The Ghetto (Too Short song)

"The Ghetto" is a song by American Oakland-based rapper Too $hort. It was released on October 8, 1990 via Jive Records as the lead single from his sixth studio album Short Dog's in the House. Recorded at One Little Indian Studios in El Cerrito, California, it was produced and mixed by Al Eaton and Too $hort. The instrumental is based on the Donny Hathaway song of the same name.

"The Ghetto"
Single by Too $hort
from the album Short Dog's in the House
Released	October 8, 1990
Recorded	1990
Studio	One Little Indian Studios (El Cerrito, California)
Genre	G-funk Bay Area hip hop West Coast hip-hop conscious hip-hop
Length	5:02
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Todd Shaw Al Eaton Donny Hathaway Leroy Hutson
Producer(s)	Al Eaton Too $hort
Too $hort singles chronology
"Life Is... Too Short" (1989) "The Ghetto" (1990) "Short But Funky" (1990)
Music video
"The Ghetto" on YouTube

The single peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 12 on the Hot R&B Singles chart and number three on the Hot Rap Singles chart in the United States. The song was later featured on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Ghetto" (extended version)	Todd Anthony Shaw Al Eaton Donny Hathaway Leroy Hutson	5:59
2.	"The Ghetto" (single edit)	Shaw Eaton Hathaway Hutson	5:02
3.	"The Ghetto" (instrumental)	Shaw Eaton Hathaway Hutson	5:35
4.	"The Ghetto" (Too Short extended remix)	Shaw Eaton Hathaway Hutson	5:45
5.	"The Ghetto" (Too Short extended mix)	Shaw Eaton Hathaway Hutson	5:52
6.	"What Rap?"	Shaw	4:14

Personnel

• Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – rap vocals, producer, mixing, drum programming, composer, lyricist
• DJ Pooh – mixing engineer
• Al Eaton – producer, mixing, drum programming, composer, lyricist, guitarist
• Donny Hathaway – composer, lyricist, keyboardist
• Leroy Hutson – composer, lyricist, keyboardist
• Keenan "The Maestro" Foster – composer, lyricist, keyboardist
• Victor Hall – photography
• ZombArt – design

Chart positions

Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	42
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2]	12
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[3]	3