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{{Infobox song
| name          = That's How I'm Livin'
| cover         = 
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Ice-T]]
| album         = [[Home Invasion (album)|Home Invasion]]
| B-side        = [[99 Problems]]
| released      = {{hlist|September 21, 1993 <small>([[United States|US]])</small>|December 16, 1993 <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>}}
| recorded      = 
| studio        = Kytchen Sync
| genre         = [[Gangsta rap]]
| length        = 4:39 <small>(LP Version)</small>
| label         = {{proper name|Rhyme $yndicate}}
| writer        = {{hlist|[[Ice-T|Tracy Lauren Marrow]]|[[DJ Aladdin|Alphonso Henderson]]}}
| producer      = {{hlist|[[DJ Aladdin]]|Slej Tha Ruffedge|[[Ice-T]]}}
| prev_title    = [[I Ain't New Ta This]]
| prev_year     = 1993
| year          = 1993
| next_title    = [[Gotta Lotta Love]]
| next_year     = 1994
| misc          = 
}}
"'''That's How I'm Livin''''" is a song performed by American recording artist [[Ice-T]]. It was released as the second [[Single (music)|single]] from the rapper's fifth studio album ''[[Home Invasion (album)|Home Invasion]]''. The song was produced by [[Ice-T|Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow]], Shafiq "SLJ" Husayn and [[DJ Aladdin|Alphonso "DJ Aladdin" Henderson]], and released via {{proper name|Rhyme $yndicate}} Records on September 21, 1993 in the [[United States]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/thats-how-im-livin-us-mw0000107495|title = That's How I'm Livin' &#91;US&#93; - Ice-T &#124; User Reviews &#124; AllMusic|website = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref> and on December 16, 1993 in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/thats-how-im-livin-mw0000914720|title = That's How I'm Livin' - Ice-T &#124; User Reviews &#124; AllMusic|website = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref> 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==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = 
| headline = US Version
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = That's How I'm Livin'
| note1 = Remix Edit
| length1 = 4:06
| lyrics1 = [[Ice-T|T. Marrow]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Ice-T|T. Marrow]]|[[DJ Aladdin|A. Henderson]]}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[DJ Aladdin]]|[[Ice-T]]|SLEJ Da Ruff Edge}}
| title2 = That's How I'm Livin'
| note2 = Instrumental
| length2 = 4:50
| lyrics2 = T. Marrow
| writer2 = {{hlist|T. Marrow|A. Henderson}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|DJ Aladdin|Ice-T|SLEJ Da Ruff Edge}}
| title3 = That's How I'm Livin'
| note3 = A Capella
| length3 = 4:26
| lyrics3 = T. Marrow
| writer3 = {{hlist|T. Marrow|A. Henderson}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|DJ Aladdin|Ice-T|SLEJ Da Ruff Edge}}
| title4 = That's How I'm Livin'
| note4 = Remix
| length4 = 4:50
| lyrics4 = T. Marrow
| writer4 = {{hlist|T. Marrow|A. Henderson}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|DJ Aladdin|Ice-T|SLEJ Da Ruff Edge}}
| title5 = 99 Problems
| note5 = LP Version) (featuring [[Brother Marquis]]
| length5 = 4:48
| lyrics5 = T. Marrow
| writer5 = {{hlist|T. Marrow|A. Henderson}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|DJ Aladdin|Ice-T|SLEJ Da Ruff Edge}}
| title6 = 99 Problems
| note6 = Instrumental
| length6 = 4:48
| lyrics6 = T. Marrow
| writer6 = {{hlist|T. Marrow|A. Henderson}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|DJ Aladdin|Ice-T|SLEJ Da Ruff Edge}}
| total_length = 
}}{{Track listing
| all_writing = 
| headline = UK Version
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = That's How I'm Livin'
| note1 = On The Rox Remix
| length1 = 5:46
| lyrics1 = [[Ice-T|T. Marrow]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Ice-T|T. Marrow]]|[[DJ Aladdin|A. Henderson]]}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[DJ Aladdin]]|[[Ice-T]]|SLEJ Da Ruff Edge|Ronin Inc.}}
| title2 = [[Colors (Ice-T song)|Colours]]
| note2 = 
| length2 = 4:28
| lyrics2 = T. Marrow
| writer2 = {{hlist|T. Marrow|[[Afrika Islam|C. Glenn]]}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|[[Afrika Islam]]|Ice-T}}
| title3 = Ricochet
| note3 = 
| length3 = 5:04
| lyrics3 = T. Marrow
| writer3 = {{hlist|T. Marrow|A. Henderson}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|DJ Aladdin|Ice-T}}
| title4 = [[New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)]]
| note4 = 12" Mix
| length4 = 4:50
| lyrics4 = T. Marrow
| writer4 = {{hlist|T. Marrow|A. Henderson}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|DJ Aladdin|Ice-T|David Morales}}
| total_length = 
}}

==Personnel==
* [[Ice-T|Tracy Lauren Marrow]] – vocals, lyrics, producer, arranger, re-mixing
* [[DJ Aladdin|Alphonso Henderson]] – producer, arranger
* [[Shafiq Husayn|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 ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1993–1994)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/37Sk3QA.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 07 Jul 1996|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])|accessdate=2018-04-12}} N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.</ref>
|align="center"|56
|-
{{single chart|UK|24|date=19940410|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2023}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Discogs master|108793|That's How I'm Livin'}}

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[[Category:Songs written by Ice-T]]


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