Cocktails (album)
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Cocktails is the sixth studio album by American rapper Too Short. The album was released on January 24, 1995, by Jive Records. It is certified platinum and features performances by 2Pac, Ant Banks and The Dangerous Crew. Cocktails debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 101,000 copies in its first week.[2] It was Too Short's second album to reach #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while missing the Top 5 by one position on the Billboard 200. The album was entirely produced by Ant Banks and aside from previously releases by the hip-hop band The Roots, Cocktails is the first album recorded and released by a solo rapper to feature all music performed by a live band.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'" | 6:46 |
| 2. | "Cocktales" | 6:06 |
| 3. | "Can I Get a Bitch" (featuring Ant Banks) | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Coming Up $hort" | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Thangs Change" (featuring Malik & Jamal from Illegal & Baby D) | 6:07 |
| 6. | "Paystyle" | 5:44 |
| 7. | "Giving Up the Funk" (featuring The Dangerous Crew) | 5:14 |
| 8. | "Top Down" | 5:07 |
| 9. | "We Do This" (featuring 2Pac, MC Breed & Father Dom) | 5:52 |
| 10. | "Game" (featuring Old School Freddy B) | 5:16 |
| 11. | "Sample the Funk" | 6:54 |
| 12. | "Don't Fuck for Free" | 3:35 |
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[3] | 6 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ Andrew Hamilton (1995-01-24). "Cocktails - Too $hort | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ Billboard 11 feb. 1995, p. 95, at Google Books
- ^ "Too Short Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Too Short Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
 | This 1990s hip hop album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |