Waitin' to Inhale explained
| Waitin' to Inhale |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Devin the Dude |
| Cover: | WaitinToInhale.JPG |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 1:07:10 |
| Prev Title: | To tha X-Treme |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | Waitin Our Turn |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Waitin' to Inhale is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Devin the Dude. It was released on March 20, 2007, through Rap-A-Lot Records, making it his final record for the label. Recording sessions took place at The Coughee Pot, Studio 7303 and Dean's List House of Hits in Houston. Production was handled by Domo, Chuck Heat, Mike Dean, Sendar, Davey D, Picnic Tyme, Rob Quest, and Devin himself. It features guest appearances from the Coughee Brothaz, André 3000, Bun B, Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg.
The album peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, making this his highest charting album to date.
Track listing
- Sample credits
- Track 6 contains an interpolation of "Forever Mine" performed by The O'Jays.
- Track 8 contains a sample of "Latin Reaction" performed by Gato Barbieri.
- Track 9 contains a sample of "Diana" performed by Eugene Wilde.
- Track 11 contains an interpolation of "I Need Love" performed by LL Cool J.
- Track 12 contains a sample of "Alone" performed by the Ohio Players.
Personnel
- Devin "The Dude" Copeland – vocals, producer (tracks: 9, 10, 13)
- Dexter "Jugg Mugg" Johnson – vocals (tracks: 2, 17)
- Luster "Tony Mack" Tone – additional vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 9, 12)
- Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus – vocals (track 5)
- Andre "André 3000" Benjamin – vocals (track 5)
- Dwayne "Lil' Wayne" Carter – vocals (track 9)
- Bernard "Bun B" Freeman – vocals (track 9)
- Coughee Brotha D-Loc – additional vocals (track 12)
- Brandon Harris – vocals (track 13)
- Kyle "Quad" White – vocals (track 13)
- Robert "Rob Quest" McQueen – vocals & producer (track 17)
- Carlos Fumero – guitar (track 6)
- Anthony Nicholson – bass (track 9)
- Corey "Funkafangaz" Stoot – guitar & bass (track 10)
- Elliott Dixon – saxophone (track 11)
- Michael "Domo" Poye – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13), engineering
- Richard "Picnic Tyme" Escobedo – producer (track 3)
- Charles "Chuck Heat" Henderson – producer (tracks: 4, 5)
- Davey D. Cohn – producer (track 11)
- Mike Dean – producer (tracks: 15, 16), engineering, mixing, mastering
- Sander "Sendar" Smit – producer (tracks: 15, 16)
- Ben Diggin – co-producer (track 8)
- Marq Moody – engineering
- James "J Prince" Smith – executive producer
- Joey Castillo Jr. – art direction, design
- Tiny – art direction, design
- Jack Thompson – photography
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. October 3, 2020.
