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Life Is Too Short

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This is $hort Dog's best album, without doubt. All his albums are classic, but this one sits on the top. This is old skool rap at its best, with the beats and his lyrics at top notch. My favorite songs are CussWords, I Ain't Trippin', Pimp The Ho, and Don't Fight The Feelin'. CussWords goes for almost 8 minutes and not at one point in the song do u get sick of it! Amazing lyrics and the beat is just off the chain. I Ain't Trippin' has one of my favorite beats, just classic. This album is just completely dope, and proves he is the REAL PIMP! Not these wanna-be fakers such as 50 CENT. 50 cent aint no pimp, but its obvious his idol was $hort Dog. Get this album if u havent already, and if u into modern commercial crap, then u should pick this up too, and see who the real pimp is.

This is Too $hort's second album on Jive Records. It was released in 1988 and it was right away a huge success - in fact it was the first Bay Area rap album to sell a million copies (it sold more than a million, like many of Too Short's later albums). It is a real rap classic with Too $hort once again spitting nothing but mack game all over the album. Ask any true West Coast rap fan about songs like "I Ain't Trippin'", the classic cut "Don't Fight the Feeling", the hard hitting "Cusswords" or the pimp anthem "Pimp tha Hoe" and you'll see what I mean. The album is timeless. Never mind it's from about 13 years ago - it's tight every time I listen to it. Good music never really gets old. The album was way ahead of it's time. In the late 80's no other rapper was talkin' about pimpin' (unlike these days, where any sucka wanna-be playa claims he's a pimp), and musically the album impresses too. It's a must-have, period.

They are still playing this and they probably will be 10 years down the line. After people listen to all the X's, the kid's, the busta's and all those thousands of CDs from the South, they usually come back to Too $hort, 'cause he was the first and is the best of them all...I mean, playa for playa. For mine, "Don't Fight The Feelin'" beats anything that's coming outta Puffy's present day camp.

If your car stereo could only play one CD, this would have to be the one. Nothing has topped this before or since and quite possibly nothing will. The beats rock soooooo hard on this one, baby.

Too Short is teh Ultimate PIMP - If you liek this album check out Smoke Sessions, Vol. 1 - from his homie Devin the Dude another 5 Stars

One of the top 10 rap albums of all-time. I was 13 when i first heard of too short, and from that day on, hes been blastin out my trunk.I have to say,this oakland style music influenced every rap fan in the southern USA. I just wonder why shorts latest albums havn't had that street reality to it. What the hell happen short. You shouldn't have got your teeth fixed

Too $hort's "Life Is...Too $hort" was such an influential album when it came out in the 80's. Too $hort wasn't a great rapper in terms of delivery, but the beats, the grooves and his lyrics were all amazing and new. He essentially created the "slow rap" genre. This is definitely an extremely groovy album that makes for good background music as well. You could practically play this for anyone and they'd probably like it a lot. The beats may not be as heavy hitting as some other rappers, but they're still really good (simple but effective). Too $hort has a very simple delivery which gives him an odd charm - he makes it seem like anybody can rap. The other great thing about him is his lyrics which are always fun to listen to but aren't necessarily about much. He somehow manages to catch your attention really well. Overall this is just a really original and different rap album - it's historical influence definitely adds to its rating. I don't think mainstream rap fans will like it, but those with an open-mind will like it a lot! Highly recommended!

Highlights include:
the entire album!

After he finally got a major label deal after rappin on the underground for years, Too $hort brings a tight follow up to "Born To Mack" (the only $hort album I don't have that he released from 1988 on). Like all his earlier album the beats are tight and funky and the album is very tight (which he hasn't put out a 4 star album sice 2000). Like all his earlier albums, the song count is short (only 9) but the majority are 5 minutes plus over some funky beats (that $hort provided on all songs with help from al Eaton on 2 or 3). It has 1 classic, 1 I skip, 3 ar eok and the rest are good or real good songs. Guests are on 1 song and do the hook on 1 so like most of his pre retirement albums, you get a lot of $hort Dog. a must have album.

#1 - 9 (tight beat)
#2 - 8
#3 - 7.5 (beat is tight but I ain't really feelin' his rap style on this one)
#4 - 7.5
#5 - 5
#6 - 7.5 (f/ Danger Zone & Rappin' 4-Tay -- tight beat)
#7 - 8.5 (good beat)
#8 - 8.5 (nice beat)
#9 - 10 (CLASSIC over a great beat)

Todd Shaw -- b. 4/29/66 -- b. Los Angeles, CA moved to Oakland, CA
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This album is one of the first west coast rap albums to appeal nationwide, and give the country it's first taste of "pimp" style rap. When this album was released back in 1989, it was THE RAP album to have! Rappin 4-tay makes his now famous debut on "don't fight the feeling" which became his first album title 7 years later.

This album is by far one of the greatest "Explicit Lyrics" Albums to date! Deep bass and mellow grooves. This album was not allowed in my house, I smuggled it in; with no regrets! Great CD!