The Game is shutting down speculation that he took a shot at Kendrick Lamar on the new track “No Brakes,” which features Drake. The controversy arrives on the same day The Game releases The Documentary 3, a project that includes another Kendrick-adjacent moment on the song “LA Monster.”
Fan theories surrounding “No Brakes” intensified because of Drake’s appearance and The Game’s history with Kendrick. After listeners began interpreting the lyrics as a possible subliminal aimed at the Compton rapper, The Game responded directly on Instagram, writing: “Ain’t diss nobody on that song loud fa nuthin ahhhh.”
The clarification comes as The Game officially launches The Documentary 3, the latest installment in the album series that began with his landmark 2005 debut. The new project features a heavyweight guest list including Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, PartyNextDoor, Snoop Dogg, Larry June, Leon Thomas, YG, Black Thought, AZ Chike, Drakeo the Ruler, Lefty Gunplay, RJMrLA, Mike & Keys and Tyga.
Despite denying that “No Brakes” is a diss, The Game does directly reference Kendrick Lamar on “LA Monster.” The track includes the lines, “I ain’t got no problem with the boogeyman / And he ain’t got no problem with me / ‘Cuz I’ma LA Monster,” before later mentioning the GNX: “I might drive the Rose today / The GNX scare the h*es away.”
The lyrics have naturally drawn attention given the long-running history between The Game, Kendrick Lamar and Drake. While The Game has collaborated with Kendrick in the past, his relationship with Drake has also produced some of the most closely watched moments in recent West Coast rap.
The Documentary 3 is The Game’s first studio album since 2022’s Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind. That 30-track project featured Kanye West, Drake and Big Sean, with production from Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Mike Dean and Hit-Boy. It also generated controversy through tracks including “Eazy” with Kanye West and “The Black Slim Shady,” his pointed Eminem diss.
The new album directly follows the expanded two-part run of The Documentary 2 and The Documentary 2.5, both released in October 2015. The latter debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and featured Nas, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, DJ Quik, Busta Rhymes and will.i.am.
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