Too Short Bio, Age, Family, Children, Wife, Albums, Songs

Too Short, real name Todd Anthony Shaw is an American rapper, record producer, and actor born April 28, 1966 born and grew up in South Central Los Angeles, California. He’s best known for his hit songs like “The Ghetto” and “The Whistle Blow.” Too Short is listed as one of West Coast hip hop’s pioneer rappers. Before signing a deal with Jive Records in 1987, he started recording in 1985, becoming one of Oakland’s better known underground emcees, releasing his mainstream debut album Born to Mack.

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Too Short Biography

Too Short, real name Todd Anthony Shaw is an American rapper, record producer, and actor born April 28, 1966 born and grew up in South Central Los Angeles, California. He’s best known for his hit songs like “The Ghetto” and “The Whistle Blow.” Too Short is listed as one of West Coast hip hop’s pioneer rappers. Before signing a deal with Jive Records in 1987, he started recording in 1985, becoming one of Oakland’s better known underground emcees, releasing his mainstream debut album Born to Mack.

Too Short

With his 1989 follow-up album Life Is… Too Short, he experienced his first widespread success and remained one of the most popular rappers in the 1990s. His rap lyrics focus on pimping, the use of drugs, survival and promiscuity.

Too Short Family

In the 1980s, Shaw and his family moved to Oakland, California. He was a drummer in the band at Fremont High School in Oakland.

Too Short Age

Short is 52 years old born 28 April 1966.

Too Short Wife

Short has been married to Erica Escarcega since 2000 till now.

Too Short Children

Shot has no children.

Too Short Net Worth

Short has an estimated net worth of around $15 million.Too Short Photo

Too Short Career

Shaw produced custom songs (called “special requests”) for people with a high school friend, Freddy B, in the mid-1980s. On October 24, 1983, Short had its first release, Don’t Stop Rappin, which featured raw, simple drum beats from a LinnDrum drum machine along with the following three releases. This was also one of the first hip hop records to use the word “bitch”-a word that became one of the trademarks of the rapper and focused on subsequent raps like Ain’t Nothin’ but a Word to Me.
His beats came from mostly aTR-808 in the early 1990s and a TR-909 was used from the mid-to-late 2000s. Short and Freddie B were in 1985. The Dangerous Music label was formed to distribute his music regionally, and the Dangerous Crew rap group was formed with others. Dangerous Music became Short Records, then Up All Nite Records. He started using replayed est with his 1989 release, Life Is… Short.
For her upcoming album Artpop, it was announced in 2013 that he would collaborate with Lady Gaga on a song called “Jewels n’ Drugs.” The song also includes T.I. And that’s Twista. Short was featured on actor Tavion Tate Guice in 2015, also known as the “Oakland Brookfield Dance” song by Tavion Millioune. In 2016, Korean American rapper Dumbfoundead featured Short on the song “Cochino.” The song is the seventh track from the fifth We Might Die studio album by Dumbfoundead. After 30 years of his career, Short said he is planning on November 9, 2018 to release his 20th and final album The Pimp Tape.

Too Short Songs

Singles

  • 1988 “Freaky Tales”
  • 1989 “Life Is…Too Short”
    “City of Dope”
    “I Ain’t Trippin'”
  • 1990 “The Ghetto”
    “Short But Funky”
  • 1992 “I Want to Be Free (That’s the Truth)”
    “In the Trunk”
  • 1993 “I’m a Player”
    “Money In The Ghetto”
  • 1995 “Cocktails”
    “Paystyle”
  • 1996 “Gettin’ It” (featuring Parliament Funkadelic)
  • 1997 “Call Me” (with Lil’ Kim)
  • 1998 “More Freaky Tales”
    “Independence Day” (featuring Keith Murray)
    “Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches”
  • 1999 “It’s About That Money” (featuring Puff Daddy)
  • 2000 “2 Bitches”
    “You Nasty”
  • 2001 “I Luv”
  • 2002 “Quit Hatin’ Pt. 1” (featuring Twista, V-White, Lil’ Jon & The East Side Boyz)
  • 2003 “Choosin” (featuring Jazze Pha and Jagged Edge)
    “Shake That Monkey” (featuring Lil’ Jon & the East Side Boyz)
  • 2006 “Blow the Whistle”
    “Keep Bouncin’ (Street)” (featuring Snoop Dogg, will.i.am and Fergie)
  • 2008 “This My One” (featuring E-40)
  • 2010 “Bitch I’m a Pimp”
  • 2011 “Money on the Floor” (featuring E-40)
  • 2014 “19,999”
  • 2016 “Ain’t My Girlfriend” (feat. French Montana, Ty Dolla Sign & Jeremih; re-release 2018 with Joyner Lucas)

