Dope Boys
title: "Dope Boys" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2008-singles", "the-game-(rapper)-songs", "travis-barker-songs", "song-recordings-produced-by-dj-quik", "songs-written-by-the-game-(rapper)", "songs-written-by-travis-barker", "2008-songs", "geffen-records-singles", "rap-rock-songs"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dope_Boys" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dope Boys |
| cover | Dopeboys.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | The Game featuring Travis Barker |
| album | LAX |
| released | June 24, 2008 |
| recorded | 2008 |
| genre | Rap rock |
| length | 4:03 |
| label | Geffen |
| writer | J. Taylor |
| producer | 1500 or Nothin', DJ Quik (add.) |
| chronology | The Game |
| prev_title | Game's Pain |
| prev_year | 2008 |
| next_title | My Life |
| next_year | 2008 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | Travis Barker |
| type | singles |
| title | Dope Boys |
| year | 2008 |
| next_title | Can a Drummer Get Some |
| next_year | 2011 |
| :: |
| name = Dope Boys | cover = Dopeboys.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = The Game featuring Travis Barker | album = LAX | released = June 24, 2008 | recorded = 2008 | studio = | venue = | genre = Rap rock | length = 4:03 | label = Geffen | writer = J. Taylor | producer = 1500 or Nothin', DJ Quik (add.) | chronology = The Game | prev_title = Game's Pain | prev_year = 2008 | next_title = My Life | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Travis Barker | type = singles | prev_title = | prev_year = | title = Dope Boys | year = 2008 | next_title = Can a Drummer Get Some | next_year = 2011 "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. The song was slated to appear in the 2008 driving game Midnight Club: Los Angeles but was omitted from the game for unknown reasons.
Music video
The official video was directed and edited by Matt Alonzo and features Travis Barker, Omar Cruz, Black Wall Street, Mr. Capone-E and BYI members. The video is interspersed with shots of The Game standing on a Los Angeles rooftop with the skyline behind him. In other shots he is seen to be wearing 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 is also an unofficial remix featuring Trae on his mixtape "Streets Advocate" and Young Buck featured this song (non-album) in April 2010.
Chart position
::data[format=table] | Chart (2008) | Peak position | |---|---| | U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles | 11 | ::
References
References
- SuperType1. (2018-05-05). "Midnight Club: Los Angeles - Removed Music".
- (2008-12-16). "Modern Artists Video - VIMBY". Vimby.com.
- [http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh8yqf1vPA5Allo825 The Game - Dope Boys official video] ''Worldstarhiphop.com''. Accessed July 25, 2008.
- [{{BillboardURLbyName. (June 2012)
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