Brake Lights (mixtape)

Brake Lights is the ninth mixtape by West Coast rapper Game released as a free online download on August 3, 2010. The mixtape is hosted by DJ Skee.[1] The mixtape includes all new tracks and was released in promotion to Game's upcoming album The R.E.D. Album.[1][2] Production is handled by DJ Khalil, Cool & Dre, Dr. Dre, Lex Luger, J.R. Rotem and more.[1][3] Features on the mixtape include Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, Nas, Akon, T.I., Robin Thicke, Shawty Lo, Yung Joc, Waka Flocka Flame and more.[4][5][6]

Brake Lights
Mixtape by
ReleasedAugust 3, 2010
Recorded2010
GenreHip hop, gangsta rap
Length1:14:00
Label
Producer
Game chronology
The Red Room
(2010)
Brake Lights
(2010)
Purp & Patron
(2011)

On the title of the mixtape, DJ Skee said "Reason we named it Brake Lights is because it's something you don't see if you're following us often — we don't stop."[7]

Brake Lights was premiered by XXL at midnight on August 3, 2010.[1] The mixtape was met with generally positive reviews from Miami New Times, Los Angeles Times and HipHopDX.[8][6][9]

Track listing

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No.TitleOriginal instrumental/Producer(s)Length
1."Brake Lights"The Dope Boyz3:51
2."Trading Places" (featuring Snoop Dogg)"Almost Famous" by Eminem4:29
3."Cold Blood" (featuring Dre and Busta Rhymes)Cool & Dre2:39
4."MIA (3 Heats)"Cool & Dre3:34
5."Stop" (featuring Rick Ross)Cool & Dre3:29
6."Street Riders" (featuring Nas and Akon)Cool & Dre4:36
7."HaHaHaHaHa"Cool & Dre3:09
8."Pushin' It" (featuring T.I. and Robin Thicke)Rich Skillz4:15
9."That's the Way the Game Goes" (featuring Shawty Lo)Cool & Dre4:33
10."Ecstasy"Cool & Dre4:25
11."Phantom of the Opera" (featuring Robin Thicke)Dr. Dre3:26
12."Do It B.I.G." (featuring Yung Joc)Paperboy Fabe3:25
13."You Are the Blood"Cool & Dre3:11
14."Get 'Em" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame)Lex Luger3:55
15."Cherry Kool-Aid" (featuring Maad Maxx and X.O.)The Dope Boyz3:58
16."Heels & Dresses" (featuring X.O. and Ty Dolla Sign)Cool & Dre3:30
17."Blackout"J.R. Rotem3:56
18."Stadium Music"Rich Skillz4:26
19."Hustlin' (Champion's Anthem)"Ced L. Young5:13
Total length:1:14:00
Sample credits

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "XXL Presents Game’s ‘Brake Lights’ Mixtape", XXL, August 3, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2013
  2. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2010) "Game Enlists Lil Wayne, Mary J. Blige For Brake Lights Mixtape", MTV, July 23, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2013
  3. ^ Martin, Andrew (2010) "Game: 'Brake Lights' (Mixtape)", Prefix, August 3, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2013
  4. ^ "Game, Brake Lights Mixtape".
  5. ^ "New Music: Game x DJ Skee – 'Brake Lights' [Mixtape]".
  6. ^ a b Weiss, Jeff (2010) "The Game releases 'Brake Lights' mixtape with DJ Skee", Los Angeles Times, August 3, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2013
  7. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2010) "Game's Brake Lights Tape Is 'Like A Real Album,' DJ Skee Says", MTV, August 5, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2013
  8. ^ Rosario, David (2010) "Mixtape of the Week: The Game's Brake Lights", Miami New Times, August 12, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2013
  9. ^ "Game x DJ Skee - Brake Lights | Hip Hop Mixtapes, Rap Mixtapes & Hip Hop Songs | HipHop DX". Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2013-09-09.