Just Tryin' ta Live

Studio album by Devin the Dude

Released

January 29, 2002^[1]

Recorded

2001

Genre

Hip hop

Label

Rap-a-Lot, Suave House

Producer

Devin the Dude, Mike Dean, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Raphael Saadiq, N.O. Joe, Luster Baker, David Banner, DJ Styles, Domo, Rob Quest, T-Mix

Devin the Dude chronology

The Dude
(1998)

Just Tryin' ta Live
(2002)

To tha X-Treme
(2004)

Just Tryin' ta Live is the second album from rapper Devin the Dude. It was a minor critical success, but did not fare well commercially. It peaked at #61 on the Billboard 200 chart, but had no charting singles. It features high-profile guest appearances from Nas and Xzibit as well as production from Dr. Dre and DJ Premier, but overall is an underground style album.

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriters	Producer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1	"Zeldar"	D. Copeland, M. Poye	Domo	Devin the Dude	2:43
2	"It's a Shame"	D. Copeland, A. Young, J. Boyd	Dr. Dre	Devin the Dude, Pooh Bear	3:48
3	"R & B"	D. Copeland, M. Dean, H. Cross, R. Ellison, D. Johnson, R. McQueen	Rob Quest, DJ Styles, Mike Dean	Devin the Dude	4:14
4	"Lacville '79"	D. Copeland, D. Edwards	Devin the Dude	Devin the Dude	5:17
5	"I-Hi"	D. Copeland, M. Poye	Domo	Devin the Dude	3:08
6	"Who's That Man, Moma"	D. Copeland, R. McQueen	Rob Quest, Devin the Dude	Devin the Dude	5:45
7	"Some of 'Em"	D. Copeland, A. Joiner, N. Jones, T. Jones	T-Mix	Devin the Dude, Nas, Xzibit	3:14
8	"Go Somewhere"	D. Copeland, M. Dean, R. McQueen	Rob Quest, Devin the Dude, Mike Dean	Devin the Dude	4:08
9	"Whatever"	D. Copeland, R. McQueen, M. Poye	Rob Quest, Domo	Devin the Dude	1:09
10	"Would Ya?"	D. Copeland, R. McQueen, M. Poye	Rob Quest, Domo	Devin the Dude	3:57
11	"Doobie Ashtray"	D. Copeland, C. Martin	DJ Premier	Devin the Dude	5:17
12	"Just a Man"	D. Copeland, C.R. Wiggins, R.C. Ozuna Jr., G.D. Stanridge II,	Raphael Saadiq	Devin the Dude, Raphael Saadiq	4:44
13	"Fa Sho"	D. Copeland, C. Garza, D. Johnson, J. Johnson, M. Dean, R. McQueen	Rob Quest, DJ Styles, Mike Dean, N.O. Joe	Coughee Brothaz	4:21
14	"WXYZ"	D. Copeland, R. McQueen, M. Poye	Blind Rob, Devin the Dude, Domo, Luster Baker	Devin the Dude	3:49
15	"Tough Love"	D. Copeland, R. McQueen, C. Garza	Rob Quest, DJ Styles, Tony Mason (co-producer)	Devin the Dude	5:36
16	"Just Tryin' ta Live"	D. Copeland, M. Dean, R. McQueen, H. Cross, R. Ellison, D. Johnson	David Banner, Mike Dean	Coughee Brothaz	5:26

Samples

"Whatever" - Contains a sample of "Warning" by Ice-T
"Doobie Ashtray" - Contains a sample of "Quit It" by Miriam Makeba

Charts

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
RapReviews	^[2]

Charts (2002)	Peak position
Billboard 200	61
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	11

References

Devin the Dude

Studio albums	The Dude Just Tryin' ta Live To tha X-Treme Waitin' to Inhale Landing Gear Suite 420 Gotta Be Me One for the Road

Collaboration albums	Fadanuf Fa Erybody (with Odd Squad) The Other Side of the Law (with Facemob) Silence (with Facemob)

Singles	"What a Job"

Other songs	"Fuck You"

Related Articles	Rap-A-Lot Records Facemob Odd Squad

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