The Game Thanks Jay-Z For Clearing 7 Samples On "Drillmatic"

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Rapper The Game attends day 1 of the Radio Broadcast Center during the BET Awards '14 on June 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. roducer Shawn Carter AKA Jay-Z attends "The Harder They Fall" World Premiere during the 65th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 06, 2021 in London, England
The Game provides an update on "Drillmatic" after Jay-Z clears seven samples for the album.

The Game is still on pace to release his forthcoming album, Drillmatic this summer but there have been a few setbacks. The release date was pushed back from June 17th to July 1st before being delayed, once again. A new date hasn't been announced but it appears that part of the delay was due to sample clearance issues.

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On Tuesday morning, The Game shared a massive thank you to Jay-Z for clearing seven samples on his forthcoming album. Though the Compton rapper didn't reveal what songs he sampled, he provided a brief update on Drillmatic.

"S/O to S. Dot for clearing all 7 samples on #Drillmatic,” he wrote. “3 more sample clearances & the AOTY belongs to me & hit-boy.”

The Game's latest song, "Violence" not only contains a sample of Jeezy's "Go Crazy," which features Jay, but also has several references to Hov. Though The Game's previously taken shots at Jay-Z in the past, he admits on the record that he wished he could "reverse the bar I gave Hov on 'One Blood.'"

In 2011, The Game revealed that he had a poor interaction with Jay-Z, which led him to fire shots on records like "One Blood," where he disses Jay-Z for rapping at 38, and "Uncle Otis."

"I think that’s where my short-lived hatred came from," he said. "I had it like that he was just a great dude. I grew up off of all Jay’s albums, and when I finally met him and he was just, I don’t know, he was overly cocky... The way that he played fans – and I’m not saying it to say he’s the same person now, that was like seven years ago – this is my own personal experience, so it’s not to make anyone hate Jay-Z.”

Check out The Game's post below.



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