Shorty The Pimp

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

All Music Guide 4/5 stars link

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


This sixth release by Too $hort Shorty The Pimp was released in 1992. 5 songs were produced by Ant Banks, 4 by Too $hort himself and 1 song by D'wayne Wiggins. Songs number 3, 4 & 8 are 'dirty songs' rapped in Too $hort'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. 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
  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
  10. So You Want To Be A Gangster
  11. Something To Ride To
  12. Extra Dangerous Thanks