The Game (Common song)

The Game (Common song)

Infobox Single
Name = The Game


Artist = Common featuring DJ Premier
Album = Finding Forever
B-side =
Released = May 22, 2007
Format = Digital download
Recorded =
Genre = Chicago hip hop
Length = 3:37
Label = G.O.O.D. Music/Geffen Records
Writer = Lonnie Lynn
Christopher Martin
Producer = Kanye West
Certification =
Chronology = Common singles
Last single = "The People"
(2007)
This single = "The Game"
(2007)
Next single = "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now"
(2007)

"The Game" is the second single from rapper Common's 2007 album "Finding Forever". It was released to iTunes as a digital download on May 22, 2007. It is produced by Kanye West, who samples "Tezeta" by Ethiopian jazz musician Seyfu Yohannes for the track's beat. It utilizes O.C.'s "Half Good, Half Sinner" to construct one of his signature choruses, which is scratched by DJ Premier. With its hard hitting steel drums, the beat is considered to be a throwback to 90's boom bap hip hop.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles/2007/04/26/track-by-track-commons-finding-forever | title = Track by Track: Common's Finding Forever from Fader Magazine | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = June 11 | accessyear = 2007]

Music video

A black-and-white music video was shot for "The Game." It features Common freestyle rapping in front of a mirror and rapping normally in a murky tunnel. The video appeared at number 86 on BET's "Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007" countdown.

References

ee also

*List of Common songs


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