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 5 Stars Apr 17, 2008
Too Short is the Ultimate PIMP - If you like this album check out Smoke Sessions, Vol. 1 - from his homie Devin the Dude another 5 Stars
 Album Number Nine (Rating: 9 out of 10- -4.5 stars) Aug 24, 2007
Comming off the phenomonal and one of my personal favorite albums Get in Where You Fit In, Short Dog hits us with his ninth album Cocktales in late '94/early '95. Trufully, this album picks up where his previous album left off with funky production and signiture Short Dog & Dangerous Crew rhymes. With the lead single "Cocktales", that basically is another remake of his classic song "Freaky Tales", and more than likely you know what the subject matter is.
Too Short kicks some great rhymes. Like any other album, you'll have enough bad words through out this album. But that is why we love him. A standout song would be "Giving Up The Funk" with the Dangerous Crew. "Comming Up $hort" he kicks some rhymes over a great beat. A lot of reviewers speak of the song "Top Down", because Short flows almost perfectly over an Ant Banks beat. I personally like the final track "Don't **** For Free" because the production and the hook to the song.
Whenever Short isn't kicking rhymes about pimpin', he kicks something else worth listening to which is also great. I like the second single "Paystyle" about how he's comming in the rap game and saying something about the biting rappers. "Thangs Change" he rhymes about how much has changed in the urban neighborhoods and how kids grow up too fast. It's good to hear tracks like that from Short Dog and whats on his mind. That track also features Illegal (Jamal and Malik), Baby D, and Temptest. "Sample The Funk" has production that reminds me of his previous album as the track itself is so funky and easy listening.
Overall, Cocktales is a great album. Too Short hit his lyrical peak with this LP. At the same time, this album doesn't top Get in Where You Fit In, but comes very close. There are no bad tracks on here, and all are worth listening to. It's a shame how far he's fallen nowadays in the rap game. With the music he dropping now makes this album even sound better. But at the end of the day, this is one album I recommend adding to your collection. Peace.
Lyrics: A+
Production: A
Guest Appearances: A
Musical Vibes: A
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Don't **** For Free
2. Top Down
3. Giving Up The Funk (featuring The Dangerous Crew)
4. We Do This (featuring MC Breed, Father Dom, and Tupac)
5. Cocktales
Honorable Mention Tracks:
1. Paystyle
2. Thangs Change (featuring Illegal, Baby D, and Tempest)
3. Comming Up $hort
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Possibly Too $hort's Best Album - A Must Own! Aug 16, 2007
1995's excellent 'Cocktails' is the funkiest, freakiest album in Too $hort's entire discography. This is a lengthy album, and features well over an hour of tight bass, freaky sex rhymes and the Short Dog we all know and love.
The first two tracks (' Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin' and 'Cocktales') are chilled back, and once you get to track five, 'Thangs Change' (which features the young rapper, Baby D), Short actually takes a break from pimpin' for a few minutes to talk about issues of today (something he no longer does on his new albums). 'Paystyle' has an excellent beat and entertaining lyrics. 'Top Down' is possibly the best track on this album, and features some very nice bass. 'We Do This' features two guests, but the real star of the show on this track is 2pac (R.I.P.) who does an excellent job filling his guest spot. 'Game' has possibly the best lyrics of any freaky track Short Dog has put out to date.
Really, this is a must own album. If you want to just chill out and listen to something nice, 'Cocktails' fits that bill.
Stand-out tracks: 'Top Down', 'We Do This', 'Game'
So Much Funk! May 16, 2007
1994-1995 was an awesome period in hip-hop. Too Short definitely gets his pim strut on real big here. Now, I may not be a big fan of pimp/misogyny rap, and Short is huge on this, but I cannot deny it, he is cool; I have 11 of his albums! He flows easy and simple over the syrupy funk of the beats. Many complain about Too Short's rhyme schemes, but I do like his flow, and he does rhyme well. Now, the beats definitely slap with that 90's G-Funk syrupy vibe courtesy of the Dangerous Crew, Shorty B, Pee Wee, Spearhead X, Short himself, and of course, long time cuddy Ant Banks!! My favorite song here is the Banks and Short collabo, "Can I Get A B---h." The beat is that type you envision ridin' on 3 wheel with triple gold on a famed sunny Cali day! Banks beat here is one of his best ever. Banks also heats up the beat with some old school flava on the pimp style rider anthem, "Top Down." 2Pac, Father Dom, and Flint Mi.'s great MC Breed trade relentless flows over a bouncy Dangerous Crew beat on "We Do This." "Thangs Change" takes a different approach. Spearhead X and Short Dog create a slow bass heavy G-Funk beat while Short analyzes how screwed up life can be and how values in society have changed over the decades trading spits with Malik, Jamal (from Illegal), and the youngsta from Atlanta Baby D. "Paystyle" is hot with a slick rollin' beat and deep bass and Short gets his hustle on makin that cheddar while buckin' down mark azz MC's. I don't like the simplistic sampling on "Giving Up The Funk," for the sample has been overused and sounds so generic here. But for the most part, the beats are bangin' with that mid 90's bay area fonk! Pimp rap was nathan new to Short Dog in 1994/1995, but he always brings that charisma, and why change a winning formula?
His Best!!! Sep 30, 2006
OK...Get In Where You Fit In was my favorite, I have to say that this is his Best Album. The beats are very good and bump endlessly. His lyrical pimp-hand seems to be at its strongest. I definetly feel that this embodies a good majority of his work. Point being, cop this and play it everytime you're chillin w/your friends or drivin around your city. Peace!
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