Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage nameToo Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, producer, and actor. He is best known for his hit songs like "The Ghetto" and "Blow the Whistle". Too Short is one of the very few musicians to have been able to collaborate with both 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. during the height of their careers.
Too Short is credited as being one of the pioneer rappers of West Coast hip hop. Many of his rap lyrics are about pimping, drug use & sexual antics.
Career
Shaw was born and grew up in South Central Los Angeles, California. In the early 1980s, Shaw and his family moved to Oakland, California. He was a drummer in the band at Fremont High School in Oakland. In the mid 1980s, Shaw produced custom songs (called "special requests") for people with his high school friend, Freddy B. In 1985, Too Short had his first release, Don't Stop Rappin' which, along with the following three releases, featured raw, simple drum beats from a LinnDrum drum machine. This was also one of the first hip hop records to use the word "bitch" - a word which became one of the rapper's trademarks and was the focus of subsequent raps such as Ain't nothing but a word to me.
They first appeared on the rap scene with their 1991 underground album Listen to the Lyrics. In 1993, they released the successful album Comin' Out Hard. Their subsequent albums in the 1990s including 1994's On the Outside Looking In, and 1995's On Top of the World cemented their status as some of the South's best rappers.On Top of the World was particularly successful, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 200 and being certified Gold. It also contained the song "Space Age Pimpin'", which was 8Ball & MJG's first single to chart, reaching #58 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart and #22 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. After those albums both 8Ball & MJG released solo albums, first MJG's No More Glory in 1997 and then 8Ball's Lost in 1998. They reunited in 1999 to release their fourth album as a group, titled In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1. One year later in 2000, they released their fifth group album entitled Space Age 4 Eva.
Credited to singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, "Don't Stop" was largely the work of Jagger. Writing began during Jagger's preparations for his 2001 album Goddess in the Doorway. At the time of release, he commented, "For me, doing a solo album or a Stones album is all the same, with one proviso: that when I'm writing for the Rolling Stones I don't mind if the song sounds like the ones the Stones do, whereas if I'm writing, but not recording with the Rolling Stones, I don't want the song to contain too many of the clichés that one associates with the Rolling Stones, so I try quite hard to avoid them. Before the release of Forty Licks, I wrote 'Don't Stop' in the same period that I was writing the songs for my solo album, and I just put it to one side and said to myself, 'This sounds very much like the Rolling Stones to me. It might be very useful in the coming months, but I'll leave it for now and I won't record it because I think it's going to be better for the Stones.'"
The first season of American animated television seriesRegular Show originally aired on Cartoon Network in the United States. Many of the characters are loosely based on those developed for J.G. Quintel's student films at California Institute of the Arts: The Naïve Man From Lolliland and 2 in the AM PM. Quintel pitched Regular Show for Cartoon Network's Cartoonstitute project, in which the network allowed young artists to create pilots with no notes to possibly be optioned as a show. After being green-lit, Quintel recruited several indie comic book artists, plus some of the crewmembers he had worked with on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, to compose the staff of the show, as their style matched close to what he desired for the series. Regular Show was picked up by Cartoon Network, who decided to create a twelve-episode first season.
The first episode of Regular Show's first season is "The Power", ending with the season finale "Mordecai and the Rigbys". The season was storyboarded and written by J. G. Quintel, Sean Szeles, Shion Takeuchi, Mike Roth, Jake Armstrong, Benton Connor, Kat Morris, Paul Scarlata, and Kent Osborne, while being produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The show is rated TV-PG and occasionally TV-PG-V. Despite not airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim line-up, it is considered more of a traditional adult's animated comedy than a children's cartoon.
Don was a reality TV series in the form of a documentary that was initially launched for Zee News, but later was aired on Zee TV. It was hosted by Bollywood actor, Irfan Khan.
Don features true stories from the underworld gangs and mafia and showcases the people involved in running a parallel world that exists and flourishes out of Mumbai (especially in Dubai). The show broadcasts rare footage and photographs and also gives an insight into the journey of some ordinary people who made it 'big' in the underworld business. It probes into the innermost secrets of the dreaded Dons - about how they planned and executed some of the biggest crimes in history. These stories will also take a perspective from their sharp shooters who used to protect them, the drivers who used to listen to the Don's most intimate conversations, and their bodyguards who were their shadow at all times. In addition, it will show some important confessions by senior police officials, who faced the wrath of these Dons but finally triumphed by driving them out of their dens. The show basically discusses the top underworld dons such as Daud Abraham, Abu Salem et cetera.
'Don' begins, true to its title, as the story of one of the most powerful men in the business of crime. In spite of being on Interpol's Most Wanted list, Don remains elusive to the police. Besides the police, Don makes a few other enemies through his merciless approach to running his organization. Notably, Don kills one of his own men, Ramesh, when Ramesh decides to leave the business. This introduces Don to two new enemies, Kamini (Helen), Ramesh's fiancee, and Roma, (Zeenat Aman) Ramesh's sister. When Kamini seduces Don and attempts to have the police arrest him, her plan backfires as Don outsmarts her and the police in his escape. In the process, Kamini is killed. A shattered, revenge-seeking Roma gets her hair cut short, trains in judo and karate, then enters Don's gang after deceiving them into thinking that she too is on the wrong side of the law. Don is impressed with her fighting skills and allows her to work for him without suspecting any ulterior motive.
Official HD video for “Blow The Whistle” by Too $hort
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Lyrics:
I go on and on
Can't understand how I last so long
I must have super powers
Rap two hundred twenty five thousand hours
Get it calculated do the math
I made a thousand songs that made you move your ass
And for the last three hundred months
I made sixteen albums with me on the front and the bump
Where you get your beats?
