ALBUMGive Me a Beat! - SingleLaRussell, Too $hort & P-LO
More albums from Too $hort
ALBUMAin't Gone Do It / Terms and ConditionsToo $hort & E-40
ALBUMThe VaultToo $hort
ALBUMThe Pimp TapeToo $hort
ALBUMThe Sex Tape PlaylistToo $hort
ALBUMHella Disrespectful: Bay Area MixtapeToo $hort
ALBUMBosses in the Booth & Dr. Octagon 2 (Deluxe Edition)Too $hort & Kool Keith
ALBUMHistory: Function & Mob MusicE-40 & Too $hort
ALBUMNo TrespassingToo $hort
ALBUMStill Blowin'Too $hort
ALBUMGet Off The StageToo $hort
ALBUMSet Up ShopThe Up All Nite Crew & Too $hort
ALBUMPimpin Inc.Too $hort
ALBUMBlow The WhistleToo $hort
ALBUM4-Ever Gullie8Ball, B.G., Bone Crusher, Bun B, Jazze Pha, MJG, Pastor Troy, Scoundrels & Too $hort
ALBUMMarried To The GameToo $hort
ALBUMIt's About TimeToo $hort
ALBUMWhat's My Favorite Word?Too $hort
ALBUMChase the CatToo $hort
ALBUMYou NastyToo $hort
ALBUMCan't Stay AwayToo $hort
ALBUMGettin' It (Album Number Ten)Too $hort
ALBUMGettin' It EPToo $hort
ALBUMGettin' It (Album Number Ten)Too $hort
ALBUMCocktailsToo $hort
ALBUMGet In Where You Fit InToo $hort
ALBUMGet In Where You Fit InToo $hort
ALBUMShorty The PimpToo $hort
ALBUMShort Dog's In The HouseToo $hort
ALBUMLife Is...Too $hortToo $hort
ALBUMBorn To MackToo $hort
Too $hort's Popular Music Videos
Too Big (feat. E-40, Too $hort & P-LO)
MOUNT WESTMORE, Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube
Aint Got No Haters (feat. Too $hort)
Ice Cube
Activated (feat. E-40 & Too $hort)
MOUNT WESTMORE, Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube
Free Game (feat. E-40 & Too $hort)
MOUNT WESTMORE, Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube
Motto (feat. E-40 & Too $hort)
MOUNT WESTMORE, Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube
Tag (feat. Too $hort & DJ Wino)
Coolio
Only Dimes (feat. G-Eazy & The-Dream)
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The Jungle (feat. Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, Sheek Louch & Papoose)
DJ Kay Slay
Sexy Dancer (feat. LEGADO 7 & DJ Khaled)
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Blow the Whistle
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Artist Playlists
Too $hort Essentials
Freaky tales from a pioneer in hardcore rap.
Verzuz: Best of the Battles
Relive the moments that have made the legendary series appointment viewing.
About Too $hort
Artist Biography
Hip-hop’s cheerfully libidinous id, Too $hort makes music for a world where the top is always down, the cup is always full, and the party can always get freakier. Born Todd Shaw in South-Central Los Angeles in 1966, he started selling tapes out of the trunk of his car in the mid-’80s, not long after moving to Oakland. But with 1987’s Born to Mack, he caught the ear of the Jive label, which licensed the album for widespread release. One song, in particular, would cement his name as rap’s premier hedonist wordsmith: “Freaky Tales”, a 10-minute litany of hookups, adventurous sexual positions, and gleefully extreme hyperbole. That tour de force of risqué wordplay would become both a calling card and a blueprint for his brand of stripped-down rhymes, punchy drum machines and analogue squelch. A bootstrapping workaholic, he kept the albums coming through 1996’s triumphant Gettin’ It (Album Number Ten), before taking a three-year retirement. He bounced back with 1999’s Can’t Stay Away and has remained a reliable purveyor of smutty rhymes and sly wit ever since. His beats have evolved with the times, but his attitude has stayed true to one central tenet. “There’s one rule that I always tell people if they really want my advice,” he told Apple Music. “Do not forget to have fun while you’re on top. Don’t forget to enjoy it!”
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
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