The release date of 50 Cent's second album, The Massacre, was pushed back in order to accommodate Game's album, causing a rift between 50 Cent and Interscope Records. The album was a success for Game and had three singles that featured 50 Cent.

The two were able to put their differences aside for the release of The Game's debut album, The Documentary which was released on January 18, 2005. The sudden feud between the pair, who had been marketed as having a mentor/protégé relationship, started soon afterwards. When Game signed onto Aftermath Entertainment, it was later arranged that he would work with 50 Cent and his hip hop group G-Unit. Game later called Doctor's Advocate the best album of his career in 2012. As with The Documentary, Doctor's Advocate was distributed in the United Kingdom by Polydor Records, which is the British distributor for Interscope-Geffen-A&M releases. Game made a point to prove that he could still make good music and be a successful artist, as he did on The Documentary, without the help from Dr. Upon its release, the album received favorable reviews, with music critics praising the album's production and The Game's improved lyricism.

Guests featured on Doctor's Advocate include Busta Rhymes, Kanye West, Nas, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Jamie Foxx and Xzibit. Billboard 200, selling over 360,000 copies in its first week, making it Game's 2nd No. Porter, Nottz, Reefa, Ervin 'E.P.' Pope and D-Roc, among others.ĭoctor's Advocate debuted at No.

Production for the album was also contributed by DJ Khalil, Jellyroll, Jonathan 'J.R.' Rotem, Mr. Dre, who executive produced Game's debut record, The Documentary, the album featured production by four other returning producers- Kanye West, Just Blaze, Scott Storch and Hi-Tek-as well as will.i.am and Swizz Beatz. Due to his disputes with 50 Cent, Game left Aftermath/ G-Unit and signed with Geffen Records, another label under Universal Music Group's Interscope-Geffen-A&M division to terminate his contractual obligations with G-Unit, in the summer of 2006.ĭespite the absence of Dr. The album is his second major-label release, following 2005's The Documentary, which was released on Aftermath/G-Unit. Doctor's Advocate is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist The Game, released on November 14, 2006, through The Black Wall Street Records and Geffen Records.

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