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2010 mixtape by Game
Brake Lights
Mixtape by Game
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)

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. The mixtape includes all new tracks and was released in promotion to Game's upcoming album The R.E.D. Album. Production is handled by DJ Khalil, Cool & Dre, Dr. Dre, Lex Luger, J.R. Rotem and more. 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.

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."

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

Track listing

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

  1. ^ "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. ^ 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.
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