Life Is... Too Short

1988 studio album by Too Short From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Life Is... Too Short

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 on January 31, 1989,[1][5] 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.

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

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

Critical reception

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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.[8]

Track listing

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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
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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

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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