In an interview with Hip Hop Canada, Juelz Santana remarked that his approach to the making of What the Game's Been Missing was different from his other albums, noting the amount of effort and work he was able to contribute to it, saying: "I'm definitely going to say that I like this album the best mainly because I got to work on it and I got to grow with it. I took care of a lot of things on it and not to say that my other albums were not good, but I just got to put more work into the making of this one."[8]
Originally 160 songs were recorded for the album, taking over a year to make. He described the process as "learning how to ride a bike." asserting to the fact that the basis of the album developed deeper into production. The album was also influenced by the 1994 film Fresh, In the song "Lil' Boy Fresh" he loosely summarizes the story from beginning to end.[8]
Commercial performanceEdit
In the United States, What the Game's Been Missing! debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, selling 141,000 copies in its first week.[9] As of January 3, 2006, the album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for selling 500,000 copies. As of October 2015 the album has sold 1,250,000 copies and gained platinum status. [10]
"Rumble Young Man Rumble" contains a sample of "Never Had a Woman on My Mind (More Than a Day)", written by Mike Rapp, as performed by A-440 featuring Ted Neeley.
^ abWhat the Game's Been Missing! (booklet). Diplomat, Def Jam. 2005.
^"Juelz Santana Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
^"Juelz Santana Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
^"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources What the Game s Been Missing news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message What the Game s Been Missing is the second studio album by American rapper Juelz Santana The album was released on November 22 2005 under Diplomat Records and Def Jam Recordings The album yielded the singles Mic Check There It Go The Whistle Song Make It Work For Ya feat Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy and Clockwork What the Game s Been Missing Studio album by Juelz SantanaReleasedNovember 22 2005Recorded2004 2005StudioSantana s World Studio Juelz Santana s house GenreHip hopLength75 57LabelDiplomatDef JamProducerShoddy AKA Shottie Terrence Anderson Cliff Carlisle Chaos amp Order Filthy Ebonikz Heatmakerz DJ Infamous Darren Joseph J U S T I C E League DJ Nasty amp LVM Mayhem Soul Sizzle Streetrunner Develop Neo Da MatrixJuelz Santana chronologyFrom Me to U 2003 What the Game s Been Missing 2005 Back Like Cooked Crack Pt 3 Fiend Out 2006 Singles from What the Game s Been Missing Mic Check Released December 23 2004 There It Go The Whistle Song Released October 2005 Make It For Ya Released January 6 2006 Clockwork Released February 2006Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 HipHopDX 2 Pitchfork Media 6 9 10 3 PopMatters 4 RapReviews 6 5 10 5 Rolling Stone 6 Vibe 7 Contents 1 Background 2 Commercial performance 3 Track listing 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesBackground EditIn an interview with Hip Hop Canada Juelz Santana remarked that his approach to the making of What the Game s Been Missing was different from his other albums noting the amount of effort and work he was able to contribute to it saying I m definitely going to say that I like this album the best mainly because I got to work on it and I got to grow with it I took care of a lot of things on it and not to say that my other albums were not good but I just got to put more work into the making of this one 8 Originally 160 songs were recorded for the album taking over a year to make He described the process as learning how to ride a bike asserting to the fact that the basis of the album developed deeper into production The album was also influenced by the 1994 film Fresh In the song Lil Boy Fresh he loosely summarizes the story from beginning to end 8 Commercial performance EditIn the United States What the Game s Been Missing debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 selling 141 000 copies in its first week 9 As of January 3 2006 the album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA for selling 500 000 copies As of October 2015 the album has sold 1 250 000 copies and gained platinum status 10 Track listing EditCredits adapted from the album s liner notes 11 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 What the Game s Been Missing Intro Skit LaRon JamesBigram ZayesDevelop2 182 Rumble Young Man Rumble JamesKevin CroweErik OrtizClifford Brown IIMike RappJ U S T I C E League2 343 Oh Yes JamesGregory GreenSean ThomasWilliam GarrettGeorgia