The Documentary 2.5 | ||||
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Studio album by The Game | ||||
Released | October 16, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2013–15 | |||
Studio | Record Room Studios (Miami, Florida) Chalice Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) |
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Length | 73:50 | |||
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Metacritic | 79/100 |
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RapReviews | 9/10 |
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The Documentary 2.5 is the seventh studio album by American rapper The Game. It was released on October 16, 2015, by Blood Money Entertainment and eOne Music. The album is the second half for the two-piece project that was divided from the first half of his sixth album The Documentary 2 (2015). The album features guest appearances from will.i.am, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Nas, DJ Quik, Busta Rhymes and Problem, among others. The album was supported by the single: "El Chapo" with Skrillex.
The lead single from The Documentary 2.5, "El Chapo" was released on October 9, 2015. The song features a duet and additional vocals from disc jockey Skrillex, who also produced this track, alongside Mr. Bangladesh and Nastradomas.
The Documentary 2.5 received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 6 reviews.