Originally released on July, 20th 1987 on Dangerous Music, Born To Mack was Too $hort’s 4th studio album and re-released as his first major label release in 1988 on Jive Records. Out of print on vinyl since 2015, this West Coast classic contains the 9+ minute track “Freaky Tales” which Snoop Dogg would state was highly influential in his early days and covered the song in 1997 for the hip-hop covers compilation In Tha Beginning. Too $hort is regarded as one of the pioneers of West Coast Hip-Hop and had a street, “Too $hort Way,” in Oakland dedicated to him in December of 2022. Too $hort continues to make music and plays West Coast classics and upcoming artist’s on his Rock The Bells radio show Don’t Stop Rappin and is a member of West Coast Pioneers super group Mount Westmore. Don’t sleep and rattle your speakers spinnin’ the Dope Fiend Beat….Biiiiiiiatch!