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==Certifications==
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The Documentary 2 is the sixth studio album by American rapper The Game.[1] The album is the sequel to The Game's debut album The Documentary (2005). As a nod to Tupac's All Eyez on Me and The Notorious B.I.G.'s Life after Death, The Documentary 2 is a double album, however, it was released as two separate discs one week apart. The Documentary 2, the first disc was released on October 9, 2015, by Blood Money Entertainment and eOne Music.[2] The album features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Q-Tip, Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Drake, Dej Loaf, Future, Jelly Roll and Kanye West, among others.

The Documentary 2.5, the second disc was released on October 16, 2015. The album features guest appearances from Nas, Busta Rhymes, E-40, Scarface, DJ Quik, Lil Wayne, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, YG, Problem and Ty Dolla $ign, among others. Fellow American musician will.i.am appears several times on both discs, contributing as a producer and collaborator.

The album was supported by the lead single "100" featuring Drake.

Background

In June 2015, in an interview on Power 106, Game said that the album was about 90% done. He said that he has been waiting on Dr. Dre to get back from vacation, so he could finish the album.[3] He said that his children are his motivation to finish the album and he stated that he is confident on his growth as a rapper throughout the years. "I listened to my first album and everybody thinks it's so amazing, but I think I'm better than that. I listened to it and heard all of the flaws of the young me, and I'm like, 'Man I would have never done this song like that today."[1] According to The Game, Dr. Dre is excited about the album. He also called the album The Documentary 2, the best rap album in five years.[4] On July 21, 2015, The Game revealed that Diddy said The Documentary 2 is "his best album yet".[5]

Recording and production

On April 12, 2015, Game released a video, called "The Making of The Documentary 2", showing him in the studio working with Meek Mill on the song "Soundtrack". This video features Cool & Dre and Travis Scott.[6] During the 2015's BET Awards, on North Carolina's Power 98, Game said that he would be working with the following producers on the album, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Pharrell Williams, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, Jahlil Beats, Just Blaze, Scott Storch,[7] and Mike Will Made It.[8] Game also stated that he has spent an entire week in the studio with Kanye West. "You get a good solid week out of 'Ye if you have history."[3] On July 6, 2015, Game shared a footage of him in the studio with DJ Mustard, Eric Bellinger, YG, Ty Dolla $ign, Bongo the Drum Gahd, Busta Rhymes and Keyshia Cole.

The video featuring a snippets of a song with Game and Kendrick Lamar surfaced later and the song that will be included on the album. These appearances were made by Joe Moses, Jay 305 and Skeme.[9] Many sites have posted possible tracklists for the album, but none of them are official.[10] On July 21, 2015, Game posted a picture of him on the toilet, while recording a song for the album on his instagram account.[11] Few days later, Game posted another picture of himself working with Tyrese on the another song, which he said that this would be on the album as well. Game also confirmed that Nas, Lil Wayne, E-40, Scarface, Busta Rhymes and YG are going to be featured on the second disc of the album, titled The Documentary 2.5.[12][13]

Release and promotion

On August 28, 2014, The Game stated that the album would be released on January 18, 2015, the 10th anniversary of the first installment.[14] On October 14, 2014, Game released the Blood Money Entertainment compilation, Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf. On January 30, 2015, after the delay, a picture of Dr. Dre, The Game, and Ice Cube was released on Instagram. The inclusion suggests that Dre and Cube are reuniting on the album.[15] On March 12, 2015, Game announced that the album was going to be released on June 30, on his oldest son's birthday. In an interview with Miss Info, Game said spoke about the release of the album. "I feel like I could've released it after The Documentary, but ten years seems perfectly fine. It's my sixth studio album, my sixth solo album, and I think that the 10th anniversary is huge. So, why not put it out ten years later?"[1]

On June 28, 2015, Game announced that it would be released on August 7, 2015.[16] Target started promoting the album in stores. The cover is shown and a new release date, which was August 28.[17] On July 16, 2015, as a tribute of Tupac, The Game posts a picture of him and writes, "Almost time to wrap this album. #TheDocumentary2", as the caption.[18] On August 30, 2015, The Game also announced the cover art for the upcoming album, as well as the release date of September 25, 2015. On September 9, 2015, it was revealed that the release date was pushed back to October 9, 2015.[19] On September 18, 2015, The Game made the album available for pre-order, detailing the track listing.[20] On September 22, 2015, The Game announced that The Documentary 2 is a double disc album with a total of 38 tracks. He also detailed, that disc one would be released on October 9, 2015, and disc two would be released on October 16, 2015. The documentary to the album, showing how the album was made with studio sessions and video shoots was released after disc one was released, called The Documentary 2: The Making of the Album.

