Recorded 2016 Release date 17 June 2016 | Length 36:10 Artist The Game Label Entertainment One Music | |
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Released June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) Producer The Game (also exec.)Stat Quo (co-exec.)Cash "Wack100" Jones (co-exec.)BongoDeUnoJellyRollLeague of StarzPhonixTone Mason Genres West Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap Similar The Game albums, West Coast hip hop albums | ||
The game streets of compton soundtrack album review overview rating
Streets of Compton is the debut soundtrack album by American rapper The Game. It was released on June 17, 2016, by Entertainment One Music. The album features guest appearances from Problem, Boogie, J3, AD, Micah, Payso, and AV. It also has production from League of Starz, DeUno, Tone Mason, Bongo, Phonix, and Jelly Roll. The album is supported by the lone single, "Roped Off".
Contents
- The game streets of compton soundtrack album review overview rating
- The game the chronic feat ad av hd streets of compton
- Background
- Commercial performance
- Critical Reception
- Songs
- References
The game the chronic feat ad av hd streets of compton
Background
Streets of Compton is a soundtrack album to support his show on A&E with the same name. It is a three-part documentary series that aired on June 9, 2016. The series will feature interviews with several Compton residents and delve into Compton's recent past and attempt to explain how drugs, gangs, and political strife helped give birth to one Compton's rich musical and cultural history.
Commercial performance
Streets of Compton debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200, with 17,000 equivalent album units; it sold 14,000 copies in its first week, and boasted over 2.8 million streams. As of July 24th 2016 Streets of Compton has sold over 23,000 copies in pure album sales not including streams.
Critical Reception
Exclaim!'s Rob Boffard gave the album a mixed to negative review, writing that it "feels a cynical attempt to benefit from the massive interest in Compton, a contractually obliged soundtrack album for an A&E documentary series of the same name."
Songs
1Support Compton (feat J3 and Payso)4:09
2Roped Off [Explicit]3:36
3Hit The News2:27