| Shorty the Pimp | ||||
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| Released | July 14, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–92 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:05:15 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| Singles from Shorty the Pimp | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
Shorty the Pimp is the seventh studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released on July 14, 1992, via Jive Records. The album's title is taken from the 1973 blaxploitation film of the same name, featuring an eponymous character.
The recording sessions took place at One Little Indian Recording in El Cerrito and Live Oak Studios in Berkeley. The album was produced by Ant Banks, D'Wayne Wiggins, and Too Short, with Ted Bohanon serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Ant Banks, D'Wayne Wiggins, Mhisani and Pooh-Man.
The album debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart with 82,000 copies sold in its first week.[3] It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 18, 1992 and achieved Platinum certification on January 19, 1996.
It was supported with two singles: "I Want to Be Free (That's the Truth)", which peaked at No. 41 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 5 on the Hot Rap Songs, and "In the Trunk", which made it to No. 23 on the Hot Rap Songs. The album's second single "In the Trunk" can be heard in the opening scenes of the 2018 Marvel Comics film Black Panther. The song "So You Want to Be a Gangster" was earlier included in 1991 Juice (soundtrack) and later was featured on the 2013 Grand Theft Auto V in-game radio station 'West Coast Classics'.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro: Shorty the Pimp" | Don Julian | 0:42 | |
| 2. | "In the Trunk" | Too $hort | 5:49 | |
| 3. | "I Ain't Nothin' But a Dog" |
| Ant Banks | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Hoes" | Too $hort | 6:22 | |
| 5. | "No Love From Oakland" |
| Ant Banks | 8:25 |
| 6. | "I Want to Be Free (That's the Truth)" |
| Ant Banks | 5:48 |
| 7. | "Hoochie" (featuring D'Wayne Wiggins) |
| D'Wayne Wiggins | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Step Daddy" |
| Ant Banks | 4:22 |
| 9. | "It Don't Stop" |
| Too $hort | 4:21 |
| 10. | "So You Want to Be a Gangster" |
| Ant Banks | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Something to Ride To" (featuring Ant Banks, Pooh-Man and Mhisani) |
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| 11:57 |
| 12. | "Extra Dangerous Thanks" |
| Too $hort | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 1:05:15 | |||
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[5] | 6 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 11 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
