Too Short

Too Short
Born: Apr 28, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA
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Genre: Rap
Styles: West Coast Rap, Dirty Rap, G-Funk, Golden Age
Biography: Born in Los Angeles, but an Oakland resident by the age of 14, Too Short was the first West Coast rap star, recording three albums on his own before he made his major-label debut with 1988's gold album Born to Mack; his next four all went platinum. Anticipating much of the later gangsta phenomenon, he ...Read full biography
Life Is...Too $hort
Released: 1990
Label: Jive Records
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Too Short never had the skills or technique of LL Cool J or Big Daddy Kane, but what the Oakland rapper lacks in technique, he's always more than made up for with irresistible, '70s-inspired funk grooves ...Read full review
Cocktails
Released: 1995
Label: Jive Records
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Album number nine from Too Short carries on his tradition of lyrics about the joys of pimping, rapped moderately to groovy, funky, jazzy beats. Delete the raps from Too Short's tales, and you still have ...Read full review
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