The Game Breaks Down During XXL Interview, Reveals Suicidal Thoughts

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Published: Monday - April 14, 2008
Words by Allen Starbury

Cover of XXL's June issue
Photo: XXL

The Game seems to have had it with the world, and has broken down.

In an interview for the cover of XXL's June issue, the Compton rapper revealed that he's not very happy right now, and isn't sure if he can continue making music, which would explain why he's said this upcoming album, Los Angeles Times (LAX), may be his last.

Just days before turning himself in to serve a 60-day jail sentence for a gun charge, which later turned out to be just eight days, Game expresses his unhappiness with life.

"My life is f***ed up right now," he told the magazine. "I'm in a f***ed up place. My fans love me, and I know what they want but in a minute, I'm not gonna be physically capable of pleasing the world with music. Because my mind isn't right. People are driving me under God's good earth."

It's no secret that during Game's career, there's been turmoil, but we didn't expect this. Later in the interview, he revealed suicidal thoughts.

"Sometimes I wanna be at peace so bad that I wish myself off of the earth," Game said.

According to AOL's The Boombox, the XXL ends with Game breaking down into tears. The tears aren't just for his present struggles, but also for hip-hop, he says.

"The tears coming from my left eye are from my sh** that I'm dealing with in my life, and the tears down my right cheek are tears for hip-hop," the rapper told the mag.

The entire interview came be read in the June issue of XXL.

Whether or not Game's third album will be his last remains to be seen, but until then, at least fans will get one more body of work from the Compton rapper.

Los Angeles Times (LAX) has been officially set for release for June 24. Game promises that it will be a "highly controversial album."

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COMMENTS (20)

tuglife Says:
Tuesday - May 13, 2008 at 2:17am

f*ck wee bay what u talking about "Half these niggas beefin' with me, I never heard of them, If I was the old me I would murda them Matter fact, if I was the old me - I would Curtis them..." shoot enough said

chuck t Says:
Tuesday - May 6, 2008 at 9:52am

all u fags yellin 50 cent!!! 50 cent!!!! dont kno shit about hip hop...50 snitch faggot ass jackson is one of the reasons hip hop iz dyin...game iz 1 of the few mc's that keep it real in evrything he duz...you cant fuck wit him...next person that duz iz gettin 1000 bars & runnin

smack Says:
Thursday - April 24, 2008 at 1:31pm

Man... you all a bunch of fucking haters, keep sipping your hatorade.. what the fuck did you do? your a shitstain in hiphop, backtalking people on the internet.... shut the fuck up, its just music, fags. jesus christ

BISHOP Says:
Tuesday - April 22, 2008 at 11:43am

I can relate to every opinion but the big picture remains to be seen. When Game, 50, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, and all of us, for that matter, are old and gray how much will all the beefing, grudges mean? Most of us would give anyting to have Pac and Big here to squash everything they had between them and finish what we know God sent them here to do but here it is playing itself out in front of us all over again and we egg it on. Is Hip Hop really learning from its mistakes? Check Mate!

BiTcHiMmE Says:
Wednesday - April 16, 2008 at 10:33am

Mane ya'll bitches act like ya'll ain't never cried before...bet if i gutted yo muther yo bitchass would cry. Game is just depressed we all get like that sometimes.

brandon Says:
Wednesday - April 16, 2008 at 3:00am

ya cause 50 is doing so well right now...get serious you f*cking retards game killed 50 cent a long time ago...thats not even an issue. the dudes just trying to sell records , if you knew anything about him or rap you would know this...

wee bay Says:
Wednesday - April 16, 2008 at 1:31am

50 is putting that pressure on him. 50 gonna blackball this little nigga after he gets his cut. It's Game Over! Game is depressed because he know he about to meet the same fate as Fat Joe, Ja-Rule, cam'ron, bang em smurf, joe budden

Posting Cleanup Says:
Tuesday - April 15, 2008 at 9:21pm

lol. This dude is a clown fa real. Again? Again he's crying and thinkin about offin' himself in an XXL mag interview? Whatever gimmick works I guess. And, judging by some of those comments above, it IS working. Buy two albums!! Help Game!! lol. dumb fux.

STLshorty Says:
Tuesday - April 15, 2008 at 5:33pm

Game - Get focused. People missin you. As far as hip-hop, too many wierdos on the airwaves...yaw real cats need to get back in the studio together for collabs and start battlein and feedin off eachother. It aint never seriours enough to wish yourself gone - especailly not wit shorties runnin around...Just think back to the last time you felt like "this gotta be the most f**ked up sh**, and remember - you made it through that and you'll make it through this. 1luv

bahahahahah Says:
Tuesday - April 15, 2008 at 2:58pm

stix gametime blaze ^^^^let's all point and laugh at these 3 homosexual game stans

blaze Says:
Tuesday - April 15, 2008 at 11:40am

WOW a lotta hate at my nigga game... I doubt LAX will be his last album. Real mufuckas got luv for u my nigg, keep it 100

compton pr Says:
Tuesday - April 15, 2008 at 9:59am

what a CLOWN.. tears for hip hop???? thats the gayest quote i heard in a long time

Da King Says:
Tuesday - April 15, 2008 at 6:35am

I think People with Face Tatoos have some Mental Problems period!!

gametime Says:
Tuesday - April 15, 2008 at 6:29am

Fuck ya'all motherfuckers! we love u game. u got the greatest flow ever! everybody loves your voice, you r lyrically insane!! keep on going ! -bws 4 life-

J-SMOOTH Says:
Tuesday - April 15, 2008 at 4:54am

HE JUST MAD CUZ EVERYBODY KNOWS HE'S A FRAUD

Pulla Says:
Tuesday - April 15, 2008 at 1:53am

The Guy has Depression,so simple!Go and get some Help before you kill yourself FOOL!

blow your fuCCin head off Says:
Monday - April 14, 2008 at 11:33pm

fuCC GAME mane he a suCCa

soutsider Says:
Monday - April 14, 2008 at 7:11pm

the Game is a bitch the homies told me when that fool was in jail his own people didnt like him

UM€ Says:
Monday - April 14, 2008 at 5:50pm

bla,bla bla..what r u talkin about?publicity stunt and nothing else

Stix Says:
Monday - April 14, 2008 at 5:37pm

Yes people, even grown men cry. Anybody that says The Game has fallin' off hasn't looked at his progression.. Each album so far better than the last and expect nothing less from LAX...