The Game - Wellington venue move announced

The Wellington venue for the Game LAX Tour has been moved from the TSB
Arena! The Game are now performing at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua,
Wellington on Friday August 14th.
Tickets are on sale NOW and available from 0800-4-TICKET.

The other two show details remain the same;
Wednesday August 12th - Auckland, Logan Campbell Centre - Tickets from
www.ticketek.co.nz, 0800-TICKETEK and
Saturday August 15th - Rotorua, Sportsdrome - Tickets from
www.ticketmaster.co.nz, 0800-111-999.

For the first time New Zealand fans will have the chance to see one of hip
hops finest when The Game makes his way down under for his LAX Tour in
August 2009. With millions of albums sold worldwide and a reputation as an
energetic and explosive performer, The Game is the only West Coast solo
artist to release a multi-platinum album since Dr Dre's 1999 classic 2001,
so is widely seen as the driving force that brought West Coast hip hop back
into the mainstream.
LA born rapper Jayceon Terrell Taylor AKA The Game burst onto the scene
2005. After a rough childhood caught between his father's world as a
prominent member of the Crips and his older brothers as part of the Bloods,
The Game became involved in the drug trade. A home invasion in 2001 caused
an epiphany in the young man who believed there was a reason he had been
spared and he vowed to pursue a rap career.
His early career was spent studying influential rap albums by artists such
as Tupac, Biggie, NWA and Ice Cube. He absorbed the styles of these rappers
- Biggie's clear delivery and breathtaking visuals, Tupac's articulate rage,
NWA's don't give a damn attitude, and Ice Cube's ability to balance ghetto
politics with gangsta tales - and made them his own.
In 2003 he was discovered by Dr Dre who signed The Game to his label
Aftermath Entertainment.
The resulting album The Documentary went to number one on the Billboard
Charts and is considered one of the strongest debut albums in hip hop
history. It features production by Dr Dre, Kanye West, Just Blaze, Cool and
Dre and Timbaland and guest vocals from 50 Cent, Nate Dogg, Eminem, Mary J
Blige, Bustra Rhymes and Faith Evans among others.

Success brought movie roles in films like Waist Deep (opposite Tyrese) and a
memorable cameo in the Rockstar video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
But success also brought tension with rival rappers and a massive public
fallout with 50 Cent and G-Unit followed. Though their rivalry stayed
musical (through YouTube stunts and diss songs), by the time it was over,
The Game had moved from Dr Dre's label to Geffen Records. His sophomore
effort saw him working with Kanye West, (Wouldn't Get Far), Scott Storch
(Let's Ride) and Will.i.am (Compton) and The Doctors Advocate was another
hit debuting at number one on the Billboard Charts and selling in excess of
three million copies.