Game has come a long way from his gang days in Compton to putting West Coast gangsta rap back on the map. Born into a life of drugs and hustling, Jayceon Taylor takes viewers on a riveting journey of his past—from being put in foster care at age seven to joining the Bloods to battling with 50 Cent and proposing to his longtime girlfriend. Experience the hip-hop star’s ups and downs, with testimonies from his parents, grandmother, and fiancée. Catch the full episode of VH1’s “Behind the Music: Game” below.

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Game was up early for his appearance on L.A.’s “KTLA Morning News” to promote his episode of “Behind the Music,” which airs tonight at 9 p.m. on VH1. The Compton MC weighed in on the East Coast vs. West Coast feuds of the past and revisited his beef with 50 Cent.

“I like to look at Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace as more like apostles to hip-hop,” said Game. “After their untimely demises, hip-hop kinda expanded and now it’s huge today.”

He recalled his own highly-publicized battle with 50. “It lasted a year or two and it took up a lot of my time and frustrated me and a lot of people, so I kinda phased that out as I started working on my third album.”

When asked why his beef didn’t end in tragedy like 2Pac and Biggie, he replied, “I think that I was a little bit more wise. I’m from Los Angeles and I just didn’t fall astray to that trap.”

Game is currently working on his fifth album F.I.V.E.: Fear Is Victory’s Evolution. “It’s the last album on my contract for Interscope, so they have an option to re-up or I have the option to go off and get $10, 20 million from whoever.”

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West Coast stand up. Game unites with fellow Compton MC Kendrick Lamar in the Matt Alonzo-directed video for “The City,” the latest release from The R.E.D. Album. The rappers tell a gripping tale of gang life as they overlook the L.A. skyline in the dark visuals. Watch their West Side Story.

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Game shares his rise from being a gangbanger in Compton to becoming one of the West Coast’s biggest hip-hop stars on VH1’s “Behind the Music.” Born the son of a postal worker and poet/hair stylist, Jayceon Taylor describes a rough childhood filled with drugs and violence, with testimonies from his parents, grandmother, and fiancée.

During the one-hour episode, he shares harrowing stories of his father’s troubled past, including the times he abused his mother and sexually assaulted his 11-year-old stepdaughter. “He turned into a monster overnight,” recalled Game.

Jayceon was placed in foster care at age 7 and had dreams of being an NBA star until he got involved with the Bloods and started selling marijuana. “They offer you everything that you ever wanted in your life—a lot of money, camaraderie,” he said.

After losing his best friend to gang violence, he started to reevaluate his decisions. Find out how he turned his life around when “Behind the Music: Game” airs Thursday at 9 p.m. Watch a 9-minute sneak peek below.

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Game is already working on his fifth album F.I.V.E.: Fear Is Victory’s Evolution, but he’s not done promoting The R.E.D. Album. The West Coast kingpin teamed up with fellow Compton MC Kendrick Lamar to shoot the video for “The City.” The Cali natives hit the mean streets of L.A. in the Matt Alonzo-directed clip, performing scenes overlooking the city skyline.

“It’s a good look, not only for myself, but for the city overall,” said Kendrick. “Compton, we in this motherfu**er.”

Go behind the scenes below.

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Game is forging ahead with his fifth album. The Compton MC has announced a new title and plans for another mixtape.

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Soulja Boy lights the purp and drop the top with Game and his Money Gang on “Too Faded,” their first collaboration. “I’m fucked up and I’m faded,” sings Soulja on the smokers’ anthem, which was recorded last week. Game bigs up his player ways on his intro verse. “I done ran through her before Kris Humphries,” he brags in reference to Kim Kardashian’s ex.

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Game and Soulja Boy hit the studio last night in Los Angeles to cook up their first-ever collaboration. It’s unknown where it will appear, but both rappers are readying new albums. Soulja’s fourth LP Promise is due later this year, while Game announced that Soundtrack to Chaos will serve as the follow-up to 2011’s The R.E.D Album.

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