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Life Is... Too Short
Studio album by
Too Short
Released1988
GenreHip hop[1]
Length54:52
Label
Producer
Too Short chronology
Born to Mack
(1987) 		Life Is... Too Short
(1988) 		Short Dog's in the House
(1990)

Life Is... Too Short (stylized as Life Is... Too $hort) is the fifth studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was first released in 1988 via Dangerous Music[2][3][4] and re-released in 1989[1] through Jive Records. It appeared as a Dangerous Music/RCA Records release until Jive Records logos appeared on the release on October 25, 1990, after it became successful. It is currently his highest-selling album to date, being certified double platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 2 million copies.

Background

"Don't Fight the Feelin'" samples the 1982 One Way song of the same name.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[4]
RapReviews7.5/10[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
The Village VoiceB+[6]

In 2022, Rolling Stone included Life Is... Too Short on their list of "The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time", at No. 186.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Life Is... Too Short"4:34
2."Rhymes"4:17
3."I Ain't Trippin'"6:41
4."Nobody Does It Better"6:15
5."Oakland"4:41
6."Don't Fight the Feelin'" (featuring Danger Zone and Rappin' 4-Tay)8:18
7."CussWords"7:44
8."City of Dope"5:31
9."Pimp the Ho"5:54
10."Outro"0:59

Personnel

  • T. Bohanon - Producer
  • Al Eaton - Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Mixing
  • Victor Hall - Photography
  • Helen Kim - Vocals (background)
  • Mr. Z - Clothing/Wardrobe
  • Todd Shaw - Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Drum Programming, Mixing
  • Janna Thomas - Vocals (background)
  • Mark Wholey - Artwork
  • Jeanette Wright - Vocals (background)
  • Rappin' 4-Tay - Performer

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Alex Henderson. "Life Is...Too Short Too $hort". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Too $hort". Trouser Press. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  3. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 711.
  4. ^ a b MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. pp. 568–569.
  5. ^ "Too $hort Life is... Too $hort". RapReviews. May 2, 2003. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 27, 1989). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Too Short Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  9. ^ "Too Short Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  10. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Too Short – Life Is ... Too Short". Recording Industry Association of America.
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