The R.E.D. Album

After many delays, Game returns with an utter mess of an LP, one heavy on guests (Drake, Rick Ross, Tyler, the Creator) and light on inspiration. The perverse thing about The R.E.D. Album is that amidst this unsightly storm of star power is the backbone of what could've been a coherent album.

Game opens his fourth album by setting up a classic comeback narrative. On “The City,” he acknowledges the lukewarm response to 2008’s LAX and makes clear his intent to create a five-mic masterpiece this time. Like his re-christening (he’s dropped the “The” from his alias), that declaration seems to promise a creative…

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The R.E.D. Album may be the most distilled expression yet of Game’s manifold insecurities.