Life's a Beach

Life's a Beach is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, given to Carl Johnson by OG Loc at the Burger Shot in Marina district of Los Santos.

Note: This mission can only be started from between 20:00 and 06:00.

Mission
Now in a technical job at a Burger Shot, OG Loc is planning on putting together a house party for his album release, but he needs a sound system. It seems that a beach party is going down in Santa Maria Beach and they have a sound system in the back of a Pony.

CJ goes to the party and meets up with the DJ, but in order to get to the sound system, he is challenged to a dance battle, requiring the player score a minimum of 2500 points to pass. Once Carl has successfully passed the challenge, the DJ invites CJ into her Pony, which she refers as her "office".

Given the opportunity, CJ steals the Pony, throwing the DJ out and prompting two party goers to pursue him in two cars. In the ensuing chaos,CJ takes the Pony to a garage in Commerce, completing the mission.

Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
 * Go to the beach party
 * Get a score of 2500 or greater to gain access to the sound van
 * Steal the sound van
 * Get the van back to the garage

Tips

 * To avoid the car chase, dump the cars in water by pushing them. However, make sure not to pass on the red spot near the DJ or kill the DJ. To be on the safe side, try not to make the cars kill the attendees, too.
 * Rotate the cars to face the water and push from the back from a faster speed.

Rewards
The reward for completing this mission is an increase in respect.

Madd Dogg's Rhymes is unlocked.

Although it is stated in walkthroughs for the game that the Dancing Minigame inside nightclubs is unlocked after completing this mission, it is in fact unlocked from the beginning of the game if Carl enters the Alhambra club.

Trivia

 * The mission's name is a reference to the saying life's a bitch.
 * In the pre-release version of the game, the required points was 4000, not 2500.
 * The pursuing vehicles appear to only become an issue to Carl if he fails to take the most direct route to the garage.
 * The song Pretend We're Dead always plays at the party when not doing the dance activity.

Video walkthroughs
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