Canadian Promoters Blame Game’s Gang Ties For Detainment

    UPDATE (04/22): Contrary to earlier reports and statements from Game himself, the Compton-bred emcee will not be detained in Canada for 14 days. But Aftermath Entertainment’s prodigal son will be denied entry into Canada; essentially canceling a series of shows he was scheduled to perform.

    TMZ.com reports representatives from Substance Entertainment Group—the company promoting Game’s Canadian shows—revealed that Canadian Customs officials will not hold Game for the entire 14-day detainment period. But the rapper will be deported back to the United States for other security concerns.

    “We’re told customs informed the promoter that Game would be denied entry ‘due to new information received that Game is affiliated with organized crime and is an active member of the Bloods street gang,’ TMZ reports.

    When Game left L.A. on Wednesday on a flight bound for Canada he believed his trip would involved him performing some previously scheduled concerts and then heading home. But when he arrived in Canada he found a world of headaches and customs problems awaiting him. The California rapper was refused entry to the country, for currently undisclosed reasons, and then informed that he would be detained for two weeks until he could go before a judge.

    Game went to Twitter to vent his frustration. In a series of tweets he lashed out at Canadian customs, saying, “Customs officials just denied me entry into Canada. I’m sorry 2 ALL my fans but I was mislead by promoters & assured I would be able 2 enter. I’m being detained in Canada for 14 days until they process my inadmissibility then I’ll have a hearing heard by a judge. At that point the judge will decide to either deport me or give me a sentence for violating Canada’s immigrant entry laws. Fucked up situation !!! But at least they let me call home, & tweet before they lock a n**ga up!!! Gotta turn in my property, y’all be kool… Gotta give up my phone & property. This some straight bullshit ! Flew all the way from LA to be denied and detained?!?!”

    However, L.A. Weekly contacted Canadian border officials and were informed that the rapper would not be held for the full two weeks. The official response the paper received is as follows: “While the Privacy Act prevents me from discussing the specifics of an individual case, I can tell you that your information is not consistent with ours. In addition, when a foreign national is detained, they must have a detention review hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) within 48 hours of their detention.” DX will keep you updated as this story develops.

    107 thoughts on “Canadian Promoters Blame Game’s Gang Ties For Detainment

    1. Canada denies Game entry to country. Australia allows Game entry to country with open arms. obviously aussies are a cooler then canadians

    2. Nothing new here, Canada has been on some Commi isht for the past decade. They’ve been doing illegal search and seizures and locking up journalists a lot lately. Not sure how Game got their attention, but this is just another example of how similar Canadian govt is to our own lol

    3. this is no suprise, shoulda been smarter and made previous arrangements. i was denied entry for a decade old DUI. strict as fuck up there with customs and @ the border

    4. LOL would love to see a Canadian with a rap sheet like the Game’s getting into the United States.

      The U.S. border is much more strict than Canada’s.

    5. OH CANADA….WE STAND ON GUARD…FOR…..THEE!!!!
      HAHA, Shootin Hockey Puck wit Me rubber Boots On! HAHA

    6. Canada don’t have any famous people since Drake, Bieber and Taylor Swift left, and now they are detaining celebrities hahaha

      1. Ignorant idiot. There are WAY more famous celebrities from Canada, which are not rappers or pop singers. You just think their Americans. HAHAHA!!!

    7. Yup.

      Cross the Canadian border w/ a homie who is a Felon and they will accuse you of human smuggling. lol .

    8. The headline should have read “Canada’s taking the Game over!” or “Canada, running the Game?”

    9. hahahahhahaahahhahahahaah!!!! He is a bipolar idiot.

      50 probably set up the fake promotors… Game is like a blind mouse looking for fake cheese.

    10. couldn’t help but think of that game line:

      “I guess America don’t like Canada, we some fuckin heathens”

      Beef is on. BWS vs CANADA

      1. Haha, holla! Tell these young bucks what they need to hear! Aint nobody trying to look up to a dude with a chalkboard for a face! Haha, Hovito baby!

