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Track Listing
1. Intro
2. LAX Files
3. State of Emergency - (featuring Ice Cube)
4. Bulletproof Diaries - (featuring Raekwon)
5. My Life - (featuring Lil Wayne)
6. Money
7. Cali Sunshine - (featuring Bilal)
8. Ya Heard - (featuring Ludacris)
9. Hard Liquor [Interlude]
10. House of Pain
11. Gentleman's Affair - (featuring Ne-Yo)
12. Let Us Live - (featuring Chrisette Michele)
13. Touchdown - (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)
14. Angel - (featuring Common)
15. Never Can Say Goodbye - (featuring LaToya Williams)
16. Dope Boys - (featuring Travis Barker)
17. Game's Pain - (featuring Keyshia Cole)
18. Letter To the King - (featuring Nas)
19. Outro - (with DMX)
DISC 2: BONUS DISC:
1. Big Dreams
2. Camera Phone - (featuring Ne-Yo)
3. Nice
4. Spanglish
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Bilal, Chrisette Michele, Common, DMX, Ice Cube, Keyshia Cole, LaToya Williams, Lil Wayne, Lil' Wayne, Ludacris, Nas, Ne-Yo, Raekwon, Raheem DeVaughn, Travis Barker | | Producer: | Cool & Dre, DJ Quick, Dahoud, Ervin "EP" Pope, J.R. Rotem, Kanye West, Knobody, Scott Storch | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Traci Nelson (vocals); 1500 or Nothin', Jay Mac, Ervin "EP" Pope (keyboard); William "Kidflyy" Taylor (bass guitar); Travis Barker (drums).
Recording information: Encore Studios, Burbank, CA.
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.
Industry Reviews
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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