Born to Mack
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Born to Mack is a pioneering late-1980s West Coast hip hop album by rapper Too Short that helped define his explicit, street-oriented style and laid groundwork for Oakland’s rap scene.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hop album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Too Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyInArtistDiscographyPosition | fourth album by Too Short ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtFeatures | Too Short sitting on a car ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | considered an early classic of West Coast hip hop ⓘ |
| describedAs | pioneering West Coast hip hop album ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
cassette
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compact disc ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| follows | Raw, Uncut, and X-Rated NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
West Coast hip hop
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hip hop ⓘ |
| hasExplicitContent | true ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Dope Fiend Beat
NERFINISHED
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Freaky Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ Mack Attack NERFINISHED ⓘ Partytime NERFINISHED ⓘ Playboy Short ⓘ The Universal Mix NERFINISHED ⓘ You Know What I Mean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Oakland hip hop scene
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West Coast gangsta rap ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 44 minutes ⓘ |
| majorLabelReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of Oakland independent rap hustle
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helping establish Too Short’s pimp-themed persona ⓘ |
| notableSong | Freaky Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| performer | Too Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Life Is... Too Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Al Eaton
NERFINISHED
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Dean Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Bohanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Too Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Dangerous Music
NERFINISHED
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Jive Records ⓘ |
| releaseType | independent release later picked up by major label ⓘ |
| stylisticFeature |
explicit lyrics
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street-oriented themes ⓘ |
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