After a steady stream of albums that fell short and got tripped up by their own ambition, rapper
the Game returned with this unassuming Cash Money/Blood Money release marking the tenth anniversary of his great album
The Documentary. Great news is
The Documentary 2 sounds effortless and winds up awesome because of it, with singles like "100" featuring
Drake and "Summertime" with its
Mike WiLL Made It beat both coming off as cool-headed classics.
Dre and
Ice Cube show up for the key cut "Don't Trip," while appearances from
Ab-Soul,
Future, and
DeJ Loaf prove
the Game is up on current events. Somewhere in between are appearances from
Kanye West,
Kendrick Lamar, and
Q-Tip, all assisting the MC on this worthy and downright exciting sequel.