Life Is...Too Short

Life Is...Too Short
Studio album by Too Short
Released January 31, 1989
(Dangerous Music/RCA)
October 25, 1990
(Jive/RCA)[1]
Recorded 19881989
Genre Golden age hip hop
Length 54:52
Label Dangerous Music/Jive/RCA Records
Producer Too Short
R. Austin
T. Bohanon
Al Eaton
Too Short chronology

Born to Mack
(1987)
Life Is...Too Short
(1989)
Short Dog's in the House
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
RapReviews (7.5/10)[3]

Life Is...Too Short is the second studio album by Too Short. It was released in 1988 on Jive/RCA Records, although it appeared as a Dangerous Music/RCA Records release until Jive Records logos appeared on the release on October 25, 1989, after it became successful. It is currently his highest-selling album to date, being certified double platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 2 million copies.

Track listing

  1. "Life Is...Too Short" 4:34
  2. "Rhymes" 4:17
  3. "I Ain't Trippin'" 6:41
  4. "Nobody Does it Better" 6:15
  5. "Oakland" 4:41
  6. "Don't Fight the Feelin'" (featuring Danger Zone & Rappin' 4-Tay) 8:18
  7. "CussWords" 7:44
  8. "City of Dope" 5:31
  9. "Pimp the Ho" 5:54
  10. "Outro" 0:59

Notes

On the edited version, tracks 6, 7, 8 and 9 are missing. Track 5 is "Mack Attack" and the other songs are moved down by one. The last track is called "Alias Crazy Rak" which has a DJ scratching throughout it.

Samples

Life is...Too Short

Don't Fight the Feelin

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 37
1989 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 9

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "Life Is...Too Short" Hot Rap Singles 7
1989 "Life Is...Too Short" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 43

References