For better or worse, since his 2005 debut album, The Documentary, Game has been known to name-drop plenty of actors, athletes and rappers to help illustrate his rhymes. Some hold it against the West coast MC, but to his diehard fan base, Game can do no wrong. With so much hate in hip-hop, is it so wrong for a rapper to acknowledge all of his influences and channel them through his/her lyrics? XXL doesn’t think so. It’s the Compton native’s preferred way of concocting similes and creating imagery in his rhymes, and it’s served to give Game’s music a distinct sound.
So, to celebrate the release of Purp & Patron, Game’s latest double-disc mixtape (actually, this was a free Internet download and no actual discs were distributed as of yet), we listened intently to the release, caught every name drop, and jotted them down.
We counted 149 different shout-outs, with Game spitting about everyone from Dr. Dre to Michael Jordan to Floyd Mayweather to the late Tupac Shakur. Rather than keep this nerdy find to ourselves, we decided to share it with you guys.
Say our name, say our name!
- Ms. Parker Friday1. <em>Back on the block like I never left, it’s Friday/Hi Ms. Parker, I’ve been cooking, I’m a forever chef</em> —"L.A. Times"
- Game-homepagemarqueeHit the next slide to check out the first name-drop on the tape...
- Magic Johnson2. <em>I’ve been through a lotta shit and I’m still here/Even fucked Magic Johnson bitch and I’m still here</em> —"L.A. Times"
- Will Smith I Am Legend3. <em>Shit, I Am Legend/No Will here</em> —"L.A. Times"
- T.I. first song4. <em>No patience, so I had to ride sick/Ride dirty, on that T.I. Tip</em> —"L.A. Times"
- Michael Jordan trophy5. <em>I’m ballin’, MJ on you niggas</em> —"L.A. Times"
- Lil Mama6. <em>Drop the top, tell Lil Mama to drop in</em> —"In My '64"
- Pharrell Girl7. <em>The homie Pharrell got a girlfriend locked in/Even the ballers hatin’, we call it baller blockin’</em> —"In My '64"
- Floyd Mayweather8. <em>And it’s so exciting/Floyd Mayweather is boxing in my ring</em> —"In My '64"
- Johnnie Cochran9. <em>Your girlfriend get me off—Johnnie Cochran </em> —"In My '64"
- Halle Berry10. <em>And that’s perfect, cause perfect is to me/As perfect as Halle or a jab from Ali</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Muhammad Ali jab11. <em>And that’s perfect, cause perfect is to me/As perfect as Halle or a jab from Ali</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Cosby Family12. <em>Black Wall Street the perfect family, we Cosby</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Beyonce soo woo13. <em>All I need is a perfect bitch, how’s B</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Al B. Sure!14. <em>I passed the baton on Solange, I’m Sure like Al B.</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Solange15. <em>I passed the baton on Solange, I’m Sure like Al B.</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Snoop Game16. <em>Hello Brooklyn, I can’t see/Cause if I did I’d be S-N-Double O-P D-O-Double G</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Lil Wayne soo woo17. <em>Niggas fuckin’ with Weezy, I will slow leak ‘em</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Lil Wayne Game18. <em>Put Weezy on, now the N.O. bleedin’</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Dana dane19. <em>I show you how bangers bang/.45 cocked back, move the crowd like Dana Dane</em> —“Soo Woo”
