On one hand, you have to hand it to Game; even after being exiled from the Aftermath camp after a lengthy battle with 50 Cent, he has still managed to make new friends and keep his name in the, uh… game. With Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf, Game hopes to get his damn label off, Blood Money Records.

Similar to previous LP’s from Game, the Compton emcee relies heavily on guests to flaunt an attractive tracklist. Yet more so than any of his previous albums, Blood Moon really comes off as a compilation LP, as he adjusts sounds and styles to fit those of his collaborators. So on the Ty Dolla $ign helmed “On One” and the Mustard produced Too $hort nod, “Or Nah,” he adopts the ratchet L.A. sound, which is not that much of a stretch. But then on “Really” with a host of southern rappers (and a show stealing 2 Chainz), the production is tailored to fit their styles.

This can really work against Game at times, whom historically has been a decent, if not sharp, lyricist. But don’t look for that on ignorant songs like “Fuck Yo Feelings” with Lil Wayne and Chris Brown or “Married To The Game” with French Montana, both of which present some of his most dumbed down material ever. Not quite as stupid, but equally head-scratching is the otherwise well produced “The Purge,” where he mirrors the murder spree horror film of the same name, somehow linking it to vengeance, justice and his engineer’s wife dying of stomach cancer. Wait, what?

Game gets a few solo moments, and honestly that’s where he is at his best, such as on the “Nautilus” sampled “F.U.N.” He still heavily name drops on “Bigger Than Me,” putting himself in the same space as 50 Cent, Jay Z and other people that dislike him, questionably. Sadly, none of his new artists do much to stand out from the crowd.

Overloaded with guests the listener is constantly distracted by guest appearances, as Game merely hosts his album. He’s a far cry away from those early masterpieces, which even now begin to seem accidental.

Official label description: “Jae Murphy is planning to release his debut album, Howard To Hollywood, which entails his personal story about the transitional phase of chasing entertainment dreams after graduation despite the odds set against him. The musical content reflects how he endures the fast lifestyle in Hollywood to survive in a fun but cold industry, even with his strong spiritual background. “You Playin” is the lead single from Jae Murphy’s upcoming album, Howard To Hollywood, which will consist of Jae Murphy executive producing and composing R&B, Hip-Hop, Soul, and Urban Contemporary music, collaborating with both established and rising artists.”

Game’s homage to Too $hort’s “Don’t Fight The Feeling” gets a visual. Blood Money: Year Of The Wolf drops September 30th.

Game delivers a verse over I Love Makonnen and Drake’s viral hit, “Tuesday”.

The Game enlists a whole host of emcees for this track about the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by police.

Vegas’ own DJ Valid remixes Game’s classic “Wouldn’t Get Far” from The Doctor’s Advocate LP.

Game talks to DJ Skee about his new single “Bigger Than Me”, which takes some shots at the XXL Freshmen class, among others. He also clarifies that he is “not signed to shit”, and that his September 16th release, Blood Money, is more of a compilation album. He says he hopes to get The Documentary 2 out in January 2015, for the 10 year anniversary of his debut.

Pretty uneventful stand-off between the Game and T.I. versus the LAPD in Hollywood, as captured by TMZ. It does get intense for a minute, but what’s great is that T.I. and company know their rights, and once they start shouting “TMZ! TMZ!” the cops are quick to back down. In clip 2, you can see the fight that started the standoff below.

These dudes probably had boners while shooting this shit. Directed by Jeff Reyes.

Game and company spit some bars up at Tim Westwood in the UK.

From Clyde Carson’s Playboy, hitting March 5th.

Late addition video from Game’s 2012 LP, Jesus Piece, which samples D’Angelo’s original “Lady”.

In this brief clip, Game joins Tyga on stage at the How The West Was Won concert, where his rumored signing to Ca$h Money – just days after his leaving Interscope announcement – is made official with the ceremonial chain induction.

The Game sits in for an exclusive interview with long-time friend DJ Skee to discuss his current relationship with Interscope Records. Their new mixtape, Operation Kill Everything is out now.

Second release from Skeme’s #BareWithMe mixtape releasing on 9/26/13.