Game's fifth LP is his strongest in years. It's a much more cohesive body of work than last year's R.E.D. Album. The album is a bit too feature heavy, but fortunately Game is never really outshinned on his own project. Production-wise, the LP is quite creative. The D'Angelo sample on All That (Lady) is dope, as well as the Bone Thugs one on "Celebration." Conceptually, the album as a whole is definitely a step up, but the songs by themselves aren't-but they're very close. Very few rappers have remained relevant five albums deep like this, and so Game deserves a lot of credit. The only thing Game needs now to bring everything full-circle is a real working reunion with Dr. Dre that goes beyond a few tracks and interludes. But between this, Wiz's new project, and T.I.'s new album, set to drop next week, Hip-Hop should have a very happy holiday season.
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