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By the time Jive Records released Born to Mack, Too Short's major-label debut, the young rapper was already a music industry veteran, having released several albums on the independent 75 Girls label. With Born to Mack Too Short continued the formula that had already made him a regional star -- sexually explicit lyrics over sparse, bass-heavy rhythm tracks. What is missing from this album, though, is any levity, humor, or musical exploration. Without the benefit of a lyrical wink or nod, and without any sign of his future head-nodding, funk workouts, Too Short's trademark "pimp" tales were stripped bare, revealing themselves too misogynist to be enjoyable. Even so, due to the success of the nearly ten-minute, underground smash "Freaky Tales," Born to Mack expanded Too Short's fan base past his Oakland, CA, hometown, eventually selling past gold status. Many of Short's later efforts, such as Life Is...Too Short and Shorty the Pimp were funnier, funkier, and plain better, but Born to Mack stands as most of the world's introduction to one of rap's most enduring, and best-selling, artists ever. ~ Mtume Salaam
Recording information: Different Fur Recording.
Unknown Contributor Roles: T. Bohanon; Johnny Hodges.
Arranger: Too Short.
Personnel: Todd "Too Short" Shaw (rap vocals, keyboards), Silky C (programming), D.J. Universe (scratches).
Audio Mixers: Too Short; Howard Johnston.
Too Short Born To Mack Songs Born To Mack Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Too $hort - Born To Mack
Classic! Classic! Classic! Too Short is the best at what he does which saying dope rhymes and making tight albums. BORN TO MACK came out in 1989 and it was ahead of it's time then. Too Short will always be one of the best rappers in my opinion.
Submitted by Paul (Salem, NH, USA)
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Too $hort is one of my favorite rappers, he's one of my influences in the rap game. BORN TO MACK is my all time favorite Too $hort album, the lyrics are tight as hell, the beats and bass lines have your tweekin' like a dope fiend. The girlz in neighborhood get wet anytime I roll through playin' "Freaky Tales".
Submitted by Nel Youngsta (Waco, NC)
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Hardcore beats and down and dirty west coast lyrics.
Submitted by charismatic09 (Atlanta(A-Town))
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born to mack in some circles will be regareded as "the best", as for me, i enjoyed it and will still listen to it from time to time. play this album for all your friends young and old. TOO SHORT for PRESIDENT.
Submitted by atl_1298 (Tyler, TX)
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the best rapper of all time
too short is the man!grew up listening to too short,would love to do a demo with him in his studio!he only gets better cant wait to his new album drops this month.
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Purchase Born To Mack CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Life Is...Too Short CD (1988)
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Too Short never had the skills or technique of LL Cool J or Big Daddy Kane, but what the Oakland rapper lacks in technique, he's always more than made up for with irresistible, '70s-inspired funk grooves that simply won't quit. When Short -- after enjoying a small cult following for a few years in Northern California -- joined a major label with Life Is...Too Short's predecessor, Born to Mack, too many East Coast MCs were inundating hip-hop with clichéd tracks consisting of only James Brown samples and a drum machine. Too Short, however, presented an attractive alternative with highly melodic, danceable tracks that made no secret of his love of '70s funk heroes like Parliament, the Ohio Players, and Cameo. This CD's X-rated, sexually explicit lyrics received their share of vehement criticism, and the MC responded that Too Short is an outrageous character who shouldn't be taken too seriously. Be that as it may, his ...
| | Too Short Short Dog's In The House CD (1990)
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With Short Dog's in the House, Oakland's most sexually explicit MC gave his followers more of what he was known for -- X-rated lyrics, a relaxed style of rapping, and addictive, melodic tracks recalling the splendor of '70s funk. R&B fans who complained that rap on the whole wasn't sufficiently melodic couldn't make that complaint about the distinctive Too Short. ...
| | Too Short Shorty The Pimp CD (1992)
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| | Too Short Get In Where You Fit In CD (1993)
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| | Too Short Cocktails CD (1995)
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All songs written or co-written by Too Short except "Top Down" (Ant Banks/M. Miller). Includes samples from "Disco To Go - 1" (as performed by Brides Of Funkenstein) and "Funky Worm" (G. Webster/M. Pierce/N. Napier/A. Nolan/L. Bonner/M. Jones/R. Middlebrook/W. Morrison).
Still spicing up the Oakland scene, Too Short returns to the charts with his ninth album, COCKTAILS, citing that little has changed in the business...the music business, that is. While many rappers gain their respect by kicking verses off their tongue at a delirious pace, Too Short uses his well-developed pimp style to emphasize his slow rhyming flow.
"Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'" opens the album with Short Dog's (a self-imposed nickname) definition of values. Shocking to those who aren't able to relate to the inner city mind-set, Too Short is unrepentant and unafraid to let everyone in on his desires. When it comes to rhyming skills, Short ...
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| | INXS Kick CD (1987) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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"What You Need" had taken INXS from college radio into the American Top Five, but there was little indication that the group would follow it with a multi-platinum blockbuster like Kick. Where the follow-ups to "What You Need" made barely a ripple on the pop charts, Kick spun off four Top Ten singles, including the band's only American Number One, "Need You Tonight." Kick crystallized all of the band's influences -- Stones-y rock & roll, pop, funk, contemporary dance-pop -- into a cool, stylish dance/rock hybrid. It was perfectly suited to lead singer Michael Hutchence's feline sexuality, which certainly didn't hurt the band's already inventive videos. But it wasn't just image that provided their breakthrough. For the first (and really only) time, INXS made a consistently solid album that had no weak moments from top to bottom. More than that, really, Kick is an impeccably crafted pop tour de force with the band succeeding at everything they try on it. Every track has at least a subtly different feel from what came before it; INXS freely incorporates tense guitar riffs, rock & roll anthems, swing-tinged pop/rock, string-laden balladry, danceable pop-funk, horn-driven '60s soul, '80s R&B, and even a bit of the new wave-ish sound they'd started out with. More to the point, every song is catchy and memorable, branded with indelible hooks. Even without the band's sense of style, the flawless songcraft is intoxicating, and it's what makes Kick one of the best mainstream pop albums of the '80s. [The 2002 reissue features four previously unreleased versions of "Move On," "Jesus ...
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40 Watt Hype puts it down. Their fans hold them up. The hip-hop catalysts of 40 Watt Hype bring a sound that blends Latin rhythms with soulful hooks into a commanding sound with tremendous crossover success. Often uttered in the same vain as The Roots, Black Eyed Peas and Ozomatli, 40 Watt Hype is on a mission to take the hip-hop experience to the next level: dropping an entire venue into a massive dance floor as horns and Latin percussion lock in behind two unstoppable emcees. A sound that could only be brewed in a diverse town like Fresno, Calif.; a sound that breathes its streets and clubs and inhales its ...
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