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Shorty the Pimp was Too Short's seventh album. As one would expect from an entertainer with six albums behind him, Too Short had by now perfected his craft. Though his focus was still on womanizing and pimping, by 1992 the rest of the rap world had "caught up" with the Oakland rapper's explicit brand of boasting and bragging. Aware of this, Too Short had gradually begun adding battle rhymes ("In the Trunk"), social commentary ("I Want to Be Free"), and cautionary tales ("So You Want to Be a Gangster") to the mix. Never particularly gifted as a rapper, Too Short's proved himself a wily veteran in his ability to squeeze every bit of effect out of his relatively simple style. But what separated Shorty the Pimp from the rest of the now-crowded rap field was the music. Producer Ant Banks, multi-instrumentalist Shorty B, and Too Short himself created a satisfying blend of funk samples augmented by live drums and deftly played basslines. Many of the backing tracks are composed well enough to be successful on their own.
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Don Julian, Composer - Don Julian, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer - Too $hort, Producer
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
Stuart Jordan, Composer - Stuart Jordan, Lyricist - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer - Too $hort, Producer
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
Ant Banks, Composer - Ant Banks, Lyricist - Ant Banks, Producer - Damon Edwards, Composer - Damon Edwards, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Composer - Stanley Clarke, Lyricist - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
Bernie Worrell, Composer - Bernie Worrell, Lyricist - Gary Shider, Composer - Gary Shider, Lyricist - George Clinton Jr., Composer - George Clinton Jr., Lyricist - Glen Goins, Composer - Glen Goins, Lyricist - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer - Too $hort, Producer
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
Ant Banks, Producer - Gary Shider, Composer - Gary Shider, Lyricist - George Clinton Jr., Composer - George Clinton Jr., Lyricist - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer - William Collins, Composer - William Collins, Lyricist
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
Ant Banks, Producer - Isaac Hayes, Composer - Isaac Hayes, Lyricist - J.R. Bailey, Composer - J.R. Bailey, Lyricist - Kenneth Williams, Composer - Kenneth Williams, Lyricist - Melvin Kent, Composer - Melvin Kent, Lyricist - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dwayne Wiggins, Composer - Dwayne Wiggins, Lyricist - Dwayne Wiggins, Producer - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort featuring Dwayne Wiggins, Performer
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
Ant Banks, Producer - Donna Clinton, Composer - Donna Clinton, Lyricist - Donnie Sterling, Composer - Donnie Sterling, Lyricist - Ronald Dunbar, Composer - Ronald Dunbar, Lyricist - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
B. Baine, Composer - B. Baine, Lyricist - L. Crane, Composer - L. Crane, Lyricist - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer - Too $hort, Producer
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
Ant Banks, Producer - Grover Washington Jr., Composer - Grover Washington Jr., Lyricist - Richard Serrell, Composer - Richard Serrell, Lyricist - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ant Banks, Composer - Ant Banks, Lyricist - Lawrence Thomas, Composer - Lawrence Thomas, Lyricist - Mhisani Miller, Composer - Mhisani Miller, Lyricist - Stuart Jordan, Composer - Stuart Jordan, Lyricist - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort, Producer - Too $hort featuring Ant Banks, Pooh-Man and Mhisani, Performer
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
Stuart Jordan, Composer - Stuart Jordan, Lyricist - Todd Shaw, Composer - Todd Shaw, Lyricist - Too $hort, Performer - Too $hort, Producer
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
Shorty the Pimp was Too Short's seventh album. As one would expect from an entertainer with six albums behind him, Too Short had by now perfected his craft. Though his focus was still on womanizing and pimping, by 1992 the rest of the rap world had "caught up" with the Oakland rapper's explicit brand of boasting and bragging. Aware of this, Too Short had gradually begun adding battle rhymes ("In the Trunk"), social commentary ("I Want to Be Free"), and cautionary tales ("So You Want to Be a Gangster") to the mix. Never particularly gifted as a rapper, Too Short's proved himself a wily veteran in his ability to squeeze every bit of effect out of his relatively simple style. But what separated Shorty the Pimp from the rest of the now-crowded rap field was the music. Producer Ant Banks, multi-instrumentalist Shorty B, and Too Short himself created a satisfying blend of funk samples augmented by live drums and deftly played basslines. Many of the backing tracks are composed well enough to be successful on their own.
© Mtume Salaam /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:08
- Main artists: Too $hort
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
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