Married to the Game

by Too $hort

Overview

For his umpteenth album, Married to the Game, the original player, Too Short, keeps on keeping on, spitting pimp game over well-produced tracks, never breaking a sweat. As with his past few albums -- What's My Favorite Word? (2002), Chase the Cat (2001), and You Nasty (2000) -- Married to the Game doesn't offer anything longtime (or relatively new) Too Short fans haven't heard before. Yet the well-produced tracks (by the usual roll call of impressive collaborators: Jazze Pha, Ant Banks, Lil Jon, and Dez) may be reason enough for many listeners to add yet another Too Short album to their collection. There are a few really good songs that get the album off to a promising start ("Choosin'," "What She Gonna Do?," and "That's How It Goes Down" especially), but by the time the hourlong album reaches its midway point, it's pretty clear Too Short is lounging yet again, content to stride along with his routine, never going out of his way to go above and beyond the call of duty. As a result, most listeners should stick with Too Short's golden age (1988-1993), when he did go above and beyond the call of duty, making some of the most creative (albeit sex-minded) rap the industry had yet produced. Regardless, no other rapper does it quite like Too Short does, and even if he is taking it easy on Married to the Game, he still sounds phenomenal, especially if you're keen to well-produced Atlanta-style tracks with an old-school pimp's touch to them. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	11/04/2003
Label:	Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886919867725
Rank:	46702

Tracks

1. Choosin'
2. What She Gonna Do?
3. That's How It Goes Down
4. You Can't F*ck With Us
5. Shake That Monkey
6. Burn Rubber
7. Hey Let's Go
8. Pimpandho.Com
9. Hobo Hoeing
10. Get It
11. Married to the Game
12. California Girls
13. What's a Pimp?
14. Don't Act Like That
15. Short Short

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Too $hort   Primary Artist
Jagged Edge   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Guest Artist
Devin the Dude   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jazze Pha   Featured Artist
Petey Pablo   Guest Artist,Featured Artist
N.O.R.E.   Featured Artist
Cutty Cartel   Featured Artist
Devin   Featured Artist
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz   Featured Artist
Oobie   Featured Artist
Jerry Perkins   Vocals (Background)
LROC   Keyboards
Dez   Vocals (Background)
Val Young   Vocals (Background)
LaMarquis Jefferson   Bass
Charles Fearing   Guitar
Keri Hilson   Vocals (Background)
Lil Jon   Featured Artist
Craig Love   Guitar
Nvs Styles   Scratching
Shanell Woodgett   Vocals (Background)
Dionne Denham   Vocals (Background)
Rob Mac   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Brian Stanley   Engineer
Dez   Producer
Ant Banks   Engineer,Mixing,Producer
John Frye   Engineer
Todd Shaw   Composer,Executive Producer
J.B. Moore   Composer
Jazze Pha   Producer
Ray Seay   Engineer,Mixing
Lil Jon   Producer
Ryan Dorn   Engineer
Chaz Harper   Mastering
Asif Ali   Engineer