That's How I'm Livin'

"That's How I'm Livin'"
"That's How I'm Livin'"
Single by Ice-T
from the album Home Invasion
B-side	"99 Problems"
Released	September 21, 1993 (US); December 16, 1993 (UK);
Studio	Kytchen Sync
Genre	Gangsta rap
Length	4:39 (LP Version)
Label	Rhyme $yndicate
Songwriter(s)	Tracy Lauren Marrow; Alphonso Henderson;
Producer(s)	DJ Aladdin; Slej Tha Ruffedge; Ice-T;
Ice-T singles chronology

"That's How I'm Livin'" is a song performed by American recording artist Ice-T. It was released as the second single from the rapper's fifth studio album Home Invasion. The song was produced by Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow, Shafiq "SLJ" Husayn and Alphonso "DJ Aladdin" Henderson, and released via Rhyme $yndicate Records on September 21, 1993 in the United States,^[1] and on December 16, 1993 in the United Kingdom.^[2] The single peaked at number 21 in the UK, and later was included in the rapper's greatest hits album Greatest Hits: The Evidence.

A music video was released for the clean version of the single. This showed a group of children watching from behind a screen as Ice-T is brought in by police. A brief clip of the book Pimp: the story of my life by Iceberg Slim is shown when the line "I was intrigued by the pimp game" is uttered.

Track listing edit

US Version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"That's How I'm Livin'" (Remix Edit)	T. Marrow A. Henderson	DJ Aladdin Ice-T SLEJ Da Ruff Edge	4:06
2.	"That's How I'm Livin'" (Instrumental)	T. Marrow A. Henderson	DJ Aladdin Ice-T SLEJ Da Ruff Edge	4:50
3.	"That's How I'm Livin'" (A Capella)	T. Marrow A. Henderson	DJ Aladdin Ice-T SLEJ Da Ruff Edge	4:26
4.	"That's How I'm Livin'" (Remix)	T. Marrow A. Henderson	DJ Aladdin Ice-T SLEJ Da Ruff Edge	4:50
5.	"99 Problems" (LP Version) (featuring Brother Marquis)	T. Marrow A. Henderson	DJ Aladdin Ice-T SLEJ Da Ruff Edge	4:48
6.	"99 Problems" (Instrumental)	T. Marrow A. Henderson	DJ Aladdin Ice-T SLEJ Da Ruff Edge	4:48

UK Version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"That's How I'm Livin'" (On The Rox Remix)	T. Marrow A. Henderson	DJ Aladdin Ice-T SLEJ Da Ruff Edge Ronin Inc.	5:46
2.	"Colours"	T. Marrow C. Glenn	Afrika Islam Ice-T	4:28
3.	"Ricochet"	T. Marrow A. Henderson	DJ Aladdin Ice-T	5:04
4.	"New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)" (12" Mix)	T. Marrow A. Henderson	DJ Aladdin Ice-T David Morales	4:50

Personnel edit

Tracy Lauren Marrow – vocals, lyrics, producer, arranger, re-mixing
Alphonso Henderson – producer, arranger
Shafiq "SLJ" Husayn – producer
Ronin Inc. – (re-)producer
David Morales – additional producer, re-mixing
Tony Pizarro – engineering
Chris Johnson – engineering
Richard "DJ Ace" Ascencio – re-mixing
Henry Garcia – re-mixing
Tom Baker – mastering
Miles Showell – mastering
Jorge Hinojosa – management

Chart positions edit

Chart (1993–1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	56
UK Singles (OCC)^[4]	24

References edit

^ "That's How I'm Livin' [US] - Ice-T | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "That's How I'm Livin' - Ice-T | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 07 Jul 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2018-04-12. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

External links edit

That's How I'm Livin' at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] "That's How I'm Livin' [US] - Ice-T | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[2] "That's How I'm Livin' - Ice-T | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[3] "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 07 Jul 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2018-04-12. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.

[sc_UK_-4] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

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