The Mack of the Century...Too $hort's Greatest Hits

by Too $hort

Overview

The Mack of the Century...Too Short's Greatest Hits compiles select highlights from the Oakland rapper's 13-album output for Jive Records. The selections span three decades, from 1988 to 2003, leaning heavily upon Too Short's late-'80s/early-'90s prime, including such memorable songs from this era as "Freaky Tales," "Dope Fiend Beat," "Life Is...Too Short," "I Ain't Trippin'," "Short But Funky," "The Ghetto," "In the Trunk," "I'm a Player," and "Blowjob Betty." There's a noticeable de-emphasis on what followed, however. From 1995 onward, The Mack of the Century... includes only four songs: "Cocktales" (1995), "Gettin' It" (1996), "Burn Rubber" (2003), and "Choosin'" (2003). This approach certainly doesn't result in a balanced summary of Too Short's career to date, yet it does ensure that The Mack of the Century... showcases a lot of the rapper's prime work (as featured on the albums Born to Mack, Life Is...Too Short, Short Dog's in the House, and Shorty the Pimp) at the expense of his latter-day output, which was less successful as well as less popular. [There is also a clean version of the album available.] ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	12/05/2006
Label:	Bmg / Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886919868326
Rank:	37458

Tracks

1. Freaky Tales
2. Dope Fiend Beat
3. Life Is...Too Short
4. I Ain't Trippin'
5. Short But Funky
6. The Ghetto
7. I'm a Player
8. Blowjob Betty
9. In the Trunk
10. Burn Rubber
11. Cocktales
12. Gettin' It
13. Choosin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Too $hort   Primary Artist
Jazze Pha   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jagged Edge   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

D. Edwards   Composer
Funkadelic   Producer
George Clinton   Composer
Al Eaton   Producer
Todd Shaw   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
J.B. Moore   Composer
Jazze Pha   Producer
Lil Jon   Producer
S. Jordan   Composer
R. Eli Ball   Composer
Too $hort   Composer
G. Cooper   Composer
T. Bohanon   Producer
H. Palmer   Composer
Keenan "The Maestro" Foster   Producer
K. Foster   Composer
Jeffrey Sledge   A&R
Peggy Apostolides   Package Design
Shorty B.   Producer
Chaz Harper   Mastering