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Too Short was 33 when Can't Stay Away came out in 1999, and for a rapper, that's old age. Many MCs have seen their fortunes decline considerably by the time they hit 30, although Short managed to have more longevity than most of his peers. The Oakland rapper had claimed that 1996's Gettin' It would be his last album, but obviously, he wasn't ready to give up rapping just yet. You won't find anything groundbreaking on this CD -- Short continues to combine sexually explicit rhymes with a relaxed, laid-back style of rapping and melodic, sleek tracks that recall the funk and soul music of the '70s. Many hip-hop writers argued that his formula had long since grown tiresome, and to be sure, Short is cheating himself creatively by being so predictable and not trying something different. Nonetheless, he still comes up with some infectious, catchy grooves here and there, and there are times when his off-color humor is still fairly amusing -- "Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches" and "More Freaky Tales" are definitely good for a few laughs. Much of the album finds Short featuring various rappers who were signed to his Too Short label; clearly, he was a smart enough businessman to reason that even if his own popularity faded, he could make money putting younger MCs to work. Can't Stay Away is far from Short's best album, but it has its moments -- and it's an album that many of his diehard fans will probably want despite its limitations and shortcomings.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Josh Butler, Engineer - Wellington Gray, Engineer - Jay Mac, Composer - Jay Mac, Lyricist - Jay Mac, Producer - Eric Gast, Engineer - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Engineer - Carlos Warlick, Engineer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - Ant Banks, Engineer - Too $hort, Composer - Too $hort, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Recording Engineer - Jazze Phá, Composer - Jazze Phá, Lyricist - Jazze Phá, Producer - Too $hort, Composer - Too $hort, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer - Don "DJ Snake" Brown, Mixing Engineer - Brian Potter, Composer - Brian Potter, Lyricist - Dennis Lambert, Composer - Dennis Lambert, Lyricist
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Marlon Goodwin, Composer - Marlon Goodwin, Lyricist - Tristan Jones, Composer - Tristan Jones, Lyricist - Mo-Suave-A Productions, Producer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - T-Mixx, Recording Engineer - Too $hort featuring Eightball & MJG, Performer - Premro Smith, Composer - Premro Smith, Lyricist
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Too $hort featuring Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri, Performer - Richard Finch, Composer - Richard Finch, Lyricist - Diamond D, Composer - Diamond D, Lyricist - Diamond D, Producer - Harry Wayne Casey, Composer - Harry Wayne Casey, Lyricist - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - Too $hort, Composer - Too $hort, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Re-Mixer - Jay-Z, Composer - Jay-Z, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - Too $hort, Composer - Too $hort, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer - Mike D., Composer - Mike D., Lyricist - Mike D., Producer - Sonny B., Producer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Carlos Warlick, Engineer - Wellington Gray, Engineer - Soopa Fly, Composer - Soopa Fly, Lyricist - Too $hort featuring Daz, E-40 & Soopa Fly, Performer - Too $hort, Composer - Too $hort, Lyricist - Eric Gast, Engineer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - Ant Banks, Engineer - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Engineer - E-40, Composer - E-40, Lyricist - Torrance Scott, Composer - Torrance Scott, Lyricist - Daz, Composer - Daz, Lyricist - Quint Banks, Composer - Quint Banks, Lyricist - Quint Banks, Producer - Josh Butler, Engineer
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Josh Butler, Engineer - Wellington Gray, Engineer - Eric Gast, Engineer - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Engineer - Jazze Phá, Composer - Jazze Phá, Lyricist - Jazze Phá, Producer - Carlos Warlick, Engineer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - Ant Banks, Engineer - Too $hort, Composer - Too $hort, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Carlos Warlick, Engineer - Wellington Gray, Engineer - Scarface, Composer - Scarface, Lyricist - Too $hort, Composer - Too $hort, Lyricist - Eric Gast, Engineer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - Ant Banks, Engineer - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Engineer - Quint Banks, Composer - Quint Banks, Lyricist - Quint Banks, Producer - Josh Butler, Engineer - Too $hort featuring Scarface, Performer
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Carlos Warlick, Engineer - Wellington Gray, Engineer - Too $hort, Composer - Too $hort, Lyricist - Eric Gast, Engineer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - Ant Banks, Engineer - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Engineer - Mike D., Composer - Mike D., Lyricist - Too $hort featuring Dwayne Wiggins, Performer - Quint Banks, Producer - Quint Banks, Composer - Quint Banks, Lyricist - Josh Butler, Engineer
