August 1, 2006 at 05:03:00 PM | more stories by this author
With his The Doctor's Advocate album set to drop November 7, rapper officially ends his business ties to Interscope, which includes 50 Cent's G-Unit label.
West Coast rapper the Game, set to release The Doctor's Advocate November 7, has officially jumped ship from Aftermath Entertainment, the Interscope label helmed by the doctor for which the album is named.
In a complicated and much-rumored divorce, the Game will release his sophomore album on Geffen Records, a move that ends his business ties to Interscope, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and 50 Cent's G-Unit. Despite the breakup, the The Doctor's Advocate will still contain production from Dr. Dre. The deal with Geffen is said to be for five albums and includes a distribution deal for the Game's own label imprint, Black Wall Street.
The move was one of hip-hop's most poorly kept secrets in recent weeks, as the Game sought to avoid releasing his album on G-Unit, as his on-again, off-again feud with 50 Cent is most certainly back on again. 50 and his G-Unit crew recently released a mix tape that depicts the Game's head on the body of a stripper.
The divorce concludes a turbulent three-year period that saw the Game sign to Aftermath, link up with 50 and the G-Unit label to launch his debut album The Documentary, and then have a very public falling out with G-Unit. The beef was initially squashed but has since been revived through various statements and verbal assaults.
The Doctor's Advocate is set to include appearances from Nas and Mary J. Blige, as well as production from Cool & Dre, Scott Storch, and Dr. Dre, among others. The first single from the album, "One Blood," leaked onto the Internet this week.





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Oldest First | Newest Firstand you do not need to be urban to use the word "drop" in reference to a "release." that's just obsurd.