Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)

Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
Studio album by Too Short
Released	May 21, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Genre	West Coast hip hop; G-funk; gangsta rap;
Length	65:54
Label	Jive
Producer	L.A. Dre; Ant Banks; Colin Wolfe; MC Breed; Shorty B; Spearhead X;
Too Short chronology
Singles from Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
	"Gettin' It"; Released: 1996;

Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) is the tenth studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released on May 21, 1996, via Jive Records, making it his seventh album on the label. This was his final album before going on a brief career hiatus, and was certified platinum on July 26, 1996.^[1] It peaked in the Top 5 in the Billboard 200, while becoming the third number-one album for the artist on the Top R&B Albums chart.

The album's production and lyrical content more or less reflect the domination of gangsta rap and G-funk through the West Coast, and somewhat strays from Too $hort's sex and pimping themes.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Pitchfork	8.3/10^[3]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that as Too Short had announced this as his "retirement album", "he picked the perfect moment to drop out of the hip-hop business—as the album shows, he's already beginning to border on self-parody" as it has too much "filler" and "tired boasts and worn-out beats".^[2] In 2023, Pitchfork called it Too Short's "imperial '90s peak" as well as "a slick and funky landmark of pimp rap", summarizing it as "a grand, reflective finale where $hort grapples with his rap game mortality and legacy—sometimes thoughtfully, other times recklessly—while keeping the raunchiness and sub-bass sound of mobb music intact".^[3]

Track listing

*Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gettin' It" (featuring Parliament-Funkadelic)	5:41
2.	"Survivin' the Game"	5:00
3.	"That's Why"	5:21
4.	"Bad Ways" (featuring Studd, Murda One, Joe Riz, and Sonji Mickey)	4:56
5.	"Fuck My Car" (featuring MC Breed)	4:48
6.	"Take My Bitch"	3:35
7.	"Buy You Some" (featuring Erick Sermon, MC Breed, and Kool-Ace)	5:15
8.	"Pimp Me" (featuring Goldy, Kool-Ace, Sir Captain, and Reel Tight)	5:44
9.	"Baby D" (featuring Baby D)	1:58
10.	"Nasty Rhymes"	3:46
11.	"Never Talk Down" (featuring Rappin' 4-Tay and MC Breed)	5:11
12.	"I Must Confess" (featuring Reel Tight)	4:15
13.	"So Watcha Sayin'?"	2:54
14.	"I've Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body)" (featuring Parliament-Funkadelic)	7:30