Compton MC The Game stated in recent interviews that he had suicidal thoughts. But his new album "L.A.X. was not written and produced with heavy heart. He told MTV News that he felt quite the opposite and said that he made his record "free-spirited," with a "free mind and free conscience."

"It's my third album," The Game told MTV while filming his latest video "Pain". "I dropped the first album, classic. Came back with Doctor's Advocate, classic. [Now] it´s number three on my road to being a Hip Hop legend. All my favorite rappers are

legends, and I want nothing more than to be considered among the top, elite emcees."

When asked about the album title, he said, "I decided on [the title] L.A.X. because that's the major airport here. I figured people fly into LAX coming and going. I consider myself like that airport, because anything coming through and leaving California gotta come through me."

Game recently shot his new video "Pain" featuring Keyshia Cole. "Me and Keyshia came up around the same time," he said of their collaboration. "We always wanted to get in the studio together but never had the chance because both our careers took off at the same time. She blew to superstar status on the R&B side. I blew up on the rap side. I knew she would come in and kill it. And she did."

"L.A.X." comes out July 8.

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