True to the Game

Infobox Single
Name = True to the Game


Caption =
Artist = Ice Cube
from Album = Death Certificate
Released = September, 1992
Format = CD single & 12" single
Recorded = 1991
Genre = Gangsta rap
Length = 4:16
Label = Priority
Writer = Jackson, O.
Producer = Ice Cube, Sir Jinx
Chart position = N/A
Last single = "Steady Mobbin'" (1991)
This single = "True to the Game" (1992)
Next single = "wicked" (1992)

True to the Game is the second and final single from Ice Cube's "Death Certificate" album.

The song is a condemnation of the stereotypical Uncle Tom and those who sell out themselves to white communities and audiences: "Stop selling out your race, and wipe that stupid-ass smile off your face. "

In particular, he calls out rappers who switch from hardcore in an attempt to cater to overwhelmingly white audiences at the expense of integrity, those who fail to be in touch with their roots, and especially blacks who align themselves in a white clique at the expense of snobbery towards their own:

"You put on your suit and tie and your big clothes, You don't associate with the NEGROES..You wanna be just like Jack, But Jack is calling you a nigger behind your back.So back off genius, I don't need you to correct my broken English."

The song has a video that can be found. In the video, Ice Cube is a kidnapper, and he kidnaps many rappers that aren't "true to the game" by referring them as "record sellers".