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Carlos Warlick, Engineer - Wellington Gray, Engineer - B-Legit, Composer - B-Legit, Lyricist - Too $hort featuring B-Legit, Performer - Too $hort, Composer - Too $hort, Lyricist - Eric Gast, Engineer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - Ant Banks, Engineer - Ant Banks, Composer - Ant Banks, Lyricist - Ant Banks, Producer - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Engineer - Josh Butler, Engineer - Sonny B., Composer - Sonny B., Lyricist
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer - Erick Sermon, Composer - Erick Sermon, Lyricist - Erick Sermon, Producer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Carlos Warlick, Engineer - Wellington Gray, Engineer - George Clinton, Jr., Composer - George Clinton, Jr., Lyricist - William Collins, Composer - William Collins, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer - Eric Gast, Engineer - Ant Banks, Engineer - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Engineer - Josh Butler, Engineer
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Too $hort featuring Puff Daddy, Performer - Don "DJ Snake" Brown, Recording Engineer - Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Composer - Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Lyricist - Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Producer - Too $hort, Composer - Too $hort, Lyricist - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Recording Engineer - Kenneth "Kenny Flav" Dickerson, Composer - Kenneth "Kenny Flav" Dickerson, Lyricist - Kenneth "Kenny Flav" Dickerson, Producer - Kenneth "Kenny Flav" Dickerson, Recording Engineer - Kenneth "Kenny Flav" Dickerson, Mixing Engineer - Antionette Roberson, Background Vocal - Ben Arrindell, Mixing Engineer - Delite, Mixing Engineer - Delite, Producer - Delite, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Sonny Sowles, Composer - Sonny Sowles, Lyricist - Don "DJ Snake" Brown, Mixing Engineer - Gerald Johnson, Composer - Gerald Johnson, Lyricist - Slink Capone featuring Murda one, G-Side and Playa Playa, Performer - Antoine Wright, Composer - Antoine Wright, Lyricist - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Engineer - David Jackson, Composer - David Jackson, Lyricist - Mike D., Producer - Mike D., Engineer - Mike Dinkins, Composer - Mike Dinkins, Lyricist - Julius Carter, Jr., Composer - Julius Carter, Jr., Lyricist - Sonny B., Producer
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Damon Dawson, Composer - Damon Dawson, Lyricist - Don "DJ Snake" Brown, Mixing Engineer - Joey Coleman, Composer - Joey Coleman, Lyricist - Benito Montalvo, Composer - Benito Montalvo, Lyricist - Antoine Wright, Composer - Antoine Wright, Lyricist - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Composer - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Lyricist - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Engineer - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Producer - Taj "Mahal" Tilghman, Mixing Engineer - Badwayz featuring Zu, Al Block, and Hellkilla, Performer - Charles Pettaway, Composer - Charles Pettaway, Lyricist - Armin Spivey, Composer - Armin Spivey, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Eugene James, Composer - Eugene James, Lyricist - Yaku Allen, Composer - Yaku Allen, Lyricist - O.X.E.GEN Productions, Producer - Don "DJ Snake" Brown, Mixing Engineer - O'Ginga Allen, Composer - O'Ginga Allen, Lyricist - Joey Coleman, Composer - Joey Coleman, Lyricist - Badwayz, Performer - Xavier Hargrove, Composer - Xavier Hargrove, Lyricist - Robin Mays, Engineer
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Quint Black, Composer - Quint Black, Lyricist - Quint Black, Performer - Quint Banks, Producer - Don "DJ Snake" Brown, Mixing Engineer - Don "DJ Snake" Brown, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
Too Short was 33 when Can't Stay Away came out in 1999, and for a rapper, that's old age. Many MCs have seen their fortunes decline considerably by the time they hit 30, although Short managed to have more longevity than most of his peers. The Oakland rapper had claimed that 1996's Gettin' It would be his last album, but obviously, he wasn't ready to give up rapping just yet. You won't find anything groundbreaking on this CD -- Short continues to combine sexually explicit rhymes with a relaxed, laid-back style of rapping and melodic, sleek tracks that recall the funk and soul music of the '70s. Many hip-hop writers argued that his formula had long since grown tiresome, and to be sure, Short is cheating himself creatively by being so predictable and not trying something different. Nonetheless, he still comes up with some infectious, catchy grooves here and there, and there are times when his off-color humor is still fairly amusing -- "Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches" and "More Freaky Tales" are definitely good for a few laughs. Much of the album finds Short featuring various rappers who were signed to his Too Short label; clearly, he was a smart enough businessman to reason that even if his own popularity faded, he could make money putting younger MCs to work. Can't Stay Away is far from Short's best album, but it has its moments -- and it's an album that many of his diehard fans will probably want despite its limitations and shortcomings.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:00
- Main artists: Too $hort
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
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