As of September 2011, the album had sold 765,000 copies. Upon its release, LAX received generally favorable reviews from most music critics, with music critics praising the album's production. The recount placed LAX at #2, with final 1st week sales of 238,382 copies in the United States, and awarded Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone the top spot, with first week sales of 239,516 copies, a margin of 1,134 copies in the United States of America. However, Slipknot's record labels Warner Music Group and Roadrunner Records requested Nielsen SoundScan to recount the album sale totals for the week. Initially, Billboard magazine published an article stating that The Game had secured the top spot by a margin of 13 copies, in what was described as the 'closest race for number one since SoundScan began tracking data in 1991'. LAX debuted at #2 on the United States Billboard 200, selling 238,000 copies in its first week, behind metal band Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone. The album was released with two different cases such as one cover art for the deluxe version with Game looking at the camera with his bandanna in his hand, and the cover art for another was with him sitting on a couch smoking a blunt. The album was supported by four singles: 'Game's Pain' featuring Keyshia Cole, 'Dope Boys' featuring Travis Barker, 'My Life (The Game song)' featuring Lil Wayne, and 'Camera Phone (song)' featuring Ne-Yo. Rotem and JellyRoll as well as guest appearances from Chrisette Michele, Common, Ice Cube, Keyshia Cole, Ludacris, Nas, Ne-Yo, Raekwon, Raheem DeVaughn, Travis Barker, Bilal and Lil Wayne. Recording sessions took place from 2007 to 2008, with the production that were contributed by Cool & Dre, Kanye West, Scott Storch, Nottz, Hi-Tek, J.R. It was released on August 26, 2008, by Geffen Records. LAX is the third studio album by American rapperThe Game.

The game lax deluxe edition back cover