Cyrus Langhorne
West Coast rapper Game is upping the ante for his long-awaited The Documentary 2 solo album by announcing a fan-based challenge to create its cover art.
The former G-Unit member announced his new album artwork challenge Thursday (September 4) night.
“I told my fans not to be discouraged with not winning the #YearOfTheWolf album cover contest because I had something else in store for you….. Now I’m giving ALL MY FANS just about 4 months…. From today.. Sept 4 – Dec 24th to nail the artwork for “The Documentary 2” album that will be dropping January 18th 2015 exactly 10 years from my 1st album “The Documentary” which dropped January 18th 2005. This album will be my 6th solo album & is very special to me & definitely to my family & fans as well as defines my legacy so be very careful to make your entry both artistically amazing yet original & simplistic. Once your done with your artwork post it on your page & be sure to tag me here, @thegame & @thedocumentary along with the hashtag #TheDocumentary2 so that I can see them all.,” Game captioned to a photo September 4. (Game’s Instagram)
Game reveals how much time, dedication and hunger will be on the album…
The rap veteran also explained how special the album is to him.
“The new album will again include a Documentary of my life from beginning to current day that will embody my short comings as well as my triumphs & be packaged up with the disc as was part 1. I have also created @TheDocumentary page so you can follow the entire creative process of the new album. I will also post some of you guys entries there so that other fans can give you feedback as well as myself. Now, on the music end, TRUST & BELIEVE I will give you 100% of my time, dedication, hunger & display the same skill I did on my 1st album. My fans are important to me & I want this album to be equal to or better than the 1st & I will not rest until the feel of it is entirely what “The Documentary” was !!!” (Game’s Instagram)
The platinum-selling rapper recently updated fans on the follow-up to 2005’s The Documentary.
“Now on to “The Documentary 2” dropping January 18th…. Exactly 10 years from “The Documentary”….. Nobody is fucking with 2 !!!!!!!!! So don’t drop nowhere near me….. You’ve been warned ! For the people out there like me…. I salute all who are relentless at defying the odds to ensure their own success. Those who dream while still awake…. It is us that hold the keys to the future, keep grinding.. #BloodMoney” (Game’s Instagram)
If things go accordingly, hitmakers Dr. Dre, Scott Storch and Just Blaze will contribute to the ten-year anniversary release.
“The Blood Money project – it’s coming this year. I got a bunch of new artists on there,” Game revealed in an interview. “I got Wale on there, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, Tyga, it’s a bunch. It’s good music. You know me, man. It’s going to have the right beats and the right sound. … The Documentary 2, I’m going back to the Just Blaze’s, the Scott Storch’s, the Dr. Dre’s.” (“LA Leakers”)
These sequel albums are dire. They smell of two things. 1. Lack of imagination/creativity 2. The desperate attempt of a rapper to prove he still is something he used to be. Has there ever been a sequel album that better than the first?
Nah
It’s just a marketing ploy by the artists. I don’t think it’s lack of creativity. It’s just that these artists are trying to make people think that the album will be as good if not better than the prequel. I remember Lloyd Banks titling his 3rd album the Hunger for More II which is a sequel to his first album. This happen exactly after his second album the Rotten Apple was a complete dud. The only sequel recently that was half decent was Stillmatic by Nas(if you consider it a sequel).
Only Built for Cuban Linx II was one of the best sequel albums
Co-sign….ever…