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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = The Game
| name = The Game
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Richie Rich (rapper)|Richie Rich]]
| artist = [[Richie Rich (rapper)|Richie Rich]]
| Cover = Richie-rich-the-game.jpg
| cover = Richie-rich-the-game.jpg
| Released = [[September 12]] [[2000]]
| alt =
| released = September 12, 2000
| Genre = [[Rap music|Rap]]
| Label = Ten-Six Records
| recorded = 1996–1999
| venue =
| Last album = [[Seasoned Veteran]] <br />(1996)| This album = The Game <br />(2000)
| studio =
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| Next album = [[Nixon Pryor Roundtree]] <br />(2002)
| genre = [[West Coast hip hop]], [[Hip hop music|rap]]
| length = 60:01
| label = Ten-Six Records
| producer = Bosko, Dent, DJ Daryl, DJ Miz, Wilson Hankins a.k.a.Flexx, [[Jazze Pha]], Lev Berlak, [[Mike Dean (producer)|Mike Dean]], [[Richie Rich (rapper)|Richie Rich]] <small>([[Executive producer|exec.]])</small>, Ruffa
| prev_title = [[Greatest Hits (Richie Rich album)|Greatest Hits]]
| prev_year = 2000
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| next_title = [[Nixon Pryor Roundtree]]
| next_year = 2002
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic rating">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r490429|pure_url=yes}} Review: ''The Game'']. [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved on 2009-11-12.</ref>
|rev2 = RapReviews
|rev2score = {{Rating|6.5|10}}<ref name="Jost, Matthias">[http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2001_11_thegame.html Review: ''The Game'']. RapReviews. Retrieved on 2009-02-13.</ref>
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'''''The Game''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Richie Rich (rapper)|Richie Rich]], released September 12, 2000, on Ten-Six Records. It peaked at number 53 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and at number 10 on the [[Independent Albums|''Billboard'' Independent Albums]].<ref name="AMG">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r490429/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} The Game > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums]. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2009-12-05.</ref> Two singles were released, "I Ain't Gonna Do" and "If...". No music videos were released to promote the album.
'''''The Game''''' is the fourth album by [[Oakland, California]] rapper [[Richie Rich (rapper)|Richie Rich]]. The album was released in late [[2000]] through Ten-Six Records.


==Tracklisting==
==Conception==
Richie Rich left [[Def Jam]] and released this album on his own independent label, Ten-Six Records (created with Lev Berlak), yet most of the material was recorded while he was still on Def Jam.
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# Straight Mail <small>(feat. [[B-Legit]])</small>
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# I Ain't Gonna Do
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# Playboy
⚫
# Use Ta Sell
⚫
# If...
# The Truth <small>(feat. [[Gonzoe]])</small>
⚫
# Birds
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# Game Don't Stop <small>(feat. Rhythm & Green)</small>
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# Bringin' It Back
⚫
# Who's House
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# How Many Licks <small>(feat. [[Yukmouth]])</small>
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# Her Pussy
# Hit Me On The Hip <small>(feat. Rame Royal)</small>
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# The Game
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# Nothin' To Lose <small>(feat. Ruffa)</small>
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# Tyme 'N My Life


==Charts==
==Track listing==
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# "Straight Mail" (featuring [[B-Legit]]) 4:11
''The Game'' peaked at #10 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart, and #53 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wjfwxq9kld0e~T3| title= Charting info for The Game| publisher= allmusic.com}}</ref>
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# "I Ain't Gonna Do" 5:04
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# "Playboy" 3:48
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# "Use Ta Sell" 4:08
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# "If..." 5:12
# "The Truth" (featuring Gonzoe & [[Val Young]]) 5:05
⚫
# "Birds" 3:43
⚫
# "Game Don't Stop" (featuring Rhythm & Green) 5:52
⚫
# "Bringin' It Back" 3:31
⚫
# "Who's House" 3:57
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# "How Many Licks" (featuring [[Yukmouth]]) 4:53
⚫
# "Her Pussy" 4:01
# "Hit Me On The Hip" (featuring Val Young & Rame Royal of Rhythm & Green) 4:26
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# "The Game" 3:22
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# "Nothin' To Lose" (featuring Ruffa) 3:49
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# "Tyme 'N My Life" 4:01

==Chart history==
{|class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (2001) <ref name="AMG"/>
!align="left"|Peak<br/>position
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Independent Albums|''Billboard'' Independent Albums]]
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]
|align="center"|53
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
* ''[http://www.discogs.com/Richie-Rich-The-Game/release/1007246 The Game]'' at [[Discogs]]
* ''[http://musicbrainz.org/release/d09be429-e5ef-428d-b793-a93e0804be98.html The Game]'' at [[MusicBrainz]]

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Latest revision as of 21:44, 28 May 2024

The Game
Studio album by
Richie Rich
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2000
Recorded1996–1999
GenreWest Coast hip hop, rap
Length60:01
LabelTen-Six Records
ProducerBosko, Dent, DJ Daryl, DJ Miz, Wilson Hankins a.k.a.Flexx, Jazze Pha, Lev Berlak, Mike Dean, Richie Rich (exec.), Ruffa
Richie Rich chronology
Greatest Hits
(2000) 		The Game
(2000) 		Nixon Pryor Roundtree
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews[2]

The Game is the fourth studio album by American rapper Richie Rich, released September 12, 2000, on Ten-Six Records. It peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 10 on the Billboard Independent Albums.[3] Two singles were released, "I Ain't Gonna Do" and "If...". No music videos were released to promote the album.

Conception

[edit]

Richie Rich left Def Jam and released this album on his own independent label, Ten-Six Records (created with Lev Berlak), yet most of the material was recorded while he was still on Def Jam.

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Straight Mail" (featuring B-Legit) 4:11
  2. "I Ain't Gonna Do" 5:04
  3. "Playboy" 3:48
  4. "Use Ta Sell" 4:08
  5. "If..." 5:12
  6. "The Truth" (featuring Gonzoe & Val Young) 5:05
  7. "Birds" 3:43
  8. "Game Don't Stop" (featuring Rhythm & Green) 5:52
  9. "Bringin' It Back" 3:31
  10. "Who's House" 3:57
  11. "How Many Licks" (featuring Yukmouth) 4:53
  12. "Her Pussy" 4:01
  13. "Hit Me On The Hip" (featuring Val Young & Rame Royal of Rhythm & Green) 4:26
  14. "The Game" 3:22
  15. "Nothin' To Lose" (featuring Ruffa) 3:49
  16. "Tyme 'N My Life" 4:01

Chart history

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Chart (2001) [3] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 10
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 53

References

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  1. ^ Review: The Game. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-11-12.
  2. ^ Review: The Game. RapReviews. Retrieved on 2009-02-13.
  3. ^ a b The Game > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2009-12-05.
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