The Game - Wouldn't Get Far Video

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"Wouldn't Get Far" Video Review

Compton's own the Game (aka Jayceon Taylor) issued his debut LP The Game, Vol. 1 in 2004 through Aftermath/G Unit/Universal. With everyone from Dr. Dre and 50 Cent to Nate Dogg, Kanye West, and Just Blaze contributing to the album, Game, Vol. 1 made it clear from the outset that geographic squabbles weren't a part of the Game's agenda. Rapping hadn't been at first, either. Having gotten involved in the drug trade after a rough childhood, it took being shot during a home invasion to cause an epiphany in Game. Inspired by NWA, the Chronic, Doggystyle, and classic albums from 2 Pac, Notorious B.I.G., and JayZ, Game began rapping in 2001 and never looked back. His barbed and bold freestyles caught the ear of Dre, who signed him to Aftermath in 2003 and took the exec producer helm for his debut. It was delayed a few times, but Game, Vol. 1 finally dropped in January 2005, buttressed by much buzzedabout singles like "Higher" and "Fresh '83." (Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide)

In the Kanye West-produced track “Wouldn’t Get Far,” The Game is surprisingly lithe, warm flow bounces off of West’s rubbery bass line as he calls out pretty much every girl to appear in XXL’s “Eye Candy” section over the past two years. “All these new video bitches trying to be Melyssa Ford / They don’t know Melyssa Ford drive a Honda Accord / She a video vixen but behind closed doors / She do anything to get to the Grammy Awards,” he rhymes. He pens a slightly blubbery open letter to Dr. Dre on the title track, and on “One Night,” complains about not getting “one hospital visit” after being shot, growling, “I’m supposed to enjoy this shit, but it’s quite clear / The last 12 months been a fuckin’ nightmare.”

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