Game, The Vinyl Records

Compton rapper the Game combines intense autobiographical narratives, a hunger to assert his lyrical prowess, and a creatively referential approach to hip-hop that has justified his stage name. Emerging in the early 2000s as one of the rawest voices on the West Coast scene, the Game's forceful talent was established with The Documentary (2005), a full-length debut that topped the Billboard 200. The rapper has continued to move tirelessly with Doctor's Advocate (2006) and The R.E.D. Album (2011), his second and third number one albums, and other high-charting conceptual projects such as 1992 (2016) and DRILLMATIC Heart vs. Mind (2022).