DobbinsRobert BatemanBrian HollandFreddie GormanThe Heatmakerz3 014 Shottas featuring Cam ron amp Sizzla JamesCameron GilesGreenThomasMiguel CollinsLeRoy MooreThe Heatmakerz4 355 Clockwork JamesJames McEwanTodd SpadaforeChaos amp Order3 056 Kill Em featuring Cam ron JamesGilesRashad RobinsonShoddy AKA Shottie3 267 This Is Me JamesScott GaddyThe Ratt Pakk2 548 Make It Work for You featuring Lil Wayne amp Young Jeezy JamesZayesMatthew Del GiornoMarco Rodriguez DiazDwayne CarterJay JenkinsDoe Boys Develop amp Filthy Infamous co 3 519 Whatever U Wanna Call It featuring Hell Rell JamesRobinsonDurrell MuhammadShoddy AKA Shottie4 1010 Gangsta Shit JamesZayesDel GiornoRodriguez DiazDoe BoysInfamous co 3 0911 Lil Boy Fresh JamesDerrick RidleyKathy WakefieldLeonard Caston Jr Manti3 5312 Good Times JamesQuaadir AtkinsonNeo Da Matrix3 2913 Freaky JamesZayesRodriguez DiazDevelopInfamous co 2 5814 Murda Murda featuring Cam ron JamesJermaine JacksonAndrew HarrJohnny MollingsLeonardo MollingsIni KamozeThe RunnersDJ Nasty amp LVM4 0415 Gone JamesNicholas WarwarElijah ScottStephen HackerDelvin AlexanderStreetrunnerEbonikz co 3 5816 Kid Is Back JamesCorey ReddBob FeldmanGerald GoldsteinRichard GottehrerSoul Sizzle2 4617 Changes featuring Razah JamesRobinsonMartell NelsonShoddy AKA Shottie3 5118 I Am Crack JamesSharif SlaterReefa3 3719 There It Go The Whistle Song JamesDaren JosephTerence AndersonGreg TaylorCarlisle YoungDaren JosephTerence AndersonMayhem co Carlisle co 3 0020 Violence featuring Bezel JamesGreenThomasPreston Corley IIIThe Heatmakerz4 1421 Daddy JamesGreenThomasDiane WarrenThe Heatmakerz4 0822 Mic Check JamesAtkinsonNeo Da Matrix2 56 Sample credits 11 Rumble Young Man Rumble contains a sample of Never Had a Woman on My Mind More Than a Day written by Mike Rapp as performed by A 440 featuring Ted Neeley Oh Yes contains a sample of Please Mr Postman written by William Garrett Georgia Dobbins Robert Bateman Brian Holland and Freddie Gorman as performed by The Marvelettes Shottas contains a sample from Your Love written by Miguel Collins and LeRoy Moore as performed by Sizzla Lil Boy Fresh contains a sample of I ve Got To Be written by Kathy Wakefield and Leonard Caston Jr as performed by Eddie Kendricks Murda Murda contains a sample of World A Music written and performed by Ini Kamoze Kid is Back contains interpolations of My Boyfriend s Back written by Bob Feldman Gerald Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer Daddy contains a sample of I Don t Want to Miss a Thing written by Diane Warren as performed by Aerosmith Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2005 2006 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 12 9US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 13 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 2006 PositionUS Billboard 200 14 94US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 15 19Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 10 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit David Jeffries 2005 11 22 What the Game s Been Missing Juelz Santana Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic Retrieved 2015 06 16 bsims 2005 11 21 Juelz Santana What The Game s Been Missing HipHopDX Retrieved 2015 06 16 Juelz Santana What the Game s Been Missing Album Reviews Pitchfork 2005 12 08 Retrieved 2015 06 16 Juelz Santana What the Game s Been Missing PopMatters Music Review Archived from the original on January 13 2006 Retrieved 2015 06 16 Juelz Santana What the Game s Been Missing Def Jam Recordings Rapreviews com 2005 11 29 Retrieved 2015 06 16 Rolling Stone What The Game s Been Missing Review 2006 04 23 Archived from the original on April 23 2006 Retrieved 2015 06 16 Vibe Google Livres January 2006 Retrieved 2015 06 16 a b HipHopCanada com Interview with Juelz Santana December 11th 2005 Archived from the original on August 17 2007 Retrieved 2015 06 16 Hasty Katie 2005 11 30 SOAD Tops Album Chart For Second Time This Year Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc Retrieved 2009 02 08 a b American album certifications Juelz Santana What the Game s Been Missing Recording Industry Association of America a b What the Game s Been Missing booklet Diplomat Def Jam 2005 Juelz Santana Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved May 20 2014 Juelz Santana Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved May 20 2014 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2006 Billboard Retrieved October 2 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 2006 Billboard Retrieved October 2 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title What the Game 27s Been Missing amp oldid 1172273791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
