The Documentary

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The Documentary is rapper The Game's major-label album debut. It features collaborations with G-Unit members 50 Cent and Tony Yayo, as well as Eminem, Nate Dogg, and others.

It debuted into significant commercial success upon its release, starting at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 with more than 586,000 units in its first week, and was eventually certified double-platinum. Singles from the album include "How We Do," "Dreams," "Hate It Or Love It," and "Put You On The Game". The Documentary received favorable reviews, with many critics praising the album's production in particular; however, some criticized The Game's tendency to name-drop Shady/Aftermath and West Coast artists in his lyrics.

The album is significant in that it has brought the L.A. area and even the West Coast majorly back onto the hip-hop scene in a big way, which since Dr. Dre's 2001 had not played a particularly large mainstream role. Like Dre, who executive-produced The Documentary, The Game is from Compton, and was a fan of Dre and his '90s Compton group N.W.A. prior to the beginning of his own hip-hop career. Also notable is that despite the fact that The Game is from the West Coast, several big-name producers for East Coast artists contributed to the album's beats, including Just Blaze and Kanye West.

While the album was released under the G-Unit label and several of its hit singles feature the group's frontman 50 Cent (who co-executive produced the album with Dre,) a feud erupted shortly following The Documentary's release, where 50 Cent kicked The Game out of G-Unit for not participating in the group's feud with rappers Nas, Jadakiss, and Fat Joe. The Game has promised that his follow-up album, expected in 2006, will be able to achieve similar success as The Documentary without the help of G-Unit.

Track listing

"Intro" (produced by Dr. Dre and Che Vicious)
"Westside Story" (feat. 50 Cent) (produced by Dr. Dre and Scott Storch)
"Dreams" (produced by Kanye West)
"Hate It or Love It" (feat. 50 Cent) (produced by Cool & Dre)
"Higher" (produced by Dr. Dre and Mark Batson)
"How We Do" (feat. 50 Cent) (produced by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo)
"Don't Need Your Love" (feat. Faith Evans) (produced by Havoc)
"Church For Thugs" (produced by Just Blaze)
"Put You on the Game" (produced by Timbaland)
"Start From Scratch" (feat. Marsha of Floetry) (produced by Dr. Dre and Scott Storch)
"The Documentary" (produced by Jeff Bhasker)
"Runnin'" (feat. Tony Yayo) (produced by Hi-Tek)
"No More Fun And Games" (produced by Just Blaze)
"We Ain't" (feat. Eminem) (produced by Eminem)
"Where I'm From" (feat. Nate Dogg) (produced by Focus)
"Special" (feat. Nate Dogg) (produced by Needlz)
"Don't Worry" (feat. Mary J. Blige) (produced by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo)
"Like Father, Like Son" (feat. Busta Rhymes) (produced by Buckwild)

"Hate It Or Love It (Remix)" appears on 50 Cent's The Massacre album and re-release of The Documentary.
"Thank You (Hate Or It Love It Original Remix)" featuring Mary J. Blige is added on the re-release of The Documentary.

Tracks that were on the advance copy of The Nigga With An Attitude Vol. 1

"Get Ya Money Right" (feat. Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Cash)
"Count On Me" (feat. 50 Cent)
"Confessions" (feat. Lil Eazy-E)
"Fly Like An Eagle" (feat. Snoop Dogg)
"Certified Gangstas" (feat. Jim Jones, Lil' Flip and Cam'ron)
"Throw It Up" (feat. Lil' Jon)
"Feel My Pain" (feat.Lil' Scrappy)
"Gun Down"
"Put Me Under"
"Where You At?" (The Whole City Behind Us) (feat. Ludacris and Kanye West)
"Westside Story" (remix) (feat. Snoop Dogg)
"Free Kobe"

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