        Yours truly,
        Jay-Z

    11. This ain’t about Game… I’m sure it’s gotta do with something else. Promoter didnt file papers right. Canada Customs have let in Snoop Dog, Ice Cube, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, DMX, Jay-Z and so many others. Although once Akon wasn’t allowed in– maybe cuz he started singing electro-pop tunes instead of his rap, who knows.

      I’m sure he’ll be out way sooner than 2weeks.

    12. I was so pissed. I was one of the first with tickets for this concert, and on 4/20 of all dates. Wish he never got detained, concert would have been sick.

      1. How much did you pay? I can come to your city and bring 40 friends, give all of them mics as well and we can put on the same show Game would have if you want?

    13. shit maaan,
      this is like the 100th time ive heard about canada not letting in rappers- wtf- canada is supposed to be a real country but they act like they cant handle a few harcore rappers avery few months-shit is like some fascist nazi shit. and by the way- the same goes for the states-homeland security bullshit-waits at airports, screening – its all unessecary crap- the reality is that big brother is closing in on the free world and soon we wont be able to do shit.
      FUCK DA MAN
      IM DA MAN

      I SAID- for all the clones that aint aware.

      FUCK DA MAN
      I”M DA MAN

      and oh yeah what KRS-ONE said: theres no real such thing as a government- its just people using there power to fuck over and control other people. the governments man made laws are one dimensional and most need to be updated and/or removed. their laws are not superior to other peoples ideas like hip hop peoples ideas and are looking pretty weak.
      oh yeah i’m a sophist.
      ha.

    14. Lol at the people who think that Canada is being all strict and shit. As a Canadian citizen, if i were to come to the US and break one of the laws, and I left the US and came back, do you think they aren’t going to detain me? 14 day detainment is what they tell everyone, but on a usual basis your usually out in 48-72 hours if your records clean

      1. yeah I did see scream 4. it was okay a good time killer. while i waited for a later event that night.. lol uhm
        & haha no I didn’t end up buuying his new cd. but I do recall wanting to get it. thanks for the reminder 2gunsup. boogerface.

    15. Now only if we kept our own boarders wrapped up tight like Canada’s, I wouldn’t have to be paying for you illegal ass bitches.

    16. ATTENTION URGENT MESSAGE TO CANADIAN OFFICIALS!!:

      WE AS AMERICAN HIP HOP FANS WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE GAME TO KEEP AS YOUR VERY OWN CANADIAN FLAG AND COUNTRY REPPING EMCEE. IF YOU GIVE THE GIFT OF MADCHILD BEING ABLE TO ENTER OUR COUNTRY AGAIN. WHAT SAY YOU, EH? TRADE?

      1. Nah, give em both to Canada. No need to hear an ex stripper rapping about gangsta shit and a spoiled child deafly autotuning to cookie cutter beats.

    17. Hi, Canadian here. Canadian promoters need to be less fucking stupid and realize they’re inviting a known gang member into the country when they ask Game, Snoop and others to play instead of whining about it after someone gets stopped at the border.

      Idiots.

    18. game ?? organized crime ?? since when the blodd and crips are crime organizations ?? GTFOH !!! game aint gangsta, that’s merely what he pretends to be ! even though he wears red color, he is drown under a river of tattoo, shout the red affiliation on every record, hang with a bunch of street chumps who are actually tied to the bloods, this guy is a big fraud like 99% of this rap game ! game aint gangsta, he is just a dude suffering from a lack of self confidence and feeling so bad about himself that he needs to act gangsta to man up a little bit !

      1. Last time I checked the bloods and crips werent out helping old people across the street or feeding the homeless. Maybe their different where you live but the bloods/crips I know do nothing but crime. We spend billions of dollars fighting al qaeda when we got terrorists like the bloods/crips/latin kings/vice lords/kkk/nazis etc. all right here in our country.

