To tha X-Treme

To tha X-Treme
Studio album by Devin the Dude
Released	July 13, 2004
Recorded	2003–04
Studio	Dean's List House of Hits (Houston, TX) Noddfactor Studios (Houston, TX) The Craft (Houston, TX) M.A.D. Studios (Houston, TX)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:17:52
Label	Rap-A-Lot 4 Life
Producer	J. Prince (exec.) Bigg Tyme Cory Mo Davey D D-Boy Domo Luster Baker Mike B. Mike Dean Mr. Mixx Oonoe Blass Rob Quest Tone Capone
Devin the Dude chronology
Just Tryin' ta Live (2002) To tha X-Treme (2004) Waitin' to Inhale (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	7.5/10 [2]
RapReviews	8.5/10 [3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
Spin	A− [5]
Stylus	B+ [6]
The Austin Chronicle	[7]

To tha X-Treme is the third solo studio album by American rapper Devin the Dude. It was released in 2004 via Rap-A-Lot 4 Life. Recording sessions took place at Dean's List House of Hits, Noddfactor Studios, The Craft, and M.A.D. Studios in Houston. Production was handled by D-Boy, Domo, Cory Mo, Mike Dean, Oonoe Blass, Rob Quest, Bigg Tyme, Davey D, Luster Baker, Mike B., Mr. Mixx, Tone Capone, with J Prince serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from 8Ball, Erica Marion, KB and Man Child.

The album peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200 and number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Devin's Medley"			0:57
2.	"To Tha X-Treme"	Devin Copeland D. Buchanan	Oonoe Blass	6:17
3.	"Cooter Brown"	Copeland Michael Banks	Mike B.	4:28
4.	"What?"	Copeland Davey Cohn	Davey D	3:24
5.	"Freak"	Copeland Anthony Gilmour	Tone Capone	3:38
6.	"Right Now"	Copeland	D-Boy	5:34
7.	"Too Cute" (featuring Erica Marion)	Copeland W. Perry Robert McQueen Luster Baker Michael Poye	Rob Quest Luster Baker Domo	5:08
8.	"Don't Go"	Copeland Cory Moore Michael Dean	D-Boy Cory Mo Mike Dean	4:07
9.	"Come on & Come"	Copeland David Hobbs	Mr. Mixx	4:35
10.	"Go Fight Some Other Crime"	Copeland Moore Buchanan	Oonoe Blass	5:18
11.	"Briarpatch"	Copeland McQueen Poye	Rob Quest Domo	5:47
12.	"She's Gone"	Copeland Randy Jefferson	Bigg Tyme	4:50
13.	"Anythang"	Copeland Moore	Cory Mo	5:41
14.	"Tha Funk" (featuring 8Ball)	Copeland Premro Smith Poye	Domo	5:05
15.	"Motha"	Copeland Poye	Domo D-Boy	4:55
16.	"Party" (featuring K.B. and Man Child)	Copeland Kevin Brown H. Cross	D-Boy	3:48
17.	"Unity"	Copeland Dean	D-Boy Mike Dean	4:20
Total length:				1:17:52

Sample credits

• Track 3 contains a portion of "Now That It's All Over" by Willie Hutch.
• Track 6 contains an interpolation of "Shower the People" by James Taylor.
• Track 13 contains a portion of "Hollywood" by Rick James.

Personnel

• Devin "The Dude" Copeland – vocals (tracks: 2-17), mixing assistant
• Erica Marion – vocals (track 7)
• Assassin – additional vocals (track 10)
• Pee Wee – additional vocals (track 10), engineering
• Perfec' – additional vocals (track 10)
• Dee – additional vocals (track 12)
• Ock – additional vocals (track 12), engineering
• T-Breezy – additional vocals (track 12)
• Premro "8Ball" Smith – vocals (track 14)
• Kevin "KB" Brown – vocals (track 16)
• H. "Man Child" Cross – vocals (track 16)
• Mike Dean – guitar (tracks: 6, 8), bass (track 14), producer (tracks: 8, 17), engineering, mixing, mastering
• Bryan Conner – guitar (track 6)
• Cory "Funkafangaz" Stoops – guitar (tracks: 8, 17)
• Joe "J.B. Money" Bythewood – guitar (track 11)
• Hotan Kheyrandish – keyboards (track 11)
• Greg – drums (track 11)
• Juan Sanchez – guitar (track 13)
• Casey Walden – guitar (track 14)
• Luster Baker – keyboards (track 14), producer (track 7)
• D. Buchanan – producer (tracks: 2, 10)
• Michael "Mike B." Banks – producer (track 3)
• Davey D. Cohn – producer (track 4)
• Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – producer (track 5)
• Luca "D-Boy" Pretolesi – producer (tracks: 6, 8, 15-17)
• Michael "Domo" Poye – producer (tracks: 7, 11, 14, 15)
• Robert "Rob Quest" McQueen – producer (tracks: 7, 11)
• Cory Moore – producer (tracks: 8, 13), engineering
• David "Mr. Mixx" Hobbs – producer (track 9)
• Randy "Bigg Tyme" Jefferson – producer (track 12)
• Goodgrief – DJ mix (track 1)
• Eric – engineering
• James "J Prince" Smith – executive producer
• Mike Frost – artwork, design, photography, layout
• Tony Randle – A&R supervisor
• Anzel Jennings – A&R
• Marico Allen – booking

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [8]	55
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9]	6

References

1. "Devin the Dude - To Tha X-Treme Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved September 22, 2023.
2. Ryce, Jeff (September 28, 2004). "Devin The Dude, Leak Bros - Capital D, Johnny Five". HipHopDX . Retrieved March 1, 2024.
3. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 20, 2004). "Devin the Dude :: To Tha X-Treme :: Rap-A-Lot Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
4. Christgau, Robert (April 19, 2005). "Robert Christgau: CG: Devin the Dude". The Village Voice . Retrieved September 22, 2023– via www.robertchristgau.com.
5. Dolan, Jon; Gross, Joe; Klosterman, Chuck; Ryan, Chris (October 2004). "Breakdown". Spin . Vol. 20, no. 10. SPIN Media LLC. p. 120. ISSN   0886-3032.
6. Drake, David (November 11, 2004). "Devin The Dude - To Tha X-Treme - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Wayback Machine.
7. Gabriel, Robert (September 3, 2004). "Devin the Dude: To tha X-treme Album Review". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved September 3, 2023.
8. "Devin The Dude Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
9. "Devin The Dude Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

External links

• Devin The Dude – To Tha X-Treme at Discogs (list of releases)