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.
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. However, he recently said that "D.O.C." would not be coming out and that LAX was definitely his last album.
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