Married to the Game

2003 studio album by Too Short

Married to the Game

Studio album by

Too Short

Released| November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04)
Recorded| 2003
Studio|

* The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, FL)
* Circle House Studios (Miami, FL)
* The Enterprise (Burbank, CA)
* Sound On Sound Recording (New York, NY)
* Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, GA)
* Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, CA)

Genre|

* Dirty rap
* crunk
* gangsta rap

Length| 1:02:23
Label|

* $hort
* Jive

Producer|

* Ant Banks
* Dez
* Jazze Pha
* Lil Jon

Too Short chronology
| What's My Favorite Word?
(2002)  | Married to the Game
(2003)  | Blow the Whistle
(2006)

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Singles from  Married to the Game

1. "Shake That Monkey"
Released: July 22, 2003
2. "Choosin'"
Released: 2004

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
RapReviews| 8/10[2]

Married to the Game is the fifteenth studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released on November 4, 2003 through Jive Records, making it his 12th album on the label. Recording sessions took place at The Hit Factory Criteria and Circle House Studios in Miami, The Enterprise in Burbank, Sound On Sound Recording in New York, Stankonia Recording in Atlanta and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Dez, Lil Jon, Ant Banks, and Jazze Pha, with Too $hort serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Cutty Cartel, Devin the Dude, Jagged Edge, Jazze Pha, Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz, Noreaga, Oobie and Petey Pablo. The album peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its lead single, "Shake That Monkey", made it to number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 56 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album's second single, "Choosin'", reached number 61 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Choosin'" (featuring Jagged Edge and Jazze Pha)|

* Todd Shaw
* Brandon Casey
* Brian Casey
* Phalon Alexander

| Jazze Pha| 3:57
2.| "What She Gonna Do?"|

* Shaw
* Anthony Banks
* Howard Hewett
* Dana Meyers

| Ant Banks| 4:41
3.| "That's How It Goes Down" (featuring Oobie)|

* Shaw
* Tenaia Sanders
* Jonathan Smith

| Lil Jon| 5:01
4.| "You Can't Fuck with Us" (featuring Petey Pablo and N.O.R.E.)|

* Shaw
* Moses Barrett III
* Victor Santiago
* J. Smith

| Lil Jon| 3:52
5.| "Shake That Monkey" (featuring Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz)|

* Shaw
* J. Smith

| Lil Jon| 4:38
6.| "Burn Rubber"|

* Shaw
* J. Smith
* Robert Arthur Ford
* James B. Moore
* Russell W. Simmons
* Lawrence Smith
* Harry Palmer

| Lil Jon| 3:19
7.| "Hey, Let's Go" (featuring Devin the Dude and Cutty Cartel)|

* Shaw
* Devin Copeland
* Ricardo Lewis
* J. Smith

| Lil Jon| 4:23
8.| "Pimpandho.com"|

* Shaw
* Desmond Mapp

| Dez| 3:44
9.| "Hobo Hoeing"|

* Shaw
* Mapp

| Dez| 4:09
10.| "Get It"|

* Shaw
* Mapp

| Dez| 3:56
11.| "Married to the Game"|

* Shaw
* Mapp

| Dez| 2:37
12.| "California Girls"|

* Shaw
* Mapp

| Dez| 3:52
13.| "What's a Pimp?"|

* Shaw
* Shanell Woodgett
* Mapp

| Dez| 5:54
14.| "Don't Act Like That"|

* Shaw
* Mapp

| Dez| 4:00
15.| "Short Short"|

* Shaw
* Jerry Perkins
* Mapp

| Dez| 4:21
Total length:| 1:02:23

Sample credits

* Track 2 contains a portion of the composition "This Is for the Lover in You" written by Howard Hewett and Dana Meyers.
* Track 6 contains samples from "Tough" as performed by Kurtis Blow and "The Champ" as performed by The Mohawks.

## Personnel

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* Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – vocals, executive producer
* Jagged Edge – vocals (track 1)
* Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander – vocals & producer (track 1)
* Keri Hilson – background vocals (track 1)
* Dionne Denham – background vocals (track 2)
* Tenaia "Oobie" Sanders – vocals (track 3)
* Moses "Petey Pablo" Barrett III – vocals (track 4)
* Victor "Noreaga" Santiago – vocals (track 4)
* Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith – vocals (track 5), producer (tracks: 3-7)
* Devin "The Dude" Copeland – vocals (track 7)
* Ricardo "Cutty Cartel" Lewis – vocals (track 7)
* Desmond "Dez Dynamic" Mapp – background vocals (tracks: 9, 12, 15), producer (tracks: 8-15)
* Val Young – background vocals (tracks: 13, 14)
* Shanell Woodgett – background vocals (track 13)
* Jerry Perkins – background vocals (track 15)
* Craig Love – guitar (tracks: 3, 5, 7)
* James "LRoc" Phillips – keyboards (tracks: 3, 7)
* LaMarquis Jefferson – bass (tracks: 3, 5, 7)
* Rob MacDonald – keyboards (tracks: 4, 5)
* Nvs Styles – scratches (track 6)
* Charles Fearing – guitar (tracks: 8, 9, 11-13, 15)
* Anthony "Ant" Banks – producer (track 2), mixing (tracks: 2, 8-15)
* Ray Seay – mixing (tracks: 1, 3-7)
* Chaz Harper – mastering
* Patrick Hoelck – photography

## Charts

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Chart (2003)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[3] | 49
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 7

## References

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1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Married to the Game - Too $hort | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
2. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 11, 2003). "Too $hort :: Married to the Game :: Jive/Zomba". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
3. ^ "Too hort Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
4. ^ "Too hort Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

## External links

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* Too $hort – Married To The Game at Discogs (list of releases)

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Too Short

Discography

Albums|

* Don't Stop Rappin'
* Players
* Raw, Uncut and X-Rated
* Born to Mack
* Life Is... Too Short
* Short Dog's in the House
* Shorty the Pimp
* Get in Where You Fit In
* Cocktails
* Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
* Can't Stay Away
* You Nasty
* Chase the Cat
* What's My Favorite Word?
* Married to the Game
* Blow the Whistle
* Get off the Stage
* Still Blowin'
* No Trespassing
* The Pimp Tape
* The Vault

EPs|

* Respect the Pimpin'

Collaboration albums|

* History: Function Music
* History: Mob Music
* Snoop Cube 40 $hort

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Player Years, 1983–1988
* Nationwide: Independence Day
* Bible of a Pimp

Singles|

* "The Ghetto"
* "Short But Funky"
* "I'm a Player"
* "Money in the Ghetto"
* "Cocktales"
* "Gettin' It"
* "Call Me"
* "Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches"
* "Shake That Monkey"
* "Blow the Whistle"

Featured singles|

* "Rapper's Ball"
* "Bia' Bia'"
* "Bossy"
* "Life of da Party"
* "Bitch"
* "On My Level"
* "First Date"
* "Girls"
* "Loyal"
* "Or Nah"

Related articles|

* The Dangerous Crew

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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