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Streets of Compton

Streets of Compton
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Soundtrack album by The Game
Released June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17)
Recorded 2016
Genre
Length 36:10
Label eOne
Producer
The Game chronology
The Documentary 2.5
(2015)
Streets of Compton
(2016)
Block Wars
(2016)
Singles from Streets of Compton
  1. "Roped Off"
    Released: May 16, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Exclaim! 4/10

Streets of Compton is the debut soundtrack album by American rapper The Game. It was released on June 17, 2016, by Entertainment One Music. The album features guest appearances from Problem, Boogie, J3, AD, Micah, Payso, and AV. It also has production from League of Starz, DeUno, Tone Mason, Bongo, Phonix, and Jelly Roll. The album is supported by the lone single, "Roped Off".

Streets of Compton is a soundtrack album to support his show on A&E with the same name. It is a three-part documentary series that aired on June 9, 2016. The series will feature interviews with several Compton residents and delve into Compton's recent past and attempt to explain how drugs, gangs, and political strife helped give birth to one Compton's rich musical and cultural history.

Streets of Compton debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200, with 17,000 equivalent album units; it sold 14,000 copies in its first week, and boasted over 2.8 million streams. As of July 24th 2016 Streets of Compton has sold over 23,000 copies in pure album sales not including streams.

Exclaim!'s Rob Boffard gave the album a mixed to negative review, writing that it "feels a cynical attempt to benefit from the massive interest in Compton, a contractually obliged soundtrack album for an A&E documentary series of the same name."


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