Critical reception

The Documentary 2 received general acclaim from contemporary music critics. Billboard gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 stars. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 10 reviews.[21]

The Documentary 2.5 received universal acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 88, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 4 reviews.[22]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[23]
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard[24]
NOW[25]
Pitchfork Media7.2/10[26]
HipHopDX[27]
Consequence of SoundB[28]
The Source[29]
XXL[30]

Commercial performance

Disc 1 of the album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, moving up to 95,000 copies (including streaming), with 83,171 pure sales.[31] Disc 1 Sold 23,417 in its second week of release (without streams). On the chart dated November 7, 2015, the disc 2 debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at number 6, powered by first week sales 48,000 equivalent album units; it sold 42,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming activity and track sales, bringing its total sales to 166,000 copies.[32]

Track listing

The Documentary 2 — Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
The Mekanics0:58
2."On Me" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
4:45
3."Step Up" (featuring Dej Loaf and Sha Sha)
Bongo the Drum Gahd2:47
4."Don't Trip" (featuring Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and will.i.am)


4:59
5."Standing on Ferraris" (featuring Diddy)
Jahlil Beats4:11
6."Dollar and a Dream" (featuring Ab-Soul)
5:52
7."Made in America" (featuring Mvrcus Blvck)
Bongo the Drum Gahd3:14
8."Hashtag" (featuring Jelly Roll)
  • Taylor
  • David "Jelly Roll" Drew
  • Ebong
  • Bongo the Drum Gahd
  • Jelly Roll
2:59
9."Circles" (featuring Q-Tip, Eric Bellinger and Sha Sha)
  • Bongo the Drum Gahd
  • Flippa
  • JProof[34]
4:11
10."Uncle Skit"
  • Taylor
  • Stanley Benton
  • Theodore Dudley
  • Gregory Greene
  • Al Hudson
  • Johnathon Meadows
  • Terry Morgan
  • Dave Roberson
2:04
11."Dedicated" (featuring Future and Sonyae)
5:45
12."Bitch You Ain't Shit"
  • Taylor
Caviar3:05
13."Summertime" (featuring Jelly Roll)
Mike WiLL Made It3:43
14."Mula" (featuring Kanye West)
3:55
15."The Documentary 2"
  • Taylor
  • Martin
4:38
16."New York, New York"
2:21
17."100" (featuring Drake)
5:34
18."Just Another Day"
  • Taylor
  • Ebong
Bongo the Drum Gahd3:50
19."LA" (featuring Snoop Dogg, will.i.am and Fergie)
will.i.am5:27
Total length:73:18
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies a co producer.
  • "On Me" contains additional vocals performed by Dr. Dre.
Sample credits
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[39]
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard[40]
NOW[41]
RapReviews9/10[42]
HipHopDX[43]
The Documentary 2 — Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."New York Skit"
  • Taylor
  • Stat Quo
  • The Game
2:34
2."Magnus Carlsen" (featuring Anderson .Paak)
Bongo the Drum Gahd5:29
3."Crenshaw / 80s and Cocaine" (featuring Anderson .Paak and Sonyae)
4:35
4."Gang Bang Anyway" (featuring Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q)
Bongo the Drum Gahd5:05
5."The Ghetto" (featuring Nas and will.i.am)
will.i.am6:01
6."From Adam" (featuring Lil Wayne)
Cool & Dre3:45
7."Gang Related" (featuring Asia Bryant)
  • Taylor
  • Asia Bryant
  • West
  • Ebong
Bongo the Drum Gahd4:09
8."Last Time You Seen" (featuring Scarface and Stacy Barthe)
3:50
9."Intoxicated" (featuring Deion[45])
DJ Khalil3:04
10."Quiks Groove" (featuring DJ Quik, Sevyn Streeter and Micah)
DJ Quik5:41
11."Outside" (featuring E-40, Mvrcus Blvck and Lil E)
4:00
12."Up on the Wall" (featuring Problem, Ty Dolla $ign and YG)
Battlecat5:05
13."Sex Skit"
  • Taylor
  • Ebong
Bongo the Drum Gahd2:51
14."My Flag / Da Homies" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Jay305, AD, Mitchy Slick, Joe Moses, RJ and Skeme)
DJ Mustard6:37
15."Moment of Violence" (featuring King Mez, Justus and Jon Connor)
3:22
16."Like Father, Like Son 2" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
4:44
17."Life"
Tone Mason2:58
Total length:73:50
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."El Chapo" (with Skrillex)
3:40
Total length:77:30
Notes
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer.
  • "Like Father, Like Son 2" contains additional vocals performed by Harlem Caron Taylor and King Justice Taylor.
Sample credits

Personnel

  • Adam Turchin — saxophone
  • Koofreh Umoren — trumpet

Charts

The Documentary 2

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[49] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[50] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[51] 122
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[52] 3
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[53] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[54] 39
French Albums (SNEP)[55] 49
German Albums (GfK Entertainment)[56] 22
Irish Albums (IRMA)[57] 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[58] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[59] 22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[60] 50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[61] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[62] 4
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[63] 2
US Billboard 200[64] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[65] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[66] 1

The Documentary 2.5

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[67] 80
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[68] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[69] 89
French Albums (SNEP)[70] 86
German Albums (GfK Entertainment)[71] 45
Irish Albums (IRMA)[72] 32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[73] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[74] 23
US Billboard 200[75] 6

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States — 166,000[76]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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