The Game - Documentary

[DudeAsInCool]

The Documentary is probably the best West Coast street-rap album since DJ Quik's 2002 LP Under tha Influence. All of the G-Unit solo albums thus far have been aesthetically unified, rare in hip-hop; the tracks on The Documentary actually sound like they belong on the same album. Dr. Dre produces five of the album's 17 songs, applying his recent stripped-down cinematic style, and many of the other producers imitate Dre's style. Superstar beatmakers like Timbaland and Kanye West hold back on their signature tics, fitting their usual approaches into the album's fabric. The end result is a hard, rich, triumphant sonic tapestry; you can hear every dollar that went into the album.

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