The Game Promotes New Kanye West Collaboration By Shooting His Shot In Beyoncé’s Mother Tina Knowles’ DM

The Game and Kanye West have teamed up for a wild new collaboration, one that also involves an unlikely target: Tina Knowles, the 71-year-old entrepreneur and mother of Beyoncé. Kanye West recently posted a series of cryptic Instagram updates that led to this unexpected and, frankly, strange revelation.

It all began with an emoji—a simple “🍌”—accompanied by a provocative caption from Kanye: “Tear that monkey up.” The post immediately sparked confusion and concern, with fans fearing another tirade from the rapper. “Here we go again bruh,” one fan commented, anticipating the worst. But things quickly took an even stranger turn.

In his next post, Kanye revealed that the “banana” emoji was actually tied to The Game. He shared a photo of the West Coast rapper’s phone and his DM to Tina Knowles, featuring the very same “🍌” emoji. Not stopping there, Kanye then uploaded a video of Tina walking through the “Spirit Tunnel” on Jennifer Hudson’s talk show, and added the caption, “Game finna slide for the guys.” This led to more questions than answers, but it wasn’t until the final piece of the puzzle was shared that things started to make sense—sort of.

The last post from Kanye was a snippet of a track titled “TINA,” featuring the famous “Spirit Tunnel” walk, with Kanye proudly announcing: “TINA BY GAME PRODUCED BY ME.” It became clear that this quirky collaboration would most likely be featured on The Game’s upcoming album. The track features The Game rapping, “I see my Destiny’s Child,” and later adding, “DMing was stressing me out / Nervous, my stomach in knots / So I took a couple of shots.” Kanye also delivers a line in the middle of Game’s verse, asking, “Miss, is you tricking or not?”

This release comes as The Game gears up for The Documentary 3. Kanye, known for his unpredictable energy, shared a video of himself in a fired-up state, and it’s clear that his vibe has inspired Game. In a post that accompanied the video, The Game wrote, “The world is controlled by those who give no f*cks. The heartless have always waged war against those with hearts. Life is chess & this time their kings & queens are the pawns. @Ye just gave me the vibe I needed to complete #TheDocumentary3 – Game Time ♟️.”

With all the cryptic posts and wild energy surrounding this collaboration, one thing’s for sure: The Game and Kanye West are continuing to push boundaries, whether it makes sense or not.