The Ghetto (Too Short song)
{{short description|1990 single by Too Short}}
{{Infobox song
| name = The Ghetto
| cover = The Ghetto.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Too $hort
| album = Short Dog's in the House
| released = October 8, 1990
| recorded = 1990
| studio = One Little Indian Studios (El Cerrito, California)
| genre = * G-funk
| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=2}}
| label = Jive
| writer = * Todd Shaw
| producer = * Al Eaton
| prev_title = Life Is... Too Short
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Short But Funky
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{External music video|type=song|{{YouTube|fw0uz88E2gI|"The Ghetto"}}}}
}}
"The Ghetto" is a song by American Oakland-based rapper Too $hort. It was released on October 8, 1990 via Jive Records as the lead single from his sixth studio album Short Dog's in the House. Recorded at One Little Indian Studios in El Cerrito, California, it was produced and mixed by Al Eaton and Too $hort. The instrumental is based on the Donny Hathaway song of the same name.
The single peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number three on the Hot Rap Songs in the United States. The song was later featured on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = The Ghetto
| note1 = extended version
| writer1 = {{hlist|Todd Anthony Shaw|Al Eaton|Donny Hathaway|Leroy Hutson}}
| length1 = 5:59
| title2 = The Ghetto
| note2 = single edit
| writer2 = {{hlist|Shaw|Eaton|Hathaway|Hutson}}
| length2 = 5:02
| title3 = The Ghetto
| note3 = instrumental
| writer3 = {{hlist|Shaw|Eaton|Hathaway|Hutson}}
| length3 = 5:35
| title4 = The Ghetto
| note4 = Too Short extended remix
| writer4 = {{hlist|Shaw|Eaton|Hathaway|Hutson}}
| length4 = 5:45
| title5 = The Ghetto
| note5 = Too Short extended mix
| writer5 = {{hlist|Shaw|Eaton|Hathaway|Hutson}}
| length5 = 5:52
| title6 = What Rap?
| writer6 = Shaw
| length6 = 4:14
| total_length =
}}
Personnel
- Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – rap vocals, producer, mixing, drum programming, composer, lyricist
- DJ Pooh – mixing engineer
- Al Eaton – producer, mixing, drum programming, composer, lyricist, guitarist
- Donny Hathaway – composer, lyricist, keyboardist
- Leroy Hutson – composer, lyricist, keyboardist
- Keenan "The Maestro" Foster – composer, lyricist, keyboardist
- Victor Hall – photography
- ZombArt – design
Chart positions
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1990–91)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|42|artist=Too $hort|accessdate=March 14, 2021|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|12|artist=Too $hort|accessdate=March 14, 2021|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|3|artist=Too $hort|accessdate=March 14, 2021|rowheader=true}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|104791|Too Short – The Ghetto}}
{{Too Short (rapper)}}
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Category:Songs written by Too Short