The Game Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
24th September 2015
Quote: "We're not fighting... Chris is a good friend of mine. He's a really great talent, really good guy. All I did was like a few pictures. He didn't get angry... I liked a few of Karrueche's pictures, they were nice pictures, that's what Instagram is for. On the same day, I... liked some of Rihanna's, and like two of Beyonce's, and they (members of the media) pick out Karrueche out of that and made this storm (sic). I don't know, the media does that. All these blog sites, they twist me (sic)." Hip-hop star The Game blames gossip-mongers for trying to stir up trouble between himself and Chris Brown after he recently 'liked' photos posted on social media by the singer's ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran.
20th April 2015
Fact: Rappers Ice-T and The Game will headline the inaugural Art of Rap Music Festival in July (15). The rappers will take the stage alongside Rakim, EPMD, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Melle Mel, Kurtis Blow, Slick Rick, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Warren G in California on 18 and 19 July (15), according to AllHipHop.com. The festival will also feature performances from break dancers and graffiti artists.
19th September 2014
Fact: Rapper The Game, Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Jason DeRulo have signed up to play basketball for a good cause this weekend (20Sep14). The stars have been recruited for the Homeboy Industries charity game in Los Angeles. The organisation is committed to ending gang violence in the city.
4th July 2014
Fact: Singer Kelly Rowland is giving her fans a chance to appear in her alternative new video for The Game. The pregnant former Destiny's Child star is releasing an official fan video, in which devotees can upload videos of themselves performing along with the song. The entries must be submitted by 15 July (14). Rowland recently teamed up with filmmaker Spike Lee to shoot an official short film for the tune.
29th May 2014
Tweet: "2nd day at the crib in Glendale moving & today we having the everything under $20 sale!!!!! 1st come..." Rapper The Game has extended his yard sale for a second day. The Dreams hitmaker is raising funds for his Robin Hood Foundation by selling off his belongings as he moves from his former home in California.
5th December 2013
Quote: "I went to Trader Joe's and the dude collecting the carts, he hit my car with, like, 20 carts and it left a dent and we're beefing." Rapper The Game jokes about his latest 'beef' with an employee at the Los Angeles grocery store chain.
4th December 2013
Quote: "We couldn't be further apart... We try." Rapper The Game insists there's little chance of himself and his former pal and collaborator 50 Cent ending their famous feud.
14th October 2013
Fact: Rapper The Game has become label mates with Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Paris Hilton after signing to hip-hop mogul BRYAN 'BABY' WILLIAMS' Cash Money Records company.
14th March 2013
Fact: Rapper The Game has proved his allegiance to Barack Obama by having a tattoo of the U.S. President's face inked on his chest.
17th January 2013
Tweet: "Late, but made it before midnite (sic)... Happy Bday (sic) to the most beautiful songstress the world has ever known. Rest in paradise queen. Love." Rapper The Game adds his tribute to late singer Aaliyah, who would have turned 34 on Wednesday (16Jan13).
30th December 2012
Fact: Rapper The Game showed off his generous side this Christmas (12) by spending almost $100,000 (£62,500) on designer Rolex watches for his friends, according to Tmz.com.
31st August 2012
Tweet: "Gym swag. Back on my grind.... Hadnt worked out in a month after I broke my hand. Now its time to double up" Rapper The Game resumes his workout regime a month after breaking his thumb and his wrist during a basketball game in Los Angeles.
26th March 2012
Quote: "It made me crazy. I lost my mind almost. I went into a dark place." Rapper The Game admits he hit rock bottom and suffered from depression when his mentor Dr. Dre turned his back on him at the height of his fall out with Interscope labelmate 50 Cent in 2005.
25th March 2012
Quote: "I'm always open just to anything in life. Justin Bieber taught me to 'Never say never', so there you go, who knows man?" Hip-hop star The Game learns a life lesson from the teen chart sensation and refuses to rule out a future collaboration with his former rap rival 50 Cent.
9th March 2011
Tweet: "R.I.P. to the Notorious B.I.G.!!! Can't believe its been 14 years. Murder still un-solved. Good ole' trusty Lapd." Rapper The Game remembers the late hip-hop icon on the 14th anniversary of his death (09Mar11).
1st June 2010
Quote: "I'm not into promoting. I give you a date, and if you're a Game fan, then you'll get the album. I don't sell myself. This is my fourth album. I don't think I need to do all that." Rapper The Game is refusing to promote his upcoming album R.E.D.
