LAX 2008 Album

The Game

I agree with many early reviews that this album is not great, but I like it. Yes, Game name drops a huge amount and a lot of his subject matter is repeated from other songs, but I can still listen to this album from start to end as The Game still entertains. On the production side of things, LAX is on the whole weaker than his past two albums and not as hard, but again, I like most of it ('House of Pain' is the one song that really doesn't fit what the rest of the album does). The 'a lot of guest appearances' complaint doesn't completely stack up as most of them are just on the chorus (which happens a great deal in the hip hop genre), or in Travis Barker's case, a drummer. If you like Game's past stuff and don't mind a hip hop album without some of the tracks taking you on a lyrical journey you will like this. The production is still more than solid. Best Tracks: Letter to the King, Dope Boys, Money, Game's Pain, Never Can Say Goodbye, My Life