Producers for Game

[RingMan]

Talib is not a producer

[friscoliving]

Mars (1500 or nothin), DJ Khalil (dr. dre) , Hi-tek, nottz, JR Rotem, cool and dre

[13th Duke]

The biggest problem with the R.E.D. Album for me is that there is no "sound". Its just him roping in artists from everywhere that have buzz to try and make his album sell. He'd release a much more cohesive LP if he picked a set of producers that all follow the same sound and gives the album a singular theme.

R.E.D. was a theme that leaked over the course of a long period of time -- The Hoodmorning Candy Coronas was better than the actual album in my opinion, and I liked the album, it's just that like you said the album was a bit of a disorganized carry over.  I think what happened is that the album ended up sounding like another mixtape in the series rather than being different it just sounded like a carry-over.  The Red Room, Hoodmorning Candy Coronas, the actual album, then the Hangover (am I missing any other mixtapes in the series?)

And the mixtapes were dope, but there was nothing unique that made that album standout or different than the mixtapes.  The first thing an artist has to ask himself is what makes my album different than the mixtapes that someone would want to go out and buy it.

In this case, it almost would have been better not to release any of the mixtapes until 3 months after the album release.. and instead take the best tracks from all the mixtapes, put them in order and make a double album of bangers.  A month before the album comes out drop a 5-track teaser and a freestyle to spark interest, then drop the gem.  In this case, I think the mixtapes might have actually hurt the artist.  Game needs a better executive producer also.  Pharrell is a great talent, but he just doesn't have the artistic chemistry with Game that he has with some others.

Maybe he should go holler at Suge to executive produce his next album.  Suge does a superb job of picking the tracks and Game makes great music, he just doesn't always put it together properly.  Game also needs to do a better job of picking his radio singles which I'm surprised Jimmy didn't do a good job to help him or promote his music (I think Jimmy wants his contract done).

100% agree with all of this.

[love33]

Talib is not a producer

He produced "Four Women," "Yo Yeah," "Quality," and a few others.  Hi-Tek does a lot of stuff with him.  It would be cool if Game could do some work with Kweli & Hi-Tek

[Jimmy H.]

Dude should just do it Makaveli-style. Take the lesser-known guys from his camp and produce it all in-house.

[Bungalow]

Ervine Pope always comes with bangers

[love33]

In-house or Will.I.Am all the way.   Most agree that he def needs an experienced Executive Producer that has a history of executive producing big albums.  I think Game is one of those dudes where every song he does sounds good to himself, and he struggles to differentiate what the singles should be and the records that should make the album versus the ones that should be kept off or left for the mixtapes.  A good executive producer could point his artwork and creativity in the right direction.  He's like an athlete that's mega-talented but needs a good coach to guide him in the right direction.  When he had 50, he helped him put together the projects with the right tracks and helped him pick out the singles from the creative standpoint.

[PhunkyDoob]

In-house or Will.I.Am all the way.   Most agree that he def needs an experienced Executive Producer that has a history of executive producing big albums.  I think Game is one of those dudes where every song he does sounds good to himself, and he struggles to differentiate what the singles should be and the records that should make the album versus the ones that should be kept off or left for the mixtapes.  A good executive producer could point his artwork and creativity in the right direction.  He's like an athlete that's mega-talented but needs a good coach to guide him in the right direction.  When he had 50, he helped him put together the projects with the right tracks and helped him pick out the singles from the creative standpoint.

I agree. Always felt like this has been one of the "problems" with him. I'm sure the label has some input also as with many artists but aside from that i def think dude needs help when it comes to executive production and from someone who really knows Game and his strong points-weak points instead of the yes men or the people trying to sell records for the company.

[xxrayrayxx]

Game should do a whole album with J.R. Rotem - "State Of Emergency" and "California Vacation" were bangin'

Yeah man he doesnt have one bad track with JR. I would like to see an album with Mars/JR/Khalil. Those three are all you need.