Just Tryin' ta Live is the second album from rapper Devin the Dude

Devin the Dude

Devin Copeland , better known by his stage name, Devin the Dude, is a Houston hip hop artist, and rapper. He is best known for his unique rapping style, his long career signed to Rap-A-Lot Records, and his 2002 song, "Lacville '79"....

. It was a minor critical success, but did not fare well commercially. It peaked at #61 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 chart, but had no charting singles. It features high-profile guest appearances from Nas

Nas

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...

 and Xzibit

Xzibit

Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...

 as well as production from Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...

 and DJ Premier

DJ Premier

Christopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...

, 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	Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...	Devin the Dude, Pooh Bear	3:48
3	"R & B"	D. Copeland, M. Dean, H. Cross, R. Ellison, D. Johnson, R. McQueen	Blind Rob, Domo, 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	Blind Rob, 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 Nas Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time... , Xzibit Xzibit Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...	3:14
8	"Go Somewhere"	D. Copeland, M. Dean, R. McQueen	Blind Rob, Devin the Dude, Mike Dean	Devin the Dude	4:08
9	"Whatever"	D. Copeland, R. McQueen, M. Poye	Blind Rob, Domo	Devin the Dude	1:09
10	"Would Ya?"	D. Copeland, R. McQueen, M. Poye	Blind Rob, Domo	Devin the Dude	3:57
11	"Doobie Ashtray"	D. Copeland, C. Martin	DJ Premier DJ Premier Christopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...	Devin the Dude	5:17
12	"Just a Man"	D. Copeland, C.R. Wiggins, R.C. Ozuna Jr., G.D. Stanridge II,	Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard bearer for "old school" R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! He also produced songs of such artists as TLC, Joss Stone, D'Angelo, Mary J...	Devin the Dude, Raphael Saadiq	4:44
13	"Fa Sho"	D. Copeland, C. Garza, D. Johnson, J. Johnson, M. Dean, R. McQueen	Blind Rob, Mike Dean, N.O. Joe	Devin the Dude, Odd Squad Odd Squad The Odd Squad was a Southern hip-hop group consisting of Devin the Dude, Jugg Mugg, and Rob Quest. The first album, Fadanuf Fa Erybody!! was released in 1994 on Rap-A-Lot Records. The album was considered by Scarface to be the label's finest release. Having been out of print for many years,...	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	Blind Rob, 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 David Banner Lavell Crump , better known by his stage name David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer and occasional actor. Banner was born in Jackson, Mississippi and graduated from Southern University. He started his music career as a member of the rap duo, Crooked Lettaz before going solo in 2000... , Mike Dean	Devin the Dude, Odd Squad	5:26

Charts

Charts (2002)	Peak position
Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	61
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	11