Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)

1996 studio album by Too Short

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

Cocktails
(1995)

Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
(1996)

Can't Stay Away
(1999)

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 by Jive Records, making it his seventh album on the label. It was announced and marketed as his "last album", although his career would continue with the release of his aptly-titled eleventh album, Can't Stay Away (1999). The album was supported by the lead single of the same name (featuring Parliament-Funkadelic), which served as its first track.^[1]

Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)'s production and lyrical content reflect the domination of gangsta rap and G-funk throughout the West Coast, and narrowly strays away from the sexually explicit subject matter heard on its predecessor, Cocktails (1995). It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and remains his highest-charting album, and became Too Short's third number-one album on the Top R&B Albums chart. On July 26, 1996, it received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)*
Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)*
Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200^[6]	66
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	14

Certifications

Certifications for *Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Gold and Platinum". Recording Industry of America. RIAA. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Stephen Thomas Erlewine (June 18, 1996). "Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) – Too $hort | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Pierre, Alphonse (October 8, 2023). "Too $hort: Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
^ "Too Short Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^ "Too Short Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
^ "1996 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. December 28, 1996. p. YE-39. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Too Short – Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 7, 2024.