LAX by The Game

Pros: The Game tries to get a concept going; finally channels his namechecking into remarkable moments.
Cons: The beat-selection slide continues; The Game is just not a compelling MC.

Jayceon Taylor almost fooled me—in more ways than one. L.A.X. is The Game’s last album? Really? Ultimately, I don’t buy it. This dude has to be the most frustratingly bipolar MC in history. I have lost count of ...

Pros: "Angel," Nas feat. The Game -- "Letter to the King."
Cons: Game apparently hasn't had many new ideas in the last two years. Shocking I know.

If there's a phrase that accurately sums up The Game's career to me, it's "trying too hard." Granted, the dude wasn't really delusional or as clueless as he is now when he first debuted with "The Documentary" in 2005, but since 50 Cent kicked him off ...

Pros: It wasn't the worst rap album of 2008 (Young Jeezy's The Recession was).
Cons: But it was close.

When name-dropping extraordinaire The Game released his third full-length, LAX (named after Los Angeles International Airport), last August, some people – including a few of the hip-hop writers here on Epinions – were quick to praise ...

Pros: Well-produced, good guests, Game brings heat at times
Cons: The Game bores for the most part

By now, we all know Game’s story, from his run with G-Unit to the bitter rivalry that ensued after 50 Cent gave him the boot. Doctor’s Advocate served to prove that he was commercially more viable than any G-Unit member minus 50 ...

Pros: Highly varied
Cons: A couple of tracks were weaker than the rest of the album

"L.A.X."(Life and Times) is the third, and supposedly final, album by the Compton rapper, The Game. I say 'supposedly' because many rappers have claimed to be retiring in the past, but it doesn't happen too many of those times, so I doubt that an artist ...