What the Game's Been Missing! explained

What the Game's Been Missing!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Juelz Santana
Cover:	What the game's been missing.jpg
Released:	November 22, 2005
Recorded:	2004–2005
Studio:	Santana's World Studio (Juelz Santana's house)
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	75:57
Producer:	Shoddy AKA Shottie, Terrence Anderson, Cliff Carlisle, Chaos & Order, Filthy, Ebonikz, Heatmakerz, DJ Infamous, Darren Joseph, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, DJ Nasty & LVM, Mayhem, Soul Sizzle, Streetrunner, Develop, Neo Da Matrix
Prev Title:	From Me to U
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Back Like Cooked Crack, Pt. 3: Fiend Out!
Next Year:	2006

What the Game's Been Missing! is the second studio album by American rapper Juelz Santana, released on November 22, 2005, by Diplomat Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album yielded the singles "Mic Check", "There It Go (The Whistle Song)", "Make It Work For Ya" (feat. Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy) and "Clockwork".

Background

In an interview with Hip Hop Canada, Juelz Santana remarked that his approach to the making of What the Game's Been Missing was different from his other albums, noting the amount of effort and work he was able to contribute to it, saying: "I'm definitely going to say that I like this album the best mainly because I got to work on it and I got to grow with it. I took care of a lot of things on it and not to say that my other albums were not good, but I just got to put more work into the making of this one."^[1]

Originally 160 songs were recorded for the album, taking over a year to make. He described the process as "learning how to ride a bike." asserting to the fact that the basis of the album developed deeper into production. The album was also influenced by the 1994 film Fresh, In the song "Lil' Boy Fresh" he loosely summarizes the story from beginning to end.^[1]

Commercial performance

In the United States, What the Game's Been Missing! debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, selling 141,000 copies in its first week.^[2] As of January 3, 2006, the album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for selling 500,000 copies.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Sample credits^[3]

• "Rumble Young Man Rumble" contains a sample of "Never Had a Woman on My Mind (More Than a Day)", written by Mike Rapp, as performed by A-440 featuring Ted Neeley.
• "Oh Yes" contains a sample of "Please Mr. Postman", written by William Garrett, Georgia Dobbins, Robert Bateman, Brian Holland, and Freddie Gorman, as performed by The Marvelettes.
• "Shottas" contains a sample from "Your Love", written by Miguel Collins and LeRoy Moore, as performed by Sizzla.
• "Lil' Boy Fresh" contains a sample of "I've Got To Be", written by Kathy Wakefield and Leonard Caston Jr., as performed by Eddie Kendricks.
• "Murda Murda" contains a sample of "World-A-Music", written and performed by Ini Kamoze.
• "Kid is Back" contains interpolations of "My Boyfriend's Back", written by Bob Feldman, Gerald Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer.
• "Daddy" contains a sample of "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", written by Diane Warren, as performed by Aerosmith.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	94
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	19

Notes and References

1. Web site: HipHopCanada.com :: Interview with Juelz Santana - December 11th 2005 . 2015-06-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070817202849/http://www.hiphopcanada.com/_site/entertainment/interviews/ent_int280.php . August 17, 2007 .
2. News: SOAD Tops Album Chart For Second Time This Year. Hasty. Katie. 2005-11-30. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-02-08.
3. What the Game's Been Missing! . 2005 . booklet . Diplomat, Def Jam.
4. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. October 2, 2020.
5. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. October 2, 2020.