Born 2 Rap

"West Side"
Born 2 Rap
Studio album by The Game
Released	November 29, 2019
Recorded	2017–2019
Genre	Hip hop
Length	90:11
Label	Entertainment One; Prolific;
Producer	The Game (exec.); Dom Kennedy (exec.); Chris "Big Duke" Malloy (co-exec.); Wack 100 (co-exec.); Authentikbeatz; Bongo; Buddah Bless; DJ Khalil; Earl Hayes; Ed Sheeran; Focus...; Jacob Reske; LongLivePrince; Mike Lowry; Mike Wavvs; Mike Zombie; Nabeyin; Prince Productions; Streetrunner; Swizz Beatz; Tec Beatz; Titus E Johnson; Travis Barker; Wallis Lane;
The Game chronology
Singles from Born 2 Rap
	"West Side"; Released: June 21, 2019; "Stainless"; Released: November 1, 2019;

Born 2 Rap is the ninth and final studio album by American rapper The Game.[6] It was released on November 29, 2019 via Entertainment One. It features guest appearances from Dom Kennedy, Ed Sheeran, 21 Savage, Anderson Paak, Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown, D Smoke, Just Liv, J. Stone, Masego, Marsha Ambrosius, Miguel, Mozzy, Nipsey Hussle, Osbe Chill, ToBi, Red Café, Sly Pyper, Travis Barker and Trey Songz.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
HipHopDX	3.4/5[3]
NME	[4]
RapReviews	9/10[5]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal and Apple Music[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"City of Sin" (featuring Ed Sheeran)	Cash Jones Ed Sheeran Jayceon Taylor Stanley Benton	Buddah Bless Titus E Johnson	1:43
2.	"No Smoke" (featuring Miguel and Travis Barker)	Jones Taylor Miguel Benton	Nabeyin Travis Barker Authentikbeatz Wallis Lane Prince Productions	3:19
3.	"Five Hundred Dollar Candles" (featuring Dom Kennedy)	Jones Dominic Hunn Taylor Benton	Mike Wavvs Prince Productions WallisLane	4:47
4.	"The Light"	Bruce Malament Jones Taylor Norman William Harris Robert Caldwell Benton	Tec Beatz	3:18
5.	"Carmen Electra" (featuring Mozzy, Osbe Chill and TOBi)	Jones Christopher Martin Taylor Michael D'Angelo Archer Irshaad Boothe El Benton Timothy Patterson Oluwatobi Ajibolade	Tec Beatz	4:16
6.	"Dead Homies" (featuring Red Café)	Jones Taylor Jermaine Denny Benton	Mike Wavvs Prince Productions Reske Lane	2:53
7.	"Gold Daytonas" (featuring Dom Kennedy)	Jones Hunn James Bedford Taylor Roy Ayers Benton Sylvia Striplin	Chris “Big Duke” Malloy Prince Productions WallisLane	2:37
8.	"West Side"	Jones Benton Taylor Johnson	Prince Productions Chris “Big Duke” Malloy WallisLane	2:50
9.	"40 Ounce Love" (featuring Just Liv)	Jones Elbernita Clark Taylor Olivia Walker Benton Titus E Johnson	Tec Beatz	2:57
10.	"Gucci Flip Flops"	Jones David Willis Taylor Lonnie Liston Nasir Jones Peter O. Phillips Shawn Carter Benton Terry Holloway	Swizz Beatz	3:43
11.	"Born 2 Rap"	Jones Taylor Benton Johnson	Tec Beatz Chris “Big Duke” Malloy Titus Johnson	4:00
12.	"Welcome Home" (featuring Nipsey Hussle)	Jones Taylor Lamont Dozier Benton Ermias Asghedom	Bongo	4:33
13.	"Help Me (Interlude)" (featuring Sly)	Taylor Slyvester Jordan	Sly	2:18
14.	"I Didn't Wanna Write This Song" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)	Jones Hunn Taylor Larry Blackmon Marsha Ambrosius Benton	Focus...	4:21
15.	"The Code" (featuring 21 Savage)	Chris “Big Duke” Malloy Jones Taylor Jerry Strickland Reuben Bell She'yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph Benton	Chris “Big Duke” Malloy Prince Productions Tec Beatz Titus Johnson Bongo Mike Lowry	5:49
16.	"Stay Down" (featuring Bryson Tiller)	Big Duke Bryson Tiller Jones Taylor Mike Zombie Benton Titus	Chris “Big Duke” Malloy Mike Zombie Titus Johnson	3:36
17.	"Hug the Block"	Jones Taylor Walker Benton	Nabeyin Prince Productions Lane	4:57
18.	"Ask for Me"	Jones Taylor	DJ Khalil	2:38
19.	"Stainless" (featuring Anderson .Paak)	Brandon Paak Anderson Jones Chris “Big Duke”Malloy Taylor	Chris “Big Duke“ Malloy	3:59
20.	"Gangstas Make the Girls Go Wild" (featuring Chris Brown)	Jones Chris Brown Taylor Linda Creed Benton Thomas Bell	Chris “Big Duke” Malloy Titus Johnson WallisLane	2:48
21.	"Blood Thicker Than Water" (featuring Trey Songz)	Jones Taylor Roscoe Corner Benton Tremaine Neverson	Streetrunner Azzouz	3:47
22.	"Rewind II"	Jones Taylor Brenton	Chris “Big Duke“ Malloy	2:24
23.	"One Life" (featuring J. Stone and Masego)	Jones Randy Green Taylor Micah Davis Nina Simone Benton	WallisLane	5:14
24.	"Cross on Jesus Back" (featuring D Smoke)	Jones Taylor Daniel Anthony Farris	Chris “Big Duke” Malloy Mike Zombie WallisLane	3:28
25.	"Roadside" (featuring Ed Sheeran)	Jones Taylor Benton Tyrone Lindo	Ed Sheeran	3:56
Total length:				90:11