As featured artist

  • 2006 “Bossy” (Kelis featuring Too Short)
  • 2008 “Life of da Party” (Snoop Dogg featuring Too Short and Mistah F.A.B.)
    “Something About This Girl” (Legacy featuring Too Short and Virginia Ashby)
  • 2010 “Gone” (Chu featuring Jazze Pha and Too Short)
  • 2011 “On My Level” (Wiz Khalifa featuring Too Short)
  • 2012 “First Date” (50 Cent featuring Too Short)
  • 2013 “Girls” (Kid Cudi featuring Too Short)
    “Makin’ Papers” (Chuckie featuring Lupe Fiasco, Too $hort and Snow tha Product)
    “Loyal” (Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and French Montana/Too Short/Tyga)
  • 2014 “Or Nah” (Game featuring Too $hort, Problem, AV and Eric Bellinger)
    “Show You the World” (G-Eazy featuring Too $hort)
  • 2015 “Of All Things” (G-Eazy featuring Too $hort)
  • 2016 “Fuck With You” (King Lil G featuring Too $hort)
  • 2016 “Cochino” (Dumbfoundead featuring Too $hort)

Too Short Albums | Too Short First Album | Too Short New Album

Solo studio albums

  • Don’t Stop Rappin’
  • Players
  • Raw, Uncut and X-Rated
  • Born to Mack
  • Life Is…Too Short
  • Short Dog’s in the House
  • Shorty the Pimp
  • Get in Where You Fit In
  • Cocktails
  • Gettin’ It (Album Number Ten)
  • Can’t Stay Away
  • You Nasty
  • Chase the Cat
  • What’s My Favorite Word?
  • Married to the Game
  • Blow the Whistle
  • Get off the Stage
  • Still Blowin’
  • No Trespassing
  • The Pimp Tape

Too Short The Ghetto

“The Ghetto” is a single from his album Short Dog’s in the House by Oakland rapper Short from 1990. The song was featured in the videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos. The instrumental was based on the same name’s Donny Hathaway song.

Too Short Blow The Whistle

“Blow the Whistle” is the first single from the 16th album Blow the Whistle by Oakland rapper $hort. Lil Jon produces it. The song features a “blow the whistle” refrain, followed by a series of whistle blasts. Despite not charting on the Billboard Hot 100, his signature song[1] is considered to be his most popular song as a solo artist since 2017.

Too Short Gettin It

Too Short Cocktails

Too Short Cusswords

Too Short Tour

  1. Friday, 03 May 2019 21:00
    Too Short
    Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, California, USA
    Cheapest in Agoura Hills!
    Next week
  2. Friday, 03 May 2019 21:00
    Too $hort
    The Canyon, Agoura Hills, California, USA
  3. Saturday, 08 June 2019 19:00
    All Star Legends of Hip Hop: Juvenile & Too Short
    Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center, Flint, Michigan, USA
    Only a few tickets left
  4. Sunday, 28 July 2019 11:00
    Snoop Dogg & YG & The Game – Once Upon A Time In The LBC 2019 – Sunday
    Queen Mary Events Park, Long Beach, USA
  5. Friday, 06 September 2019 21:00
    Too $hort
    The Canyon Montclair, Montclair, USA

 

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