The Documentary 2.5

The Documentary 2.5
Studio album by The Game
Released	October 16, 2015
Recorded	2013–15
Studio	Record Room Studios (Miami, Florida, United States) Chalice Recording Studios (Hollywood, California, United States)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	73:50
Label	Blood Money eOne
Producer	The Game (also exec.) Stat Quo (also exec.) Cash "Wack100" Jones (co-exec.) will.i.am The Alchemist Mr. Bangladesh Battlecat Bongo 'the Drum Gahd' Skrillex Cool & Dre DJ Khalil DJ Mustard DJ Quik Fredwreck Mike & Keys G Koop S1 Kevin Bivona THX Tone Mason Travis Barker
The Game chronology
The Documentary 2 (2015) The Documentary 2.5 (2015)
Singles from The Documentary 2.5
"El Chapo" Released: October 9, 2015

The Documentary 2.5 is the seventh studio album by American rapper The Game; it was released on October 16, 2015 by Blood Money Entertainment and eOne Music. The album is considered the second half of a two-piece project, supplementing his sixth studio album The Documentary 2 (2015) released one week earlier. The album also features will.i.am, along with other guest appearances from Nas, Busta Rhymes, E-40, Scarface, DJ Quik, Lil Wayne, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, YG, Problem, Skrillex, and Ty Dolla $ign, among others.

The album was supported by the single "El Chapo" with Skrillex.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Billboard	[3]
NOW	[4]
RapReviews	9/10[5]
HipHopDX	[6]
Zumic	[7]

The Documentary 2.5 received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 6 reviews.^[8]

Commercial performance

The Documentary 2.5 debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200, moving 42,000 copies in pure album sales, and nearly 48,000 units including streams in its first week.^[9] As of November 4, 2015, the album had sold a total of 54,000 units.^[10]

Track listing

The Documentary 2.5 — Standard version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"New York Skit"	Taylor	Stat Quo The Game	2:34
2.	"Magnus Carlsen" (featuring Anderson .Paak)	Taylor Brandon Paak Ebong	Bongo	5:29
3.	"Crenshaw / 80s and Cocaine" (featuring Anderson .Paak and Sonyae)	Taylor Farid Nassar Paak	Fredwreck THX Travis Barker	4:35
4.	"Gang Bang Anyway" (featuring Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q)	Taylor Johnny McKinzie, Jr. Quincy Hanley Ebong	Bongo	5:05
5.	"The Ghetto" (featuring Nas and will.i.am)	Taylor Nasir Jones Adams, Jr.	will.i.am	6:01
6.	"From Adam" (featuring Lil Wayne)	Taylor Dwayne Carter, Jr. Valenzano Lyon	Cool & Dre	3:45
7.	"Gang Related" (featuring Asia Bryant)	Taylor Asia Bryant Ebong	Bongo	4:09
8.	"Last Time You Seen" (featuring Scarface and Stacy Barthe)	Taylor Brad Jordan Stacy Barthe Larry Griffin, Jr.	S1 G Koop[11]	3:50
9.	"Intoxicated" (featuring Deion[12])	Taylor Dion Jenkins Khalil Abdul-Rahman	DJ Khalil	3:04
10.	"Quik's Groove (The One)" (featuring DJ Quik, Sevyn Streeter and Micah)	Taylor David Blake Amber Streeter Micah	DJ Quik	5:41
11.	"Outside" (featuring E-40, Mvrcus Blvck and Lil E)	Taylor Earl Stevens Black Travis Barker	Travis Barker Kevin Bivona[13]	4:00
12.	"Up on the Wall" (featuring Problem, Ty Dolla $ign and YG)	Taylor Jason Martin Tyrone Griffin, Jr. Keenon Jackson Kevin Gilliam	Battlecat	5:05
13.	"Sex Skit"	Taylor Ebong	Bongo	2:51
14.	"My Flag / Da Homies" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Jay305, AD, Mitchy Slick, Joe Moses, RJ and Skeme)	Taylor Griffin Jr. Jay "Jay305" Cummings Charles Mitchell Joseph "Joe Moses" Moses Armand "AD" Douglas RJ Lonnie Kimble Dijon McFarlane	DJ Mustard	6:37
15.	"Moment of Violence" (featuring King Mez, JT and Jon Connor)	Taylor Morris Ricks II Jon Freeman, Jr. Justin Mohrle John "J Keys" Groover Michael "Mike" Cox, Jr.	Mike & Keys DJ Khalil[14]	3:22
16.	"Like Father, Like Son 2" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	Taylor Trevor Smith, Jr. Alan Maman	The Alchemist	4:44
17.	"Life"	Taylor Mellenius	Tone Mason	2:58
Total length:				73:50

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"El Chapo" (with Skrillex)	Taylor Sonny Moore Shondrae Crawford	Mr. Bangladesh Skrillex	3:40
Total length:				77:30

Notes

• "Like Father, Like Son 2" contains additional vocals performed by Harlem Caron Taylor and King Justice Taylor.
• Adam Turchin — saxophone's
• Koofreh Umoren — trumpet

Sample credits

• "Magnus Carlsen" contains samples of "Rocket Love" performed by Stevie Wonder
• "Crenshaw / 808s and Cocaine" contains samples of "Power Of Soul" performed by Idris Muhammed and, "Blow Your Head" performed by Fred Wesley & The J.B.s
• "The Ghetto" contains samples of "Tower Of Power" performed by Sparkling in the Sand
• "From Adam" conatins samples of "Who Made You Go" performed by Faith, Hope & Charity
• "Up on the Wall" contains samples of "Get Down on It", written by James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell, performed by Kool & the Gang.
• "Like Father, Like Son 2" contains samples of "Like Father, Like Son" performed by The Game featuring Busta Rhymes.
• "Life" contains samples of "You Give Good Love" performed by Whitney Houston, also "Some How Some Way" performed by his idol Jay-Z.
• "El Chapo" contains samples "Granada" performed by Frank Sinatra.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]	80
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16]	8
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[17]	89
French Albums (SNEP)[18]	86
German Albums (GfK Entertainment)[19]	45
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20]	32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21]	24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	20
UK Albums (OCC)[23]	23
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[24]	3
US Billboard 200[25]	6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28]	32
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29]	69

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