The Game to perform at Jake’s on Tuesday

The hip-hop beats and sentiment of modern gangster rap will envelop audience members at Jake’s Nightclub when chart-topping rapper The Game headlines with rising emcees Nipsey Hussle and Clyde Carson at 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Jake’s Entertainment Manager Dan Coleman said the decision to book The Game to perform in Bloomington was a no-brainer.

“The Game is one of the hottest artists of the past five years,” Coleman said. “This is the first big show of the spring, kind of a spring break welcome back. I’m expecting a packed house.”

Born Jayceon Terrell Taylor, The Game garnered mainstream attention, critical acclaim and success in 2005 when he released his debut album, “The Documentary.”

The album received much positive feedback from critics and consumers.

According to music Web site Pitchfork.com, “‘The Documentary’ is the best West Coast street-rap album since DJ Quik’s 2002 LP ‘Under tha Influence.’”

Early in his career, a youthful Game blended def poetry and the characteristically violent dirges of 1980s gangster rap by producing and collaborating on mixtapes.

“(The Game’s music) is gangster hip hop with an intelligent edge,” local DJ Brenden Eade said. “By shifting the meaning of his lyrics, he is insightful and personal.”

The Game has collaborated with major rap producers and musicians such as rapper 50 Cent, co-founder of Def Jam Records Russell Simmons and gangster rap pioneer Dr. Dre.

After releasing two best-selling albums, earning two Grammy Award nominations and enduring numerous label changes, The Game released his latest studio album “LAX” in August 2008. Since then, “LAX” has sold more than 660,000 copies, according to XXL Magazine.

Audience members can expect The Game to rap most of his songs from “LAX,” but he has announced that he is working on his fourth album and might perform unreleased and/or improvised songs.

“The Game is a mixtape beast turned mainstream icon,” Coleman said. “He’s going to destroy the Jake’s stage.”