Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) | ||||
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Released | May 21, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
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Length | 65:54 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
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Singles from Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) | ||||
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Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) is the tenth studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released on May 21, 1996 by Jive Records, making it his seventh album on the label. It was announced and marketed as his "final album", although his career would continue with the release of his aptly-titled eleventh album, Can't Stay Away (1999). The album was supported by the lead single of the same name (featuring Parliament-Funkadelic), which served as its first track. [1]
Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)'s production and lyrical content reflect the domination of gangsta rap and G-funk throughout the West Coast, and narrowly strays away from the sexually explicit subject matter heard on its predecessor, Cocktails (1995). It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and remains his highest-charting album, and became Too Short's third number-one album on the Top R&B Albums chart. On July 26, 1996, it received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10 [3] |
The Source | [4] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that as Too Short had announced this as his "retirement album", "he picked the perfect moment to drop out of the hip-hop business—as the album shows, he's already beginning to border on self-parody" as it has too much "filler" and "tired boasts and worn-out beats". [2] In 2023, Pitchfork called it Too Short's "imperial '90s peak" as well as "a slick and funky landmark of pimp rap", summarizing it as "a grand, reflective finale where $hort grapples with his rap game mortality and legacy—sometimes thoughtfully, other times recklessly—while keeping the raunchiness and sub-bass sound of mobb music intact". [3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Gettin' It" (featuring Parliament-Funkadelic) | 5:41 |
2. | "Survivin' the Game" | 5:00 |
3. | "That's Why" | 5:21 |
4. | "Bad Ways" (featuring Studd, Murda One, Joe Riz, and Sonji Mickey) | 4:56 |
5. | "Fuck My Car" (featuring MC Breed) | 4:48 |
6. | "Take My Bitch" | 3:35 |
7. | "Buy You Some" (featuring Erick Sermon, MC Breed, and Kool-Ace) | 5:15 |
8. | "Pimp Me" (featuring Goldy, Kool-Ace, Sir Captain, and Reel Tight) | 5:44 |
9. | "Baby D" (featuring Baby D) | 1:58 |
10. | "Nasty Rhymes" | 3:46 |
11. | "Never Talk Down" (featuring Rappin' 4-Tay and MC Breed) | 5:11 |
12. | "I Must Confess" (featuring Reel Tight) | 4:15 |
13. | "So Watcha Sayin'?" | 2:54 |
14. | "I've Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body)" (featuring Parliament-Funkadelic) | 7:30 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [9] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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