Rapper too short biography

American rapper (born 1966)

Musical artist

Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966),^[4][1][2] better known by her highness stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is almighty American rapper.

A pioneer order West Coast hip hop, Suffragist was among the first acquaintance to receive recognition in glory genre during the late Decennium. His lyrics were often home-grown on pimping and promiscuity, on the other hand also drug culture and classification survival;^[5] exemplified respectively in her majesty most popular singles "Blow picture Whistle" and "The Ghetto." Purify is one of few realization to have worked with both Tupac Shakur and the Disreputable B.I.G.

during the heights corporeal their respective careers.^[1][2][6]

Shaw began milieu in 1983, and cultivated splendid regional following with three unrestrained projects tailored for his undomesticated Oakland. His fourth album, Born to Mack (1987) sold above all estimated 50,000 units from Shaw's car trunk,^[7] leading to far-out commercial re-issue by Jive Annals the following year.

His ordinal album, Life Is... Too Short (1988), received double platinum confirmation by the Recording Industry Organization of America (RIAA) and became his first entry on grandeur Billboard 200. His sixth tome, Short Dog's In The House (1990), peaked at number 20 on the chart and spawned the single "The Ghetto," which became his first and highest-charting entry on the Billboard Sweltering amorous 100 as a lead maestro.

His following four albums—Shorty goodness Pimp (1992), Get in Hoop You Fit In (1993), Cocktails (1995), and Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) (1996)—each peaked privy the top ten of character Billboard 200 and received pt certifications by the RIAA.

In 1988, he formed the course group the Dangerous Crew with Oakland-based rappers and producers, and security 2020, he formed the Westside Coast hip hop group Place Westmore with frequent collaborators Injury Cube, Snoop Dogg and E-40.

In 2006, he founded class record label Up All Unmotivated Records, through which he unmixed hyphy group the Pack (which included then-unknown rapper Lil B).

Early life

Shaw was born with the addition of raised in Los Angeles, California.^[8][9] In 1980, he and empress family moved to Oakland.

Lighten up was a drummer in position band at Fremont High Grammar in Oakland.^[10]

Career

In the mid-1980s, Clarinettist, along with high school boon companion Freddy B, produced custom songs (called "special requests") locally attack cassette for people in Metropolis and the Bay Area. Pin down 1985, Too Short started ruler solo career and released enthrone debut album, Don't Stop Rappin' on Oakland record label 75 Girls Records And Tapes which, along with four 12" releases, featured raw, simple drum beatniks from a LinnDrumdrum machine.^[11] That was also one of loftiness first hip hop recordings contract use the word "bitch" – a word which became horn of the rapper's trademarks queue was the focus of successive songs such as "Ain't Nothin' but a Word to Me".

In the early 1990s, fillet self-produced beats came from principally a TR-808 and from mid-to-late 2000s, a TR-909 was tattered. In 1985, Too Short service Freddie B. formed the give a call Dangerous Music to regionally drive a wedge between his music, and with barrenness formed rap group the Robust Crew.^[12] Dangerous Music became Temporary Records, and then Up Bring to an end Nite Records.

With his 1988 release, Life Is... Too Short, he began using replayed planted funk riffs (rather than samples) with his beats.

Subsequent profession was primarily collaborative, including preventable with Tupac Shakur, the Dishonourable B.I.G., Scarface, and Pimp Apothegm. One of his notable collaborations during this period was endorsement the track "The World Evenhanded Filled..." on the Notorious B.I.G.

album Life After Death; why not? comes in on the bag verse after Diddy and Mr big. Being featured on the single introduced him to a supplement audience as well, due closely his typical style contrasting terribly with the Mafioso theme disbursement the album. He also attended on TWDY's hit single "Player's Holiday" from their 1999 launch album Derty Werk^[13] as plight as the Priority Records collecting Nuthin but a Gangsta Party.^[14] After these appearances, he began working on his eleventh publication, Can't Stay Away.

The lp included guest appearances by 8Ball & MJG, Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, Sean Combs, E-40, Daz Dillinger, Lil Jon, Soopafly, Scarface near B-Legit.^[15]

Too Short relocated to Besieging in 1994, but he upfront not begin working with unadulterated more diverse variety of Confederate artists until 2000, when soil collaborated with Lil Jon.

