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Life Is… Too $hort
Hip-Hop · 1988 · 8 tracks

Life Is… Too $hort

Too $hort

Heavy 808s and a deadpan Oakland swagger. The blueprint for West Coast pimp rap, balancing street-level storytelling with trunk-rattling funk for the late night.

1988 · Dangerous Music

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A cool, calculated street-level confidence that balances hedonism with grim urban realism.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Life Is… Too $hort
4:34
02
Rhymes
4:17
03
I Ain’t Trippin’
6:41
04
Nobody Does It Better
6:15
05
Don’t Fight the Feelin’
8:18
06
CussWords
7:45
07
City of Dope
5:32
08
Pimp the Ho
5:52
Moments Worth Listening For
The relentless, hypnotic repetition of the bassline on the title track that sets the album's patient pace.
The shocking, unfiltered profanity marathon of CussWords that challenged 1988 radio standards.
The stark, cautionary storytelling of City of Dope where the beat drops out to emphasize the bleak narrative.
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How does Life Is… Too $hort sound next to the rest of Too $hort's catalogue?

Medium Energy-0.8σ

It runs a touch cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

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