Plenty of production pros turn up here, and with Scott Storch, Swizz Beatz, and (predictably) will.i.am on the payroll, the beats are mostly high-quality. Trouble is, the lyrics on cuts such as "It's Okay (One Blood)" compulsively return to the fact that Dre is out of the picture — a gambit that gets mighty monotonous mighty fast.
On Advocate, the Game is reminiscent of a divorced man who can't stop talking about his ex-wife even when he's on a date with someone else. Sounds like he could use a good doctor.
