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Compton's own Game (aka the Game and Hurricane Game) issued his debut LP, The Documentary, in 2004 through Aftermath/G-Unit/Universal. With everyone from Dr. Dre and 50 Cent to Nate Dogg, Kanye West, and Just Blaze contributing to the album, The Documentary made it clear from the outset that geographic squabbles weren't a part of Game's agenda. Rapping hadn't been at first, either. Having gotten involved in the drug trade after a rough childhood, it took being shot during a home invasion to cause an epiphany in Game. Inspired by N.W.A, The Chronic, Doggystyle, and classic albums from 2Pac, the Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z, Game began rapping in 2001 and never looked back. His barbed and bold freestyles caught the ear of Dre, who signed him to Aftermath in 2003 and executive-produced his debut. It was delayed a few times, but The Documentary finally dropped in January 2005. Soon Game and 50 Cent were at war over the former's reluctance to beef with any and every enemy of G-Unit. Freestyles and mixtapes were spawned in amazing amounts from both sides, and every time a truce seemed possible, things fell apart at the last minute. Dr. Dre was stuck in the middle, and while he never publicly denounced Game, he passed on working with the rapper for his next effort. Despite Dre's absence, Game's sophomore release kept its original title of Doctor's Advocate when it was released in late 2006. Two years later, LAX was released. With fewer mentions of Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, the uneven album found the rapper moving on from his previous obsessions. After periods of retirement talk, the MC had a change of heart and began recording The R.E.D. Album ("R.E.D." being short for "rededicated"). After several delays and the release of numerous promotional singles, the album was released in August 2011. A year later, Jesus Piece landed with a long guest list including Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Chris Brown. The conceptual album explored both the divine and the devilish, and how the rapper attended church as often as strip clubs. Late in 2012 he announced he had partnered with rapper Stat Quo and formed the label Blood Money Entertainment, which saw its first release two years later when "Bigger Than Me" was released. The single landed on Game's 2014 release Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf, another feature-filled album with Too $hort on board for the follow-up single "Or Nah." Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Nas, and Q-Tip led off the long guest list on his star-studded 2015 effort The Documentary 2, an album that was introduced by the single "100" featuring Drake. In 2016 the A&E network aired his three-part documentary series Streets of Compton, while the eOne label released the soundtrack that same year. ~ Johnny Loftus Follow @thegame on twitter! Follow @Jeremih on twitter! Follow @ScottStorch on twitter! instagram.com/losangelesconfidential/

Atlanta’s fast-rising, chart-climbing rapper MadeinTYO (pronounced Made In Tokyo) has unveiled a new version of his song “I Want”, available for stream and purchase tomorrow, featuring the heavy-hitting Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz, who delivers a few slick verses cementing their status as integral members of Atlanta's finest. MadeinTYO, does not have your typical rapper backstory - born Malcolm Davis and the son of a Naval officer, he moved around frequently until his family landed in Tokyo for his high school years. Influenced by the foreign culture around him and inspired by his brother Rizzy (a successful rapper in his own right) MadeinTYO began to take music seriously. He uploaded a song to his brother's page and a movement was born. His debut single "Uber Everywhere" is currently making it's way up through the Top 10 at Urban radio and climbing Rhythmic charts, now with over 50M plays on Spotify, 27M views on YouTube, 23M plays on Apple Music, 20M Souncloud streams. MadeinTYO has been busy in the studio making new music and preparing for the official commercial release of his EP while also preparing to embark on a club tour across the United States. The Private Club Tour will see MadeinTYO and fellow Private Club Records labelmates Salma Slims, Mynamephin, Noah Wood$ and special guests performing at venues across the country - dates below. THE PRIVATE CLUB TOUR DATES 8/31/16 Sacramento CA Ace of Spades 9/2/16 Salt Lake City UT Billboard - Live 9/3/16 Denver CO Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom 9/6/16 Chicago IL The Bottom Lounge 9/7/16 Detroit MI St Andrews Hall 9/9/16 New York NY Irving Plaza 9/10/16 Cambridge MA The Middle East - Downstairs 9/11/16 Philadelphia PA Coda 9/12/16 Washington DC The Howard Theatre 9/15/16 Orlando FL Venue 578 9/16/16 Tampa FL The Orpheum 9/17/16 Miami FL Hangar 305 9/20/16 Austin TX Grizzly Hall 9/21/16 Dallas TX The Loft 9/28/16 Berkley CA The UC Theatre Follow @MDNTOKYO on twitter! http://privateclubrecords.com/tour-dates/ facebook.com/Madeintyo/ instagram.com/madeintyo/ soundcloud.com/madeintyo

