ALBUMAin't Gone Do It / Terms and ConditionsToo $hort & E-40
ALBUMThe VaultToo $hort
ALBUMThe Pimp TapeToo $hort
ALBUMThe Sex Tape PlaylistToo $hort
ALBUMHella Disrespectful: Bay Area MixtapeToo $hort
ALBUMBosses in the Booth & Dr. Octagon 2 (Deluxe Edition)Too $hort & Kool Keith
ALBUMStill Blowin'Too $hort
ALBUMGet Off The StageToo $hort
ALBUMSet Up ShopThe Up All Nite Crew & Too $hort
ALBUMPimpin Inc.Too $hort
Too $hort's Popular Music Videos
Activated (feat. E-40 & Too $hort)
MOUNT WESTMORE, Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube
Aint Got No Haters (feat. Too $hort)
Ice Cube
Too Big (feat. E-40, Too $hort & P-LO)
MOUNT WESTMORE, Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube
Blow the Whistle
Too $hort
Free Game (feat. E-40 & Too $hort)
MOUNT WESTMORE, Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube
Only Dimes (feat. G-Eazy & The-Dream)
Too $hort
Excuse Me (feat. Too $hort)
Mozzy, Dcmbr & Yhung T.O.
Sexy Dancer (feat. LEGADO 7 & DJ Khaled)
Too $hort
Cut Her Off (feat. Too $hort, YG & Lil Boosie)
K CAMP
Motto (feat. E-40 & Too $hort)
MOUNT WESTMORE, Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube
Artist Playlists
Too $hort Essentials
Freaky tales from a pioneer in hardcore rap.
Verzuz: Best of the Battles
Relive the moments that have made the legendary series appointment viewing.
Artist Biography
Hip-hop’s cheerfully libidinous id, Too $hort makes music for a world where the top is always down, the cup is always full, and the party can always get freakier. Born Todd Shaw in South-Central Los Angeles in 1966, he started selling tapes out of the trunk of his car in the mid-’80s, not long after moving to Oakland. But with 1987’s Born to Mack, he caught the ear of the Jive label, which licensed the album for widespread release. One song, in particular, would cement his name as rap’s premier hedonist wordsmith: “Freaky Tales,” a 10-minute litany of hookups, adventurous sexual positions, and gleefully extreme hyperbole. That tour de force of risqué wordplay would become both a calling card and a blueprint for his brand of stripped-down rhymes, punchy drum machines, and analog squelch. A bootstrapping workaholic, he kept the albums coming through 1996’s triumphant Gettin’ It (Album Number Ten), before taking a three-year retirement. He bounced back with 1999’s Can’t Stay Away and has remained a reliable purveyor of smutty rhymes and sly wit ever since. His beats have evolved with the times, but his attitude has stayed true to one central tenet. “There’s one rule that I always tell people if they really want my advice,” he told Apple Music. “Do not forget to have fun while you’re on top. Don’t forget to enjoy it!”