"First things first (Aftermath), The Chronic is back This is indo produced by Timbo Game ova, naw the NWA chain choka Is burnin rubber inside the range rova Chain smokin, purple haze, this ain't Anotha one of those this the rebirth of Dre The rebirth of LA, the rebirth of Hip-Hop Another memorial for Makaveli and Big Pop..."
"Put You on the Game" was released as the final single from The Game debut album, The Documentary. Written by himself and produced by both Timbaland and co-produced by Danja, the song was the album's fifth official single, and it was released on August 30, 2005. The Game refers to a number of artists, songs and albums in "Put You on The Game", including The Chronic, N.W.A., Makaveli, The Notorious B.I.G., Public Enemy, Flavor Flav, G-Unit, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre and his song "Let Me Ride", Eve, and Snoop Dogg.
"Let's take a ride in my 64' Impala I'm your California tour guide Show where the police let BIG die They call it Los Angeles, I call it suicide! I took a bullet in the heart and survived So hit the switch, lean back, and enjoy the ride..."
The Game was born Jayceon Terrell Taylor in Los Angeles, California to Lynette Baker of African-American descent and George Taylor, Jr. of African- American and Mexican descent. He grew up in Compton, California in a primarily Crip gang neighborhood known as Santana Blocc, although he grew up to become a member of the Bloods. In 2004 Dr Dre was passed Game's demo CD by D-Mack and been suitably impressed. According to Aftermath A&R Angelo Sanders in an interview with HitQuarters, when Dre then met him, "[He] saw the swagger in him and thought he could do something with him." Game was signed to Aftermath Entertainment only a week later through a joint deal with 50 Cent's G-Unit Records. It was confirmed in May 2009 that Game began working on a new album, The R.E.D. Album, with Timbaland and Drumma Boy on the album. He released the first single from the album, the Pharrell produced "It Must Be Me" on April 14, 2010.