9th November 2009
Quote: "Just got Cuba Gooding JR. cleared for The R.E.D. Album. You gotta wait to see what role he played in this R.E.D. movie." Rapper The Game teases fans by revealing the Jerry Maguire actor is to feature on his forthcoming release.
24th October 2008
Fact: Good Charlotte have recorded remixes with Fall Out Boy and The Game for their forthcoming album. The Greatest Remixes will hit shops in the U.S. on 25 November (08).
16th July 2008
Quote: "I'd would love to play a villain in a superhero movie." Rapper The Game on his big screen ambitions.
30th May 2008
Quote: "I came up with a couple of concepts. Two times in a row, he outwrote on my hooks. They became NE-YO hooks. ... Ne-Yo is like my Nate Dogg right now." Rapper The Game had a good working relationship with singer/songwriter Ne-Yo while working on his forthcoming album L.A.X.
16th September 2007
Quote: "West Side Story, CHURCH FOR THUGS, HIGHER, SPECIAL, HOW WE DO and HATE IT OR LOVE IT were records that were left on the side because I knew they were still hit records, so I kept them. Then that project came along and I was like, 'Here's your life!'" 50 Cent claims songs he gave to rap rival The Game for his breakthrough album THE DOCUMENTARY were cast-offs.
31st July 2007
Fact: R. KELLY, Ciara, Ice Cube, Kid Rock, The Game, LIL WAYNE and REMY MA are among the guest stars on Lil Jon's upcoming album CRUNK ROCK.
29th January 2007
Quote: "There's just one number one spot in hip-hop and everyone's fighting for it. When it becomes tragic like Tupac (SHAKUR) and BIGGIE (NOTORIOUS B.I.G.), that's bad. I'm not shooting at 50 and he's not shooting at me." The Game insists his rap war with 50 Cent won't end in tragedy.
29th January 2007
Quote: "A lot of girls think they need the fake breasts and lips, the a** implants and facelifts to make it in this world. It's about trying to be women when they're still teenagers." Rapper The Game is appalled by the legion of young African-Americans who are going under the knife to enhance parts of their bodies.
26th January 2007
Quote: "I'm a hip-hop reporter, man. So I'm always gonna drop names." Rapper The Game takes a journalistic approach to his in-song name checking.
11th January 2007
Quote: "(I'd say) word up, bi-yatch!" Rapper The Game practices his royal greeting in case he ever meets British monarch Queen Elizabeth II.
18th December 2006
Quote: "I was so drunk on that song so I don't remember or care what I was talking about." Dr Dre's protege The Game is feeling foolish after he once claimed he'd take a bullet for his former mentor.
18th December 2006
Quote: "I just heard somebody on the radio trying to redo (JJ FAD's) SUPERSONIC. I don't mean to diss Fergie, but it sounded ridiculous." Rapper The Game isn't a fan of Fergie's hit FERGALICIOUS.
4th December 2006
Quote: "I've had more beefs than a f**kin' cattle farm." Rapper The Game admits he's always exchanging words with his rivals.
30th November 2006
Quote: "He's a good buddy of mine but when he bluffs, it's obvious." The Game's onto the poker skills of his pal Fat Joe, who recently lost $50,000 (GBP25,600) to the DREAMS hitmaker in a card game.
17th November 2006
Quote: "I'm still gang-affiliated, but I can't be out there every day gangbangin' and sellin' crack any more." Musical success has forced rap star The Game to give up the hood.
22nd June 2006
Quote: "My dad is a United States congressman in (Washington) DC, so he gave him the third degree when he met him." Actress VALEISHA BUTTERFIELD on the night new fiance The Game first met her father GK BUTTERFIELD.
3rd April 2006
Quote: "Every time I heard God talk to me, he sounded like Samuel L Jackson." Rapper The Game on hearing the voice of God during his many near-death experiences.
29th March 2006
Fact: Rapper The Game has adopted the nickname LARENZEL WASHINGTATE for his movie projects as a tribute to his acting coach, Larenz Tate, and his favourite actor Denzel Washington.
20th September 2005
Fact: <p>GOOD CHARLOTTE siblings JOEL and Benji Madden have teamed up with rap sensation The Game to record a new tune. The pop punks claim the untitled new track is "The Clash meets NWA". </p>
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