Just Tryin' ta Live

Just Tryin' ta Live is the second solo studio album by American rapper Devin the Dude. It was released on August 27, 2002 via Rap-A-Lot Records.^[5] Recording sessions took place at Coughee Pot Studio and Hippie House Studios in Houston, Enterprise Studios in Burbank, Larrabee Studio in Hollywood and Record One in Sherman Oaks. Production was handled by Rob Quest, Michael "Domo" Poye, Mike Dean, David Banner, DJ Premier, DJ Styles, Dr. Dre, Luster Baker, Raphael Saadiq, T-Mix, and Devin the Dude himself. It features guest appearances from Odd Squad, Nas, Poo Bear, Raphael Saadiq and Xzibit. In the United States, the album peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

Just Tryin' ta Live
Studio album by Devin the Dude
Released	August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)
Recorded	2001–2002
Studio	COUGHee Pot Studio (Houston, TX) Hippie House Studios (Houston, TX) Enterprise Studios (Burbank, CA) Larrabee Studio (Hollywood, CA) Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:05:34
Label	Rap-A-Lot
Producer	David Banner Devin the Dude DJ Premier DJ Styles Domo Dr. Dre Luster Baker Mike Dean Raphael Saadiq Rob Quest T-Mix
Devin the Dude chronology
The Dude (1998) Just Tryin' ta Live (2002) To tha X-Treme (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	8.7/10[2]
RapReviews	8/10[3]
XXL	XL (4/5)[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Zeldar"	Devin Copeland Michael Poye	Domo	2:35
2.	"It's a Shame" (featuring Pooh Bear)	Copeland Andre Young	Dr. Dre	3:45
3.	"R & B"	Copeland Robert McQueen Dexter Johnson R. Ellison Herbert Cross Michael Dean	Mike Dean Blind Rob	4:13
4.	"Lacville '79"	Copeland Derek Edwards	Devin the Dude	5:16
5.	"I-Hi"	Copeland Poye	Domo	3:06
6.	"Who's That Man, Moma"	Copeland McQueen	Devin the Dude Blind Rob	5:46
7.	"Some of 'Em" (featuring Xzibit and Nas)	Copeland Alvin Joiner Nasir Jones Tristan Jones	T-Mix	3:13
8.	"Go Somewhere"	Copeland McQueen Dean	Blind Rob Devin the Dude Mike Dean	4:08
9.	"Whatever"	Copeland Poye McQueen	Domo Blind Rob	1:10
10.	"Would Ya?"	Copeland Poye McQueen	Domo Blind Rob	4:01
11.	"Doobie Ashtray"	Copeland Christopher Martin	DJ Premier	5:16
12.	"Just a Man" (featuring Raphael Saadiq)	Copeland Charles Ray Wiggins Robert C. Ozuna Jr. Glenn D. Standridge II	Raphael Saadiq	3:59
13.	"Fa Sho" (performed by Odd Squad)	Copeland McQueen Johnson Dean Carlos Garza	Blind Rob Mike Dean	4:18
14.	"WXYZ"	Copeland McQueen Poye	Devin the Dude Blind Rob Domo Luster Baker	3:47
15.	"Tough Love"	Copeland McQueen Garza	Blind Rob D. J. Styles Troy Mason (co.)	5:34
16.	"Just Tryin ta Live" (performed by Odd Squad)	Copeland McQueen Johnson Ellison Cross Dean	Mike Dean David Banner	5:27
Total length:				1:05:34

Notes

• Track 9 contains samples of Ice-T's "Intro" written by Tracy Marrow.
• Track 11 contains interpolation of four bars of chorus from "Don't Do Me This Way" written by Kevin McCord and performed by Alicia Myers.

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	61
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7]	11