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Too Short never had the skills or technique of LL Cool J or Big Daddy Kane, but what the Oakland rapper lacks in technique, he's always more than made up for with irresistible, '70s-inspired funk grooves that simply won't quit. When Short -- after enjoying a small cult following for a few years in Northern California -- joined a major label with Life Is...Too Short's predecessor, Born to Mack, too many East Coast MCs were inundating hip-hop with clichéd tracks consisting of only James Brown samples and a drum machine. Too Short, however, presented an attractive alternative with highly melodic, danceable tracks that made no secret of his love of '70s funk heroes like Parliament, the Ohio Players, and Cameo. This CD's X-rated, sexually explicit lyrics received their share of vehement criticism, and the MC responded that Too Short is an outrageous character who shouldn't be taken too seriously. Be that as it may, his commanding reflection on the drug plague, "City of Dope," underscores the fact that he's cheating himself artistically by not devoting more time to social commentary and less time to exploiting sex.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Too $hort, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Todd Shaw, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - R. Austin, Co-Producer - Ted Bohanon, Co-Producer - Al Eaton, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1988 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Too $hort, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Todd Shaw, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - R. Austin, Co-Producer - Ted Bohanon, Co-Producer - Al Eaton, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Too $hort, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Todd Shaw, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Al Eaton, Co-Producer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1988 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Too $hort, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Todd Shaw, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - R. Austin, Co-Producer - Ted Bohanon, Co-Producer - Al Eaton, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Too $hort, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Todd Shaw, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - R. Austin, Co-Producer - Ted Bohanon, Co-Producer - Al Eaton, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Too $hort, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Todd Shaw, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - R. Austin, Co-Producer - T. Goins, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Bohanon, Co-Producer - Al Eaton, Mixing Engineer - Anthony Forté, Composer, Lyricist - J. Brown, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Too $hort, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Todd Shaw, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - R. Austin, Co-Producer - Ted Bohanon, Co-Producer - Al Eaton, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Too $hort, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Todd Shaw, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Al Eaton, Co-Producer, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1988 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Too $hort, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Todd Shaw, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Al Eaton, Co-Producer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Too $hort, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Todd Shaw, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
Too Short never had the skills or technique of LL Cool J or Big Daddy Kane, but what the Oakland rapper lacks in technique, he's always more than made up for with irresistible, '70s-inspired funk grooves that simply won't quit. When Short -- after enjoying a small cult following for a few years in Northern California -- joined a major label with Life Is...Too Short's predecessor, Born to Mack, too many East Coast MCs were inundating hip-hop with clichéd tracks consisting of only James Brown samples and a drum machine. Too Short, however, presented an attractive alternative with highly melodic, danceable tracks that made no secret of his love of '70s funk heroes like Parliament, the Ohio Players, and Cameo. This CD's X-rated, sexually explicit lyrics received their share of vehement criticism, and the MC responded that Too Short is an outrageous character who shouldn't be taken too seriously. Be that as it may, his commanding reflection on the drug plague, "City of Dope," underscores the fact that he's cheating himself artistically by not devoting more time to social commentary and less time to exploiting sex.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:51
- Main artists: Too $hort
- Composer: Todd Shaw
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 1989 Zomba Recording LLC
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