The Lab is a radio station featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online that plays hip hop. The station was initially released with the PC version of GTA V, but was later added to other versions as part of the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 update.
Description
The station's playlist is composed of music featured on the album entitled "Welcome to Los Santos" and is hosted by Doctor No and the Chemical Bro (aka Oh No and The Alchemist), who formed the Gangrene music production project. The radio station was initially exclusive to the PC edition of Grand Theft Auto V, released on April 14, 2015, but later became available to PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions of the game as part of the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 update on July 8, 2015.
This is one of the preferred stations of Franklin Clinton and the Ballas.
The station is part of the "rap" default radio set for vehicles in Grand Theft Auto V and Online, alongside Radio Los Santos, West Coast Classics, Blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM, and IFruit Radio.
Although the majority of the songs from the "Welcome to Los Santos" album appear on the station, "Bad News" by Danny Brown and Action Bronson is not present. It is later featured on Radio Los Santos in the enhanced versions of GTA V and GTA Online.
Tracklist
| Song: | Preview: |
|---|---|
| "Play It Cool" by Gangrene feat. Samuel T. Herring & Earl Sweatshirt (2015) | |
| "Trouble" by Ab-Soul feat. Aloe Blacc (2015) | |
| "Speedline Miracle Masterpiece" by Tunde Adebimpe feat. Sal P & Sinkane (2015) | |
| "Welcome to Los Santos" by MC Eiht & Freddie Gibbs feat. Kokane (2015) | |
| "K.Y.S.A" by Phantogram (2015) | |
| "Fast Life" by Vybz Kartel (2015) | |
| "20's 50's 100's" by King Avriel feat. A$AP Ferg (2015) | |
| "Lock & Load" by MNDR feat. Killer Mike (2015) | |
| "Born Bad" by Popcaan feat. Freddie Gibbs (2015) | |
| "California" by E-40 feat. Dam Funk & Ariel Pink (2015) | |
| "Leave" by Wavves (2015) | |
| "Fetti" by Curren$y (2015) | |
| "Wanderer" by Little Dragon (2015) |
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay
- "Fast Life" by Vybz Kartel is used in the announcement trailer for the Freemode Events Update in GTA Online.
- "Lock & Load (feat Killer Mike)" by MNDR is used in the 60 Frames-Per-Second PC Trailer for GTA V.
- "Speedline Miracle Masterpiece" by Tunde Adebimpe is used in the announcement trailer for the Further Adventures in Finance and Felony update in GTA Online.
Trivia
- The fact that Oh No gives himself the title of a Doctor while hosting The Lab may be a reference to Dr. No, one of the James Bond antagonists. The Alchemist's alter-ego, the Chemical Bro, could be a reference to the English electronic duo, The Chemical Brothers.
- A small sample from the song 'Trouble' is used in the Red Dead Redemption II wanted theme.
See Also
- The Alchemist and Oh No Present: Welcome to Los Santos – album of which The Lab's tracklist is based upon.
- N-CT FM – a hip hop radio in Grand Theft Auto.
- KREZ – a hip hop radio in Grand Theft Auto 2.
- Game Radio – an east coast hip hop radio in Grand Theft Auto III.
- Wildstyle – a hip hop and electro radio in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
- Playback FM – a classic east coast hip hop radio in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- Radio Los Santos – a contemporary hip hop radio in GTA San Andreas and GTA V that plays other songs by Gangrene, Ab-Soul, A$AP Ferg, Kokane as part of Above the Law, Freddie Gibbs and MC Eiht with Compton's Most Wanted.
- The Liberty Jam – an east coast hip hop radio in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
- Fresh FM – a hip hop and electro radio in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
- The Beat 102.7 – a contemporary hip hop radio in Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City.
- The Classics 104.1 – a classic hip hop radio in GTA IV.
- Electro-Choc – an electro radio in GTA IV that plays another song by Sal P (also known as Liquid Liquid).
- Alchemist – a hip hop instrumentals radio in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars with only tracks by Gangrene.
- DJ Khalil – a hip hop instrumentals radio in enhanced version of GTA Chinatown Wars.
- Blue Ark – a reggae radio in GTA V that plays other songs by Vybz Kartel and Popcaan.
- WorldWide FM – a chillwave radio in GTA V that plays other songs by Earl Sweatshirt, Dâm Funk, Sal P and Sinkane.
- Radio Mirror Park – an indie and electronic radio in GTA V that plays a song by Little Dragon.
- Vinewood Boulevard Radio – a rock radio in GTA V that plays a song by Wavves, and hosted by its members.
- West Coast Classics – a classic west coast hip hop radio in GTA V that plays other songs by MC Eiht and E-40.
- iFruit Radio – a hip hop radio station in enhanced version of GTA V and GTA Online that plays a song by Freddie Gibbs.
- FlyLo FM – a radio station in GTA V and GTA Online that plays another song by Freddie Gibbs.
- Kult FM – a post-punk and indie rock station added with The Cayo Perico Heist update for GTA Online that plays a song by Ariel Pink.
- MOTOMAMI Los Santos – a radio station in GTA Online which plays another song by Popcaan.
- Media Player – a radio station in the enhanced version on GTA Online that plays another song by Dâm Funk.