West Coast rap icon The Game has made it clear he’s unfazed by being left off lists of top California rappers.
Speaking on Billboard and Tres Generaciones Tequila’s Get Up Anthems series, The Game reflected on his journey in the rap industry and his priorities today, emphasizing that fatherhood means far more to him than recognition.
The rapper admitted he never expected to achieve the longevity he has in music, revealing that early in his career, he believed his life might take a darker turn.
“I literally thought that I should have died. I’m just being honest,” The Game said. “I really thought that I should have died somewhere between The Documentary and Doctor’s Advocate. The fact that I didn’t, I call pure luck, and my will to survive was purely based on wanting to walk my daughter down the aisle.”
The Game explained that becoming a father gave him a renewed sense of purpose and a reason to keep going.
“I had a new mission and a new will to live,” he continued. “That’s what it’s about for me, and so it’s easy for me to give my flowers to Kendrick, YG, and Ice Cube, and say I love and miss Nip. I get left out of all the conversations. I get left off the murals. I don’t give a [expletive] about none of that. I literally am just trying to stay alive to see my daughter walk down the aisle, and that’s it. My purpose was only to be a father, and that this list is cool, but fatherhood, that’s me.”
Recently, The Game celebrated the birth of his fourth child, Blaze Taylor. He shared the news on Instagram with a heartfelt post featuring his newborn son and the caption: “Beautiful baby boy overload. ‘Blaze Taylor,’ I love you, son.”
