Too Short

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. 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. 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
Studio albums
 Don't Stop Rappin' (1983)
 Players (1985)
 Raw, Uncut & X-Rated (1986)
 Born to Mack (1987)
 Life Is...Too Short (1988)
 Short Dog's in the House (1990)
 Shorty the Pimp (1992)
 Get in Where You Fit In (1993)
 Cocktails (1995)
 Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) (1996)
 Can't Stay Away (1999)
 You Nasty (2000)
 Chase the Cat (2001)
 What's My Favorite Word? (2002)
 Married to the Game (2003)
 Blow the Whistle (2006)
 Get off the Stage (2007)
 Still Blowin' (2010)
 No Trespassing (2012)
 The Pimp Tape (2018)
 The Vault (2019)

Collaboration albums
 Dangerous Crew with The Dangerous Crew (1988)
 Don't Try This at Home with The Dangerous Crew (1995)
 History: Mob Music with E-40 (2012)
 History: Function Music with E-40 (2012)
 Ain't Gonna Do It/Terms and Conditions with E-40 (2020)
 Mt. Westmore'' with Mt. Westmore (2021)

References

Category:Musicians from Oakland, California
Category:Gangsta rappers
Category:Rappers from Los Angeles
Category:African-American rappers
Category:1966 births
Category:Living people