All That (Lady) Explained

All That (Lady)
Cover:Game-AllThatLady.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Game featuring Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Fabolous and Jeremih
Album:Jesus Piece
Recorded:2012
Length:3:34
Producer:Cool and Dre

"All That (Lady)" is a song by American rapper The Game, released as the second single from his fifth studio album Jesus Piece. The song features additional vocals from fellow rappers Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Fabolous and American singer/rapper Jeremih. The song contains a clear vocal sample of "Lady" by D'Angelo. The week of the album's release the song "All That (Lady)" debuted at number 48 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[1]

Background

On December 4, 2012 Game premiered the song on Power 106's Big Boy Neighborhood in promotion of Jesus Piece.[2] [3] After that it had been rumored to be the second single and Game announced he would shoot a video for it.[4] [5] Then on February 19, 2013 the song was sent to radio as the second official single.[6]

Music video

During the week of the BET Awards 2013 Game shot the music video for the single along with Big Sean and Jeremih.[7] The music video for "All That (Lady)" was released on November 1, 2013, shortly after his announcement of signing to Cash Money Records. Lil Wayne and Fabolous do not make appearances in the video.[8]

Critical reception

"All That (Lady)" received generally positive reviews from music critics.[9] [10] Leading up to the release of the album, Game would post a text message he received from Dr. Dre where Dre praised the song.[11] XXL praised the songs soulful instrumental and Lil Wayne's guest verse.[5] The New York Times also praised Wayne's verse on the song.[12] PopMatters praised all the artists verses and the D'Angelo sample.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Top Hip-Hop and R&B Songs & Singles Charts | Billboard
  2. Web site: New Music: Game Ft. Big Sean, Lil Wayne, Jeremih & Fabolous "All That (Lady)" . . 2012-12-04 . 2013-08-25.
  3. Web site: Game – All That (Lady) f. Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Fabolous & Jeremih . 2dopeboyz . 2012-12-04 . 2013-08-25.
  4. Web site: Game Drops 'All That (Lady)' With Lil Wayne + More, Samples D'Angelo . Thedrop.fm . 2013-01-25 . 2013-08-25.
  5. Web site: Game, Jesus Piece Review - XXL . . . 2012-12-12 . 2013-08-25.
  6. http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=16691 FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!
  7. Web site: Rap-Up TV: On Set of The Game's 'All That (Lady)' Video . . Devin Lazerine . 2013-07-05 . 2013-08-25 . 2013-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103042842/http://www.rap-up.com/2013/07/05/rap-up-tv-on-set-of-the-games-all-that-lady-video/ . dead .
  8. Web site: The Game Has His Girl's Back - XXL. XXL Mag. November 2013 . 20 May 2017.
  9. Web site: The Game: Jesus Piece. popmatters.com. 7 January 2013 . 20 May 2017.
  10. Web site: Game - Jesus Piece - Album Review, Stream - Hip Hop Albums - DJBooth. DJBooth. 20 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060004/http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/game-jesus-piece#review. 21 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Dr. Dre Calls Game's New 'Jesus Piece' Album "Dope" . Vibe . 2012-12-08 . 2013-08-25.
  12. News: The Game, Eric Revis and Ryan Blotnick: New Albums. Jon Caramanica, Ben. Ratliff. Nate. Chinen. The New York Times . 24 December 2012. 20 May 2017. NYTimes.com.