Martians vs. Goblins

"Martians vs. Goblins"
Song by Game featuring Lil Wayne and Tyler, The Creator from the album The R.E.D. Album
Released	2011
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2011
Genre	Gangsta rap, Diss song, Hip hop
Length	3:48
Label	DGC, Interscope
Writer	J. Taylor, D. Carter, T. Okonma, L. Dopson, C. Brown, L. Edwards
Producer	1500 or Nothin'
The R.E.D. Album track listing
"Drug Test" (3) "Martians vs. Goblins" (4) "Red Nation" (5)

"Martians vs. Goblins" is a song by West Coast rapper Game from his fourth album The R.E.D. Album. The song features Young Money rapper Lil Wayne and Odd Future rapper Tyler, The Creator.

Background

In an interview with Vibe.com, Game first announced "Martians vs. Goblins" as a collaboration with Tyler, the Creator.

“

Oh yeah, Tyler [The Creator] is on the album. I forgot about him. He ain't really doing features for nobody. He feels like fuck everything and I don't blame him either. It's a California thing, and I got respect for him and his hustle and what they're doing and just being kids and being rebels for the cause,” Game said of recently befriending the Odd Future frontman.[1]

”

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And he respects me for doing what I did for California and the West Coast, I guess. I met him at a Diddy concert and we chopped it up and we got a song called ‘Martians vs Goblins.’ It's dope.[1]

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Controversy

Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj and Bruno Mars are some of the artists mentioned on the track.

In the song, Game takes shots at Rihanna, Lil B, Spider Loc, Erykah Badu, Gloria James (as "Lebron's mom"), and Jim Jones. Tyler takes shots at Chris Brown (as "Christopher"), Bruno Mars, Tyler Perry, Eddie Long (as "Bishop Eddie"), Nicki Minaj, and Lebron James.^[2]

Self-Criticism

Game also criticizes himself when Lil Wayne says, "Fuck with me" and Game responds "I do, cause Tunechi always bless me (Achoo), he killed me on my own track, so what? Not you?" .Game states that Lil Wayne was better than him in both "My Life" and "Red Nation".

Music Video

The official music video for the song was announced in a backstage video after a concert of Game and Tyler, The Creator, it will be released soon.

Chart performance

"Martians vs. Goblins" debuted at #100 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart based on digital sales alone, even though it was never released as an official single off the album.^[3]

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	100

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Fresh, Mikey (6-2-2011). "V Exclusive: Game talks Having Dr. Dre Rap On His Album and Working With Tyler, the Creator". 2:07 PM. Vibe.com. http://vibe.com/posts/v-exclusive-game-talks-having-dr-dre-rap-his-album-and-working-tyler-creator. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
2. ^ "Game (Feat. Lil Wayne & Tyler, The Creator) – Martians Vs Goblins Lyrics Read more: http://www.killerhiphop.com/game-martians-vs-goblins-lyrics-lil-wayne-tyler-the-creator/#ixzz1WtqSQYIk". http://rollingout.com/music/music-news/game-tyler-the-creator-slam-bruno-mars-tyler-perry-and-erykah-badu/. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Trust, Gary (2011-08-31). "Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera's 'Jagger' Moves to No. 1 on Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/maroon-5-christina-aguilera-s-jagger-moves-1005334882.story. Retrieved 2011-09-02.