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Too Short

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Too Short
Too Short in 2008
Too Short in 2008
Background information
Birth nameTodd Anthony Shaw
Also known asShort Dogg
Born (1966-04-28) April 28, 1966 (age 58)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1][2]
OriginOakland, California, U.S.[1][2]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • record executive
Years active1983–present[3]
Labels
Member of

Todd Anthony Shaw (born in Los Angeles, California: April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short, is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous for West Coast hip hop in the mid-to-late 1980s. His rap lyrics are usually about promiscuity (casual sex with several partners) and pimping.[4] They are also about street survival and drug cultures. The former is talked about in many dirty rap songs, for example, "Blow the Whistle" (2006). The latter is talked about in his political rap song from "The Ghetto" (1990).

Shaw's first studio album, Don't Stop Rappin', released in 1983, was one of the first rap albums that actually used the word bitch during certain songs on it.

Shaw began his career in 1983. He drew fame on the Oakland underground rap scene.[5] Shaw signed a major deal with Jive Records in 1987. Jive released Shaw's fourth album Born to Mack. The following year, his fifth album Life Is...Too Short became his best-selling studio rap album. He remained well known during the 1990s.

Discography

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Studio albums

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Too Short Biography". Starpulse.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Bush, John. "Too $hort: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  3. John Bush. "Too Short". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  4. "Too Short on Mother Finding His Dirty Rap Book". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  5. "Too Short Biography". The Starpulse. Retrieved August 4, 2021.