The Documentary III drops tonight as Game sides with Drake
The Game’s long-awaited album The Documentary III hits all streaming platforms tonight at 9 p.m. Pacific and midnight Eastern. The Compton rapper co-produced the project with Tommy Brown, Mike & Keys, and Travis Wilson, and a Drake-assisted teaser track, “No Brakes,” has already surfaced with lines that appear to side against Kendrick Lamar.
Key Takeaways
- The Documentary III arrives tonight on all streaming platforms at 9 p.m. PT / midnight ET.
- DJ Akademiks premiered “No Brakes” featuring Drake, with lyrics that appear to pick a side in the Drake–Kendrick Lamar beef.
- The Game co-produced the album with Tommy Brown, Mike & Keys, and Travis Wilson; Treyvonce Moore mixed and mastered it.
- Reported guests include Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, YG, and others.
- It is The Game’s first studio album since 2022’s Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind and continues the series that began with 2005’s The Documentary.
On Thursday, August 20, The Game posted the album cover—shot by Jonathan Mannion—on Instagram and told fans to pre-save via his bio. According to Complex, he thanked collaborators and patient fans, saying they were about to “reset this shit.”
When does The Documentary III drop?
The Documentary III is scheduled for 9 p.m. Pacific and midnight Eastern tonight. The project follows The Documentary 2 and The Documentary 2.5, released a week apart in October 2015, and sits more than two decades after the landmark 2005 debut that defined The Game’s West Coast breakthrough.
It is also his first full studio album since Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind in August 2022. That earlier set already featured names such as Kanye West and Drake, so tonight’s sequel extends a familiar guest-heavy playbook.
Why does “No Brakes” matter in the Drake–Kendrick feud?
Hours before the album announcement, Akademiks premiered “No Brakes” featuring Drake. Complex reports Game rapping, “Me, Drake and a Draco, we the Three Amigos,” then appearing to answer allegiance pressure with, “N***a said pick a side, then I’m picking homicide.”
Tensions between The Game and Kendrick Lamar date back to Game’s 2015 Drake collab “100.” Dropping an unapologetically West Coast track with Drake after the high-profile beef makes Game’s loyalty clear—and it isn’t with his fellow Compton native, per Complex’s reading.
The Source notes Game already shouted out Drake at his July 23 VERZUZ against YG in Los Angeles, saying he didn’t care how anyone felt about it. For readers tracking long-running public feuds and unresolved rivalries, more coverage lives in our True Crime & Unsolved Mysteries hub.
Who else is reportedly on The Documentary III?
Akademiks has pointed to heavyweights such as Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Snoop Dogg. InMusic Blog lists a wider reported lineup including PartyNextDoor, Larry June, Leon Thomas, YG, AZ Chike, Black Thought, Drakeo the Ruler, Lefty Gunplay, RJMrLA, Mike & Keys, and Tyga.
Game himself confirmed YG’s appearance after their VERZUZ, calling it “West Side Bompton shit” and noting Blood is on the record. The pair also released “Red People,” produced by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, on the day of that battle.
Whether every rumored feature lands remains to be heard when the album unlocks tonight—but the Drake teaser has already framed The Documentary III as more than a nostalgia sequel.