Doctor's Advocate

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In the past year The Game has become one of Hip-Hop’s most entertainingly troubled public figures. While many other rappers have seen their creative output suffer in the face of highly publicized personal difficulties, The Game seems to have drawn a wealth of inspiration from setbacks that might have brought less determined rappers to their knees. Since the release of the brilliantly produced, but occasionally sterile debut <i>The Documentary</i> The Game has carried on a vicious mixtape feud with his former allies in G-Unit, honed his skills as an MC, and broken with his star-making mentor Dr. Dre. The Game’s troubled relationship with Dr. Dre is <i>Advocate</i>’s thematic backbone. Throughout The Game spins a riveting narrative of hero-worship, triumph and ultimate disillusion that culminates with the title track: a drunken regret-filled missive to Dre that finds The Game wildly vacillating between affection and outrage. Along the way producers Scott Storch, Will.i.am, and Just Blaze furnish a set of serviceable beats steeped in West-Coast nostalgia. The dark piano laced compositions of N.W.A’s <i>Efil4Zaggin</i> serve as <i>Advocate</i>’s main point of reference. While The Game sounds great over these beats, the albums production definitely takes a backseat to the compelling lyrical psychodrama.

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