The Documentary 2.5

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The Documentary 2.5
File:The-Documentary-2.5.jpg
Studio album by The Game
Released October 16, 2015
Recorded 2013–15
Studio Record Room Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Chalice Recording Studios
(Hollywood, California)
Genre
West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Length 73:50
Label
  • Blood Money
  • eOne
Producer
The Game chronology
The Documentary 2
(2015)The Documentary 22015		 The Documentary 2.5
(2015)
Singles from The Documentary 2.5
  1. "El Chapo"
    Released: October 9, 2015

The Documentary 2.5 is the seventh studio album by American rapper The Game; it was released on October 16, 2015 by Blood Money Entertainment and eOne Music. The album is considered the second half of a two-piece project, supplementing his sixth studio album The Documentary 2 (2015) released one week earlier. The album also features will.i.am, along with other guest appearances from Nas, Busta Rhymes, E-40, Scarface, DJ Quik, Lil Wayne, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, YG, Problem, Skrillex, and Ty Dolla $ign, among others.

The album was supported by the single "El Chapo" with Skrillex.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 79/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]
Billboard 4.5/5 stars[3]
NOW 4/5 stars[4]
RapReviews 9/10[5]
HipHopDX 4/5 stars[6]
Zumic 4.5/5 stars[7]

The Documentary 2.5 received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 6 reviews.[8]

Commercial performance

The Documentary 2.5 debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200, moving 42,000 copies in pure album sales, and nearly 48,000 units including streams in its first week.[9] As of November 4, 2015, the album had sold a total of 54,000 units.[10]

Track listing

The Documentary 2.5 — Standard version
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "New York Skit"  
  • Taylor
  • Stat Quo
  • The Game
 2:34
2. "Magnus Carlsen" (featuring Anderson .Paak)
Bongo 5:29
3. "Crenshaw / 80s and Cocaine" (featuring Anderson .Paak and Sonyae)
4:35
4. "Gang Bang Anyway" (featuring Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q)
Bongo 5:05
5. "The Ghetto" (featuring Nas and will.i.am)
will.i.am 6:01
6. "From Adam" (featuring Lil Wayne)
Cool & Dre 3:45
7. "Gang Related" (featuring Asia Bryant)
  • Taylor
  • Asia Bryant
  • Ebong
 Bongo 4:09
8. "Last Time You Seen" (featuring Scarface and Stacy Barthe)
3:50
9. "Intoxicated" (featuring Deion[12])
DJ Khalil 3:04
10. "Quik's Groove (The One)" (featuring DJ Quik, Sevyn Streeter and Micah)
DJ Quik 5:41
11. "Outside" (featuring E-40, Mvrcus Blvck and Lil E)
4:00
12. "Up on the Wall" (featuring Problem, Ty Dolla $ign and YG)
Battlecat 5:05
13. "Sex Skit"  
  • Taylor
  • Ebong
 Bongo 2:51
14. "My Flag / Da Homies" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Jay305, AD, Mitchy Slick, Joe Moses, RJ and Skeme)
DJ Mustard 6:37
15. "Moment of Violence" (featuring King Mez, JT and Jon Connor)
3:22
16. "Like Father, Like Son 2" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
The Alchemist 4:44
17. "Life"  
Tone Mason 2:58
Total length:
 73:50
iTunes bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
18. "El Chapo" (with Skrillex)
3:40
Total length:
 77:30
Notes
  • "Like Father, Like Son 2" contains additional vocals performed by Harlem Caron Taylor and King Justice Taylor.
  • Adam Turchin — saxophone's
  • Koofreh Umoren — trumpet
Sample credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 80
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 8
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[17] 89
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 86
German Albums (GfK Entertainment)[19] 45
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 23
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[24] 3
US Billboard 200[25] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28] 32
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29] 69

References

  1. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-documentary-25/the-game
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  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Game – The Documentary 2.5" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Game – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Game. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Game – The Documentary 2.5" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Game – The Documentary 2.5". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
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  20. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 43, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Game – The Documentary 2.5". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  25. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6738540/pentatonix-first-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart
  26. ↑ "Game – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Game. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Game – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Game. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
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