Born to Mack, Too Short, Music CD

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Born to Mack


1	Partytime 5:05
2	Mack Attack 5:45
3	Playboy Short II 7:10
4	You Know What I Mean 6:10
5	Freaky Tales 9:28
6	Dope Fiend Beat 6:50
7	Little Girls 6:10
8	The Universal Mix 3:42

Biography

Editorial Reviews

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, All Music Guide

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Born to Mack


1	Partytime 5:05
2	Mack Attack 5:45
3	Playboy Short II 7:10
4	You Know What I Mean 6:10
5	Freaky Tales 9:28
6	Dope Fiend Beat 6:50
7	Little Girls 6:10
8	The Universal Mix 3:42

All Music Guide

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

Product Details

Format: CD
Release Date: 08/24/1989
Label: JIVE
Catalog No.: 1100
UPC: 012414110022
Sales Rank: 19,062

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Too Short		Primary Artist

Technical Credits
Johnny Hodges		Contributor
Todd Shaw		Producer
Too Short		Arranger, Producer
T. Bohanon		Producer, Contributor
Mark Wholey		Graphic Design
T. Bohanon		Producer