What the Game's Been Missing!

What the Game's Been Missing!
Studio album by Juelz Santana
Released November 22, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded 2004-2005
Genre East Coast rap, Gangsta rap
Length 75:57
Label Diplomat, Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
Producer Shoddy Aka Shottie, Terrence Anderson, Cliff Carlisle, Chaos & Order, Filthy, Ebonikz, Heatmakerz, DJ Infamous, Darren Joseph, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, DJ Nasty & LVM, Mayhem, Soul Sizzle, StreetRunner, Develop, Neo Da Matrix
Juelz Santana chronology
From Me to U
(2003)		 What the Game's Been Missing!
(2005)		 Born to Lose, Built to Win
(TBA)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
RapReviews (6.5/10) [2]
Rolling Stone [3]
Pitchfork Media (6.9/10) [4]
PopMatters [5]
The Source
Vibe [6]
XXL

What the Game's Been Missing! is the second studio album by rapper Juelz Santana. The album was released on November 22, 2005 on Diplomat Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album yielded the singles "Mic Check", "There It Go (The Whistle Song)", "Oh Yes" and "Clockwork".[7][8]

Contents

Concept

Development

In an interview with Hip Hop Canada, Juelz Santana remarked that his approach to the making of "what the games been missing" was different from his other albums, noting the amount of effort and work he was able to contribute to it, saying:

"I'm definitely going to say that I like this album the best mainly because I got to work on it and I got to grow with it. I took care of a lot of things on it and not to say that my other albums were not good, but I just got to put more work into the making of this one."

Originally 160 songs were recorded for the album [1], taking over a year to make. He described the process as "learning how to ride a bike." asserting to the fact that the basis of the album developed deeper into production. The album was also influenced by the 1994 film Fresh, In the song "Lil' Boy Fresh" he loosely summarizes the story from beginning to end.

Feature appearances

Regular collaborators include lablemates, such as Cam'ron who features on three songs, and Hell Rell who appears on one track.

Other prominent collaborators are Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy, whose performance on the Album is also disputed, since many feel that they did not add much lyrical weight to the album.

Lesser known artists are Bezel and Razah.

Track listing

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Rumble Young Man Rumble"
  3. "Oh Yes"
  4. "Shottas" (featuring Cam'ron & Sizzla)
  5. "Clockwork"
  6. "Kill 'Em" (featuring Cam'ron)
  7. "This Is Me"
  8. "Make It Work for You" (featuring Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy)
  9. "Whatever U Wanna Call It" (featuring Hell Rell)
  10. "Gangsta Shit"
  11. "Lil' Boy Fresh"
  12. "Good Times"
  13. "Freaky"
  14. "Murda Murda" (featuring Cam'ron)
  15. "Gone"
  16. "Kid Is Back"
  17. "Changes" (featuring Razah)
  18. "I Am Crack"
  19. "There It Go (The Whistle Song)"
  20. "Violence" (featuring Bezel)
  21. "Daddy"
  22. "Mic Check"

Samples

"Mic Check" "Roots Mural Theme" Quincy Jones

Chart performance

What the Game's Been Missing! peaked at #1 on both the Top Rap Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and #9 in the Billboard 200 chart according to Billboard.com.[8] As of September 2006 the album has sold over 655,000 copies.[9]

Chart Position
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums # 1
Billboard 200 # 9

References

  1. ^ Allmusic
  2. ^ Rap Reviews
  3. ^ Rolling Stone
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media
  5. ^ PopMatters
  6. ^ Vibe
  7. ^ Juelz Santana official website @ defjam.com - Audio/Video
  8. ^ a b Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Juelz Santana
  9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/news/lil-wayne-juelz-santana-teaming-for-album-1003086617.story
Juelz Santana
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From Me to U · What the Game's Been Missing! · Born to Lose, Built to Win
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