Too Short - Short Dog's in the House
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Free Music Review: Album Number Six (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5 Stars)
Hit: 5 Stars
What I like about Too Short back in the 80's and early 90's was the fact that he had ambition in his rhymes. Believe it or not, every verse he kicks on the songs in his sixth album "Short Dog's In The House", he kicks with confidence. My favorite hit single he as ever made in his career would be "The Ghetto". Short kicks facts of how life is in the streets of Oakland, something that he hardly did in his music. Also "It's Your Life" would be another positive song that he made. If you began listening to Short after his retirement, when you hear this you'll probably won't be used to hearing rhymes like this. I can't forget his pimp game. "Pimpology" would be the breakdown on how to keep a listener's pimp game up. Ice Cube, the only guest appearance on this album would appear on "Ain't Nothin' But A Word To Me"...and you probably know what that word is.
A lot of this material sounds dated, but I'm not mad at it. It reminds me of how rap was back in 1990. The rhymes Short kicked were just simple rhymes about rocking parties and his pimp game. The production on here has a little '90 flavor as well. A lot of these songs were either produced or co-produced by Too Short. Which is actually kind of good. The beat to "Hard On The Boulevard" is dope, made by Short by himself. Other producers are Sir Jinx and DJ Pooh, as well as some of the songs by Pierre "The Beat Fixer" James, Keenan "The Mastero" Foster, and Al Eaton. The latter name would help with Short on "The Ghetto", another beat that I liked, which is good that there is an instrumental of the song on the last track.
Too Short already made a name for himself and help put Oaktown on the map. If you like music from the early 90's, this one I think you will enjoy. It shows Too Short rocking the mic with no fear at all. And whats great about this is this isn't even his best album, so there was more to come after this one.
Lyrics: A-
Production: A
Guest Appearances: A
Musical Vibes: A+
Overall: A
My favorite Tracks: $hort Dog's In The House, Short But Funky, In The Oaktown, Ain't Nothin' But A Word To Me, Pimpology
Personal Favorite Track: The Ghetto
Honorable Mention Track: Rap Like Me
Peace Everyone!!!
Free Music Review: Too $heezy's Masterpiece
Hit: 5 Stars
"My 2nd favorite rap album would be Too $hort, Short Dog's In The House"-Nuttso of Oakland's Street Thugs.
Too $hort mastered the science of his craft with this fantastic album. Todd Shaw was a consistent rap artist on a major label from "Born To Mack" up until 1995's "Cocktales". "Short Dog's In The House" is his most focused set of songs with memorable production to back it. There's a diverse range of subject matter such as rumors about his demise, the influence of his independent success, the hardships of ghetto life, pimping 101, and turning two of the late 80's biggest RnB/Pop singers into exploited porn stars,lol. "In The Oaktown" is a funkier, updated version of "Oakland" from the last album.
The only thing that tarnishes this flawless effort a little bit is the last track "Rap Like Me". A new version of "Cusswords" which doesn't work because the beat is mediocre. "Pimpology" would of been a great way to end it. This album came out during an exciting year for Oakland, CA. 1990. MC Hammer, EnVogue, Toni,Tony, Tone, and Pebbles were blowing up the music scene and putting Oaktown on the map. With the exception of skipping the last song, this has all the ingredients that make a classic album. From the great cover art drawing just like "41fivin'", "Doggystyle", and "Makaveli". Consistent music from the beginning to the end, and the timing of the album's release. This is Todd Shaw's greatest musical opus.
Free Music Review: Another CLASSIC from $hort Dog
Hit: 5 Stars
This is the 11th Too $hort album I have, and his oldest (I still have to get "Life is..." & "Born To Mack", and of the 11, this is my 2nd or 3rd favorite, and another classic from the Oakland Pimp. With 12 songs, most are over 5 minutes so you still get a lot of raps, 2 are classics,1 is ok, the other 9 are tight, with mostly all of them being near classics. Guests are very minimal, as with most of the older rap albums, rapping on 1 song and doin the hook on 1. He has the smooth pimped out flow and some great stories as with most of his earlier albums, over some GREAT, funky production, mostly handled by $hort himself (he does 10 of the sogns with co-production from Al Eaton, Maestro, and Pierre James). Sir Jinx and DJ Pooh each do a song as well. A must have classic from one of rap's Icons and old school vets, the original Pimp from the Oaktown!
#1 - 8.5
#2 - 8
#3 - 9 (f/ Gary Mackey -- tight beat)
#4 - 9 (nice beat)
#5 - 10 (CLASSIC -- great beat)
#6 - 10 (CLASSIC -- great storyline and beat)
#7 - 9 (a great dirty song from $hort over a tight beat)
#8 - 8.5 (f/ ice Cube -- good beat)
#9 - 9 (tight beat)
#10 - 9.5 (some Pimpin game spit from Short)
#11 - 8.5 (great dirty story about 2 h0E$)
#12 - 7 (he raps for a good 6+ minutes here)
Todd Shaw -- b. 4/29/66 -- b. Los Angeles, CA moved to Oakland, CA
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Free Music Review: Honest CD
Hit: 5 Stars
One of the reason i am such a fan of Old too short (before 1996) is because nobody can attemept to copy his style or was he even close to commercial. Even though he has been with jive since 1988 he has stayed close to the bay back then. Short Dog's in the house ties between Cocktales. I've gotta give this CD 5 stars because i can ride to the whole CD. What i liked best about the whole CD was Todd's honesty. He didn't make an attempt to make the album commercial. All from his heart about his lifestyle. Well actually rap like me is not a great song but as long as I skip that track the CD is awesome. Even though I didn't really grow up early Short because of I was a little kid back then plus from the East but when i heard this album a few years ago I decided it was one of favorite out of the 15 I have heard. Defenitly a solid CD. Plus the sound quality is better then his late 80 albums. If you want a sound of the bay in the early 90's why haven't you heard short dogs in the house? For every Too Short review check out my other reviewsFree Music Review: For the people who think they understand rap, but don't
Hit: 5 Stars
Not only is this a classic, source, xxl, or any of the above. But for the real true hip-hop and rap fans and not these modern day bandwagon jumpers, u understand that old school rap is about not only delivery but a time frame. This record gives you a blueprint of real life hood experiences for people who were actually present from 1984 to 1993. Of course someone who just began or was exposed to rap would think of the new rappers as their foundation it is what you were trying to understand. But these old school rappers are the foundation, take away their deliveries, punchlines, and stories, and you have no hip-hop or rap, give respect to the pioneers who did it for almost next to nothing because it was for the feeling inside and not for what the public expected them to do or be. RECOGNIZE u B*****s!!!!!!