When Did Game Start Rappin?

Answer 1

On October 1st, 2001, Game Was Playing Madden On His PlayStation 2 In His Apartment Outskirts Of Bellflower In Compton, California. He Heard A Knock On

His Door At Around 2 A.M., Expecting A Late-Night Sale, He Opened The Door To

See A Regular Customer, The Man, However, Was Accompanied By Two Other

Visitors And A Fight Ensued Game And Another Man. Before He Was Able To

Reach For His Strap, He Was Shot Execution Style By One Of The Assailants

5 Times. After Laying Still For Several Minutes. Game Used His Cellphone And

Called An Ambulance. Due To The Severity Of His Wounds, He Went Into

3-Day Coma. While Recovering In The Hospital After Being Attacked In

Late 2001, Game Told His Brother To Go Out And Buy All Of The Classic

Hip Hop Albums. While Studying All The Various Influential Rap Albums

In The Course Of 5 Months, Game Developed A Strategy To Become A Rapper

Himself, And Help From Big Fase 100, They Founded

"The Black Wall Street Records". The Label Originally Featured Such Artists As

Glasses Malone, Vita, And Nu Jerzey Devil, Along With The Game Himself. His

Stage Name Was Coined By His Grandmother Cause She Stated That She Used

To Call Him Game Saying He Was Game For Anything. Game First Gained

Prominence When He Attended A Hip-Hop Summit Hosted By Russell Simmons

And Louis Farrakhan, After Fully Recovering, Big Fase 100 & The Game Made

A Mixtape Together. Releasing His 1st Mixtape "You Know What It Is Vol..1" In

2002, Followed By A Record Deal With The Independent Label

"Get Low Recordz" Owned By JT The Bigga Figga.

Game's Mixtape Reached The Hands Of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Founder

Of Bad Boy Records, Who Originally Was On The Verge Of Signing Him To The

Label. 5 Months Later, He Was Discovered By Dr. Dre, Who Had Listened To His

Mixtape Produced By His Brother, Dr. Dre Contacted Game And Signed Him To

"Aftermath Entertainment" Label In 2003. In Late 2003, Interscope Records

CEO "Jimmy Iovine" And Dr. Dre Decided To Have Game Also Work With 50 Cent

& G-Unit. The Arrangement Was To Help Build A Growing Buzz Around Game Which Would Also Fuel Interest In G-Unit. Since Then, He Made Numerous Cameo Appearances In Music Videos By 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, &

Fabolous, First Appearing On The Video Of "In Da Club", Dancing With A Girl, Game Spent The Next 2 & 1/2 Years Working On His Debut Album And Being

Mentored By Dr. Dre

Sidenote - That's How He Started Rapping, Also Be On The Lookout For His New

Album Entitled "The R.E.D. Album" In Stores Hopefully By Late July/August 2011.

Make Sure Ya'll Stay Tuned For The Premier For His New Video "Red Nation"

Ft. Lil Wayne

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1979 - 2004