Blog: New Music Nation

Sound: Despite having no production from Dr. Dre (who produced several tracks on Game's debut album The Documentary ), LAX often sounds like a throwback, West Coast g-funk manifesto straight out of the early and mid '90s (hitmaker J.R. Rotem contributes the most beats and A-list producers Kanye West and Scott Storch contribute one track each). Synths, pianos and r&b hooks frequently lay the groundwork for The Game to spit his raspy, pensive rhymes...