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For his umpteenth album, Married to the Game, the original player, Too Short, keeps on keeping on, spitting pimp game over well-produced tracks, never breaking a sweat. As with his past few albums -- What's My Favorite Word? (2002), Chase the Cat (2001), and You Nasty (2000) -- Married to the Game doesn't offer anything longtime (or relatively new) Too Short fans haven't heard before. Yet the well-produced tracks (by the usual roll call of impressive collaborators: Jazze Pha, Ant Banks, Lil Jon, and Dez) may be reason enough for many listeners to add yet another Too Short album to their collection. There are a few really good songs that get the album off to a promising start ("Choosin'," "What She Gonna Do?," and "That's How It Goes Down" especially), but by the time the hourlong album reaches its midway point, it's pretty clear Too Short is lounging yet again, content to stride along with his routine, never going out of his way to go above and beyond the call of duty. As a result, most listeners should stick with Too Short's golden age (1988-1993), when he did go above and beyond the call of duty, making some of the most creative (albeit sex-minded) rap the industry had yet produced. Regardless, no other rapper does it quite like Too Short does, and even if he is taking it easy on Married to the Game, he still sounds phenomenal, especially if you're keen to well-produced Atlanta-style tracks with an old-school pimp's touch to them.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Keri Hilson, Background Vocal - Brandon Casey, Composer - Leslie Braithwaite, Mixing Engineer - Too $hort featuring Jagged Edge and Jazze Pha, Performer - Brian Casey, Composer - Jazze Phá, Producer - Ray Seay, Recording Engineer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Phalon Alexander, Composer
(P) 2003 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dionne Denham, Background Vocal - Howard Hewett, Composer - Dana Meyers, Composer - Ant Banks, Composer - Ant Banks, Producer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - Ant Banks, Recording Engineer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Too $hort, Performer
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Too $hort featuring Oobie, Performer - Ray Seay, Recording Engineer - Ray Seay, Mixing Engineer - LaMarquis Jefferson, Acoustic Bass - L Roc, Keyboards - Tim Sanders, Composer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Jon Smith, Composer - Jon Smith, Producer - Craig Love, Guitar
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Too $hort featuring Petey Pablo & NORE, Performer - Ray Seay, Recording Engineer - Ray Seay, Mixing Engineer - Brian Stanley, Recording Engineer - Rob Mac, Keyboards - Victor Santiago, Composer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Jon Smith, Composer - Jon Smith, Producer - Moses Barrett, III, Composer
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Craig Love, Guitar - Ryan Dorn, Recording Engineer - Rob Mac, Keyboards - LaMarquis Jefferson, Acoustic Bass - Too $hort featuring Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz, Performer - John Frye, Recording Engineer - Ray Seay, Recording Engineer - Ray Seay, Mixing Engineer - Asif Ali, Recording Engineer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Producer - Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Composer - Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Lyricist
(P) 2003 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
James Moore, Composer - Russell Simmons, Composer - Lawrence Smith, Composer - Too $hort, Performer - Ray Seay, Recording Engineer - Ray Seay, Mixing Engineer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Harry Palmer, Composer - Jon Smith, Composer - Jon Smith, Producer - NVS Styles, Scratches - Robert Ford, Composer
(P) 2003 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Craig Love, Guitar - LaMarquis Jefferson, Acoustic Bass - Too $hort featuring Devin The Dude & Cutty Cartel, Performer - Ray Seay, Mixing Engineer - Ray Seay, Recording Engineer - Asif Ali, Recording Engineer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Jon Smith, Composer - Jon Smith, Producer - Ricardo Lewis, Composer - D. Copeland, Composer - L Roc, Keyboards
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Asif Ali, Recording Engineer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - D. Mapp, Composer - D. Mapp, Producer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Too $hort, Performer - Charles Fearing, Guitar
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Asif Ali, Recording Engineer - Dez, Background Vocal - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - D. Mapp, Composer - D. Mapp, Producer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Too $hort, Performer - Charles Fearing, Guitar
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Asif Ali, Recording Engineer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - D. Mapp, Composer - D. Mapp, Producer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Too $hort, Performer
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Asif Ali, Recording Engineer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - D. Mapp, Composer - D. Mapp, Producer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Too $hort, Performer - Charles Fearing, Guitar
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Asif Ali, Recording Engineer - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - D. Mapp, Composer - D. Mapp, Producer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Too $hort, Performer - Charles Fearing, Guitar
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Asif Ali, Recording Engineer - Shanell Woodgett, Background Vocal - Shanell Woodgett, Composer - Val Young, Background Vocal - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - D. Mapp, Composer - D. Mapp, Producer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Too $hort, Performer - Charles Fearing, Guitar
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Asif Ali, Recording Engineer - Val Young, Background Vocal - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - D. Mapp, Composer - D. Mapp, Producer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Too $hort, Performer - Charles Fearing, Guitar
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Jerry Perkins, Composer - Jerry Perkins, Background Vocal - Asif Ali, Recording Engineer - Dez, Background Vocal - Ant Banks, Mixing Engineer - D. Mapp, Composer - D. Mapp, Producer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Too $hort, Performer - Charles Fearing, Guitar
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
For his umpteenth album, Married to the Game, the original player, Too Short, keeps on keeping on, spitting pimp game over well-produced tracks, never breaking a sweat. As with his past few albums -- What's My Favorite Word? (2002), Chase the Cat (2001), and You Nasty (2000) -- Married to the Game doesn't offer anything longtime (or relatively new) Too Short fans haven't heard before. Yet the well-produced tracks (by the usual roll call of impressive collaborators: Jazze Pha, Ant Banks, Lil Jon, and Dez) may be reason enough for many listeners to add yet another Too Short album to their collection. There are a few really good songs that get the album off to a promising start ("Choosin'," "What She Gonna Do?," and "That's How It Goes Down" especially), but by the time the hourlong album reaches its midway point, it's pretty clear Too Short is lounging yet again, content to stride along with his routine, never going out of his way to go above and beyond the call of duty. As a result, most listeners should stick with Too Short's golden age (1988-1993), when he did go above and beyond the call of duty, making some of the most creative (albeit sex-minded) rap the industry had yet produced. Regardless, no other rapper does it quite like Too Short does, and even if he is taking it easy on Married to the Game, he still sounds phenomenal, especially if you're keen to well-produced Atlanta-style tracks with an old-school pimp's touch to them.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:21
- Main artists: Too $hort
- Composer: Todd Shaw
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
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