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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Universal Music Group
Buy.com Sku: 208164312
UPC: 602517745292
UPC 14: 00602517745292
Release Date: 8/26/2008
See more in Rap / Hip-Hop
Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Intro ~ Game
2. LAX Files ~ Game
3. State Of Emergency - (featuring Ice Cube) ~ Game
4. Bulletproof Diaries - (featuring Raekwon) ~ Game
5. My Life - (featuring Lil Wayne) ~ Game
6. Money ~ Game
7. Cali Sunshine - (featuring Bilal) ~ Game
8. Ya Heard - (featuring Ludacris) ~ Game
9. Hard Liquor (Interlude) ~ Game
10. House Of Pain ~ Game
11. Gentleman's Affair - (featuring Ne-Yo) ~ Game
12. Let Us Live - (featuring Chrisette Michele) ~ Game
13. Touchdown - (featuring Raheem DeVaughn) ~ Game
14. Angel - (featuring Common) ~ Game
15. Never Can Say Goodbye - (featuring LaToiya Williams) ~ Game
16. Dope Boys - (featuring Travis Barker) ~ Game
17. Game's Pain - (featuring Keyshia Cole) ~ Game
18. Letter To The King - (featuring Nas) ~ Game
19. Outro ~ Game
"Perhaps one of the telling strengths of LAX is that despite all star guest appearances...it is very much The Game's album. MusicOMH.com
"With the Game's third and best album...we learn more about who the rapper really is: a guy who loves hip-hop, from top to bottom... Slant Magazine
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Audio Mixers: J.R. Rotem ; Steve Baughman. |
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Arranger: J.R. Rotem . |
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Long hailed as the savior of contemporary West Coast hip-hop, The Game throws an ironic curveball at these expectations with L.A.X. Despite the specific locale of the title, this is a record that actually feels geographically homeless. Production wise, the 19 tracks pull from cross-coastal influences, and guest MCs range from Chicago (Common), New York (Raekwon), Louisiana (Lil Wayne), and, of course, South Central (Ice Cube, who appears on the post-intro banger "State Of Emergency"). All this confusion finds cohesion on two counts: Game's undeniable authority on the mic--emitting double-tracked raspy aggression that covers topics both conscientious and boasting--and the continuous, if uncharacteristic, undercurrent of sonic weirdness. Like Wayne's THE CARTER series, L.A.X. has a certain loose, idiosyncratic vibe that rolls along with a minimalist futuristic funk. Not that this undermines the Game's allure as a menacing presence, still evident on tracks like "Dope Boys," which rely on concrete-rattling beats, hard scratching, and captivating tales of harder times. |
Producer: Angelo Sanders; Rondey Harris; Jimmy Rosemond; 1500 or Nothin'; DJ Toomp; Dahoud; Hi-Tek; Kanye West; Nottz; The Game; Knobody; Ervin "EP" Pope |
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Musical Guests | |
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Ice Cube |
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Raekwon |
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Lil Wayne |
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Bilal |
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Ludacris |
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Ne-Yo |
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Chrisette Michele |
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Raheem DeVaughn |
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Common |
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Latoiya Williams |
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Travis Barker |
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Keyshia Cole |
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Nas |
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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Cent, 50 |
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DJ Haze |
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Sheek Louch |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 08/26/2008 |
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Original Release Date : 2008 |
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Catalog ID : 7452 |
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Label : Geffen |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00602517745292 |
Professional Reviews
XXL (Magazine)
(p.100)
- "The Game is doing what he has done since the beginning: rapping like there's no tomorrow, and assembling quality albums in the process."
(p.100)
- "The Game is doing what he has done since the beginning: rapping like there's no tomorrow, and assembling quality albums in the process."
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