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.[8]
"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.

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9]	53
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10]	18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11]	70
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	66
US Billboard 200[14]	19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15]	10

References

"Born 2 Rap by The Game". Metacritic. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
Thomas, Fred. "Born 2 Rap - The Game | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
McKrell, Aaron (November 30, 2019). "Review: The Game Jogs Through A Marathon On 'Born 2 Rap'". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
Lavin, Will (November 29, 2019). "The Game – 'Born 2 Rap' review". NME. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 11, 2020). "The Game :: Born 2 Rap – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
Ivey, Justin (November 28, 2019). "The Game Releases 'Born 2 Rap' Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
"Born 2 Rap by The Game". Apple Music. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
Mowatt, Robyn (December 9, 2019). "The Game Gets Called out for Sampling Uncleared April + VISTA Song on 'Born 2 Rap'". okayplayer. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
"ARIA Chart Watch #554". auspOp. December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
"The Game Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
"Dutchcharts.nl – The Game – Born 2 Rap" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
"NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
"Swisscharts.com – The Game – Born 2 Rap". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
"The Game Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
"The Game Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

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[1] "Born 2 Rap by The Game". Metacritic. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[2] Thomas, Fred. "Born 2 Rap - The Game | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[3] McKrell, Aaron (November 30, 2019). "Review: The Game Jogs Through A Marathon On 'Born 2 Rap'". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 2, 2019.

[4] Lavin, Will (November 29, 2019). "The Game – 'Born 2 Rap' review". NME. Retrieved November 29, 2019.

[5] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 11, 2020). "The Game :: Born 2 Rap – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[6] Ivey, Justin (November 28, 2019). "The Game Releases 'Born 2 Rap' Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 29, 2019.

[7] "Born 2 Rap by The Game". Apple Music. Retrieved November 29, 2019.

[8] Mowatt, Robyn (December 9, 2019). "The Game Gets Called out for Sampling Uncleared April + VISTA Song on 'Born 2 Rap'". okayplayer. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[9] "ARIA Chart Watch #554". auspOp. December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

[ac_BillboardCanada_The_Game-10] "The Game Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[ac_Netherlands_The_Game-11] "Dutchcharts.nl – The Game – Born 2 Rap" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[12] "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

[ac_Switzerland_The_Game-13] "Swisscharts.com – The Game – Born 2 Rap". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Game-14] "The Game Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_The_Game-15] "The Game Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

The Game
Discography Songs
Studio albums	The Documentary (2005) Doctor's Advocate (2006) LAX (2008) The R.E.D. Album (2011) Jesus Piece (2012) The Documentary 2 (2015) The Documentary 2.5 (2015) 1992 (2016) Born 2 Rap (2019)
Compilations	G.A.M.E. (2006) Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf (with Blood Money) (2014) The Documentary 2 / 2.5 (Collector's Edition) (2016)
Soundtrack albums	Streets of Compton (2016) Block Wars (2016)
Mixtapes	Westside Story (2004) Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin (2006) Brake Lights (2010) Purp & Patron (2011) Hoodmorning (No Typo): Candy Coronas (2011) California Republic (2012) OKE: Operation Kill Everything (2013)
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