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Tory Lanez was one of the more versatile artists to surface during the early 2010s. A songwriter and producer who flits between and fuses R&B and rap -- his vocals alternate between swift and rugged boasts and smooth and sensitive come-ons -- he made steady strides toward the mainstream with numerous mixtapes, guest appearances, and self-directed videos. He spent parts of his early life in Toronto, his birthplace, as well as in Montreal, Miami, Atlanta, and New York. Although he was known underground well before his 20th birthday, and was supported early on by Sean Kingston, he made some of his biggest moves in 2014. During that year, he was featured on "Me & My Bitch" -- a track off YG's Top Five album My Krazy Life -- and among his own tracks that circulated in 2014 was "The Mission," his first cut to hit Billboard's Twitter Emerging Artists chart. In July 2015, after he had signed an Interscope-affiliated deal with Benny Blanco's Mad Love label, he released "Say It," an R&B slow jam that sampled Brownstone's mid-'90s hit "If You Love Me." ~ Andy Kellman Follow @torylanez on twitter! facebook.com/SwaveNation

It didn’t take Dwen long at all to go from the young kid writing poetry in high-school to the young man that now raps professionally with confidence today. Based out of South Florida, Dwen first experienced success with the release of his mix-tape, The Rough Draft, and confirmation came from fans and critics alike as the people listened and couldn’t get enough of the vibrant, dynamic big-beats & precision-rhymes. Dwen took the support and love for his music coming from around the globe as inspiration to continually push his career towards the next level. And he did just that. Through hard-work, determination and the effort it takes to be the best, Dwen dominated with a huge online presence to support his music and began to get the crowd on his side through performing electrifying live-shows & events. Recording new mix-tapes, new hit-singles, getting radio-play and consistently contacted to be booked all over town – Dwen continued to outshine & outwork the rest of the rappers in the game by keeping his own sharp, driven, and completely on-point. Currently refining and putting the finishing touches on his new EP entitled Through The Eyes Of A Rare Breed – Dwen is set to release the new EP in September, 2016. With lead-singles “One Mo’ Drank” and “Riding High” already creating a buzz with critics in behind the scenes – the official word on the street is that Through The Eyes Of A Rare Breed has the best music we’ve heard from Dwen to-date. Inspired by the growing response to his style/sound, the man has reached entirely new achievements in his own creativity – Dwen is ready to bring his 100% and make his mark in the history of music. Follow @dwen_music on twitter! http://skopemag.com/2016/06/20/dwen-one-more-drankridin-high www.instagram.com/dwenmusic www.numberonemusic.com/dwen Mixtape on Datpiff The Underdogg (tru life story) http://piff.me/6a11535

The progenitor of what he terms ratchet music (what others might call strip club anthems), DJ Mustard (Dijon McFarlane) is a rap and R&B DJ and producer from South Central Los Angeles, California whose 2010s rise is attributed to a simple, hypnotic sound. He started with YG, as heard on the 2010 mixtape The Real 4Fingaz, but his first big hit came the following year with Tyga's "Rack City," which reached number seven on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and went double platinum. His 2012 hits came with 2 Chainz's "I'm Different" -- another double-platinum smash -- and Young Jeezy's "R.I.P." In 2013, he was behind a quartet of singles that hit the Top Ten of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart: YG's "My N*gga," Ty Dolla Sign's "Paranoid," Kid Ink's "Show Me," and Trey Songz's "Na Na." The year also saw the release of a DJ Mustard mixtape, Ketchup, on which he was joined by many of the above-mentioned rappers, as well as Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies, and Cashout. Mustard's 2014 involved ten tracks produced for YG's My Krazy Life, collaborations with Tinashe, Ty Dolla Sign, and TeeFlii, and the development of his proper debut album. ~ Andy Kellman Follow @DJmustard on twitter! Follow @NICKIMINAJ on twitter! Follow @Jeremih on twitter!