The Game Drops Aftermath, Signs Deal With Geffen

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According to a statement on comptongame.com, The Game has left Aftermath Records for Geffen Records.

For months, rumors have been circulating that the Compton bred rapper had plans to leave the label to avoid releasing his sophomore album, The Devil's Advocate under G-Unit Records.

Game, who released his debut album The Documentary via G-Unit/Aftermath Records, has been having an on-going feud with G-Unit honcho 50 Cent since last year.

According to the statement on the site, in order for Game to avoid releasing The Devils Advocate under G-Unit/Aftermath, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine advised him to sign a 5 album deal with Geffen for an undisclosed sum.

In return, Game will receive a distribution deal for $50 million for his record company, Black Wall Street which is under Interscope Records.

The presence of the Geffen and the Czar Entertainment logo (Game's management) on comptongame.com and the absence of the Aftermath Logo confirm Game's label move. Comptongame.com is owned by Interscope Records.

The statement also adds that Dr. Dre and Game's relationship has not been affected by the label move. Dre will still play a big part in the making, marketing and the publicity of The Devils Advocate.

Representatives for Czar Entertainment didn't return calls for comments.

Earlier this week, The Game leaked one of the album's singles titled "One Blood." The Devils Advocate, which is set for release later this year, will feature appearances from Nas and Mary J Blige, while production is supplied by Cool & Dre, Scott Storch and Dr. Dre, among others.

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It's official - Game is off the Math. There were a lot of rumors about The Game leaving Aftermath in the last weeks. The Game is now on Geffen Records.

His upcoming album "The Doctor’s Advocate" is scheduled to release Nov 7 and features appearances from Nas and Mary J Blige, while production is supplied by Dr. Dre, Cool & Dre, and Scott Storch among others.

In other news, The Game, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Common, Talib Kweli, Snoop Dogg, Slim Thug, Raekwon, Dogg Pound, Bun B, Q-Tip, and Mos Def among others will be on the upcoming album from DJ Hi-Tek. The LP will be released via Hi-Tek Music/Babygrande Records and is slated to hit stores in October.