The Game's third album, LAX, went head to head with heavy metal and nu metal band Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone on the Billboard 200, as both albums were released on August 26, 2008.
The album was set out by The Game to prove that he was still able to make good music and be a successful artist as he did on The Documentary without the help of Dr. Doctor's Advocate produced three singles " It's Okay (One Blood)" with reggae singer Junior Reid, " Let's Ride" and " Wouldn't Get Far" with rapper Kanye West. The Game's second album, Doctor's Advocate, debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart making it his second number one album in a row, also making it another commercial success with shipping just under 358,000 sales in its first week. Īfter The Game had a falling out from Aftermath Entertainment and G-Unit Records, he retained his deal with Interscope Records while merely swapping roofs with subsidiary, Geffen Records. The Game was nominated for two 2006 Grammy Awards: Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for the hit single "Hate It or Love It". After the album's release The Game was considered to be a driving force in reviving and bringing back the West Coast hip hop scene, which had been overshadowed by artists from the East and South. The album reached number one in the US, and shipped over 2.5 million copies and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The other three singles include " Westside Story" with rapper 50 Cent, " Dreams" and " Put You on the Game". The Game's major label debut album, The Documentary, was released in January 2005 and it produced five singles, including the two US Billboard Hot 100 top five singles " How We Do" and " Hate It or Love It", with rapper 50 Cent in which both singles reached gold sales status. Records which has released some of his independent material.
His music has been released on record labels Interscope Records, Geffen Records and DGC Records, along with subsidiaries Aftermath Entertainment and G-Unit Records, including independent record labels Get Low Recordz and Fast Life Music, Inc. The discography of American rapper The Game consists of 9 studio albums, two compilation albums, 5 independent albums, two soundtrack albums, 14 mixtapes, 31 singles (including 15 as a featured artist) and 39 music videos.