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Born to Mack is the fourth album by Too $hort, released on his Dangerous Music label on July 20, 1987, and reissued by Jive in 1988.
The story
Too $hort sold around 50,000 copies out of the trunk of his car across the Bay before Jive signed him. It became his major-label debut and went gold. The nine-and-a-half-minute “Freaky Tales” became his signature song.
Sound and production
Too $hort produced with T. Bohanon, using slow, spare drum machines and deep bass that gave Oakland its own sound.
Legacy
It proved a regional rapper could build a real audience independently, a model the whole Bay followed.
Tracklist & credits
Produced by T. Bohanon, T. Shaw
- AAA1Partytime5:00
- AAA2Little Girls6:10
- AAA3The Mix3:42
- AAA4You Know What I Mean6:00
- XXX1Freaky Tales9:30
- XXX2Dope Fiend Beat6:50
- XXX3Playboy Short II7:10
Tracklist and producer credits: Discogs. Gear credits: Breakbeat Archive, sourced on each credit.
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Released July 20, 1987. More from hip hop in 1987.