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Too Short Biography
Too Short is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on April 28, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Influential West Coast rapper who released fifteen albums between 1987 and 2012. He is referred to as one of the pioneers of West Coast hip hop and was one of the first rappers to use explicit lyrics about pimping in his songs.
He featured the vocals of Lil Kim on his song “Call Me.”
In the mid-1980s, Shaw along with a high school friend Freddy B, produced custom songs (called “special requests”) locally on cassette for people in Oakland and the Bay Area. In 1985, Too Short started his solo career and released his 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 beats from a LinnDrum drum machine. This was also one of the first hip hop records to use the word “bitch” – a word which became one of the rapper’s trademarks and was the focus of subsequent raps such as Ain’t Nothin’ but a Word to Me.”
Shaw was born and grew up in South Central Los Angeles, California. In the early 1980s, Shaw and his family moved to Oakland, California. He was a drummer in the band at Fremont High School in Oakland.
He raised a daughter named Octavia with his wife Erica Escarcega.
Name | Too Short |
First Name | Too |
Last Name | Short |
Occupation | Rapper |
Birthday | April 28 |
Birth Year | 1966 |
Place of Birth | Los Angeles |
Home Town | California |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Full/Birth Name | |
Father | Not Available |
Mother | Not Available |
Siblings | Not Available |
Spouse | Erica Escarcega |
Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In the early 1990s his self-produced beats came from mostly a TR-808 and from mid-to-late 2000s, a TR-909 was used. In 1985, Too Short and Freddie B. formed the label Dangerous Music to regionally distribute his music, and with others formed rap group the Dangerous Crew. Dangerous Music became Short Records, and then Up All Nite Records. With his 1989 release, Life Is…Too Short, he began using replayed established funk riffs (rather than samples) with his beats.
Too Short Net Worth
Too Short is one of the richest Rapper from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Too Short's net worth $15 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He released his first song, “Don’t Stop Rappin,” at age seventeen.
He had his greatest commercial success with the two-time Platinum album Life Is…Too Short in 1988.
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer famous for his rap lyrics’ focus on pimping, promiscuity, drug culture, street survival, as in the songs “The Ghetto” and “Blow the Whistle”.
Net Worth | $15 Million |
Salary | Under Review |
Source of Income | Rapper |
Cars | Not Available |
House | Living in own house. |
Too Short relocated to Atlanta in 1994, but he did not begin working with a more diverse variety of Southern artists until 2000, when he collaborated with Lil Jon. With the 1999 release of Can’t Stay Away, Too Short came out of retirement, continuing his sexually explicit, relaxed style of rap. New albums released 2000-2003 were You Nasty (2000), Chase the Cat (2001), What’s My Favorite Word? (2002), and Married to the Game (2003). These albums all charted fairly well, as they all were in the top 71 of the Billboard 200, but they didn’t do quite as well as Too Short’s earlier 1990s releases as none of them reached the top 10.
Subsequent work was primarily collaborative, including work with Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Scarface, and Pimp C. One of his notable collaborations during this period was on the track “The World Is Filled…” on the classic Notorious B.I.G. album Life After Death; he comes in on the third verse after Diddy and Biggie. Being featured on the album introduced him to a wider audience as well, due to his typical style contrasting greatly with the Mafioso theme of the album. He also appeared on TWDY’s hit single “Player’s Holiday” from their 1999 debut album Derty Werk as well as the Priority Records compilation Nuthin but a Gangsta Party. After these appearances, he began working on his eleventh album, Can’t Stay Away. The album included guest appearances by 8Ball & MJG, Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, Sean Combs, E-40, Daz Dillinger, Lil Jon, Soopafly, Scarface and B-Legit.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Too Short height 5 ft 7 in Too weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Height | 5 ft 7 in |
Weight | Not Known |
Body Measurements | Under Review |
Eye Color | Not Available |
Hair Color | Not Available |
Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
A pioneer of West Coast rap, he began recording in 1983, drew renown on Oakland’s underground rap scene, and signed a major deal in 1987 with Jive Records, which released his album Born to Mack. In 1989, his sophomore album, Life Is…Too Short, drew wide notice, and he remained prominent into the 1990s.
In 2004, his earlier 1990 single “The Ghetto” appeared on popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on West Coast hip hop radio station Radio Los Santos. Given that this was an incredibly popular game at the time, the featuring was acclaimed as a success for Too $hort, both in publicity and in the fame generated by the song.
Who is Too Short Dating?
According to our records, Too Short married to Erica Escarcega . As of December 1, 2023, Too Short’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Too Short. You may help us to build the dating records for Too Short!Too Short played the role of Lew-Loc in the film Menace II Society. Too Short has also worked in the adult film industry, with the 2003 film Get In Where You Fit In. Too Short was an interviewee in American Pimp. Too Short starred in and performed the music for America’s Sexiest Girls 2003. Too Short has also appeared in an episode of The Game. Too Short made a cameo appearance in Jay-Z’s video for the hit single Big Pimpin’. Too Short was in VH1’s Rock Doc, “Planet Rock”. Too Short made a cameo in the feature film Stop Pepper Palmer with Scott Schwartz. Too Short released two straight-to-DVD films as well, 2001’s Too Short Uncensored, produced by Jarrod Donoman and Terrell Taylor, the DVD Live Nationwide, and 2003’s Too Short Presents….Titty City again produced by Taylor & partner Co Garrett.
Facts & Trivia
Too Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Too Short celebrates birthday on April 28 of every year.
For his next album, Blow the Whistle (2006), Too Short now took advantage of the new hyphy rap music that was emerging out of his original home base in Oakland. This saw somewhat of a resurgence for Too Short as it peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200, much better than each of his previous three releases. However, his subsequent releases, such as 2007’s Get Off the Stage, have not been as successful. On October 7, 2008 Too Short was honored by VH1 at the fifth annual “Hip-Hop Honors” along with Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Slick Rick and Naughty By Nature.
What is Too Short known for?
He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on pimping and promiscuity, but also drug culture and street survival; respectively exemplified in his most popular songs “Blow the Whistle” and “The Ghetto”.
What's Too Short's first song?
1990 | “Short But Funky“ | Short Dog’s In The House |
1992 | “I Want to Be Free (That’s the Truth)” | Shorty the Pimp |
“In the Trunk” |
Where is Too Short originally from?
Los Angeles, CA
How much is Too Short?
What is Too Short’s Net Worth? Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, producer, and actor who has a net worth of $5 million. He became famous in the West Coast hip-hop scene in the late ’80s.
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Nationality: | American |
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