June 21, 2003 @ 8:00 pm

Too Short - What's My Favorite Word? (JIVE)

by: Peter Relic

"These young girls love my game so much, should I stop? I’m old enough to be her pops!” shouts Too $hort on What’s My Favorite Word? It’s his finest effort since he came out of retirement in the mid-’90s.

"These young girls love my game so much, should I stop? I’m old enough to be her pops!” shouts Too $hort on What’s My Favorite Word? It’s his finest effort since he came out of retirement in the mid-’90s. And from the sound of this album, the Bay Area legend is more interested in playing mack daddy than father figure. Delivering raw-like-sushi raps over spare, funky tracks, Too $hort’s steez remains the same. Thankfully, little twists keep the familiar themes fresh. There’s the offhand humility of “That’s Right”: “If it was a Happy Meal or a half a mil / It’s the same thing baby / That’s real.” On “She Loves Her,” sisters indulge in a little self-pleasure, as oohs ac-cent a slow-rolling beat. “Call It Gangster,” with its 808 clap and spooky synths, sounds like an old-school Whodini joint. “The Movie” is the album’s highlight, with salacious psychobabble from George Clinton and a crazy chorus: “I’m testing positive for the funk / I’d gladly pee in anybody’s cup.” As Too $hort declares, “Whether you’re an R&B diva or a skeezer,” he’s still more than willing to freak it.

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