The Game has revealed that he is working on The Documentary 3, with plans to release it on the 20th anniversary of the original album.
The Compton rapper, who has hinted at retirement several times including after the release of 2019’s Born 2 Rap, has confirmed that he is getting ready to put together his 11th studio album
Apppearing on the Tacos & Shawarma podcast, The Game said: “I’m definitely gonna start the new album and I ain’t told anybody that. But yeah, The Documentary 3, I’m gonna go in hard and I’ma drop it the same day that the other one dropped. I’m up for the challenge. It’s gonna be tough.”
The Documentary — The Game’s major label debut and first (and only) project on Dr. Dre‘s Aftermath Entertainment and 50 Cent‘s G-Unit Records — was released on January 18, 2005. So if all goes to plan, fans can expect The Documentary 3 to drop on that date next year.
Despite his falling out with Dre and 50, The Game saluted both of his former collaborators for their involvement in The Documentary when the album celebrated its anniversary last year.
“18 years ago today…. A hip hop classic was born,” he wrote on Instagram. “All I wanted to do was tell my story & make sure my son would never live the life I did. @snoopdogg passed me the torch, @bustarhymes kept me focused… @drdre laid the foundation & @50cent helped put the puzzle together.”
He also shouted out Jonathan Mannion, the famed photographer who shot the album cover and booklet: “I took @jonathanmannion to the depths of Compton, California & showed him the heart of what I survived. He captured the essence of my city, my hood & brought to the world my vision. Always remember, it is no longer a dream once it becomes reality.”
Its sequel, The Documentary 2, arrived a decade later in October 2015 and featured appearances from Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Diddy, Q-Tip, Future and Ab-Soul, among others.
A second disc, The Documentary 2.5, followed a week later, boasting more heavyweight collaborations with Nas, Lil Wayne, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Busta Rhymes, Anderson .Paak, Scarface, DJ Quik, E-40 and more.
More recently, The Game has been busy feuding with former collaborator Rick Ross after the MMG mogul’s repeated attacks on Drake.
The West Coast rap veteran jumped to Drizzy’s defense and hit back at Rozay on the diss song “Freeway’s Revenge,” which contained several personal shots and flagrant accusations.
“You 12 lemon pepper wings from a heart attack / Akademiks, give this n-gga an Ozempic starter pack,” he rapped, before adding: “Your baby mama told me that you liked to get peed on / You a C.O., that’s the last time you had keys on.”
The track led to a back-and-forth between the two rappers on social media, although Ross has yet to respond with a diss song of his own.
