Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf

In December 2012, the Game founded a new record label, Rolex Records, along with a fellow American rapper Stat Quo.{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/12/game-stat-quo-launching-new-record-label/ |title=Game, Stat Quo Launching New Record Label – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=December 2, 2012 |access-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230643/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/12/game-stat-quo-launching-new-record-label/ |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |url-status=live }} Following its founding, he bought his entire team at the record label Rolex watches. After a six-month legal battle with Rolex, he was forced to change the name and logo of the record label. He officially would then change the name of the label to The Firm,{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/07/game-loses-legal-battle-over-rolex-records-name-renames-label/ |title=Game Loses Legal Battle Over 'Rolex Records' Name, Renames Label – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=July 27, 2013 |access-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005015235/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/07/game-loses-legal-battle-over-rolex-records-name-renames-label/ |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |url-status=live }} which then became Blood Money Entertainment.{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.29360/title.game-addresses-50-cent-g-unit-reunion-lil-durk-beef|title=Game Addresses 50 Cent, G-Unit Reunion & Lil Durk Beef|work=HipHopDX|access-date=October 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902080252/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.29360/title.game-addresses-50-cent-g-unit-reunion-lil-durk-beef|archive-date=September 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} The label signed West Coast rappers Skeme and Dubb as its first two artists.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/07/game-g-unit-reunion/|title=Game Signs Skeme And Dubb To Blood Money Entertainment|work=XXL|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015010615/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/07/game-g-unit-reunion/|archive-date=October 15, 2014|url-status=live}}

On June 16, 2014, the Game released the album's first single "Bigger than Me".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bigger-than-me-single/887564235|title=iTunes – Music – Bigger Than Me – Single by Game|work=iTunes|access-date=October 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829052536/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bigger-than-me-single/id887564235|archive-date=August 29, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Listen to The Game Diss Rap's 'New Generation,' Frank Ocean on 'Bigger Than Me'|url=http://radio.com/2014/06/16/listen-the-game-diss-raps-new-generation-frank-ocean-bigger-than-me/|publisher=Radio.com|access-date=June 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617031444/http://radio.com/2014/06/16/listen-the-game-diss-raps-new-generation-frank-ocean-bigger-than-me/|archive-date=June 17, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} The song heavily samples rock group Poliça's 2013 single "Warrior Lord". The second single off of Year of the Wolf, titled "Or Nah" was released on July 1, 2014{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/or-nah-feat-too-%24hort-problem/894155076|title=iTunes – Music – Or Nah (feat. Too $hort, Problem, AV & Eric Bellinger) – Single by Game|work=iTunes|access-date=October 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027034309/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/or-nah-feat.-too-$hort-problem/id894155076|archive-date=October 27, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.29118/title.the-game-changes-album-name-to-year-of-the-wolf-from-blood-money-la-familia-|title=Game "Year Of The Wolf" Release Date, Tracklist, Cover Art|work=HipHopDX|access-date=October 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717043006/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.29118/title.the-game-changes-album-name-to-year-of-the-wolf-from-blood-money-la-familia-|archive-date=July 17, 2014|url-status=dead}} The album was originally scheduled to be released on September 16, 2014 but was pushed back a month for last minute touches and changes.{{cite web|url=http://hiphop-n-more.com/2014/08/the-game-pushes-back-year-of-the-wolf-announces-the-documentary-2-release-date/|title=The Game Pushes Back 'Year Of The Wolf'; Announces 'The Documentary 2′ Release Date|author=Navjosh|access-date=October 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903221443/http://hiphop-n-more.com/2014/08/the-game-pushes-back-year-of-the-wolf-announces-the-documentary-2-release-date/|archive-date=September 3, 2014|url-status=live}} The Game held a contest in which the fans could design the album cover. He found it so difficult to pick a cover that he pushed back the winners announcement twice. Finally, on September 4, 2014 he announced that Instagram user "xoramos661" had made the cover he would use for the album.{{cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/sic18ZGosK/?modal=true|title=Instagram|access-date=October 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102547/https://www.instagram.com/p/sic18ZGosK/?modal=true|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}

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Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf received mixed reviews from music critics. David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "More a misrepresentation than a failure, Blood Moon is a loose label comp that would do fine living in the forgiving lands of stopgap and second tier. Labeled as a Game album proper, it's a serious dip." Kellan Miller of XXL stated, "With a heavy heart and head against the backdrop of soulful, funereal sounding instrumentals, The Game puts together two of the deepest, enduring cuts in his entire catalog." However, he characterizes much of the album as "filler". Dean Mayorga of HipHopDX said, "The album ultimately fails in establishing a balance and plunges into unfocused aggression."

