It's All About The Game and How You Play It

Dubcnn.com is reporting that the rapper The Game (Jayceon Taylor) has dropped the "The" from his stage name and will now be known as "Game".

The WWE challenged Jayceon Taylor using the moniker "The Game" as they claim they used it first and have the rights to it. Let's review our history:

• 1. Taylor claims that his grandmother gave him the nickname because she said he always had "game".

• 2. As best as my research can tell, the first professional use by Taylor of the moniker The Game is 2004. He apparently had some mix tapes released, but I've found no proof that he was using this moniker. Those tapes were released sometime between 2001 and 2004.

• 3. Taylor has also used the monikers Hurricane Game and Chuck Taylor.

• 4. Hunter has been using The Game as one of his nicknames since 1999.