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- LAX (Parental Advisory)
- - 4,372,513 plays
  - 3,203 favs
  - 2,036 shares
The Game
Released 2008

Intro
01:21
95,241 plays

Outro
01:28
69,879 plays

Dope Boys
04:02
343,957 plays

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songs

- 1
- Intro
- 01:21
- 95,241 plays

- 2
- LAX Files
- 03:59
- 309,704 plays

- 3
- State Of Emergency
- 03:39
- 243,100 plays

- 4
- Bulletproof Diaries
- 04:52
- 153,853 plays

- 5
- My Life
- 05:26
- 1,057,109 plays

- 6
- Money
- 05:13
- 275,022 plays

- 7
- Cali Sunshine
- 04:33
- 203,391 plays

- 8
- Ya Heard
- 04:05
- 186,570 plays

- 9
- Hard Liquor (Interlude)
- 01:51
- 100,871 plays

- 10
- House Of Pain
- 04:32
- 155,165 plays

- 11
- Gentleman's Affair
- 03:39
- 156,259 plays

- 12
- Let Us Live
- 04:39
- 170,216 plays

- 13
- Touchdown
- 04:00
- 150,107 plays

- 14
- Angel
- 04:28
- 183,289 plays

- 15
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- 04:40
- 148,229 plays

- 16
- Dope Boys
- 04:02
- 343,957 plays

- 17
- Game's Pain
- 04:24
- 213,899 plays

- 18
- Letter To The King
- 05:46
- 156,675 plays

- 19
- Outro
- 01:28
- 69,879 plays

album review

After two albums driven by his worship of legendary West Coast producer Dr. Dre plus feuds with fellow rappers like 50 Cent and the G-Unit crew, the Game's third official effort is his least important release to date and the strongest argument yet that it just might be time to move on. The cuts that truly matter on LAX aren't the ones where the rapper's hardcore, unswayable definition of loyalty comes into play but the ones that go outside the usual topics and explore both the profound (the African-American struggle) and, more surprisingly, the profane (rump shaking). Most rappers are allowed only one shoutout track every couple albums, but here the name-dropping initial single "Game's Pain" is only the tip of the iceberg. Common and Lil Wayne not only guest star, but get mentioned repeatedly on an album that replaces the heavy shadow of Dre by dropping names from all over the place (Kanye West, Erick Sermon, Rakim, LL Cool J, Luther Campbell, Kurt Cobain, just to name a few). It's nowhere near as compelling as his previous Dre obsession, and with the Game having avoided the sophomore slump while becoming commonly accepted as in it for the long haul, the "everyone is out to get me" lines all seem like leftovers. In this ponderous for ponderousness' sake atmosphere, the mention of Chili Cheese Fritos in "House of Pain" brings sweet relief, and when the rapper refers to his woman as "beautiful as an Eli Manning pass," it's just one of the reasons the feel-good "Touchdown" is a highlight. Excuse the vocoder and Lil Wayne's appearance on "My Life" is big time, but the bar is raised high on the closing "Letter to the King." Exploring how the legacy of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King affected his own life, the Game pulls out the "ghetto grammar" on the track and offers both moving words of reverence and unapologetic controversy ("I wonder why Jesse Jackson ain't catch 'em before his body drop/Would he give me that answer, probably not"). Add the "Jam on It" sample producer Nottz lays on "Ya Heard," the sultry backing track Scott Storch designed for "Let Us Live," and a superstar guest list that's a mile long, and this scattershot album is easy to recommend despite its flaws. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

more albums by this artist

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- - Doctor's Advocate (Parental Advisory)
  - Released 2006

- - LAX (Parental Advisory)
  - Released 2008

- - LAX (Edited)
  - Released 2008

- - Born In The Bay (Parental Advisory)
  - Released 2007

listener reviews

- - classic
  - - By TylerDurden0824
    - 5/1/2009 04:02:19
  - best cd of the year! not only did he switch his style by working with other rappers that just shows you he is a beast he can write a hook too stop fucking hattin dog
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- - L.O.G.= Lots Of Garbage
  - - By INFAMOUSHAVOC24
    - 4/2/2009 16:36:34
  - I mean for minutes here when i look at game line up on his album i though hey it might be a good cd.But as i came to realize listening to it that game try to fool me like he did with the doctor advocate. Saying that he would work with dre i was hype. but when i seen the tracklist i seen he work with common nas and raekwon then when i heard the cd those songs were all i need to get song.I mean i though this was going to be close to the classic the documentary but never that there alot of club and radio songs on here. most song people who are from the west might like lax files but other than that i could not get in to this cd there one more thing game can't do is write a hook for the song he never could do that.
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- - tha most illest
  - - By GodzSoulja76
    - 2/18/2009 21:09:06
  - i like how he did this joint on his own with his own feel. i believe the game is really underrated, i hope he has mo' hot ish to give, cause i'll keep buying this type of music....
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- - LAX possibly one of the best..
  - - By Malicious Dboy
    - 2/14/2009 17:49:43
  - The Game is still the west coast savior, king, don or wat ever u wanna call him, and this album doesnt dissapoint. The Game talks about a variety of different subjects via his family money and past or present life. He is one of the most lyrical artists from anywhere and he knows how to tell stories with his rhymes people definitely shouldnt sleep on The Game he is one of the few artists left that you can sit down and listen to his whole album without skipping any songs its a must have...
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- - lov
  - - By cgj317
    - 2/5/2009 00:30:50
  - i'm lovin it who dont lyk cause i doooooooooooooo
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- - I Dig The Game
  - - By Scizzle333
    - 2/3/2009 03:22:47
  - Despite all the beef, the name dropping, and the terminal impulsive actions. I really like this album. He is an excellent lyricist, but I thik he gets caught up in the posturing of a gangsta rapper. Stand out cuts on this CD are Money, Let Us Live, Angel and the poingnant Never Can Say Goodbye, where he embodies rap's most famous fallen soldiers. I would love to see him do most concept records and less beef tracks. Overall, I think this is a fantastic CD
  - 2 out of 2 people
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- - If you a game Fan, Game Hater
  - - By sami786
    - 12/26/2008 23:27:48
  - this album is deep in the lyrics and hard in the beat you cant ignore it this has good lyrics and the game did this
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- - Real Rap....
  - - By Derrell Jerome
    - 10/21/2008 00:38:00
  - Okay, this album is bangin'...For all you cats that hate on The Game's flow and his lyrical ability REALLY need to wake up....He is one of the FEW actual cats in the game who can REALLY spit! I grabbed this album the day it dropped and been bumpin' ever since....These kids today need to get the "Soulja Boy" garbage outta here!
  - 3 out of 3 people
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- - game
  - - By camgame1521
    - 10/20/2008 12:04:50
  - dis is a hot album better than most bcuz game raps about more than most artists this time around
  - 2 out of 3 people
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- - His Best Album
  - - By Cannibal King19
    - 9/23/2008 21:17:51
  - most say his first album was a hit it was his second was aight LAX is the shit i love every song on this album even without Dre He is still the King Of La Get This classic
  - 3 out of 3 people
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