Doctor's Advocate

The Game | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B000J103X4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (154 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,209 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #63 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > West Coast

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Despite having parted ways with former mentors 50 Cent and Dr. Dre, The Game’s follow-up to 2005's multiplatinum The Documentary doesn’t suggest he’s suffered much at their absence. The same basic elements are still here: a breathtakingly cocky attitude (he repeatedly insists that he’s on the same level as Jay-Z, Biggie, Nas, and 2Pac); versatile production by Just Blaze, Will.I.Am, Kanye West, Scott Storch, and others that should play well in the car, clubs, and earbuds; and an unabashed celebration of regionalism that may please those on the West Coast (though who knows how it will play elsewhere). The problem however is that Doctor’s Advocate feels more like "The Documentary: Part 2" than a new effort. Though The Game’s flow is sharper and more sophisticated, he still spends far too much time celebrating his greatness vis-a-vis other people, playing out this style to the point of gimmickry. That’s not to say there aren’t great moments. "Compton" is a rugged celebration of LA’s most notorious ‘hood, there’s some clever double entendre with "It’s Okay (One Blood)," and "Scream On ‘Em" is as chaotic and aggressive as the name suggests. It’s just that you wish The Game (at the tender age of 26) would learn to navel gaze less about his legacy and spend more time proving why he’s earned such a lofty self-perception. --Oliver Wang

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars f**ck 50 cent!!!!!!!!!, November 22, 2006

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Juan D. Rivera (bk ny) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor's Advocate (Audio CD)

The west coast is in full effect on this record! This album is a big f.u. to anyone who said he needed 50 or dre. While it isnt the classic that the documentary was, it does not disappoint. Game comes w/ that ol' fashion gansta funk on hard hitters like "compton", "one blood", and the snoop & xzibit callabo "california vacation". One track in particular that stood out to me was the bust rhymes assisted title track, in which game pours his heart out to his former mentor, and gives us a little insight on what went wrong between the 2. Overall i totally recommend this album, as a matter of fact, the only reason i subtracted a star was for the constant name dropping, and his almost stalker-like obsession with the good doctor.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Game Is Back, November 15, 2006

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Game Fan (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor's Advocate (Audio CD)

This album Doctor's Advocate is the Bomb. I liked The Documentary but this album is something you should have if your a fan of Game. Most of the songs in this album have slow beats but the lyrics are great and they don't sound boring like some of the songs in Documentary. The best thing is he did this album without a single help from Anyone!!!!(Signed with new Label) His songs also gotta a new style, more better with people like Nas, Busta Rhymes, and Snoop Dogg in them. His songs with 50 Cent were all the same style.

The Game is back with a Brand New Style

Its Something U Gotta Have!!

My Top 5:
1. One Blood
2. Lets Ride
3. Doctor's Advocate
4. California Vacation
5. Lookin At You

17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DOCUMENTARY REDUX, November 30, 2006

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Reggie L. Mattocks (Upper Marlboro, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor's Advocate (Audio CD)

Yep it pretty much sounds like a continuation of The Documentary which actually isn't a bad thing for a sophmore joint. I mean most fans were at the very least expecting GAME to keep it as raw and tight as the first one and Doctor's Advocate does that and more. Leaving G-Unit and Aftermath was actually a great thing for him. He doesn't need to be pigeonholed into thinking DRE was the sole reason for his success and he definitely doesn't need to be associated with a weak mob like G-Unit (How good is that money looking now Mobb Deep. You not only sold your soul but have lost your following messing with 50 da rat). Hopefully Young Buck will have enough sense to get outta there and go independent.

However, it's usually by the third release where the fans are gonna start wondering when the artist is gonna kick some real sh@$$%t? I mean droppin real life joints beacause there are a plethora of issues not only in all our hoods everyday, but issues young black males still have to overcome daily. That's is what seperated 2PAC from everyone else is the fact that he could keep it gangsta, he could keep it club, he could keep it politically incorrect, but most of all, he could keep it real with our folks, male and female alike without droppin jokers names all over his record like that 50 cent rat drops dimes. Hip Hop has always been about braggadacio and bravado since it's inception and will never change. However, at some point, an artists longetivity will be determined by whether he change up his albums without losing his loyal following. Whether he or she can make us feel his or her pain and struggles or is the artist rappin about somebody else's and we see right through him as a wannabe. Or if the artists will just continue putting out the same ole same ole just to collect some bucks and look for mainstream radio airplay. Age also will determine that as well. Most rappers that hit their mid-thirties just aren't as angry, nor are they as hungry as they were coming into the business. GAME has to make sure that he doesn't fall into that category of just rappin repeatedly about himself, his riches, giving too much props to DRE and other artists repeatedly and most important break outta that diss game which can just as easily ruin a career as it can jump start one. It was absolutely a pleasure watching him dismantle G-Unit almost singlehandedly (Fat Joe, Scarface, and I'm sure Jada later on have put their hammer down on them already). Other than that, this joint is vicious and hope GAME keeps choosing quality production and keeps honing his skills to get better and better with each outing.