Life Is... Too Short Explained

Life Is... Too Short
Type:	studio
Artist:	Too Short
Cover:	Too $hort Life Is...Too Short.jpg
Released:	1988
Length:	54:52
Prev Title:	Born to Mack
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Short Dog's in the House
Next Year:	1990

Life Is... Too Short (stylized as Life Is... Too $hort) is the fifth studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released in 1988 via Dangerous Music and re-released in 1989 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.

Background

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

Critical reception

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.^[1]

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 - Artwork
• Jeanette Wright - Vocals (background)
• Rappin' 4-Tay - Performer

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. News: . June 7, 2022 . The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time . Rolling Stone . June 26, 2022.
2. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989. Billboard. November 15, 2021. December 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151206040915/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums. live.