Let's Ride (The Game song)

Infobox Single
Name = Let's Ride (Strip Club)


Caption =
Artist = The Game
from Album = Doctor's Advocate
Released = September 25 2006 (US)
January 8 2007 (UK)
Format = 12-inch single, CD single
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 3:57
Label = Geffen/Interscope
Writer = Storch, S./Taylor, J.
Producer = Scott Storch
Last single = "It's Okay (One Blood)"
(2006)
This single = "Let's Ride"
(2006)
Next single = "Wouldn't Get Far"
(2007)

"Let's Ride (Strip Club)" is a song performed by rapper The Game for his second album, "Doctor's Advocate". The song was written by The Game and Scott Storch and was released as the album's second single on September 25 2006. [Yash (September 21 2006). The beat was produced by Storch and cost $2 million. [http://www.dubcnn.com/arc8-2006.html The Game "Let's Ride" (Strip Club) Audio] . Accessed June 2 2007.] The Game mentioned on radio station KDAY in Los Angeles, California that the track was recorded in Miami, Florida, but had the feel of a West Coast Dr. Dre record. The song peaked at number 46 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart.

Reception

"Let's Ride" received mediocre reviews from music critics. "MusicOMH" wrote that the track "lacks in any of the vigour and enthusiasm that came with his debut major release album". [Ahmad, Azeem (November 27 2006). [http://www.musicomh.com/singles/game-5_1106.htm The Game - Let's Ride (Geffen)] . "MusicOMH". Accessed June 1 2007.] "Pitchfork Media" gave the song a negative review saying, "What an embarrassment this song turned out to be, lumberingly obvious and poorly crafted from the first awkward gang reference to the last Dre namedrop." [Macia, Peter (September 27 2006). [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/38783-lets-ride-strip-club The Game “Let's Ride (Strip Club)” 2006] . "Pitchfork Media". Accessed June 1 2007.] About.com's Henry Adaso called the track "just another boring mantra devoid of substance" with The Game delivering "a lethargic sprawl, replete with 50 Cent-esque crooning and tautological Dre odes ("Ain't nuthin' but a G thang, baby, it's a G thang")." [Adaso, Henry (2006). ( [http://rap.about.com/od/songreviews/gr/GameLetsRide.htm The Game - Let's Ride (Strip Club) (Black Wall Street / Geffen)] . About.com. Accessed June 1 2007.] "Entertainment Weekly", in a review of "Doctor's Advocate", wrote that that the song "recycle [s] Dre's signature high-pitched synths and plinking pianos" and is "marred by stale rhymes chronicling cartoonish gangbanging." [Dombal, Ryan (November 10 2006). [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1557675,00.html Doctor's Advocate (2006)] . "EW". Accessed July 1 2007.] "Chocolate" magazine said the track "lacks charisma and substance, and is filled with 50 Cent-style tuneless crooning, endless name checks for Aftermath, Eminem and Dr. Dre and empty lyrics". [ [http://www.chocolatemagazine.co.uk/reviews.php?article=88 The Game: Let's Ride (Strip Club)] . "Chocolate" magazine. Accessed June 1 2007.] There is also a remix for this song featuring Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Xzibit.

Music video

The music video premiered on BET's 106 & Park on October 23 2006 as a new joint. On November 14 2006, the video debuted on MTV's "Total Request Live" at number ten and stayed on the chart for sixteen days. [ [http://host17.hrwebservices.net/~atrl/trlarchive/db.html TRL Archive Debuts] . "Popfusion". Accessed June 22 2007.] The Game is seen riding in a 1964 Chevrolet Impala with hydraulics and contains a cameo appearance by fellow West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg. The video was also the subject of an MTV "Making the Video" episode like his previous single, "Dreams".

Track listing

Side A
#"Let's Ride (clean)" – 3:53
#"Let's Ride (dirty)" – 3:53
#"Let's Ride (instrumental)" – 3:53
#"Let's Ride (acappella)" – 3:53

Side B
#"Let's Ride (clean)" – 3:53
#"Let's Ride (dirty)" – 3:53
#"Let's Ride (instrumental)" – 3:53
#"Let's Ride (a cappella)" – 3:53

Charts

References

External links

* [http://www.comptongame.com Official website run by Geffen Records]
* [http://www.thegame360.com Official website run by The Game]