Shorty the Pimp


Shorty the Pimp is the seventh studio album by American rapper Too Short, released on July 14, 1992, by Jive Records. Five songs were produced by Ant Banks, four by Too Short himself and one song by D'wayne Wiggins.
The album title is from the 1973 blaxploitation film of the same name, featuring a character of that name. The first track samples the theme song of the film; the soundtrack of the film was later collected in the funk album Shorty the Pimp by Don Julian & The Larks. This album debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart with 82,000 copies sold in its first week.

Track listing

Samples credit

In popular culture

The second track "In the Trunk" can be heard in the opening scenes of the 2018 Marvel Comics film Black Panther.
The tenth track “So You Want To Be A Gangster” is featured In the video game Grand Theft Auto V on the in game radio station “West Coast Classics”.