The Game

By Zachary Swickey

It took L.A. rapper Game (he dropped the “The”) longer than expected to release his fourth studio record, The R.E.D. Album – which includes the returning partnership of Dr. Dre on a few key tracks – and to make up for it, the rapper is releasing his first book. Available in most digital forms with the paperback forthcoming, “The Making of Game’s R.E.D. Album” gives a detailed look in the studio and the obstacles Game faced that caused nearly two year’s worth of album delays.

“I wanted to give my fans a behind-the-scenes look of how my new album came to be. These are my stories in my own words,” the intimidating rapper stated in a press release. “This book is the only place where you’ll learn all the stories behind the music – how I got the beats, what inspired the lyrics and how the album was put together.”

To co-write the book, Game had the help of knowledgeable hip-hip journalist Soren Baker, who has written about Tech N9ne and Jay-Z in his esteemed “I’m the White Guy” book series.

Rappers entering the book business is nothing new. Read on for more. Read More...

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FROM MULTIPLAYER.MTV.COM: MTV-owned Harmonix hosted a party for MTV employees in Santa Monica, California, to show off "The Beatles: Rock Band." The game's opening sequence makes for an epic introduction to the game, with sweeping animation that highlights the band's floppy early years all the way to their rainbow-colored psychedelic era.

But what you really care about is playing the game. Well, a Harmonix quintet (yes, five players ... we'll call the fifth member "Pete Best") showed off the game, playing instruments custom-made for the game, including John Lennon's Rickenbacker 325 guitar, Paul McCartney's Höfner bass, George Harrison's Gretsch Duo Jet guitar and Ringo Starr's drums with Ludwig kick-drum head. Five people were used because it's the first "Rock Band" game to include three-part harmonies, and you can actually play with up to a Fab Sextet.

For more on "The Beatles: Rock Band" demo, including footage from the game, head to our Multiplayer blog.

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In "My Life," a new track (featuring Lil Wayne) that just leaked online, the Game raps cryptically about Eminem:

"All the pictures of me and Em, I burned them," he raps, referencing Slim Shady. "So there ain't no proof I walked through 8 Mile/ And so since it ain't no Proof, I'll never walk through 8 Mile/ Sometimes I think about my life with my face down/ Then I see my sons and put on my Kanye smile."

What do you think he's talking about? Let us know below...

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