- David Blaine20. <em>We disappear like David Blaine and pop up at the Lakers game</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Paul Pierce three21. <em>They playin’ the C’s but Paul Pierce throwin’ up Bs</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Griffey22. <em>Griffey lost all his fans takin’ off his red top</em> —“Soo Woo”
- Tiger Woods Elin23. <em>Long grass, yeah, and the iron good/I fuck your bitch at my leisure, nigga, Tiger Woods</em> —“Living Better Now”
- Kool Herc24. <em>Why you make me do that? I’m usually a cool cat like Kool Herc, Kool G or any other cool nigga that rap</em> —“R.I.P. Story”
- Kool G Rap25. <em>Why you make me do that? I’m usually a cool cat like Kool Herc, Kool G or any other cool nigga that rap</em> —“R.I.P. Story”
- Reggie Bush Kim Kardashian26. <em>Niggas hit a couple fences, ran through some back yards/And I am not Reggie Bush, I’m heading back to my car (Kar)</em> —“R.I.P. Story”
- 50 Cent Game27. <em>So I turned around, approached my shit/He said, “Aren’t you the guy that used to sing with 50 Cent?”</em> —“R.I.P. Story”
- Wiz tattoo28. <em>Let me introduce you to the Taylor Gang/That’s my nigga Wiz, and I’m Chuck Taylor, mayne</em> —“Taylor Made”
- Nas reading29. <em>Haze got me kickin’ knowledge like a Nas verse</em> —“Taylor Made”
- Ali Liston30. <em>On that</em> Documentary<em> shit, I shocked the nation/Muhammad Ali shit, like I boxed in Vegas</em> —“Taylor Made”
- Tupac Vegas31. <em>I knew I was next the night they shot Pac in Vegas</em> —“Taylor Made”
- Slick Rick32. <em>He said, “Why, sure. What up, Game? Hop in”/He was bangin’ Slick Rick then I got an idea</em> —“Childrens Story”
- Snoop afro33. <em>Dogg Pound on the car/Yo, that’s gotta be Snoop</em> —“Childrens Story”
- C Murder34. <em>This for my nigga C-Murder, locked away</em> —“Dead”
- Tupac Thumns Up35. <em>This for the nigga conscious that took Pac away</em> —“Dead”
- Dr. Dre XXL36. <em>This for the niggas thinkin’ I was all Dr. Dre</em> —“Dead”
- Kanye Amber37. <em>Come through the hood like a model chick that I got from ‘Ye</em> —“Dead”
- Pete Rock and CL Smooth38.-39. <em>While you bob your head, I switch cars/Jump in the C.L., smoother than Pete Rock</em> —“Dead”
- Nas Knowledge40. <em>One thing about me, always keep it real with myself/Like Nas, I’m Ill Will with myself</em> —“Dead”
- Voletta Wallace41. <em>And I can feel the pain of Ms. Wallace/I wish Chris was here, so he could see C.J. blow like the paint on this Impala</em> —“Dead”
- Biggie42. <em>And I can feel the pain of Ms. Wallace/I wish Chris was here, so he could see C.J. blow like the paint on this Impala</em> —“Dead”
- C.J. Wallace43. <em>And I can feel the pain of Ms. Wallace/I wish Chris was here, so he could see C.J. blow like the paint on this Impala</em> —“Dead”
- Afeni xxl44. <em>Tell Afeni to holla if she need another son that rap/Pac’s revenge/And I got a gun that clap like Dr. Dre snares</em> —“Dead”
- Tupac eyez on me45. <em>Tell Afeni to holla if she need another son that rap/Pac’s revenge/And I got a gun that clap like Dr. Dre snares</em> —“Dead”
- Dre snare46. <em>Tell Afeni to holla if she need another son that rap/Pac’s revenge/And I got a gun that clap like Dr. Dre snares</em> —“Dead”
- Dre Game Snoop47. <em>Blow chronic like Dr. Dre cares</em> —“Dead”
- Dr. Dre lookaway48. <em>I been there, done that/Dr. Dre shares all his bitches and his liquor/He ain’t call me for</em> Detox, <em>but that’s my nigga</em> —“Dead”
- 50 Cent smirk49. <em>What up 50? Let’s talk it out/But until we talk it out (Don't end up dead)</em> —“Dead”
