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The Rise and Rapid Fall of Rolex Records: The Short History and Legal Fate of The Game's 'Rolex Records' Label The Bling of a Name and the Bang of a Lawsuit: In the high-stakes world of hip-hop, an artist's brand is often built on status, success, and the flaunting of luxury goods. For Compton rapper The Game (Jayceon Terrell Taylor), the ultimate symbol of wealth and precision was embodied in a single, five-letter word: Rolex. So, in late 2012, when The Game announced he was launching his own independent record label with fellow rapper Stat Quo, he named it—with brazen confidence—Rolex Records. It was a brilliant marketing move, instantly linking the venture to prestige. Unfortunately for the West Coast icon, it was a disastrous legal decision. The story of Rolex Records is a textbook case of celebrity business ventures colliding with stringent trademark protection laws enforced by global luxury titans. This lengthy article details the short-lived history o...

The Game expressed his regrets about his old bars dissing Jay-Z on the song, “It’s Okay (One Blood)” with Junior Reid. In his recent packed Drink Champs interview, The Game was confronted about his past ramblings where he shamed another rapper more than a decade ago. While reflecting on his career, the rapper said he would have taken the Kendrick Lamar route if he could go back. While himself declared that he was currently 42, and he was still rapping, The Game has accepted the way his career has progressed despite criticisms that he is too old to be pushing his rap career unlike others who are retiring or turning to the business world to expand their brand footprints. In the original lyrics on the song “It’s Okay (One Blood)“, he raps, “What DJ gon’ turn down the thirty-eight snub? / You 38 and you still rapping? Ughhh / I’m 26, n***a, so is the dubs.” It Seems rhough the 42-year-old rapper is now having a change of heart on those famous bars which were aimed a...

The Game thinks 50 Cent should mind his damn business after Fifty shamelessly questioned Game recen rants saying Kanye West did more for his career than the Still Dre hitmaker Dr. Dre himself. On Friday (March 4 2022), Game addressed the G-Unit mogul on Twitter.  "@50cent Last time you did this with me, G-Unit clothing got put in a casket wit the entire group & you went into television," the Compton, Calif. rapper tweeted. "I like Power n shit….. leave it alone. I’m back outside !!! #Numinati." Game had the internet scratching its head after telling Nore at Drink Champs podcast that Ye had done more for him than Dr. Dre. "It's crazy that Ye did more for me in the last two weeks than Dre did for me my whole career," Game stated during the sit-down. 50 Cent responded to the soundbite on Twitter typing, "[Huh], what happen here?" It looks like Game didn't like 50 Cent getting himself involved in the co...

From Doctor's Advocate To Doctor's Slayer! Ahead of The Game’s most anticipated appearance on Drink Champs, N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN have shared a preview of their interview with the Los Angeles based rapper. In a clip shared to Instagram, The Game makes a very bold claim regarding his relationships with Kanye West and Dr. Dre.  “It’s crazy that Ye did more for me in the last two weeks, than Dre did for me my whole career,” Game said. Granted, the teaser clip doesn’t provide any context as to what prompted The Game to make such statementnand remarks. Although at the moment there’s no denying that Kanye and the Compton spitta have been on a roll together lately. After dropping their collaborative single “Eazy” last month, The Game performed with Ye at his Donda listening event in Miami last week. And yet, you’d have to kill yourself to find anyone willing to shrug off Dr. Dre’s contributions towards The Game’s career. After signing him to his label, Aftermath ...