TOO $HORT • I’M A PLAYER Release: 1993 Producer: Too $hort Album: Get In Where You Fit In Label: Jive Sample: Bootsy’s Rubber Band “Hollywood Squares” “I’m a Player” is a song by Bay Area rapper Too $hort, released in 1992 as part of his sixth studio album Shorty the Pimp. Known for its laid-back West Coast funk sound and explicit lyrics, the track exemplifies Too $hort’s signature style, blending streetwise storytelling with a pimp persona. The song samples Bootsy Collins’ “Hollywood Squares,”