Released June 24, 2008 Genre Rap rock Label Geffen | Recorded 2008 Length 4:03 | |
Format CD single, digital download | ||
"Dope Boys" is the second single from The Game's third studio album, LAX. The song features Travis Barker playing the drums. The song samples "Eleanor Rigby" By The Beatles.
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Music video
The official video was directed and edited by Matt Alonzo and it featured Travis Barker, Omar Cruz, Black Wall Street, Mr. Capone-E and BYI members. In the video, The Game is standing on top of a building with the Los Angeles skyline behind him among many other images. In the music video he also wears Beats By Dr. Dre headphones.
Covers and remixes
The song has been freestyled by rappers Bow Wow, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, and Dynasty of L.$.G. Royce da 5'9" also has a freestyle called Flow Boy on his Bar Exam 2 mixtape. There are also an unofficial remix featuring Trae on his mixtape Streets Advocate and Young Buck featured this song (non-album) April 2010.