The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, with sales of 33,000 copies in the United States.{{cite web |last=Tardio |first=Andres |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31139/title.hip-hop-album-sales-game-hoodie-allen-chris-brown |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Game, Hoodie Allen, Chris Brown |publisher=HipHop DX |date=October 11, 2014 |access-date=October 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023190941/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31139/title.hip-hop-album-sales-game-hoodie-allen-chris-brown |archive-date=October 23, 2014 |url-status=dead }} In its second week, the album dropped to number 31 on the chart, selling 9,000 copies.{{cite web |last=Tardio |first=Andres |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31222/title.hip-hop-album-sales-t-i-logic-game |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: T.I., Logic, Game |publisher=HipHop DX |date=October 29, 2014 |access-date=October 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101141432/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31222/title.hip-hop-album-sales-t-i-logic-game |archive-date=January 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }} The album has sold 80,000 copies as of October 2015.{{cite web|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151017185934/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archive-date= October 17, 2015 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}

{{Track listing

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| title1 = Bigger Than Me

| writer1 =

| extra1 = Jordan Mosley

| length1 = 5:31

| title2 = F.U.N.

| writer2 =

| extra2 = Matthew Burnett

| length2 = 3:05

| title3 = Really

| note3 = featuring Yo Gotti, 2 Chainz, Soulja Boy, and T.I.

| writer3 =

| extra3 = {{hlist|The Mekanics|OZ}}

| length3 = 5:27

| title4 = Fuck Yo Feelings

| note4 = featuring Lil Wayne and Chris Brown

| writer4 =

| extra4 = Ocean & Nova

| length4 = 3:36

| title5 = On One

| note5 = featuring King Marie and Ty Dolla Sign

| writer5 =

| extra5 = Isabella Summers

| length5 = 3:14

| title6 = Married to the Game

| note6 = featuring French Montana, Dubb, and Sam Hook

| writer6 =

| extra6 = Boi-1da

| length6 = 4:40

| title7 = The Purge

| note7 = featuring Stacy Barthe

| writer7 =

| extra7 = Cozmo

| length7 = 5:14

| title8 = Trouble On My Mind

| note8 = performed by Dubb and Jake&Papa

| writer8 =

| extra8 = {{hlist|Cash Jones|Stat Quo|SRKN}}

| length8 = 2:58

| title9 = Cellphone

| note9 = featuring Dubb

| writer9 =

| extra9 = The Mekanics

| length9 = 3:59

| title10 = Best Head Ever

| note10 = featuring Tyga and Eric Bellinger

| writer10 =

| extra10 = Dupri

| length10 = 3:39

| title11 = Or Nah

| note11 = featuring Too Short, Problem, AV, and Eric Bellinger

| writer11 =

| extra11 = Dre

| length11 = 4:14

| title12 = Take That

| note12 = performed by Tyga and Pharaoh Prophet

| writer12 =

| extra12 = Jereme Jay

| length12 = 3:04

| title13 = Food For My Stomach

| note13 = performed by Dubb and Skeme

| writer13 =

| extra13 = Duke Dinero

| length13 = 4:16

| title14 = Hit Em Hard

| note14 = featuring Bobby Shmurda, Freddie Gibbs, and Skeme

| writer14 =

| extra14 = Amadeus

| length14 = 4:41

| title15 = Black on Black

| note15 = featuring Young Jeezy and Kevin Gates

| writer15 =

| extra15 = {{hlist|The MeKanics|Yung Ladd}}

| length15 = 5:11

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| title16 = Mad Flows

| note16 = performed by Skeme

| writer16 =

| extra16 = Rey Reel

| length16 = 3:28

| title17 = Bloody Moon

| note17 = featuring Shateish

| writer17 =

| extra17 = Nottz

| length17 = 3:08

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{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title18 = I Just Wanna Be

| note18 = featuring Stat Quo, Sap, and King Marie

| writer18 =

| extra18 = Sap

| length18 = 4:24

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| headline = Best Buy deluxe edition bonus track{{cite web|url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/blood-moon-year-of-the-wolf-pa-cd/8610092.p;jsessionid=951EA9944FDF4AD7E58E99921969972F.bbolsp-app02-112?id=3289490&skuId=8610092&st=blood%20moon%20year%20of%20the%20wolf&lp=1&cp=1|title=Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf PA – CD – Best Buy|work=Best Buy|access-date=October 20, 2014}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title17 = Be Nobody Else

| note17 = featuring AV, Stacy Barthe, and Uiie

| writer17 =

| extra17 = Sap

| length17 = 5:08

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