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The Game
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American rapper, record producer and actor
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Jayceon Terrell Taylor, known professionally as The Game, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Born on November 29, 1979, in Compton, he is a citizen of the United States. His musical career began in 2002, and he has released work under Interscope Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Geffen Records, and DGC Records.
The Game performs in the genres of West Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap, and hardcore hip-hop. He sings in English and has used several pseudonyms, including Game, Hurricane Game, and Chuck Taylor. In addition to his music, he has acted in various productions.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Tic Tac Toe Game Book : 2700 Blank Games Grids Book, Activity Travel Game for Kids and Adults, Games for Travel! Size
- Tic Tac Toe Game Book : 2700 Blank Games Grids Book, Activity Travel Game for Kids and Adults! Size
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, United States
Jayceon Terrell Taylor, better known by his stage name The Game or simply Game, is an American rapper.
Known for
- Kanye West: DONDA Experience Performance 2 22 22 — Self2022
- Mixtape — Self2022
- The Making of The Documentary II — Self2015
- The Game: The Documentary 2 — Self2015
- Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight2015
- Marrying The Game — Himself2012
- DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70 — Self (archive footage)2009
- DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd — Self (archive footage)2009
- Street Kings — Grill2008
- Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club — Reggie "G" Bailey2008
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1979
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,141,788
- Total plays
- 54,944,201
Tags
The name The Game refers to multiple musical acts: 1. Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29, 1979), known professionally as the Game or simply Game, is an American rapper and actor from Compton, California. He began his career releasing mixtapes with the support of West Coast rapper JT the Bigga Figga. In 2004, he independently released his debut album "Untold Story" before being discovered by producer Dr. Dre, who signed him to Aftermath Records. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/The+Game"
Key facts
- Born
- Jayceon Terrell Taylor , ( 1979-11-29 ) November 29, 1979 (age 46) , Compton, California , U.S.
- Genres
- West Coast hip-hop gangsta rap
- Occupations
- Rapper songwriter record producer actor
- Works
- Discography filmography production
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Labels
- 100 Entertainment Virgin Prolific Blood Money MNRK Aftermath DGC G-Unit Interscope Geffen A&M Get Low The Black Wall Street
- Formerly of
- G-Unit
- Website
- documentarytour .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Taylor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Compton
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- hardcore hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Interscope Records
- Discography
- The Game discography
- Official website
- www.comptongame.com
- Image
- The Game 2016.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Game (rapper)
- date of birth
- 1979-11-29
- Commons gallery
- Game (rapper)
- birth name
- Jayceon Terrell Taylor
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- pseudonym
- Murda Game
- social media followers
- 1128236
- writing language
- English language
- different from
- The Game
- partner in business or sport
- Nipsey Hussle
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Encyclopedic overview
Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29, 1979), better known by his stage name the Game or simply Game, is an American rapper and actor. Born in Compton, California, he initially released a series of mixtapes under the wing of fellow West Coast rapper JT the Bigga Figga. After releasing his debut album Untold Story independently in 2004, he was discovered by record producer Dr. Dre and signed to his Aftermath Records label imprint. The Game rose to prominence following the release of his major-label debut album The Documentary (2005), which peaked the Billboard 200 along with its sequel, Doctor's Advocate (2006). The former album received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and two Grammy Award nominations—Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for its single, "Hate It or Love It" (featuring 50 Cent).
A rising artist in the 2000s, the Game was considered to be a driving force in the resurgence of West Coast hip-hop into the mainstream, and competing with many of his East Coast counterparts. The Game was placed into G-Unit by Dr. Dre and Interscope Records co-founder Jimmy Iovine. As a result of his disputes with group leader 50 Cent, Game left Aftermath and signed with Geffen, another label under Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M corporate unit to terminate his contractual obligations with G-Unit in 2006. This foresaw the release of Doctor's Advocate, which was met with continued success and spawned the singles "It's Okay (One Blood)" (featuring Junior Reid), "Let's Ride," and "Wouldn't Get Far" (featuring Kanye West).
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