Born in Los Angeles, however a great Oakland citizen by the age group connected with 14, Too Short appeared to be the primary West Coast rap star, recording a few albums on his very own previous to this individual created his major-label debut using 1988's rare metal project Born in order to Mack; their next a number of almost all resolved to go platinum. Anticipating high of your after gangsta phenomenon, he or she restricted his lyrical styles for you to tales of perform sexually as well as natural violence, with the occasional societal communication trail for you to mixture things up. After the launch of Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) within 1996, Too Short chose to retire, their reputation guaranteed united of the a lot of prosperous solo rappers belonging to the 1980s and also earlier '90s, while that selection would certainly demonstrate short-lived.
Born Todd Shaw on April 28, 1966, Too Short became upwards within L.A.'s South Central; immediately after his loved ones changed for you to Oakland in the first '80s, this individual commenced advertising tapes outside the returning associated with his car. Signed to the local label 75 Girls, with 1983 he unveiled his first suitable album, Don't Stop Rappin'. Three albums adopted while in the next a couple years, once which Too Short produced his / her personal Dangerous Music label with buddy Freddy B. He saved Born to Mack in 1986, and also distributed above 50,000 copies wedding party sitting round the region. New York's Jive Records purchased about the particular hype coming from over the country, plus offered your country's work for any record 12 month later. With which has no radio airplay, Born for you to Mack went gold and also it has the follow-up, Life Is.Too Short, achieved platinum revenue simply by 1989.
The tremendous success of Too Short while in 1988-1989 made your ex far more feasible intended for radio airplay, plus "The Ghetto" coming from 1990's Short Dog's inside the House made quantity twelve around the R&B charts, also savoring a quick stay just simply outdoors the actual undo Top 40. He extended his hit track record using 1992's Shorty this Pimp as well as 1993's Get in Where You Fit In, equally which gone platinum. By enough time of 1995's Cocktails, however, Too Short begun to get drowned released by a glut of similar-sounding West Coasters, and also even though Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) evolved into his fifth platinum album, by way of past due 1996 he / she thought i would retire. Just three years later, however, this individual made a comeback using the aptly entitled Can't Stay Away, which in turn debuted within the Top Ten plus gone gold. A series associated with follow-ups surfaced subsequently. In 2006 their high-profile album Blow your Whistle got here with makers Jazze Pha and Lil Jon contributing. John Bush, Rovi
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