The Documentary 2

Compton’s MVP puts it down for his ‘hood and his reputation on this ambitious sequel to his 2005 breakthrough album. You get the feeling Game’s in a reflective mood—“On Me,” “Step Up,” and “Don’t Trip” are filled with vintage samples and battle rhymes that\'s pure catnip for old school hip-hop heads. “Made in America” and “Just Another Day” finds Game in his element, daydreaming about the past and his dreams for the future. His versatility shines as he seamlessly drops bars with Q-Tip (“Circles”) and Future (“Dedicated”), flows over a Mike Will Made-It track (“Summertime”), and flexes over DJ Premier and Dr. Dre boom-bap (“The Documentary 2”).

The Documentary 2 is the sequel to the West Coast rapper's 5 million-selling breakout debut. Featuring Future, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, and others, it continues the strategy of that album and his subsequent ones: hitch the Game to the greatest possible number of bandwagons and hope it moves.

Check out our album review of Artist's The Documentary 2 on Rolling Stone.com.

After a steady stream of albums that fell short and got tripped up by their own ambition, rapper the Game returned with this unassuming Cash Money/Blood Money release marking the tenth anniversary of his great album The Documentary.

The most impressive thing about the Game's seventh studio album, The Documentary 2, is that it feels shorter than it is. At 73 minutes, Doc...