2019 studio album by the Game
November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)
2018–19
Hip hopWest Coast hip hop
90:12
eOne
Prolific
The Game
Stat Quo
Cash \"Wack100\" Jones
Chris \"Big Duke\" Malloy
Azzouz
BongoByTheWay
Buddah Bless
DJ Khalil
Ed Sheeran
Focus...
Jacob Reske
Mike Wavvs
Mike Zombie
Nabeyin
Prince Productions
Bags Of Shyt
Streetrunner
Swizz Beatz
Tec Beatz
Titus E. Johnson
Travis Barker
Wallis Lane
1992
(2016)
Born 2 Rap
(2019)
Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind
(2022)
\"West Side\"
Released: June 21, 2019
\"Stainless\"
Released: November 1, 2019
Born 2 Rap is the ninth studio album by American rapper the Game. It was released on November 29, 2019 via eOne Music (now known today as MNRK Music Group). Its release coincided with the Game\'s fortieth birthday. It was advertised as his final album before retiring, although Game resumed his recording career in 2021. It features guest appearances from Dom Kennedy, Ed Sheeran, 21 Savage, Anderson .Paak, Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown, D Smoke, J. Stone, Just Liv, Masego, Marsha Ambrosius, Miguel, Mozzy, Nipsey Hussle, Osbe Chill, Red Café, Sly Pyper, ToBi, Travis Barker and Trey Songz.
Professional ratings
Metacritic82/100
AllMusic
HipHopDX3.4/5NMERapReviews9/10
Born 2 Rap was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82, based on four reviews.
RapReviews.com critic Steve \'Flash\' Juon said, \"Both the length and the effort he put into it justify why it took over three years for it to come out and all the bases are covered here. ... It\'s hard to find anything to complain about\". AllMusic\'s Fred Thomas said, \"It\'s a dense volume of street storytelling and especially reflective lyricism from this rap MVP, and even at its extensive running time, Born 2 Rap delivers lots of highlights\". Will Lavin of NME said, \"Born 2 Rap isn\'t just a library of classic records blended together: it\'s a lesson in storytelling, something The Game has never received enough credit for. ... There\'s a flawless project somewhere among the album\'s 25 tracks, which could certainly do with trimming\". Aaron McKrell of HipHopDX said, \"As it stands, Born 2 Rap is a proclaimed swan song that feels more like a playlist. Let\'s hope Jayceon has one more in him\".
Track listing
\"City of Sin\" (featuring Ed Sheeran)Jayceon TaylorEd SheeranStanley BentonCash JonesTitus JohnsonTyron DouglasBuddah BlessTitus E Johnson1:43
\"No Smoke\" (featuring Miguel and Travis Barker)TaylorMiguel Jontel PimentelTravis BarkerBentonC. JonesNima JahanbinPaimon JahanbinAmir MotamediEdgar PanfordWallis LaneTravis BarkerNabeyinPrince Productions3:19
\"Five Hundred Dollar Candles\" (featuring Dom Kennedy)TaylorDominic HunnBentonC. JonesN. JahanbinP. JahanbinAmir MotamediWallis LanePrince ProductionsMike Wavvs4:47
\"The Light\"TaylorBentonC. JonesBrandon SewellBruce MalamentNorman William HarrisRobert CaldwellBrandon \"Tec Beatz\" Sewell3:18
\"Carmen Electra\" (featuring Mozzy, Osbe Chill and TOBi)TaylorTimothy PattersonIrshaad Boothe ElOluwatobi AjiboladeBentonC. JonesSewellChristopher MartinMichael D\'Angelo ArcherBrandon \"Tec Beatz\" Sewell4:16
\"Dead Homies\" (featuring Red Café)TaylorJermaine DennyBentonC. JonesN. JahanbinP. JahanbinAmir MotamediWallis LanePrince ProductionsMike WavvsReske2:53
\"Gold Daytonas\" (featuring Dom Kennedy)TaylorHunnBentonC. JonesN. JahanbinP. JahanbinAmir MotamediChris Anthony Malloy Jr.James BedfordRoy AyersSylvia StriplinWallis LanePrince ProductionsChris \"Big Duke\" Malloy2:37
\"West Side\"TaylorBentonC. JonesN. JahanbinP. JahanbinAmir MotamediChris Anthony Malloy Jr.Wallis LanePrince ProductionsChris \"Big Duke\" Malloy2:50
\"40 Ounce Love\" (featuring Just Liv)TaylorOlivia WalkerBentonC. JonesSewellJohnsonElbernita ClarkBrandon \"Tec Beatz\" Sewell2:57
\"Gucci Flip Flops\"TaylorBentonC. JonesKasseem DeanDavid WillisLonnie ListonNasir JonesPeter O. PhillipsShawn CarterTerry HollowaySwizz Beatz3:43
\"Born 2 Rap\"TaylorBentonC. JonesSewellMalloy Jr.JohnsonBrandon \"Tec Beatz\" SewellChris \"Big Duke\" Malloy4:00
\"Welcome Home\" (featuring Nipsey Hussle)TaylorErmias AsghedomBentonC. JonesLamont DozierBongoByTheWay4:33
