Cocktails is the 9th studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 from Oakland

Oakland, California

Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...

 rapper

Rapping

Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

 Too Short. It is certified platinum and features performances by 2Pac, Ant Banks

Ant Banks

Anthony Banks, known simply as Ant Banks, is a producer and rapper from Oakland, California.-Biography:As a child he took part in a band at school and from there learned to play a variety of instruments along the way. At school he only learned Classical, but at home he taught himself to play Funk...

 and The Dangerous Crew

The Dangerous Crew

The Dangerous Crew is a rap group formed by Oakland, California rapper Too Short. They were introduced to the masses in 1992 on the Shorty the Pimp album...

. DJ Screw

DJ Screw

Robert Earl "DJ Screw" Davis, Jr. was a Houston, Texas-based DJ. He was known as a central figure in the Houston hip-hop community and was the creator of the now-famous Chopped and Screwed DJ technique...

 used the beat "Cocktales" on Lil Keke's famous freestyle "Pimp Tha Pen". It was Too Short's second album to reach #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while missing the Top 5 by one position on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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.

Track listing

1. "Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'" (featuring The D.O.C.
   The D.O.C.
   Tracy Lynn Curry , primarily known by his stage name The D.O.C., is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas. In addition to a solo career, he was a member of the hip hop group Fila Fresh Crew, and a creative force behind the gangsta rap group N.W.A, where he co-wrote many of their releases. He has...
   
   )
2. "Cocktales"
3. "Can I Get A Bitch" (featuring Ant Banks
   Ant Banks
   Anthony Banks, known simply as Ant Banks, is a producer and rapper from Oakland, California.-Biography:As a child he took part in a band at school and from there learned to play a variety of instruments along the way. At school he only learned Classical, but at home he taught himself to play Funk...
   
   )
4. "Coming up Short"
5. "Thangs Change" (featuring Malik & Jamal
   Jamal Phillips
   Jamal Phillips , who performs under the mononym Jamal, is an American rapper and music producer. He started his career as one-half of rap duo Illegal, the rap act formed by Dallas Austin in the early 1990s.-Illegal and going solo:...
   
    from Illegal
   Illegal (group)
   Illegal was a short-lived hip hop duo composed of Jamal Phillips and Malik Edwards that was signed to Rowdy Records...
   
    & Baby DC)
6. "Paystyle"
7. "Giving Up The Funk" (featuring Ant Banks
   Ant Banks
   Anthony Banks, known simply as Ant Banks, is a producer and rapper from Oakland, California.-Biography:As a child he took part in a band at school and from there learned to play a variety of instruments along the way. At school he only learned Classical, but at home he taught himself to play Funk...
   
   , Goldy
   Goldy (rapper)
   Mhisani Miller , better known by his stage name Goldy, is an american rapper from The Dangerous Crew. He's from East Bay, CA, USA.-Albums:*1991: Mhisani - Call It Like I See It*1994: Goldy - In The Land Of Funk...
   
    & Pee Wee)
8. "Top Down"
9. "We Do This" (featuring 2Pac, MC Breed
   MC Breed
   Eric Breed better known as MC Breed, was an American rapper best known for his singles "Ain't No Future in Yo Frontin", which peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Gotta Get Mine", featuring 2Pac, that made it to #6 on the Hot Rap Singles.-Biography:Born in Flint, Michigan, Breed is also...
   
    & Father Dom)
10. "Game" (featuring Old School Freddy B)
11. "Sample The Funk"
12. "Don't Fuck For Free"

Chart positions

Chart	Position
Billboard 200	# 6
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	# 1

Singles

Cocktails

Chart	Position
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	# 43
Hot Rap Singles	# 3
Billboard Hot 100	# 69

Paystyle

Chart	Position
Hot Rap Singles	# 29