Game is never far from the headlines and never short of new music for his army of fans! His “The R.E.D. Album” from last year has kept him busy across 2012 with videos for Martians vs Goblins, The City with Kendrick Lamar as well as new material including Far From Coach with Wiz Khalifa and Stat Quo and most recently Party We Will Throw Now with Warren G and Nate Dogg.
This week Game chopped it up with VIBE about his upcoming fifth LP where he confirmed he has changed the album’s name from “F.I.V.E: Fear Is Victoryﾒs Evolution” to “Jesus Piece.”
Inspired by a collaboration with Kanye West ﾗ the LPﾒs title track ﾗ Game is said to have decided on the switch-up to differentiate his album from similarly named projects by peers; “Trey Songz came with his album Chapter V, and of course 50 had 5 (Murder by Numbers), I just felt like I should jump off that wagon. So I went back into the studio and started doing songs that leaned more towards the title. I think people gonﾒ appreciate the concept once they hear the music,” explained Game.
“Iﾒm a Christian but Iﾒm not ﾑholier than thouﾒ,” says Game, who samples Bone Thugs-N-Harmonyﾒs “First of the Month” on his lead single, “Celebration,” which features Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa. “Jesus Piece gives me an opportunity to speak about situations that people like me who love God but are still street and still wanna remain themselves without going the Pastor Mase route. It gives the opportunity to know that itﾒs somebody out there that feels them.”
He goes on to tell VIBE; “You can still have swag and be a Christian, you ainﾒt gotta wear a suit to church, you ainﾒt gotta take a bath in Holy water. You can still have your Ciroc in the club, itﾒs just a faith thing and making sure you try to do right. Iﾒm still a father, I still smoke, I still rep Compton, I still might shoot dice or have a fight if I have to defend myself.”
Game hopes that the new LP will shwocase his personal and religious life while returning to his roots musically; “I wanted this album to supersede what The Documentary did lyrically. Every time someone walks into the studio and listensﾗfrom Wayne, to Ross to Khaledﾗeverybody says ﾑthatﾒs the Hurricane.ﾒ That makes me feel like Iﾒm the old Game again. Iﾒm just happy because I was able to find that creative space. Iﾒm having fun.”
Expect “Jesus Piece” before the end of this year – and you know we’ve got you covered with the latest!
