Shorty the Pimp

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Shorty The Pimp
Shorty The Pimp cover
Studio album by Too Short
Released July 14, 1992
Recorded 1991-1992
Genre Gangsta rap
Label Jive Records
Producer Too Short, Ant Banks & D'Wayne Wiggins
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 4/5 stars link

Too Short chronology
Short Dog's In The House
(1990)
Shorty The Pimp
(1992)
Get in Where You Fit In
(1993)

This seventh release by Too Short, Shorty the Pimp, was released in 1992. Five songs were produced by Ant Banks, four by Too Short himself and one song by D'wayne Wiggins. Songs number 3, 4 & 8 are 'dirty songs' rapped in Too Short's unique style. The fifth song is about Oakland. The sixth song is about crooked cops. The 7th about groupies (hoochies). Song number 10 is about being a gangster. Song 11 features appearances by Bay Area rappers The Dangerous Crew, that is Ant Banks, Pooh Man & Goldy, which is 11 minutes long. This album was certified Platinum.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Intro: Shorty The Pimp
  2. In The Trunk
  3. I Ain't Nothin' But A Dog
  4. Hoes (feat. Mc Jah)
  5. No Love From Oakland
  6. I Want To Be Free (That's The Truth)
  7. Hoochie
  8. Step Daddy
  9. It Don't Stop (feat. Mc Jah)
  10. So You Want To Be A Gangster
  11. Something To Ride To (feat. Mc Jah)
  12. Extra Dangerous Thanks