The Game has accused his former label Interscope Records of stealing from artists. Taking to Twitter on Friday (January 28), the Compton rapper called out the Universal Music Group company for alleged shady business practices and reflected on his decision to leave the label following his Jesus Piece album.
“Fuck INTERSCOPE,” he wrote. “I meant it when I said it 17 years ago & I mean it today !!!! They’re runnin a modern day slave trade & steal from every single artist. Best decision of my life was parting ways. #StayIndependent.”
Since posting the tweet, The Game’s account has been restricted, with his bio and all of his tweets reading, “@thegame’s account is temporarily unavailable because it violates the Twitter Media Policy.”
There’s no confirmation why Twitter restricted the account.
The Game released five solo albums on Interscope, including 2005’s The Documentary, 2006’s Doctor’s Advocate, 2008’s LAX, 2011’s The R.E.D. Album and 2012’s Jesus Piece. Since then, he’s dropped The Documentary 2, The Documentary 2.5, 1992 and Born 2 Rap via Entertainment One.
Game confirmed he was leaving Interscope in 2013 during a sit-down with the late Larry King, where he pointed out the fact all of his albums had gone platinum.
“Recently a free agent,” he said. “Was signed to Interscope for my last five albums, which of course are all platinum. I been taking a lot of meetings and a lot of conference calls about my next move. And I just haven’t narrowed it down yet. I love [the business end of the business]. ‘Cause it further prepares you for the future in life and makes me a good tutor for my kids as they grow.”
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In a 2019 interview with Variety, The Game explained the difference between working with Interscope and Entertainment One.
“I’m 100% in control of everything,” he said. “eOne is just the machine they put my music through. They work it like a General Motors would sell a car. But the car ain’t going nowhere without the engine and that’s what they allow me to be. When I start up, they know that the project is going to be dope and we’re going to move some units.”
He continued, “With Interscope, I was young. When you’re young and a brand new artist, you just get fucked. It happens to everyone and that’s just what it is. It’s not even avoidable unless you’re going to stay independent. What I’m saying now is that I own 100% of my masters and eOne just distributes, so that part is the financial level up.”
The Game is currently working on his new album, tentatively titled Drillmatic. Produced by Hit-Boy, the project is set to include his recent Kanye West collaboration “Eazy.” Recent recording sessions have also seen him link up with Diddy, Pusha T, A$AP Rocky and many other big names.
Salute to Game for that. More artists need to be independent. These labels are eating off of artists talents and struggles too heavily.
Side note: ain’t no such thing as Black twitter. They aren’t for the culture. Let that man speak his truth. Wtf. We need our own platform. Period
No one would have ever heard of the Game had he been independent. He signed a contract and got Dr. Dre production and 50 vent features. All of his finest, seminal work. This is a horrible example for artists and the youth. Sign a contract and click
Plain about it later, after you’re famous and rich off of it. Oh, there is such thing as “black Twitter.” It’s called that because it’s basically only black folk discussing things every other group is unaware of because they aren’t in the loop. Also, “we need our own platform” is racist as fuck buddy. We need to all be inclusive, right?
I love it when self professed murderous gangbangers pull the victim, SJW race card. Such a great look. How is it all these rappers willingly sign contracts then cry about them later? It’s just insane. People like myself are out here working 60 hour weeks while these millionaires are crying all over social media.
Rich lazy fake rapper who wants so bad for you to think he’s been associated with slavery. Next..
Sound like somebody revenue streams are drying up…
form unions tell the record companies where to go. i think unions can be helpful it will give everyone a louder voice from a united front. sonny, emi, bmg, universal…….. they need you more than you need them.
facts
You obviously have never been part of a union. LOL. These guys are unreasonable ego maniacs. A union won’t help you if you SIGN A CONTRACT. They’ll have to sign one with the union. SMH
He was signed by Jimmy Iove and Dr. Dre. His first was the bomb. Anything after that was garbage. His records didn’t sell. I figured he got dropped. Cause if your records dont sell you getting dropped. Or maybe he just saying that cause he owe that thot all that money. And he got Intetscope hiding the proceeds. Saying fuck Interscope is like saying fuck Aftermath. But Dre dont drop music once every 5-10 years. And the artists get tired and leave. Eminem does his own thing and when he drop Aftermath on it. Same thing with Kdot. They hot Bruno Mars group but he the main producers. Dont know why they hot Mary J. Blige at the Super Bowl she so old looking and she needs to sit down some where. Her music so out of date. Same as Snoop. And nobody riding around playing his music or Dre for that matter.
Doctor’s Advocate was better than his debut
Says you….now go away.
People are riding around bumping Dre all day buddy. That’s like saying people aren’t bumping the Doors anymore. You’re tripping.
Super goofy! Every album sold platinum or multi-platinum. Mega hit records with Lil Wayne, Kanye, Kendrick, Rick Ross, 2Chains, and everybody else that matters in music except Jay-Z. And still made great music with E1. Lyrically ain’t 10 rappers ever rapped better. And Interscope Records fuck over everyone one they did business with; 2Pac, Death Row, Ice T, 50Cent, Lady Gaga, and so many more. And he walked away, he didn’t get dropped. Google still doesn’t help the unlearned…
I didnt even know people pay for music anymore ? Isnt spotify free if you dont mind the commercials ? Youtube ? I thought rappers make all their money performing ?
your capable of not thinking at all and it really shows your lack of sense spotify and apple music and etc pays to be able to have the artist music on its platform so in the end it is free to us but not free to the company that is why they have adds unless you pay.
Game is a genius every record is a classic clowns on here love dick riding labels who cares when we off brand forever anyway RIP BIZ MARKIE
You definitely off brand forever lol. Game has exactly 0 classics in his catalogue and would be a nobody without Dre’s cosign. Also, you should never, ever put Game’s name in the same sentence as Biz Markie.
The Documentary is a undeniable classic. It the west coast GRODT, it’s what Detox would’ve been but Dre gave the beats to Game and 50 instead
Independent dudes always have these clown comments by these idiots who have every negative thing to say just a bunch of negative words proud boys love to use. “failure” “race card” “gangbanger” that’s their playbook and hip hop dix loves to indulge it all just like Zuckerberg and Dorsey making billions from anti-black racism and the sexual nadequacies of a sad group of young white men being exploited by russian and chinese propaganda