This Is the Life I Lead

This Is the Life I Lead is the third solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Daz Dillinger. It was released on June 11, 2002 via D.P.G. Recordz. Production was handled by Mike Dean and Daz himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Tanya Herron, Too $hort, Mean Piece, Crystal, P.F.N., Kurupt and Roscoe. The album peaked at number 109 on the Billboard 200, number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 9 on the Independent Albums in the United States.

This Is the Life I Lead
Studio album by Daz Dillinger
Released	June 11, 2002 (2002-06-11)
Recorded	2001–02
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap underground hip hop
Length	58:38
Label	D.P.G. Recordz
Producer	Daz Dillinger (also exec.) Mike Dean
Daz Dillinger chronology
Don't Go 2 Sleep (2001) This Is the Life I Lead (2002) DPGC: U Know What I'm Throwin' Up (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	6.5/10[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro - D.P.G.C. 4 Life"	Delmar Arnaud	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean	0:51
2.	"Drama"	Arnaud	Daz Dillinger	4:02
3.	"Ain't That Somethin" (featuring Crystal and P.F.N)	Arnaud Crystal Varnado J.J. Gizmo Shon Brooks	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean	4:21
4.	"Bitch Bitch Bitch Make Me Rich" (featuring Too $hort and Tanya Herron)	Arnaud Todd Shaw D. Williams	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean	4:59
5.	"Keep It Gangsta" (featuring Tanya Herron)	Arnaud	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean	4:13
6.	"I Live Every Day Like I Could Die Dat Day"	Arnaud J. Stantz	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean	3:58
7.	"Load Up" (featuring Tanya Herron)	Arnaud D. Williams	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean	3:59
8.	"Run tha Streetz"	Arnaud C. Kelly	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean	4:59
9.	"We Do This Passion"	Arnaud	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean	3:16
10.	"Redrum Galour!" (featuring Mean Piece)	Arnaud C. Kelly	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean Mean Piece (co.)	3:39
11.	"This Is the Life I Lead" (featuring Tanya Herron)	Arnaud	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean	4:28
12.	"Outro - D.P.G.C. 4 Life" ("Gangsta Prerogative" (featuring Kurupt and Roscoe) + "Think About It / Where Ya Headed?" (featuring Kurupt))	Arnaud	Mike Dean	11:28
13.	"Keep It Gangsta (Remix)"			4:25
Total length:				58:38

Notes

• Track 12 consists of three separate songs: "Outro - D.P.G.C. 4 Life", "Gangsta Prerogative" featuring uncredited vocals from Kurupt and Roscoe, and "Think About It/Where Ya Headed?" featuring uncredited vocals from Kurupt, where the latter two songs are hidden tracks
• Track 13 is a hidden track

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[3]	109
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	15
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5]	9