- Eric B. and Rakim50.-51. <em>I remember when my older brother wanted to be Rakim/Now I’m livin’ his dream, cause somebody shot him/And left me like Eric B. without Rakim</em> —“Dead”
- Tupac beamer52. <em>Dip in this Beamer/Same model, different year they shot Pac in</em> —“Dead”
- Snoop hat53. <em>And I’ma tell you like the homie Snoop Dogg told me (Don't end up dead)</em> —“Dead”
- Fabolous Game54. <em>Me and Fab never them niggas you might doubt</em> —“Ferrari Lifestyle”
- Michael Jordan home55. <em>All we do is ball like we grew up in Mike’s house</em> —“Ferrari Lifestyle”
- Michael bivins56. <em>Meet mister oh-eleven/New Edition, I call it Mike Bivins</em> —“Ferrari Lifestyle”
- Fabolous glasses57. <em>I’ve been on Fab since we was both catchin’ cabs</em> —“Ferrari Lifestyle”
- Malcolm X58. <em>Why you need a .45 when your mind is a weapon?/If you use it like you supposed to then you can be Malcolm X/Instead of countin’ body bags, my niggas should be countin’ checks</em> —“The Kill”
- Jeezy Put on59. <em>I put on for my city like Jeezy say</em> —“The Kill”
- Free Weezy T60. <em>Iron out my red rag just for Free Weezy Day</em> —“The Kill”
- Oscar Grant61. <em>And since they did Oscar Grant like Emmitt Till, crack the Patron seal</em> —“The Kill”
- Emmett Till62. <em>And since they did Oscar Grant like Emmitt Till, crack the Patron seal</em> —“The Kill”
- Kobe Lower Merion63. <em>I can take you back to ’03, when ain’t nobody know me/My game was regional, like the Lower Merion Kobe</em> —“The Kill”
- Birdman pic64. <em>Shout out to my real niggas, Birdman, Styles P/Kiss, my nigga Sigel know them Philly niggas wild, B</em> —“The Kill”
- Styles P65. <em>Shout out to my real niggas, Birdman, Styles P/Kiss, my nigga Sigel know them Philly niggas wild, B</em> —“The Kill”
- Jadakiss66. <em>Shout out to my real niggas, Birdman, Styles P/Kiss, my nigga Sigel know them Philly niggas wild, B</em> —“The Kill”
- Beans67. <em>Shout out to my real niggas, Birdman, Styles P/Kiss, my nigga Sigel know them Philly niggas wild, B</em><em> —“The Kill”</em>
- Snoop smoke68. <em>Snoop, you insane cuz</em> —“The Kill”
- Bun B69. <em>Bun, you a trill one</em> —“The Kill”
- Nasir70. <em>Nas, we forever, since you helped me get a deal, son</em> —“The Kill”
- Fabolous chain71. <em>And my nigga Fab write his verses like a will</em> —“The Kill”
- Eminem Dre 50 Cent XXL72.-74. <em>50 was my nigga, but life is funny like that/Eminem played the bandage and Dre was the icepack</em> —“The Kill”
- Ross Jeezy75.-76. <em>Like Ross and Jeezy/Both y’all my niggas, y’all should chill</em> —“The Kill”
- Diddy77. <em>When niggas start beefin’, you should give ‘em some Ciroc, Puff</em> —“The Kill”
- Young Buck78. <em>My own brother want me dead/Worse than that, my nigga Young Buck got raided by the feds</em> —“The Kill”
- Timbo79. <em>So Timbaland, Cool & Dre, Just Blaze and Pharrell/Next track I get nigga, I’m goin’ in for the kill</em> —“The Kill”
- Cool and Dre80.-81. <em>So Timbaland, Cool & Dre, Just Blaze and Pharrell/Next track I get nigga, I’m goin’ in for the kill</em> —“The Kill”
- Just Blaze82. <em>So Timbaland, Cool & Dre, Just Blaze and Pharrell/Next track I get nigga, I’m goin’ in for the kill</em> —“The Kill”
- Pharrell Hat83. <em>So Timbaland, Cool & Dre, Just Blaze and Pharrell/Next track I get nigga, I’m goin’ in for the kill</em> —“The Kill”
- Phil Jackson84. <em>Watch me ball like you sittin’ where Phil at</em> —“Purp & Yellow”
