2003 studio album by Too Short
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Released | November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04) |
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Recorded | 2003 |
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Length | 1:02:23 |
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AllMusic | ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png) ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [1] |
RapReviews | 8/10[2] |
Married to the Game is the fifteenth studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released on November 4, 2003 through Jive Records, making it his 12th album on the label. Recording sessions took place at The Hit Factory Criteria and Circle House Studios in Miami, The Enterprise in Burbank, Sound On Sound Recording in New York, Stankonia Recording in Atlanta and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Dez, Lil Jon, Ant Banks, and Jazze Pha, with Too $hort serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Cutty Cartel, Devin the Dude, Jagged Edge, Jazze Pha, Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz, Noreaga, Oobie and Petey Pablo. The album peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its lead single, "Shake That Monkey", made it to number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 56 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album's second single, "Choosin'", reached number 61 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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1. | "Choosin'" (featuring Jagged Edge and Jazze Pha) | | Jazze Pha | 3:57 |
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2. | "What She Gonna Do?" | | Ant Banks | 4:41 |
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3. | "That's How It Goes Down" (featuring Oobie) | | Lil Jon | 5:01 |
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4. | "You Can't Fuck with Us" (featuring Petey Pablo and N.O.R.E.) | | Lil Jon | 3:52 |
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5. | "Shake That Monkey" (featuring Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz) | | Lil Jon | 4:38 |
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6. | "Burn Rubber" | | Lil Jon | 3:19 |
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7. | "Hey, Let's Go" (featuring Devin the Dude and Cutty Cartel) | | Lil Jon | 4:23 |
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8. | "Pimpandho.com" | | Dez | 3:44 |
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9. | "Hobo Hoeing" | | Dez | 4:09 |
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10. | "Get It" | | Dez | 3:56 |
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11. | "Married to the Game" | | Dez | 2:37 |
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12. | "California Girls" | | Dez | 3:52 |
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13. | "What's a Pimp?" | | Dez | 5:54 |
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14. | "Don't Act Like That" | | Dez | 4:00 |
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15. | "Short Short" | | Dez | 4:21 |
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Total length: | 1:02:23 |
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- Sample credits
Personnel
- Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – vocals, executive producer
- Jagged Edge – vocals (track 1)
- Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander – vocals & producer (track 1)
- Keri Hilson – background vocals (track 1)
- Dionne Denham – background vocals (track 2)
- Tenaia "Oobie" Sanders – vocals (track 3)
- Moses "Petey Pablo" Barrett III – vocals (track 4)
- Victor "Noreaga" Santiago – vocals (track 4)
- Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith – vocals (track 5), producer (tracks: 3-7)
- Devin "The Dude" Copeland – vocals (track 7)
- Ricardo "Cutty Cartel" Lewis – vocals (track 7)
- Desmond "Dez Dynamic" Mapp – background vocals (tracks: 9, 12, 15), producer (tracks: 8-15)
- Val Young – background vocals (tracks: 13, 14)
- Shanell Woodgett – background vocals (track 13)
- Jerry Perkins – background vocals (track 15)
- Craig Love – guitar (tracks: 3, 5, 7)
- James "LRoc" Phillips – keyboards (tracks: 3, 7)
- LaMarquis Jefferson – bass (tracks: 3, 5, 7)
- Rob MacDonald – keyboards (tracks: 4, 5)
- Nvs Styles – scratches (track 6)
- Charles Fearing – guitar (tracks: 8, 9, 11-13, 15)
- Anthony "Ant" Banks – producer (track 2), mixing (tracks: 2, 8-15)
- Ray Seay – mixing (tracks: 1, 3-7)
- Chaz Harper – mastering
- Patrick Hoelck – photography
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