Beef seems to be the oil in his engine, and admiration for
the likes of Dr. Dre and Busta Rhymes his transmission fluid. All of this comes
together for a conflicting second album, “Doctor’s Advocate”. No Dr. Dre, or G
Unit here, and the result is a young rapper trying to make sense of who he is
and what he has become.

The chorus of “Lookin At You” creates an almost instant visual; “I’ll be
walking down the street in All Stars and my khaki suit/doing what I do…” The
rest of the track is an anomaly though. He uses an all too familiar phrase to be
descriptive; “I’m the most anticipated/most celebrated/most loved and the
muthafuckin most hated”; and is annoyingly self-proclaiming with “a reflection
of Dr. Dre in his hayday…” Worse though, is the mention of “finishing my second
LP without a Dr. Dre track” on a track that sounds like it was produced by, yes
Dr. Dre. “It’s Okay” finds another mention of Dr. Dre from the beginning,
“…nigga Dre shot you/brought me back from the dead that’s why they call him the
doctor”. He clearly loves his upbringings and creatively pays homage; “then piss
in the cup/call the shit hypnotic/I bleed Compton, spit crack and shit chronic”.
The obvious jab at JZ though grounds what would be a decent track; “You 38 and
still rappin- Ugggh; I’m 26 nigga so is da
dubs”. JZ is surely unfazed. Scott Storch is brilliant in production of “Let’s
Ride”, creating a west coast track that still has the Storch sound. Game still
seems to be lost though, celebrating not being with G Unit, yet having a chorus
that sounds like a singing 50 cent. Lets not forget the seemingly required Dr.
Dre comparison; “… and if you ever knew Dre muhfucka you would say I was the new
Dre.” He tries to find his own way with “Too Much”; “I’m the ice cream truck
man/guns in the trunk man/drugs in the trunk man/call me the front man”, but
still can’t let the Dre Thing go, “I been watchin Dre for so long I’m making
beats now.” He partners with Kayne for the kiss and tell “Wouldn’t Get Far”.
Women who have been with him (or not) should beware as he spits on Vita
Gurrerra, Melissa Ford (who he claims “drives a Honda Accord”) and the infamous
Super Head. The last track would be The last track is the album highlight
(because it’s the last track, among other reasons).
“Why You Hate The Game” is Just Blaze at his best and features a fluid and
inspirational Marsha Ambrosius; “To everybody who knows my story/to all of those
who came before me/my time is now/I’m gonna do it all over again.” The
nine-minute track ends with four minutes of Marsha, a chorus, and the track.
Game should be listening to his own stuff here with the words “And the sun
shines with you”.

Needle Meter The Game is lost. With a mention of Dr. Dre in every song, and
an entire song dedicated to his relationship with him (“Doctor’s Advocate”), he
seems to be looking for approval from the greats, even those that are not here
as he tosses around the names of Big and Tupac throughout the album. He uses
their names though, not because of what they did for Hip-Hop, but for his own
recognition. As The Game clearly struggles to find himself with this album, the
sophomore curse strikes. He should know that self-love comes first. Dr. Dre and
the others can wait.
Two Needles


















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