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Cocktails
Hip-Hop · 1995 · 12 tracks

Cocktails

Too $hort

Heavy 808s and deadpan Oakland swagger. A high-water mark for West Coast pimp rap, balancing street-level storytelling with trunk-rattling funk.

January 24, 1995 · Jive

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Unapologetically confident and laid-back, radiating a cool, late-night street energy.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'
6:46
02
Cocktales
6:06
03
Can I Get a Bitch
5:12
04
Coming Up $hort
5:42
05
Thangs Change
6:08
06
Paystyle
5:44
07
Giving Up the Funk
5:14
08
Top Down
5:07
09
We Do This
5:52
10
Game
5:17
11
Sample the Funk
6:54
12
Don't Fuck for Free
3:35
Moments Worth Listening For
The hypnotic, rolling bassline of the title track that sustains for over six minutes without losing its grip.
The transition into live guitar licks on 'Sample the Funk' that bridges the gap between digital rap and 70s soul.
Too $hort's signature 'Bitch!' ad-lib punctuating the sparse, heavy rhythm of the opening track.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Cocktails sound next to the rest of Too $hort's catalogue?

Analog Warmth+1.2σ

The production is pushed notably harder into analog warmth than this artist usually allows.

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