LAX (album)
LAX | ||||
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The Game's studio album | ||||
Publication |
2008 |
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Label (s) | Geffen Records | |||
Format (s) |
CD |
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Title (number) |
19th |
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running time |
76:28 min |
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LAX is the third studio album by the American rapper The Game . It was released on August 26, 2008 on the Geffen Records label .
Track list
- Intro (from DMX) - 1:20
- LAX Files - 3:59
- State of Emergency (feat.Ice Cube) - 3:38
- Bulletproof Diaries (feat.Raekwon) - 4:52
- My Life (feat.Lil Wayne) - 5:20
- Money - 5:13
- Cali Sunshine (feat.Bilal) - 4:33
- Ya Heard (feat.Ludacris) - 4:04
- Hard Liquor (Interlude) - 1:50
- House of Pain - 4:32
- Gentleman's Affair (feat.Ne-Yo) - 3:39
- Let Us Live (feat.Chrisette Michele) - 4:39
- Touchdown (feat.Raheem DeVaughn) - 3:59
- Angel (feat. Common) - 4:28
- Never Can Say Goodbye (feat.Latoya Williams) - 4:40
- Dope Boys (feat.Travis Barker) - 4:00
- Game's Pain (feat. Keyshia Cole) - 4:21
- Letter To The King (feat. Nas) - 5:45
- Outro (from DMX) - 1:28
reception
Charts
LAX reached number 2 on the US Billboard 200 . In total, the release stayed in the United States' album charts for 28 weeks. In Canada, the album was also number 2 in the charts. At position 33, LAX was also represented in the German album charts.
criticism
The Laut.de e-zine rated LAX with four out of a possible five points. According to the editor Simon Müller, “ the self-proclaimed Dr. Dre successor seamlessly continues its west coast revival and wakes up pleasant memories of more than just one classic. "While the pieces My Life , LAX Files and Let Us Live " the dark side of Thug-Life with darkest Gangbanger melancholy "to describe, get The Game with Ice Cube and reakwon" for neat Hood Representing [...] two veterans of gangsta Rap [to compensate] in the boat. “In addition to the numerous well-known guest rappers, the“ producer line-up [...] consists only of heavyweights from the scene. “Ex- Blink-182 -drummer Travis Barker turns out to be “ an extremely good 808 replacement ” on Dope Boys , who makes “ the track one of the highlights of the album ”. Even Money belongs " thanks to the really well-produced electric guitar beat and the Betty Wright vocal sample " one of the " best songs of the album. “Furthermore, the song Letter To The King , an“ Ode to Martin Luther King ”,“ is completely out of the ordinary. "
Individual evidence
- ^ Billboard.com: Billboard 200 - Game. Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
- ^ Billboard.com: Billboard Canadian Albums - Game. Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
- ^ Officialcharts.de: The Game - LAX. Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Laut.de: Classic West Coast rap in a modern guise. Retrieved December 27, 2016 .