LevelUp
Posting on THECOLI & MIND MY BUSINESS..
The Oakland rapper released his sixth studio album on September 11th, 1990, via Jive Records.
The album's production makes heavy use of the Roland TR-808 for instrumentation, a sound dubbed as "dope fiend beats" by $hort.
The album's cover was an influence for the cover art for Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, just as Too Short's drawl-heavy delivery had influenced Snoop Dogg's vocal style.
The album spawned an album-titled single, which reached #7 on Billboard's 200 Hot Rap Singles, while the album itself peaked at #37 on the Billboard 200.
It was the first album that Too $hort specifically recorded for Jive. The label re-issued Born To Mack (1987) and Life Is… Too $hort (1989) worldwide after signing the rapper.
Prior to the release of the album, there were a number of rumors that Too Short was killed in a crackhouse while smoking cocaine. Too Short released this album partly as a response to those rumors, and the rumors would later be addressed on the song "Dead or Alive".
Tracklist:
Short Dog's in the House
It's Your Life
The Ghetto
Short but Funky
In the Oaktown
Dead or Alive
Punk bytch
Ain't Nothin but a Word to Me ft. Ice Cube
Hard on the Boulevard
Pimpology
Paula & Janet
Rap Like Me
The Ghetto (Reprise)
Discussion:
Where does this rank in Too $hort's discography?
Favorite track(s)?
The album's production makes heavy use of the Roland TR-808 for instrumentation, a sound dubbed as "dope fiend beats" by $hort.
The album's cover was an influence for the cover art for Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, just as Too Short's drawl-heavy delivery had influenced Snoop Dogg's vocal style.
The album spawned an album-titled single, which reached #7 on Billboard's 200 Hot Rap Singles, while the album itself peaked at #37 on the Billboard 200.
It was the first album that Too $hort specifically recorded for Jive. The label re-issued Born To Mack (1987) and Life Is… Too $hort (1989) worldwide after signing the rapper.
Prior to the release of the album, there were a number of rumors that Too Short was killed in a crackhouse while smoking cocaine. Too Short released this album partly as a response to those rumors, and the rumors would later be addressed on the song "Dead or Alive".
Tracklist:
Short Dog's in the House
It's Your Life
The Ghetto
Short but Funky
In the Oaktown
Dead or Alive
Punk bytch
Ain't Nothin but a Word to Me ft. Ice Cube
Hard on the Boulevard
Pimpology
Paula & Janet
Rap Like Me
The Ghetto (Reprise)
Discussion:
Where does this rank in Too $hort's discography?
Favorite track(s)?
