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Coming off the release of The Documentary 2 and The Documentary 2.5, The Game is planning an actual TV documentary. It’s called Streets of Compton, and it will take viewers inside Compton for a history lesson and a look at the current state of the city. The project will be split into three parts and will air on A&E. Parts one and two will air on Thursday, June 8 at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET, and the third part will air on June 16 at 10 p.m.
Along with the new docuseries, The Game will release a companion project of new music featuring guests like Problem, Boogie, J3, Payso, Micah, AD, Av and more.
To kick things off, here’s “Roped Off” by The Game featuring Boogie and Problem.
More from the Streets of Compton press release:
The city of Compton has become a pop culture lightning rod from the musical influences of superstar hip hop artists and rappers like NWA, The Game and Kendrick Lamar telling their personal stories of survival in one of the roughest cities in the nation. But few people know the story of how the city went from a predominantly white, conservative suburb of Los Angeles in the 1950s to ground zero for notorious gangs the Pirus, the Crips and Sureños in the 1980s.
Streets of Compton chronicles the city’s history and illustrates how the iconic music, culture and style that came out of the area in the ‘80s and early ‘90s were influenced by the drugs, gangs and political turmoil of the time. Additional exclusive interviews with current and former Compton residents include actress Niecy Nash, comedian Paul Rodriguez and musicians Lil Eazy-E, DJ Yella, Arabian Prince, DJ Speed, Tha Chill, MC Eiht, AD, Payso and Problem. The Game’s mother Lynette Baker, father G.A. Taylor and manager Cash Jones as well as Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard Williams and former Black Panther Robert Johnson are also interviewed. Other Compton notables featured in the docuspecial include Mayor Aja Brown, former mayors Omar Bradley and Eric Perrodin; former Compton Councilwoman Patricia Moore, members of the Compton police department gang unit; gang experts and many more.
