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The Game leaves Aftermath
By Jim Welte - MP3.com
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.

50 Cent and the Game squashed their beef in March 2005--temporarily. 50 Cent and the Game squashed their beef in March 2005--temporarily.

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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best site so far
Posted 05/30/2009 9:07am
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Posted 05/28/2009 2:29pm
this is just what i was looking for
Posted 05/25/2009 12:16pm
funny
Posted 05/24/2009 11:20pm
it is deserving
Posted 05/22/2009 10:19am
Can't wait for Doctor's Advocate.........
Posted 09/08/2006 6:59pm
If you cant stand hip-hop lingo dont even come to this page period. I clearly see you are a hater because we have our own way of using words and making them sound tighter and whats up with the "urban" is that the new word for "N***A". dont hate the game playa.
Posted 08/03/2006 9:15am
neo: you have no idea who you are talking to, so you shouldn't be assuming anything.



and you do not need to be urban to use the word "drop" in reference to a "release." that's just obsurd.
Posted 08/02/2006 12:37pm
Interscope and Geffen are both owned by Universal Music Group and, for all intents and purposes, they're the same label. The same people will be promoting this record and Jimmy Iovine is still writing his checks--it's just a different logo on the CD. This is a symbolic gesture to distance the Game from G-Unit.
Posted 08/02/2006 11:23am
don't worry bout this, Game will still sell!! can't wait for da next album
Posted 08/02/2006 10:18am
Unbelievable, just unbelievable
Posted 08/02/2006 5:41am
one bloooood is crazzzy!!!! cant wait for docters advocate
Posted 08/01/2006 9:12pm
The editor of this is probably Urban, Thus the reason why he in-charg of the Urban editorials
Posted 08/01/2006 6:09pm
Why do they have to change terminology when talking about hip-hop music. Hip-Hop CDs "release" too....stop trying to sound like you're "down" by saying the CD's going to "drop".
Posted 08/01/2006 5:48pm
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