''Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)'' is the tenth studio album by American
rapper
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Too Short
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...
. It was released on May 21, 1996 via
Jive Records, making it his seventh album on the label. This was his final album before going on a brief career hiatus, and was certified platinum on July 26, 1996.
It peaked in the Top 5 in the
''Billboard'' 200, while becoming the third number-one album for the artist on the
Top R&B Albums
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chart.
The album's production and lyrical content more or less reflect the domination of gangsta rap and G-funk through the West Coast, and somewhat strays from Too $hort's sex and pimping themes.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
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List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)
References
Too Short albums
1996 albums
Albums produced by Ant Banks
Jive Records albums
Gangsta rap albums by American artists
G-funk albums
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