Cocktales (song)

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"Cocktales"
Single by Too $hort
from the album Cocktails
Released1994
GenreDirty rap
Length6:06
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shorty B
Too $hort singles chronology
"Money in the Ghetto"
(1994)
"Cocktales"
(1994)
"Paystyle"
(1995)
Music video
"Cocktales" on YouTube

"Cocktales" is a song by American rapper Too Short, released in 1994 as the lead single from his ninth studio album Cocktails (1995). The song was produced by Shorty B.

Background[edit]

The title of the song is a play on the word "cocktails". Too Short described the song as "'Freaky Tales' part three, part four, whatever the fuck. Same shit."[1] Lyrically, the song finds him detailing his many sexual conquests.[2]

Music video[edit]

A music video for the song was filmed. It features a Cadillac, the same one which Too Short used in the video of "I'm a Player".[1]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 69
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 43
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Staley, Willy (February 24, 2012). "Too $hort Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs". Complex. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ Wallace, Riley (August 21, 2020). "20 Rap Songs Just As Filthy As Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP'". HipHopDX. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2023.