      2. unless you been living under a rock for the past decade… Game’s from cedar block piru in Compton, and ofcourse he’s not as aktive since he’s filthy rich but he still has ties

    19. they knew wat was going to happen its all for publicity, they’ll be like 5 songs by them game bringing up not being aloud into the country, just like madchild got denied access to the states

      1. I guarantee he name drops every single mc thats been detained or denied entry into any country in those songs.

    20. 14 days!!!!! ShitTTT!!! that is some bullshit. These Krackers just love to lock a nigga’s ass up. All niggas. Rich and poor. They just think we all belong in there for any reason.

      I AM SURE IT DOESN’T TAKE 14 DAYS TO DO OR CHECK SHIT!! EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO THE FUCK HE IS. !!!14 DAYS!!!

      1. who really cares about who racist against black people wen blacks racist against other blacks. there’s more hateful black people in my family and so called friends than there are with non black strangers. I come across. under dig dat!!!!!!

      2. you’re a prime example. There’s alot of hateful Black people. Against other Black people. you muthafuckaz hateful

      3. ^^@pOetiQ rOses.. You sound hateful yourself. You actually sound like you hate yourself.

        AND YOU ARE RIGHT. THE MOST HATEFUL BLACK PEOPLE HATE ON THEMSELVES. CASE IN POINT “YOU”!!!!!!!

    21. it’s funny how black people call other non blacks racist when they treat they azz but when other blacks do it. it’s not that big of a deal. Black people admire losers and hate winners. you one hateful black muthafucka lol

      1. yeah, anybody remember where the underground railroad was leading to? that giant country on top of the states that never had slavery in the first place

    22. GAME HAD BEEN CLAIMING THAT GANG SINCE DAY ONE AND HE HAS TOURED IN CANADA BEFORE SO I DON’T GET IT.

      ARE THEY TIGHTENING UP THE BORDER FROM PEOPLE SEEKING LEGAL PASSAGE??? DO YOU THINK THAT HE WILL TRY AND HIDE IN YOUR COUNTRY OR SELL DRUGS WHEN HE GETS THERE?? (HE IS FAMOUS & HE PROMOTED THIS VISIT) EVERYBODY KNEW HE WAS COMING.

    23. the only reason he cant get in is because the gouvernment knows he’s a wack ass ”artist” and they dont want him playin his grabage ass music here

    24. What!!!! He raps for a living, not Gang Banging the streets!! He was there to rap, not Gang Bang!! They just let Lil Wayne in and he claims the same damn gang!! smh (Stupid Mounties!!!)

    25. retarded. i was pumped for that show probably only time id be able to see him in my life and they dont let him in over some bullshit reason. just like the states though canadas government loves those power trips!

    26. I hope at least one knucklehead learns a lesson from this. I still haven’t figured out why dumb ass rappers feel they need to glorify nonsense. Haven’t we learned from Suge yet? It never works out in the end.

      Hopefully Game goes home, sits down and reflects and takes necessary steps to adjust his life. He most likely will not be doing big numbers anymore, he is on a downward trajectory, so hopefully, he will be smart about the money he is making now. Although him getting a car repoed and then yapping about not caring because he has plenty of cars, is not a good sign.

      He better not try to make it to the UK either. They will also pull the same nonsense. He’s made that computer list.

      1. i dont really see how he cud hav avoided this. Even if he came out and denounced the gang lifestyle, he wud still be denied entry for bein a part of it.

        Basically, stfu.

      2. Until he denounces it I guess well never know huh? But Ive never heard of Talib Kweli/Wu Tang/Mos Def or the Roots being denied entry though.

    27. yo im a BLOOD nukka but i was gangbanging in my mama strip club suuuuuuwuuuuup on them swing sets nigga bloood what up dre help me

      1. i can spot a g-unit groupie by his flamboyant feminine jokes..dick riding a boy band from last decade haha

    28. press ctrl+alt+delete

      select task manager

      punch myself in the dick 3 times

      restart computer in safe mode

      make posts

      yes.

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