''You Nasty'' is the twelfth
studio album
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by American rapper
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 September 12, 2000, via
Jive Records
Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, an ...
, making it his ninth release on the label. Audio production was handled by
Ant Banks
Anthony Banks (born March 4, 1966) is an American record producer and rapper from Oakland, California.
Biography
As a child, he took part in a band at school and then learned to play a variety of instruments along the way. At school he only le ...
,
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968) is an American rapper, musician, and record producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside PMD & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work.
Career
Sermon started profe ...
, and
Jazze Pha
Phalon Anton Alexander, (born April 15, 1974), professionally known as Jazze Pha ( ), is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Sho'nuff Records, to wh ...
. ''You Nasty'' proved to be a success, peaking at #12 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and #4 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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, as well as producing two charting singles, "2 Bitches" and "You Nasty", which peaked at #2 and #6 on the
Hot Rap Singles
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respectively, It was certified Gold.
Track listing
Charts
References
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2000 albums
Too Short albums
Albums produced by Ant Banks
Albums produced by Erick Sermon
Albums produced by Jazze Pha
Jive Records albums