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''LAX'' is the third studio album by American rapper Game, released August 26, 2008 on Geffen Records. He had originally announced that Dr. Dre would be producing for the album, but neither Dr. Dre nor Aftermath Entertainment had confirmed.〔 Production for the album was contributed by longtime collaborators Cool & Dre, Kanye West, Scott Storch, Nottz, Hi-Tek, J.R. Rotem and JellyRoll, among others. Guests featured on ''LAX'' include Chrisette Michele, Common, Ice Cube, Keyshia Cole, Ludacris, Nas, Ne-Yo, Raekwon, Raheem DeVaughn, Travis Barker, Bilal, and Lil Wayne. The album was released with 2 different cases such as one on the deluxe version with Game looking at the camera with his Bandanna in his hand and another with him sitting on a couch smoking a blunt. ''LAX'' debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling over 238,000 copies in its first week, just behind metal band Slipknot's ''All Hope Is Gone''. At first it looked like ''LAX'' had debuted ahead of ''All Hope Is Gone'' by 13 copies; with such a close difference, Slipknot's labels Warner Music Group and Roadrunner Records asked for a SoundScan recount, a historic first. Nielsen proceeded to the recount, which placed ''LAX'' at number two with 238,382 copies, and Slipknot in first position with 239,516 copies scanned, a margin of 1,134 copies. Initially, ''Billboard'' published an article stating that The Game had secured the top spot with a margin of 13 units, in what was described as the "closest race for number one since SoundScan began tracking Data in 1991". After a recount 12 hours later, the article was rewritten and Slipknot was awarded the number one spot, having sold 239,516 units.〔 As of September 2011, the album had sold 765,000 copies. Upon its release, ''LAX'' received generally favorable reviews from most music critics, with music critics praising the album's production. ==Background== After signing to Interscope Records and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment vanity label (an agreement that only happened after Interscope Records head Jimmy Iovine was debating whether to drop the young upstart or keep him, ultimately convincing Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson to take him under his wing in an effort to guarantee record sales). His debut, The Documentary, sounded entirely different from his follow-up, the Doctor's Advocate, as he gained more experience in the chosen genre. After two albums driven by his worship of legendary West Coast producer Dr. Dre plus later feuds with fellow rappers like 50 Cent and the G-Unit crew, Game's third official effort was to be his most important release and the strongest argument yet that it just might be time to move on. So on December 31, 2007, Game announced at Nas' New Year's Eve party the title and release date of the album.〔Omar Burgess (January 4, 2008). (Black Wall Street Confirms The Game's Retirement Rumor ). HipHopDX. Accessed January 4, 2008.〕 Game appeared on 106 & Park on May 16, where he confirmed LAX would be the last studio album he records, as he intends to promote his record label, Black Wall Street. However in a later interview, The Game said that he may release a fourth album titled "''D.O.C.''" or "''Diary of Compton''" but only if he can get the production help of Dr. Dre, MC Ren, King Tee, DJ Yella, Ice Cube and DJ Quik.〔(The Game says "LAX" will not be his last album. ) Accessed June 13, 2008.〕 However, he later said that "D.O.C." would not be coming out and that LAX was definitely his last album.〔( The Game Takes Shots at Jay-Z on Phoenix’s 104.7 Kiss FM ) Accessed August 25, 2008.〕〔(Game Speaks On New Album, Jay-Z Beef. ) Accessed August 25, 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LAX (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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