''Untold Story'' is the debut
studio album by American
hip hop recording artist
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the Game rapper. It was released
independently on October 5, 2004, by
Get Low Recordz
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. The album features
guest appearance
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s from
Sean T and
JT the Bigga Figga
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, among others.
A sequel to the album, titled ''
Untold Story, Vol. 2'', released the following year.
Critical reception
''Untold Story'' was met with mixed reviews from music critics.
While his technical abilities and personality were praised,
his lyrics, production and similarities to contemporaries such as
Daz Dillinger
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and
Lloyd Banks
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were criticized.
Commercial performance
''Untold Story'' debuted at 146 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart, with approximately 8,000 copies sold in its first week. As of 2005, it had sold 82,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
References
2004 debut albums
The Game (rapper) albums
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