The Game and Rick Ross both recently dropped albums that fell short commercially, moving roughly 15K units for The Documentary III and about 19K for Set In Stone, respectively. But after Rick Ross’ remarks about The Game’s sales, their long-running feud, has been reignited, and the Compton MC has fired back.
The “Hate It Or Love It” rapper shared an AI-generated version of the Set In Stone cover, replacing Ross’ face with a fried chicken leg. He also posted a video of DMX criticizing Rozay’s music and image. “It ain’t one person on this earth listening to this walkin drumsticks album…..” he wrote in the caption of his Instagram post. “but I urge everyone to go give it a spin so you can know exactly what not to do when putting out an album right after dinner. You ain’t no cop J Reed. When yo legs match yo body, let’s rap !!!& If yall don’t want yo favorite rapper eating… all in the video, leaving crumbs all on the song… COME TO DEATHROW !!!! The Documentary 3 out now on all streaming platforms…”
This is what the Maybach Music Group mogul had to say about The Documentary III and his own low album sales. “That was a project that was released last week. The Documentary III,” he said. “Two Kanye features, Drake… Set In Stone did more numbers than Documentary III with what they called a stimulus package. Listen, keep hustling. That’s what it’s all about. The Game, as an artist, continue to make music, my n***a. The West Coast needs you… Don’t let that s**t dictate how you move, how you create.”
Considering The Game’s ongoing rap beef with Rick Ross, it’s a little surprising to hear Ross take an empathetic tone, even if it comes with a back-handed edge. Perhaps he recognizes that they’re in similar positions commercially, with neither release reaching the heights they may have expected.
Still, that’s only part of the conversation. Both artists are proud of their work, and their fanbases have shown plenty of appreciation for the projects. We’ll see if Rozay has anything to say in response…