- Gretzy Kings85. <em>Boy you playin’ with a king, not Gretzky</em> —“Purp & Yellow”
- Dre face86. <em>Better teach this nigga fuckin’ with the wrong one/Call Dre, that nigga I’m on one</em> —“Bad Intentions”
- Smokey Robinson87. <em>Rollin’ trees up, Smokey Robinson</em> —“Bad Intentions”
- Ashton Kutcher88. <em>FYI, nigga I got a magnum/Only time I’ve been punked was by Ashton—Kutcher</em> —“Bad Intentions”
- Ras Kass89. <em>Chrome 24’s with the fat lip, call them shits Ras Kass</em> —“Bad Intentions”
- Kanye Drake90.-91. <em>All you rap niggas floppin’/Who talkin’ shit now?/Only Drake and ‘Ye worth copping</em> —“Bad Intentions”
- LeBron92. <em>Bout to finish this R.E.D. Album up in Miami/LeBron can’t stand me</em> —“Bad Intentions”
- Jim Jones93. <em>“Ballin’”—Jim Jones voice</em> —“Bad Intentions”
- DJ Khaled94. <em>I’m from Cali, not to be confused with Khaled</em> —“Bad Intentions”
- Ice-T Coco95. <em>Sippin’ long island iced teas with a white bitch that’s just as bad as Ice-T’s/But she not the wifey</em> —“Bad Intentions”
- Drizzy96. <em>She say she like a lil bit of Drizzy, a lil Weezy, a lil Jeezy, a lil T-Peezy</em> —“Khaki Suit”
- Weezy97. <em>She say she like a lil bit of Drizzy, a lil Weezy, a lil Jeezy, a lil T-Peezy</em> —“Khaki Suit”
- Jeezy98. <em>She say she like a lil bit of Drizzy, a lil Weezy, a lil Jeezy, a lil T-Peezy</em> —“Khaki Suit”
- T Pain99. <em>She say she like a lil bit of Drizzy, a lil Weezy, a lil Jeezy, a lil T-Peezy</em> —“Khaki Suit”
- Russell100. <em>I wear that Baby Phat out like one of Russell’s nieces</em> —“Khaki Suit”
- Stacey Dash101. <em>Walk in Jimmy Choo’s and she Dash like Stacey</em> —“Khaki Suit”
- Trey Songz102. <em>And I was like “yeah”/But I ain’t Trey Songz</em> —“Khaki Suit”
- Dre suit103. <em>I write Dre songs, and I bang Dre songs/I run this town, what the fuck is they on?</em> —“Khaki Suit”
- Tyra105. <em>She on the catwalk/Tyra Banks she passed them</em> —“Khaki Suit”
- Beyonce singing104. <em>A size two, so what we gon’ do is take her to Beyonce’s stylist</em> —“Khaki Suit”
- Howard Stern106. <em>Take her far, far from the hood where ain’t no sirens/Unless she listen to Howard Stern on cyrus/Nah, I mean Sirius</em> —“Khaki Suit”
- Snoop burning107. <em>DJ on point/Snoop just walked in and fired up a joint</em> —“Wonderful World”
- Louis Armstrong108. <em>Louis Armstrong said it best/”What a wonderful world, what a wonderful world”</em> —“Wonderful World”
- Rihanna109. <em>Shit is damn near perfect—Rihanna body</em> —“Wonderful World”
- Alonzo Mourning110. <em>I give you wonderful mornings, even better nights/I got Alonzo Mourning and my cheddar right</em> —“Wonderful World”
- Steeb Urkel111. <em>Keep it G, cause that’s me/These rap niggas Steve Urkel</em> —“Ashes to Ashes”
- Khaled112. <em>At the game watching Bron give it up to Khaled</em> —“Ashes to Ashes”
- Bron Bron113. <em>At the game watching Bron give it up to Khaled</em> —“Ashes to Ashes”
- Jimmy Henchman
- Dre Mixing115. <em>Don’t ask how, just ask when/”How it feel to work with Dr. Dre?” Just ask him</em> —“Soft Rhodes”
- James Bond116. <em>While I relax smokin’ kush on the private/James Bond Louboutins you know how I get</em> —“Soft Rhodes”
- Beyonce again117. <em>If I met Beyonce today, I’d tell her I love her/And maybe we could play footsies under my covers</em> —“I Just Want To Fuck”
- Destinys Child118. <em>The dream I had about you last night I’m tellin’ you now/Turn the lights off and we could have a Destiny’s Child</em> —“I Just Want To Fuck”
