Too Short
Too Short was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on April 28th, 1966 and is the Rapper. At the age of 58, Too Short biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor.
He is best known for his hit songs, such as "The Ghetto" and "Blow the Whistle". Too Short is credited as being one of the pioneer rappers of West Coast hip hop.
He first began recording in 1983, becoming one of Oakland's better known underground emcees, and from 1985 onwards released albums and singles on Oakland label 75 Girls Records And Tapes before he signed a major record deal with Jive Records in 1987, releasing his mainstream debut album Born to Mack.
He experienced his first widespread success with his 1989 follow-up album Life Is...Too Short, and remained one of the most popular rappers into the 1990s.
His rap lyrics are primarily about pimping, drug use, surviving, and promiscuity.
Early life
Shaw was born and grew up in Los Angeles, California. In the early 1980s, he and his family moved to Oakland, California. He was a drummer in the band at Fremont High School in Oakland.
Career
Shaw and a high school friend Freddy B made custom songs (called "extra requests") locally on cassette for people in Oakland and the Bay Area in the mid-1980s. Too Short started his solo career in 1985 and released his debut album, Don't Stop Rappin', on Oakland's 75 Girls Records And Tapes, which included raw, simple drum beats from a LinnDrum drum machine. "Bitch" became one of the rapper's trademarks and was the subject of subsequent raps like "Ain't Nothin' but a Word to Me."
His self-produced beats began in the 1990s, and a TR-909 was used from mid-to-late 2000s. Too Short and Freddie B. formed Dangerous Music in 1985 to regionally distribute his music, and with others, the Dangerous Crew was formed. Short Records followed Dangerous Music, and then Up All Nite Records followed. With his 1988 debut, Life Is...Too Short, he began constructing his beats with reconstructed funk riffs (rather than samples).
His subsequent work was largely collaborative, including work with Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Scarface, and Pimp C. Life After Death; after Diddy and Biggie, he appears on the third verse. Due to his common style contrasting greatly with the album's Mafioso theme, being included on the album introduced him to a larger audience. He appeared on TWDY's hit song "Player's Holiday" from 1999's debut album Derty Werk, as well as the Priority Records compilation Nuthin but a Gangsta Party. Can't Stay Away is his eleventh album, and he began appearing on his 11th album. The album featured guest appearances by 8Ball & MJG, Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, Jermaine Dupri, E-40, Daz Dillinger, Lil Jon, Soopafly, Scarface, and B-Legit.
Too Short moved to Atlanta in 1994, but he didn't start working with a more diverse group of Southern artists until 2000, when he collaborated with Lil Jon. Too Short came out of retirement in 1999 with the release of Can't Stay Away, his sexually explicit, relaxed style of rap. You Nasty (2000), Chase the Cat (2001), What is My Favorite Word? Married to the Game (2003), 2002, and Married to the Game (2003). These albums all performed well, although they did not do as well as Too Short's earlier 1990s releases, as none of them reached the top ten.
Too Short's new hyphy rap music was on display in Oakland's new home base, Blow the Whistle (2006). Too Short's resurgent appearance in this series came at a peak at No. 1 in 2012. The Billboard 200 has a 14th place on the Billboard 200, much better than any of his previous three debuts. However, his subsequent launches, such as 2007's Get Off the Stage, have not been as popular. Too Short was recognized by VH1 on October 7, 2008 as part of the fifth annual "Hip Hop Honours" alongside Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Slick Rick, and Naughty By Nature.
Too Short performed for Daz Dillinger, Lil Jon, Soopafly, Scarface, and B-Legit in 2009. The rapper appeared on Wiz Khalifa's album "On My Level" in 2011. He appeared on Snoop Dogg's 2011 album, Dogg, as the song "Take Us Home" and the 50 Cent song "First Date." In 2012, Too Short and E-40 both released two joint albums titled History: Mob Music and History: Function Music. Both were ranked in the top 100 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Too Short says that the best verse he has ever recorded is a verse from a song on Dr. Dre's Detox, "Man's Best Friend (Pussy)" (Pussy).
It was revealed in 2013 that he would collaborate with Lady Gaga on a song called "Jewels n' Drugs" for her forthcoming album Artpop. T.I. is also featured on the album. Twista and Twista.
Too Short was featured in actor Tavion Tate Guice's album "Oakland Brookfield Dance" in 2015.
Too Short appeared on the album "Cochino" by Argentina-American rapper Dumbfoundead in 2016. The album is Dumbfoundead's seventh track from his fifth studio album We Might Die.
Too Short's album The Pimp Tape was released on November 9, 2018, six years after his last appearance. On December 20, 2019, he debuted his 21st album The Vault on December 20, 2019. Too Short and E-40's collaboration album Ain't Gone Do It and Terms & Conditions was released on December 18, 2020.