\"Help Me (Interlude)\" (featuring Sly)TaylorSylvester JordanSly2:18
\"I Didn\'t Wanna Write This Song\" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)TaylorMarsha AmbrosiusHunnBentonC. JonesBernard Edwards Jr.Larry BlackmonFocus...4:21
\"The Code\" (featuring 21 Savage)TaylorShe\'yaa Bin Abraham-JosephBentonC. JonesSewellAmir MotamediMalloy Jr.Reuben BellJerry StricklandBrandon \"Tec Beatz\" SewellPrince ProductionsChris \"Big Duke\" MalloyTitus E Johnson5:49
\"Stay Down\" (featuring Bryson Tiller)TaylorBryson TillerBentonC. JonesMalloy Jr.JohnsonWilliam Michael ColemanChris \"Big Duke\" MalloyTitus E JohnsonMike Zombie3:36
\"Hug the Block\"TaylorWalkerBentonC. JonesN. JahanbinP. JahanbinAmir MotamediWallis LanePrince Productions4:57
\"Ask for Me\"TaylorC. JonesKhalil Abdul-RahmanDJ Khalil2:38
\"Stainless\" (featuring Anderson .Paak)TaylorBrandon Paak AndersonNazir AssadClaydes Charles SmithDennis ThomasGeorge BrownOtha NashRichard WestfieldRobert BellRobert MickensRonald BellTrack King Cole3:59
\"Gangstas Make the Girls Go Wild\" (featuring Chris Brown)TaylorChris BrownBentonC. JonesN. JahanbinP. JahanbinMalloy Jr.JohnsonLinda CreedThomas BellWallis LaneChris \"Big Duke\" MalloyTitus E Johnson2:48
\"Blood Thicker Than Water\" (featuring Trey Songz)TaylorTremaine NeversonBentonC. JonesNicholas WarwarRoscoe CornerStreetrunnerAzzouz3:47
\"Rewind II\"TaylorBentonC. JonesMalloy Jr.Chris \"Big Duke\" Malloy2:24
\"One Life\" (featuring J. Stone and Masego)TaylorMicah DavisRandy GreenBentonC. JonesN. JahanbinP. JahanbinAmir MotamediNina SimoneWallis LanePrince Productions5:14
\"Cross on Jesus Back\" (featuring D Smoke)TaylorDaniel Anthony FarrisC. JonesN. JahanbinP. JahanbinMalloy Jr.ColemanWallis LaneChris \"Big Duke\" MalloyMike Zombie3:28
\"Roadside\" (featuring Ed Sheeran)TaylorBentonC. JonesTyrone LindoEd Sheeran3:56
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Notes
\"Born 2 Rap\" features outro vocals by Nipsey Hussle
\"I Didn\'t Wanna Write This Song\" features additional vocals by Dom Kennedy
Sample credits
\"Five Hundred Dollar Candles\" contains an excerpt from Crips and Bloods 80s Interview (2016), courtesy of CBS News, and uncredited elements of \"If Light Escapes\", written by April George and Matthew Thompson, and performed by April + VISTA.
\"The Light\" contains samples of \"Open Your Eyes\", written by Bobby Caldwell, Norman Harris and Bruce Malament, and performed by Caldwell.
\"Carmen Electra\" contains samples of \"Devil\'s Pie, written by Christopher Martin and Michael D\'Angelo Archer, and performed by D\'Angelo.
\"Gold Daytonas\" contains a sample of \"Get Money\", written by Roy Ayers, James Bedford, Lamont Porter, Sylvia Striplin and Christopher Wallace, and performed by Junior M.A.F.I.A.
\"Gucci Flip Flops\" contains a sample from \"Dead Presidents\", written by Shawn Carter, Davis Willis, Lonnie Liston Smith, Nasir Jones and Peter O. Phillips, and performed by Jay-Z.
\"Welcome Home\" contains samples from \"Shine\", written and performed by Lamont Dozier.
\"I Didn’t Wanna Write This Song\" contains a sample of \"I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto\" by 2Pac.
\"Hug the Block\" contains interpolations of \"Selfish\", written by Aretha Franklin, R.L. Altman III, Jason Powers and Kanye West, and performed by Slum Village.
\"Stainless\" contains an uncredited sample of \"Winter Sadness\", written by Robert \"Kool\" Bell and Claydes Charles Smith, and performed by Kool & the Gang.
\"Gangstas Make the Girls Go Wild\" contains a sample of \"People Make the World Go Round\", written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed and George Perry, and performed by the Stylistics.
\"Rewind II\" contains a sample of \"Rewind\", written by Nasir Jones, William Mitchell and Rick Rubin, and performed by Nas.
\"One Life\" contains an excerpt from That Blackness, performed by Nina Simone, courtesy of the Estate of Nina Simone.
\"Roadside\" contains elements of \"Happier\", written by Ed Sheeran, Ryan Tedder and Benny Blanco, and performed by Sheeran.
\"Blood Thicker Than Water\" contains elements of \"I Shall Wear A Crown\" written by Deleon Richards
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