The Game wasn’t happy with Complex‘s list of the top 50 L.A. rappers of all time, so he made his own list and posted it on Instagram with a lengthy caption attached. On the Complex list, The Game falls just outside the top 10 at No. 11.
“A few days ago @complexmusic dropped a list of the Top 50 LA rappers,” the Compton rapper began. “I don’t know who gave final approval but I get it… ‘playas f— up too!!!’ I was born and raised in this city and I’ve never moved from it, left it for more then two months or abandoned it to call anywhere else home. I’ve lost brothers, family, friends, and damn near my own life to the lifestyle that so many people around the world try to imitate.”
He added: “I say that to say, I AM LA… I’ve mastered the art of surviving in this city that has claimed so many & believe when I say.. I’ve been in the trenches since my birth.”
He went on to mention his own standing within L.A. rap history and seemed confident in his picks. “Forty-five years the music created here has been the soundtrack to my life,” he wrote. “And here I stand today as one of thee koldest rappers in the history of the city, state and coast I’ve given my blood sweat and tears to. Everybody on this list know what it is with me out here and those not on the list understand that the names above from top to bottom best represent this city and its culture.”
He then continued about including certain rappers who weren’t born in L.A. but have claimed and repped the city as their own, like 2Pac, who was born in New York City but raised in Baltimore and the Bay Area before becoming closely affiliated with Los Angeles during a good portion of his rap career.
“The few rappers on the list that weren’t specifically born here are on the list because of their dedication and choice to ride with the city once they got here,” he said in regards to Complex deciding to leave ‘Pac off of their list. “It’s non debatable!!! Argue all you want to but this is how I feel… if I’m wrong, challenge my pen and let me remind you of what and who I am. At the end of the day, this my list punk!!!! I was born here and I will die here…. Sincerely, the Coast Guard.”
The Game put our boy Westside Boogie at #62 in his greatest LA rappers of all time. On that, Boogie responded: “62???????? lol naw I’m grateful to be on any list shoutout to me.” Check out the tweet below:
62???????? lol naw I’m grateful to be on any list shoutout to me https://t.co/tiz1kvaYA8
— WESTSIDE BOOGIE (@WS_Boogie) June 2, 2025
