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| Single byThe Game featuringKeyshia Cole | ||||
| from the albumLAX | ||||
| Released | April 29, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | G-funk | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
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"Game's Pain" is thelead single fromThe Game's thirdstudio albumLAX.
In the song, which featuresKeyshia Cole, Game makes references toThe Notorious B.I.G.,Will Smith,DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince,Nas,Luke Skyywalker of2 Live Crew,Common,LL Cool J,Public Enemy,N.W.A.,Ice Cube (who he says is his favorite rapper),Eazy-E,New Edition,Naughty By Nature,Tony! Toni! Toné!,Wu-Tang Clan,Black Rob,DJ Kool Herc,DJ Red Alert,Jay-Z,Big Daddy Kane, andMary J. Blige, among others.[1]
The music video for "Game's Pain" was filmed inLos Angeles. The video has cameos includingIce Cube,Tiny Lister,Big Daddy Kane,Three 6 Mafia,Raekwon,Nipsey Hussle andBlack Wall Street. It made its debut onBET on May 16.[2]
The video starts with The Game in his apartment tapping on a fish tank (tribute to Rumble Fish movie). He then leaves his residence and hops onto a Bombardier Spyder. He then drives over to Keyshia Cole, who is sitting in a lowrider. He then hops into the lowrider and they begin performing the song.
As the song progresses The Game is shown standing up in the lowrider while Keyshia Cole is driving and later, they are both shown at a mansion in Beverly Hills singing at a party . Game is also shown sitting in a throne-like chair in some parts, getting greeted by Raekwon.
"Game's Pain" became the No. 1 video on BET's 106 & Park on June 12, 2008, and later appeared at No. 67 on the channel'sNotarized: Top 100 Videos countdown.
The official remix featuringJadakiss,Bun B,Pusha T,Fat Joe,Young Buck,Queen Latifah, andKeyshia Cole was released on June 28, 2008. The remix samples "Juicy Fruit" byMtume. Keyshia Cole, who appears on the track previously, sampled "Juicy Fruit" for her hit "Let It Go".
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