On December 3, 2012, debate arose concerning Tyga's upbringing.
He started rapping when his cousin (Travie McCoy ) found him in a trainer store and Tyga offered his mixtape which he had made. He grew up in Compton listening to Fabolous , Lil Wayne , Cam'ron and Eminem among others. Peaked at number 89 on the Billboard 200.Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson was born on November 19, 1989, in the Los Angeles area, and is of Vietnamese and Jamaican descent.Label: Aftermath Entertainment, G-Unit Records, Boost Mobile.Mixtapes List of mixtapes, with selected information Soundtrack albums List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications The Documentary 2 / 2.5 (Collector's Edition) Independent albums List of independent albums, with selected chart positionsĬompilation albums List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications "-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. 3 Other charted songs or certified songsĪlbums Studio albums List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications.LAX produced four singles " Game's Pain" with R&B singer Keyshia Cole, " Dope Boys" with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, " My Life" with rapper Lil Wayne and " Camera Phone" with R&B singer Ne-Yo. After the recount 12 hours later, the article was rewritten and Slipknot was awarded the number one spot, having sold 239,516 units.
Nielsen proceeded to the recount, which placed LAX at number two with 238,382 copies, and Slipknot in first position with 239,516 copies scanned, a margin of 1,134 copies. Slipknot's labels Warner Music Group and Roadrunner Records asked for a soundscan recount, a historic first. Initially, Billboard published an article stating that the Game had secured the top spot with a margin of 13 units, in what was described as the "closest race for number one since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking Data in 1991". LAX ended up debuting at Number two on the Billboard 200, at first it looked like LAX had debuted ahead of All Hope Is Gone by 13 copies, with such a close difference. The Game's third album, LAX, went head to head with heavy metal and nu metal band Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone on the Billboard 200, as both albums were released on August 26, 2008. The album was set out by the Game to prove that he was still able to make good music and be a successful artist as he did on The Documentary without the help of Dr. Doctor's Advocate produced three singles " It's Okay (One Blood)" with reggae singer Junior Reid, " Let's Ride" and " Wouldn't Get Far" with rapper Kanye West. The Game's second album, Doctor's Advocate, debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart making it his second number one album in a row, also making it another commercial success with shipping just under 358,000 sales in its first week. Īfter the Game had a falling out from Aftermath Entertainment and G-Unit Records, he retained his deal with Interscope Records while merely swapping roofs with subsidiary, Geffen Records. The Game was nominated for two 2006 Grammy Awards: Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for the hit single "Hate It or Love It". After the album's release the Game was considered to be a driving force in reviving and bringing back the West Coast hip hop scene, which had been overshadowed by artists from the East and South.
The album reached number one in the US, and shipped over 2 million copies and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The other three singles include " Westside Story" with rapper 50 Cent, " Dreams" and " Put You on the Game". The Game's major label debut album, The Documentary, was released in January 2005 and it produced five singles, including the two US Billboard Hot 100 top five singles " How We Do" and " Hate It or Love It", with rapper 50 Cent in which both singles reached gold sales status. Records which has released some of his independent material. His music has been released on record labels Interscope Records, Geffen Records and DGC Records, along with subsidiaries Aftermath Entertainment and G-Unit Records, including independent record labels Get Low Recordz and Fast Life Music, Inc. The discography of American rapper the Game consists of 9 studio albums, two compilation albums, 5 independent albums, two soundtrack albums, 14 mixtapes, 31 singles (including 15 as a featured artist) and 39 music videos.