page_title: Too Short
hierarchical_section_title: Too Short
caption_attribution_description: English: Too Short makes a surprise appearance at Martin Luther's Rebel Soul Fest at DNA Lounge in San Francisco, July 2008
context_page_description: Todd Anthony Shaw, better known by the stage name Too Short, 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".
  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.
context_section_description: 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".
  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.
caption: Shaw at Martin Luther's Rebel Soul Fest at DNA Lounge in San Francisco, July 2008
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