Cocktails (album)

Cocktails
Studio album by Too Short
Released	January 24, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Jive
Producer	Ant Banks, Shorty B, Spearhead X, The Dangerous Crew, B. Turner, Too Short, L.A. Dre
Too Short chronology
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Player Years (1993) Cocktails (1995) Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) (1996)

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Cocktails is the sixth studio album from Oakland rapper Too Short. It is certified platinum and features performances by 2Pac, Ant Banks and The Dangerous Crew. DJ Screw used the beat "Cocktales" on Lil Keke's famous freestyle "Pimp Tha Pen". Cocktails debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 101,000 copies in its first week.^[2] It was Too Short's second album to reach #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while missing the Top 5 by one position on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

1. "Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'" 6:46
2. "Cocktales" 6:06
3. "Can I Get A Bitch" (featuring Ant Banks) 5:12
4. "Coming Up $hort" 5:42
5. "Thangs Change" (featuring Malik & Jamal from Illegal & Baby D) 6:07
6. "Paystyle" 5:44
7. "Giving Up The Funk" (featuring The Dangerous Crew) 5:14
8. "Top Down" 5:07
9. "We Do This" (featuring 2Pac, MC Breed & Father Dom) 5:52
10. "Game" (featuring Old School Freddy B) 5:16
11. "Sample The Funk" 6:54
12. "Don't Fuck For Free" 3:35

Samples

Cocktales

• "Freaky Tales" by Too $hort

Coming Up Short

• "Zimba Ku" by Black Heat

Paystyle

• "Behind the Wall of Sleep" by Black Sabbath

Giving Up the Funk

• "Disco to Go" by The Brides of Funkenstein

Sample the Funk

• "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players

Chart positions

Singles

Cocktails

Paystyle

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1995 (U.S.)

References