All That (Lady)
{{Infobox song
| name = All That (Lady)
| cover = Game-AllThatLady.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Game featuring Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Fabolous and Jeremih
| album = Jesus Piece
| released = {{Start date|2013|02|19}}
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|R&B}}
| length = 3:34
| label = {{hlist|DGC|Interscope}}
| writer = {{hlist|J. Taylor|D. Carter|J. Jackson|S. Anderson|J. Felton|A. Lyon|M. Valenzano}}
| producer = Cool and Dre
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = The Game
| type = Single
| prev_title = Celebration
| prev_year = 2012
| title = All That (Lady)
| year = 2013
| next_title = Or Nah
| next_year = 2014
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Lil Wayne
| type = Single
| prev_title = Love Me
| prev_year = 2013
| title = All That (Lady)
| year = 2013
| next_title = Karate Chop
| next_year = 2013
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Big Sean
| type = Single
| prev_title = Show Out
| prev_year = 2013
| title = All That (Lady)
| year = 2013
| next_title = Switch Up
| next_year = 2013
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Fabolous
| type = Single
| prev_title = Oh My
| prev_year = 2011
| title = All That (Lady)
| year = 2013
| next_title = Ready
| next_year = 2013
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Jeremih
| type = Single
| prev_title = My Moment
| prev_year = 2012
| title = All That (Lady)
| year = 2013
| next_title = Party Girls
| next_year = 2014
}}
}}
"All That (Lady)" is a song by American rapper The Game, released as the second single from his fifth studio album Jesus Piece. The song features additional vocals from fellow rappers Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Fabolous and American singer/rapper Jeremih. The song contains a clear vocal sample of "Lady" by D'Angelo. The week of the album's release the song "All That (Lady)" debuted at number 48 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=game|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} Top Hip-Hop and R&B Songs & Singles Charts | Billboard]
Background
On December 4, 2012 Game premiered the song on Power 106's Big Boy Neighborhood in promotion of Jesus Piece.{{cite web|url=http://rapradar.com/2012/12/04/new-music-game-ft-big-sean-lil-wayne-jeremih-fabolous-all-that-lady/ |title=New Music: Game Ft. Big Sean, Lil Wayne, Jeremih & Fabolous "All That (Lady)" |publisher=Rap Radar |date=2012-12-04 |access-date=2013-08-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/12/04/game-all-that-lady-f-lil-wayne-big-sean-fabolous-jeremih/ |title=Game – All That (Lady) f. Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Fabolous & Jeremih |publisher=2dopeboyz |date=2012-12-04 |access-date=2013-08-25}} After that it had been rumored to be the second single and Game announced he would shoot a video for it.{{cite web|url=http://thedrop.fm/game-all-that-lady-lil-wayne-big-sean-fabolous-jeremih/ |title=Game Drops 'All That (Lady)' With Lil Wayne + More, Samples D'Angelo |publisher=Thedrop.fm |date=2013-01-25 |access-date=2013-08-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2012/12/game-jesus-piece-review/ |title=Game, Jesus Piece Review - XXL |work=XXL |publisher=Harris Publications |date=2012-12-12 |access-date=2013-08-25}} Then on February 19, 2013 the song was sent to radio as the second official single.[http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=16691 FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040321234505/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |date=2004-03-21 }}
Music video
During the week of the BET Awards 2013 Game shot the music video for the single along with Big Sean and Jeremih.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/07/05/rap-up-tv-on-set-of-the-games-all-that-lady-video/ |title=Rap-Up TV: On Set of The Game's 'All That (Lady)' Video |work=Rap-Up |publisher=Devin Lazerine |date=2013-07-05 |access-date=2013-08-25 |archive-date=2013-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103042842/http://www.rap-up.com/2013/07/05/rap-up-tv-on-set-of-the-games-all-that-lady-video/ |url-status=dead }} The music video for "All That (Lady)" was released on November 1, 2013, shortly after his announcement of signing to Cash Money Records. Lil Wayne and Fabolous do not make appearances in the video.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/11/game-girls-back/|title=The Game Has His Girl's Back - XXL|website=XXL Mag|date=November 2013 |access-date=20 May 2017}}
Critical reception
"All That (Lady)" received generally positive reviews from music critics.{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/166531-the-game-jesus-piece/|title=The Game: Jesus Piece|website=popmatters.com|date=7 January 2013 |access-date=20 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/game-jesus-piece#review|title=Game - Jesus Piece - Album Review, Stream - Hip Hop Albums - DJBooth|website=DJBooth|access-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060004/http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/game-jesus-piece#review|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Leading up to the release of the album, Game would post a text message he received from Dr. Dre where Dre praised the song.{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/dr-dre-calls-games-new-jesus-piece-album-dope |title=Dr. Dre Calls Game's New 'Jesus Piece' Album "Dope" |publisher=Vibe |date=2012-12-08 |access-date=2013-08-25}} XXL praised the songs soulful instrumental and Lil Wayne's guest verse. The New York Times also praised Wayne's verse on the song.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/25/arts/music/the-game-eric-revis-and-ryan-blotnick-new-albums.html|title=The Game, Eric Revis and Ryan Blotnick: New Albums|first1=Jon Caramanica, Ben|last1=Ratliff|first2=Nate|last2=Chinen|work=The New York Times |date=24 December 2012|access-date=20 May 2017|via=NYTimes.com}} PopMatters praised all the artists verses and the D'Angelo sample.
Charts
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Chart (2013)
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References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Game singles}}
{{Lil Wayne singles}}
{{Fabolous}}
{{Big Sean singles}}
{{Jeremih}}
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Category:The Game (rapper) songs
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Songs written by Cool (record producer)
Category:Song recordings produced by Cool & Dre
Category:Songs written by Jeremih