Album: Cocktails by Too $hort (1995)
Genre: Hip-Hop | Style: Urban/R&B | Mood: High
Record Label: Jive
Format: Album

Description: Cocktails is the sixth studio album from Oakland rapper Too Short. It is certified platinum and features performances by 2Pac, Ant Banks and The Dangerous Crew. DJ Screw used the beat "Cocktales" on Lil Keke's famous freestyle "Pimp Tha Pen". Cocktails debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 101,000 copies in its first week. 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.

Artist Background: Born in Los Angeles, but an Oakland resident by the age of 14, Too Short was the first West Coast rap star, recording three albums on his own before he made his major-label debut with 1988's gold album Born to Mack; his next four all went platinum. Anticipating much of the later gangsta phenomenon, he restricted his lyrical themes to tales of sexual prowess and physical violence, with the occasional social message track to mix things up. After the release of Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) in 1... Part of the Los Angeles, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Music Scene: Part of the Los Angeles, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Tags: Hip-Hop, Urban/R&B, High, 1990s, Album, Jive

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Cocktails is the sixth studio album from Oakland rapper Too Short. It is certified platinum and features performances by 2Pac, Ant Banks and The Dangerous Crew. DJ Screw used the beat "Cocktales" on Lil Keke's famous freestyle "Pimp Tha Pen". Cocktails debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 101,000 copies in its first week. 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.

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