Adjust to the Game — Larry June

KOLAK SOUND ARCHIVE / 2020 / RELEASE NOTES

Adjust to the Game

Larry June

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Original release: March 4, 2020
Format: Solo album

The Project

The title Adjust to the Game reads almost like a mission statement for Larry June. At this stage of his catalog, the San Francisco artist was repeatedly returning to self-discipline, business and everyday progress. Rather than staging a grand reinvention, the project lets that worldview sit at the center of a solo release.

The record is a useful starting point for KOLAK’s 2020 chronology: June’s own perspective comes first, followed by distinct partnerships with Cardo Got Wings, Harry Fraud and Berner as the year unfolds. The consistent thread is the artist’s personal code, even when the musical collaborators and formats change.

KOLAK Picks — Larry June’s Earlier Game Plan

KOLAK’s three selected Larry June songs for this feature are “Adjust to the Game,” “Numbers Don’t Lie” and “Peanut Butter Ragtop.” These are drawn from his earlier album Product of the Dope Game (November 9, 2019), not from the separate 10-track Adjust to the Game album released March 4, 2020. The shared title makes that distinction worth calling out.

• Adjust to the Game ↗ — the earlier, same-named song introduces the adaptive, self-directed perspective that makes an apt entry point to this KOLAK discussion.
• Numbers Don’t Lie ↗ — KOLAK’s selection for its focus on measurable results and the work behind them.
• Peanut Butter Ragtop ↗ — a cruising-minded pick that brings Larry June’s California imagery into the same listening journey.

Listening Notes — The 2020 Album

The 2020 Adjust to the Game album is a distinct solo release. For the album linked in the cover image above, consider “You Can Get Rich,” “Watering My Plants” and “Financial Freedom,” then follow the release with Cruise USA to hear June move into a producer-led collaboration. KOLAK’s three featured picks above remain correctly attributed to Product of the Dope Game (2019).

Production & Contributors

Track-by-track production contributors are named only when music storefronts or liner notes support the specific credit.

Release Information

Original album details, track list and listening ↗

Article date is used for KOLAK’s music archive display; it should not be read as a claim that this revised editorial copy existed on that historical date. The original music release date remains listed above.

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