Too Short

Too Short

Born in Los Angeles but an Oakland resident by the age of 14, Too $hort was the first West Coast rap star, recording four 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 restricted his lyrical themes to tales of sexual prowess and physical violence, with the occasional social-message track to mix things up. After the release of Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) in 1996, Too $hort decided to retire, his status assured as one of the most successful solo rappers of the 1980s and early '90s, although that decision would prove short-lived. Born Todd Shaw on April 28, 1966, $hort grew up in L.A.'s South Central; soon after his family moved to Oakland in the early '80s, he began selling tapes out of the back of his car. Signed to the local label 75 Girls, he released his first proper album in 1983, Don't Stop Rappin'. Three albums followed in the next two years, after which Too $hort formed his own Dangerous Music label with friend Freddy B. He recorded Born to Mack in 1986, and sold over 50,000 copies just by riding around the region. New York's Jive Records picked up on the buzz from across the country, and provided a national deal for the album one year later. With virtually no radio airplay, Born to Mack went gold and its follow-up Life Is...Too $hort achieved platinum sales by 1989. The immense success of Too $hort during 1988-89 made him much more viable for radio airplay, and "The Ghetto" — from 1990's Short Dog's in the House made number 12 on the R&B charts, even enjoying a brief stay just outside the pop Top 40. He continued his hit track-record with 1992's Shorty the Pimp and 1993's Get in Where You Fit In, both of which went platinum. By the time of 1995's Cocktails, however, Too $hort began to be drowned out by a glut of similar-sounding West Coasters, and though Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) became his fifth platinum album by late 1996, he decided to retire. Just three years later, he returned with the aptly titled Can't Stay Away. In 2000 Short released You Nasty and Chase The Cat followed in 2001. In 2002 Too Short released Whats My Favorite word. It featured Twista, Pimp C, B-Legit, Ant Banks, Devin, Petey Pablo, George Clinton and others

2002 - Too Short - What's My Favorite Word

01. Triple X
02. Get That Cheese ft Roger Troutman Jr
03. That's Right
04. The Old Fashioned Way
05. Quit Hatin pt 1 ft Twista, V White, Lil Jon
06. Quit Hatin pt 2 ft Pimp C, Lil Jon
07. Lollypops
08. Female Players
09. Cali-O ft E-40 B-Legit, Ant Banks, Big Gipp
10. Pimp Life ft Devin The Dude, Bun B, Big Gipp
11. Call It Gangster ft Petey Pablo, Dolla Bill
12. Set Up
13. She Loves Her
14. The Movie ft George Clinton, Belita Woods

2001 - Chase The Cat

01. Keep Fuckin' Me
02. Luv
03. Late Nite Creep
04. These Are the Tales
05. This How We Eat
06. Candy Paint
07. Fire
08. Can I Hit It
09. Chase the Cat
10. Looking for a Baller4
11. Pimpin' Ken (Interlude)
12. Domestic Violence
13. Player for Life
14. Analyze the Game
15. Talkin' Shit
16. U Stank
17. Don't Ever Give Up

2000 - You Nasty

1999 - Can't Stay Away

01. Can't Stay Away
02. Ain't No Bitches
03. Don't Stop Rappin' ft Eightball, MJG
04. Here We Go ft Jermaine Dupri, Jay Z
05. More Freaky Tales
06. You Might Get G'eed ft Daz, E-40, Soopafly
07. Good Life
08. Longevity ft Scarface
09. How Does It Feel ft Dwayne Wiggins
10. What Happened To The Groupies ft B-Legit
11. Invasion Of The Flat Booty Bitches
12. Can't Stay Away (Outro)
13. Here We Go
14. Nation Riders
15. G-2000
16. Don't Trust Her
17. In The Studio

1996 - Gettin It - (Album Number Ten)

01. Gettin' It
02. Survivin' The Game
03. That's Why
04. Bad Ways
05. Fuck My Car
06. Take My Bitch
07. Buy You Some ft Eric Sermon, MC Breed, Kool Ace
08. Pimp Me
09. Baby D
10. Nasty Rhymes
11. Never Talk Down ft MC Breed, Rappin 4-Tay
12. I Must Confess
13. So Watcha Sayin
14. I've Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy...)

1995 - Cocktails

01. Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'
02. Cocktales
03. Can I Get A Bitch
04. Coming Up Short
05. Thangs Change
06. Paystyle
07. Giving Up The Funk
08. Top Down
09. We Do This ft Father Dom, MC Breed, 2Pac
10. Game
11. Sample The Funk
12. Don't Fuck For Free

1993 - Get In Where You Fit In

01. Don't Fight the Intro
02. I'm a Player
03. Just Another Day
04. Gotta Get Some Lovin'
05. Money In The Ghetto
06. Blowjob Betty
07. All My Bitches Are Gone
08. Dangerous Crew ft Ant Banks, Goldy, Spice 1
09. Get in Where You Fit In ft Ant Diddley Dog, Rappin' Ron
10. Payboy Short
11. Way Too Real ft Ant Banks, Father Dom
12. It's All Good
13. Oakland Style ft FM Blue

1992 - Shorty The Pimp

01. In The Trunk
02. No Love from Oakland
03. I Want to Be Free (That's the Truth)
04. Mack Attack
05. You Know What I Mean
06. Hoochie
07. Step Daddy
08. It Don't Stop
09. So You Want To Be A Gangster
10. Something To Ride To
11. Extra Dangerous Thanks

1990 - Short Dog's In The House

01. Short Dog's in the House
02. It's Your Life
03. Ghetto
04. Short But Funky
05. In The Oaktown
06. Dead or Alive
07. Punk Bitch
08. Ain't Nothin' But a Word To Me ft Ice Cube
09. Hard On The Boulevard
10. Pimpology
11. Paula & Janet
12. Rap Like Me
13. Ghetto

1988 - Life is Too Short

01. Life Is... Too Short
02. Rhymes
03. I Ain't Trippin'
04. Nobody Does It Better
05. Oakland
06. Don't Fight the Feelin' ft Rappin 4-Tay
07. Cusswords
08. City of Dope
09. Pimp The Ho

1988 - Born to Mack

01. Partytime
02. Mack Attack
03. Playboy $Hort II
04. You Know What I Mean
05. Freaky Tales
06. Dope Fiend Beat
07. Little Girls
08. Universal Mix

1983 - 1988 - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Player Years,

01. Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches
02. She's a Bitch
03. Bitch Sucks Dick
04. Blowjob Betty
05. Short Side
06. Playboy Short
07. From Here to New York
08. Girl (Cocaine) That's Your Life
09. Cake Dealers
10. Female Funk
11. Oakland, California
12. Don't Stop Rappin'
13. Shortrapp
14. Wild Wild West
15. Every Time
16. Dance (Don't Geek)
17. Don't Ever Stop
18. Players