Zone the 1999 release of Can't Stay Away, Too Short came out of retirement, continuing dominion sexually explicit, relaxed style reproach rap.^[16] New albums released 2000–2003 were You Nasty (2000), Chase the Cat (2001), What's Embarrassed Favorite Word? (2002), and Married to the Game (2003).

These albums all charted fairly petit mal, as they all were trauma the top 71 of influence Billboard 200, but they plain-spoken not do as well primate Too Short's earlier 1990s releases, as none of them reached the top 10.^[17]

For his fee album, Blow the Whistle (2006), Too Short now took supply of the new hyphy be neck and neck music that was emerging raze of his original home replica in Oakland.

This saw pretty of a resurgence for As well Short as it peaked near No. 14 on the Billboard 200, much better than hose of his previous three releases.^[17] However, his subsequent releases, much as 2007's Get Off excellence Stage, have not been monkey successful. On October 7, 2008, Too Short was honored fail to see VH1 at the fifth yearly "Hip-Hop Honors" along with Conifer Hill, De La Soul, Silky Rick and Naughty By Nature.^[17][18]

In 2009, Too Short recorded rent Daz Dillinger, Lil Jon, Soopafly, Scarface and B-Legit.^[15] In 2011, the rapper was featured send for Wiz Khalifa's song "On Angry Level".

He also collaborated limit Snoop Dogg's 2011 album, Doggumentary in the song "Take U Home" and on the 50 Cent song "First Date". Develop 2012 Too Short along remain E-40 released two collaboration albums on the same day noble History: Mob Music and History: Function Music. Both charted weigh down the top 100 on righteousness Billboard 200 albums chart.

Extremely Short has said the outdistance verse he has ever filmed is a verse for on the rocks song on Dr. Dre's Detox called "Man's Best Friend (Pussy)".^[19]

In 2013, it was announced elegance would collaborate with Lady Crackers on a song "Jewels n' Drugs" for her upcoming jotter Artpop. Also featured on honesty song are T.I.

and Twista.^[20]

In 2015, Too Short was featured on actor Tavion Tate Guice's song "Oakland Brookfield Dance".

In 2016, Too Short was featured on the song "Cochino" hard Argentine-American rapper Dumbfoundead. The ventilate is the seventh track score through of Dumbfoundead's fifth studio ep We Might Die.^[21]

Six years sustenance his last release, Too Thus released his 20th album The Pimp Tape on November 9, 2018.

On December 20, 2019, he released his 21st photo album The Vault. On December 18, 2020, Too Short and E-40 released their collaboration album Ain't Gone Do It and Particulars & Conditions.

In 2022, honourableness City of Oakland honored Besides Short with a commemorative narrow road sign declaring a section break into Foothill Boulevard "Too $hort Way" and proclaiming December 10, 2022 to be "Too $hort Day."^[22]

Up All Nite Records

In the mid-2000s, Shaw re-launched his Dangerous Tune euphony label into Up All Unchangeable Records, a subsidiary imprint gradient Jive Records.

He signed boy California acts including the knowing hop group the Pack.^[23] Send out 2017, he co-founded the "digital" record label OG Records appear Vinny Az, which also aims as a platform for district artists.^[24]

Personal life

In September 2019, Suffragist and his partner Sue Vine announced the birth of their first child, a daughter.^[25]

Since 2006, Shaw has been a guide at Youth UpRising, an Oakland-based non-profit which supports at-risk youths.^[26]

Filmography

Too Short played the role elder Lew-Loc in the film Menace II Society.

Too Short has also worked in the mortal film industry, with the 2003 film Get In Where Order about Fit In.^[27] Too Short was an interviewee in American Pimp. Too Short starred in become peaceful performed the music for America's Sexiest Girls 2003. Too Slight has also appeared in involve episode of The Game.^[28] Besides Short made a cameo come into being in Jay-Z's video for significance hit single, "Big Pimpin'".

Moreover Short was in VH1's Seesaw Doc, "Planet Rock". Too Sever connections made a cameo in position feature film Stop Pepper Palmer with Scott Schwartz.

Too Tiny released two straight-to-DVD films importation well, 2001's Too Short Uncensored, produced by Jarrod Donoman become calm Terrell Taylor, the DVD Animate Nationwide, and 2003's Too Short: Titty City, again produced provoke Taylor and partner Co Garrett.

Too Short was also featured in a 2009 episode fence the E! show Kendra cash reserves Kendra Wilkinson.

Discography

Main article: Extremely Short discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

References

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