Get In Where You Fit In
Studio album by
Too Short
ReleasedOctober 26, 1993 (1993-10-26)
Recorded1992–93
StudioDangerous
Genre
Length1:12:18
LabelJive
Producer
Too Short chronology
Shorty the Pimp
(1992)		 Get In Where You Fit In
(1993)		 Cocktails
(1995)
Singles from Get In Where You Fit In
  1. "I'm a Player"
    Released: September 27, 1993
  2. "Money in the Ghetto"
    Released: January 17, 1994

Get In Where You Fit In is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released on October 26, 1993, through Jive Records, making it his fifth release for the label. Recording sessions took place at Dangerous Studios. Production was handled by The Dangerous Crew and Quincy Jones III. It features guest appearances from Ant Banks, Ant Diddley Dog, Father Dom, FM Blue, Mhisani, Pee Wee, Rappin' Ron, Ronese Levias and Spice 1.

The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 16, 1994.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[2]
Robert Christgau(neither)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Rolling Stone reviewer gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, stating: "on his fifth album, Get In Where You Fit In, Short plays his usual blaxploitation character, only he ain't battlin' the man, he's on his way to get some. Between "I'm a Player", "Playboy Short" and "Blow Job Betty", Short sounds like he's getting more than Shaft, Sweet Sweetback and Superfly combined". Dimitri Ehrlich of Entertainment Weekly found that: "In Get In Where You Fit In, Oakland rapper seems to be operating on mental cruise control as he recounts gratuitous tales of life as a player in the streets and bedrooms of his hometown. Producer Ant Banks' antiseptic assemblages lack all the grit of the original recordings from which they were sampled. The result? N.W.A redux meets P-Funk lite". AllMusic reviewer wrote: "Although he tries to cop part of the current P-Funk-inspired gangsta rap, Too Short sounds lost and dated on the overlong, sample-reliant, grotesquely misogynist, and musically muddled Get in Where You Fit In". Veteran critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "neither" rating.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Fight the Intro"Todd ShawThe Dangerous Crew2:47
2."I'm a Player"
The Dangerous Crew6:01
3."Just Another Day"ShawQDIII7:21
4."Gotta Get Some Lovin'"
  • Shaw
  • Bill Curtis
Ant Banks5:47
5."Money in the Ghetto"ShawThe Dangerous Crew5:43
6."Blowjob Betty"ShawThe Dangerous Crew5:26
7."All My Bitches Are Gone" (featuring Ant Banks)
Ant Banks5:37
8."The Dangerous Crew" (featuring Spice 1, Ant Banks, Mhisani, and Pee Wee)
The Dangerous Crew4:30
9."Get in Where You Fit In" (featuring Rappin' Ron and Ant Diddley Dog)
The Dangerous Crew8:34
10."Playboy $hort"ShawAnt Banks4:49
11."Way Too Real" (featuring Father Dom and Ant Banks)
  • Shaw
  • Damani Khaleel
  • Banks
Ant Banks5:42
12."It's All Good" (featuring Ronese Levias)
  • Shaw
  • Roniece Levias
The Dangerous Crew6:02
13."Oakland Style" (featuring FM Blue)
Ant Banks4:47
Total length:1:12:19
Sample credits

Personnel

  • Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – main artist, mixing
  • Anthony "Ant" Banks – featured artist (tracks: 7, 8, 11), keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing
  • Robert Lee "Spice 1" Green, Jr. – featured artist (track 8)
  • Mhisani "Goldy" Miller – featured artist (track 8)
  • Ramone "Pee Wee" Gooden – featured artist (track 8)
  • Russell "Rappin' Ron" Royster – featured artist (track 9)
  • Anthony "Ant Diddley Dog" Nelson – featured artist (track 9)
  • Leslie Calaway – featured artist (track 10)
  • Damani "Father Dom" Khaleel – featured artist (track 11)
  • Roniece Levias – featured artist (tracks: 10, 12)
  • FM Blue – featured artist (track 13)
  • Stuart "Shorty B" Jordan – lead guitar & bass (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13)
  • Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones – guitar (track 3)
  • Ramon "Pee-Wee" Gooden – keyboards, live drums
  • Quincy Jones III – keyboards & producer (track 3)
  • Sean G – drums (tracks: 5, 10)
  • Kirk Felton – digital editing
  • Rob Chiarelli – engineering (track 3)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Nick Gamma – design
  • Victor Hall – photography
  • Randy Austin – management

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 1

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Get In Where You Fit In - Too $hort | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ Ehrlich, Dimitri (November 19, 1993). "Get In Where You Fit In". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Too Short". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Get In Where You Fit In : Too Short : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. November 25, 1993. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Too hort Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Too hort Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ "American album certifications – Too Short – Get In Where You Fit In". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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