- Jiggaman119. <em>We can throw on Jay-Z/Who got the best of you now?/Or we could watch Waist Deep and you could wrestle me down</em> —“I Just Want To Fuck”
- Keyshia Cole120. <em>I like the Keyshia Cole’s and Jeezy’s flow/So I’ma take it easy and put the Patron down</em> —“I Just Want To Fuck”
- Young Jizzle121. <em>I like the Keyshia Cole’s and Jeezy’s flow/So I’ma take it easy and put the Patron down</em> —“I Just Want To Fuck"
- Mary J Blige122. <em>Throw on that Mary J. and get some weed to blow/And show her my big brother, Kanyeezy know</em> —“I Just Want To Fuck”
- Kanye to the123. <em>Throw on that Mary J. and get some weed to blow/And show her my big brother, Kanyeezy know</em> —“I Just Want To Fuck”
- Kurupt two124. <em>After Kurupt hit her, it’s time to take her home/And the Chaka Khan CD say it’s time to get dome</em> —“I Just Want To Fuck”
- Chaka Khan125. <em>After Kurupt hit her, it’s time to take her home/And the Chaka Khan CD say it’s time to get dome</em> —“I Just Want To Fuck”
- Christopher Williams126. <em>Not Christopher Williams/But this is the real one</em> —“I Just Want To Fuck”
- Mike Vick127. <em>See me hoppin’ out this Phantom in this Mike Vick Atlanta/Two eagles on my side like I’m in Philly throwin’ cannons</em> —“187”
- Jesse James128. <em>Bandana tied around my face like I’m Jesse James</em> —“187”
- Willow Smith
- Shawn Marion130. <em>I’m the Matrix/No Shawn Marion shit/That nigga’s game is basic</em> —“Whip It”
- K Fed131. <em>I let you feed birds nigga I don’t break bread/I K-Fed/Pimp hoes/Then I get M.I.A. with money like Timbo</em> —“Whip It”
- M.I.A.132. <em>I let you feed birds nigga I don’t break bread/I K-Fed/Pimp hoes/Then I get M.I.A. with money like Timbo</em> —“Whip It”
- Timbo133. <em>I let you feed birds nigga I don’t break bread/I K-Fed/Pimp hoes/Then I get M.I.A. with money like Timbo</em> —“Whip It”
- Jay Kanye Rihanna134.-136. <em>Bet a hundred thou/Gimme six months/Get Rihanna mind right and watch me run it down/While she runnin’ towns with Hov and 'Ye</em> —“Whip It”
- UGK137. <em>Underground King/Nigga UGK that</em> —“Favorite DJ”
- Pharrell close up138. <em>Hood nigga for reals/Ask my nigga Pharrell</em> —“Favorite DJ”
- Clinton Sparks139. <em>Yellow tape nigga/Clinton Sparks California quake nigga</em> —“Favorite DJ”
- Drake look away140. <em>Cash Money in my pocket like Drake nigga</em> —“Favorite DJ”
- Tupac smile141. <em>I was ballin’ Above The Rim but wasn’t Pac</em> —“Supastar”
- Money Mayweather142. <em>It’s cold outside, rock your leather/In any weather box your way out like Mayweather</em> —“Supastar”
- Beyonce Smile143. <em>I’m under that dark tan—Beyonce’s mascara</em> —“Supastar”
- Michael Jackson thriller144. <em>Back from the dead but they never found my killer/So I jumped up out the grave like Michael Jackson in “Thriller”</em> —“Can A Drummer Get Some”
- Faceoff145. <em>Faceoff/Nicolas Cage with a gage</em> —“Can A Drummer Get Some”
- Raekwon the chef146. <em>Cook shit like Rae/The Chef Raekwon/The beats are filet mignon without the A1</em> —“Can A Drummer Get Some”
- KRS One147. <em>A lot of fake KRSs, a lot of fake Games/I will cash in on you niggas and make change</em> —“History”
- Kane148. <em>While you niggas tried to make caine/I made caine with Kane playin’ on that little tape thang</em> —“History”
- Dre lookin149. <em>What you mad cause I’m back with the Doc?</em> —“The Ocean”
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