The game never strays too far from a certain style. With his oft-delayed 'R.E.D. Album' having no release date in sight, The Game returns with a new mixtape, 'Brake Lights'. With it, he delivers something old, new, borrowed, and the gangs' opposite of blue.
Most of this project is finds Jayceon Taylor in the same situations as his prior albums. He's in the hood riding around in his Phantom. Most of the material sounds dated. It would be an amazing body of work if it was released in 2005. Obviously, he doesn't listen to Jay-Z because we're off that. The only time he sounds fresh is when he is rapping alongside Robin Thicke's slippery falsetto. Luckily, they have three songs together.
The production is a notch under great, but it is really good. Dark and heavy beats compliment his husky vocals nicely. Some of the tracks sound as if Jeezy would be a better fit on them. The Game might have realized this because on majority of the songs he gives his best Jeezy impression, instead of sounding like himself. If Jeezy was a west coast blood, this would be the album he would make.
The Game is stuck in the past. He is still trying to recapture the success from his debut album. The name checking every rapper he's come in contact with is growing tired. The drug conversation has been in need of a finale for a long time now. What he needs to understand is his fans have grown and moved on since then. He needs to catch up and do the same.
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