I heard ninety three rappers say bitch l...
published: 25 Oct 2009
Gettin' It
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Gettin' It · Too $hort · Parliament Funkadelic
Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
℗ 1996 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1996-05-20
Associated Performer: Too $hort feat. Parliament Funkadelic
Mixing Engineer, Producer: Shorty B
Composer, Lyricist: George Clinton Jr.
Composer, Lyricist: G.J. Cooper
Composer, Lyricist: Todd Shaw
Composer, Lyricist: Belita Woods
Mixing Engineer: Ant Banks
Composer, Lyricist: William Collins
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published: 09 Apr 2017
TOO SHORT - I'M A PLAYER
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published: 14 Jul 2010
Too $hort - Ain't My Girlfriend ft. Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, French Montana, Joyner Lucas
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Official music video by Too $hort feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, French Montana & Joyner Lucas performing Ain't My Girlfriend. 2018 Dangerous Music / EMPIRE
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published: 23 Aug 2018
Too $hort - The Ghetto (Official Video)
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Ask your voice device to play Too $hort!
Lyrics:
Even though the streets are bumpy, lights burned out
Dope fiends die with a pipe in their mouth
Old school buddies not doing it right
Every day it's the same and it's the same every night
I wouldn't shoot you, bro, but I'd shoot that fool
If he played me close and tried to test my cool
#TooShort #Theghetto #shortdogsinthehou...
published: 24 Mar 2011
Just Another Day
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Just Another Day · Too $hort
Get In Where You Fit In
℗ 1993 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1993-10-26
Producer: QD III
Engineer: Rob Chiarelli
Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer: Ant Banks
Composer, Lyricist: Quincy D. Jones
Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer: Todd Shaw
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published: 25 Jan 2017
Too $hort - I'm A Player (Official Video)
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Lyrics:
And we sure do like to play
I'm a player, and I'm playing just to play
And we sure do like to play
I'm a player, and I'm playing just to play
#TooShort #ImAPlayer #OfficialVideo
published: 23 Mar 2011
Don't Fight the Feelin'
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Don't Fight the Feelin' · Too $hort · Rappin' 4-Tay
Life Is... Too $hort
℗ 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1989-01-31
Associated Performer: Too $hort ft. Rappin' 4-Tay
Composer, Lyricist: Todd Shaw
Mixing Engineer, Producer: Todd Shaw
Co- Producer: R. Austin
Composer, Lyricist: T. Goins
Co- Producer: Ted Bohanon
Mixing Engineer: Al Eaton
Composer, Lyricist: J. Brown
Composer, Lyricist: Anthony Forté
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Official HD video for “Blow The Whistle” by Too $hort
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Official HD video for “Blow The Whistle” by Too $hort
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Lyrics:
I go on and on
Can't understand how I last so long
I must have super powers
Rap two hundred twenty five thousand hours
Get it calculated do the math
I made a thousand songs that made you move your ass
And for the last three hundred months
I made sixteen albums with me on the front and the bump
Where you get your beats?
I heard ninety three rappers say bitch like me
Two singers and ten comedians
And I'm still gon' yell it every time you see me in
What's my favorite word?
Bitch!
Why they gotta say it like $hort?
Bitch!
You know they can't play on my court
Can't hang with the big dogs
Stay on the porch
Blow the whistle [x4]
#TooShort #BlowTheWhistle #HD #Remastered #HipHop
Official HD video for “Blow The Whistle” by Too $hort
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Lyrics:
I go on and on
Can't understand how I last so long
I must have super powers
Rap two hundred twenty five thousand hours
Get it calculated do the math
I made a thousand songs that made you move your ass
And for the last three hundred months
I made sixteen albums with me on the front and the bump
Where you get your beats?
I heard ninety three rappers say bitch like me
Two singers and ten comedians
And I'm still gon' yell it every time you see me in
What's my favorite word?
Bitch!
Why they gotta say it like $hort?
Bitch!
You know they can't play on my court
Can't hang with the big dogs
Stay on the porch
Blow the whistle [x4]
#TooShort #BlowTheWhistle #HD #Remastered #HipHop
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Gettin' It · Too $hort · Parliament Funkadelic
Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
℗ 1996 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1996-05-20
...
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Gettin' It · Too $hort · Parliament Funkadelic
Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
℗ 1996 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1996-05-20
Associated Performer: Too $hort feat. Parliament Funkadelic
Mixing Engineer, Producer: Shorty B
Composer, Lyricist: George Clinton Jr.
Composer, Lyricist: G.J. Cooper
Composer, Lyricist: Todd Shaw
Composer, Lyricist: Belita Woods
Mixing Engineer: Ant Banks
Composer, Lyricist: William Collins
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Gettin' It · Too $hort · Parliament Funkadelic
Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
℗ 1996 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1996-05-20
Associated Performer: Too $hort feat. Parliament Funkadelic
Mixing Engineer, Producer: Shorty B
Composer, Lyricist: George Clinton Jr.
Composer, Lyricist: G.J. Cooper
Composer, Lyricist: Todd Shaw
Composer, Lyricist: Belita Woods
Mixing Engineer: Ant Banks
Composer, Lyricist: William Collins
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From the project, The Pimp Tape.
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Official music video by Too $hort feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, French Montana & Joy...
From the project, The Pimp Tape.
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Official music video by Too $hort feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, French Montana & Joyner Lucas performing Ain't My Girlfriend. 2018 Dangerous Music / EMPIRE
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From the project, The Pimp Tape.
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Official music video by Too $hort feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, French Montana & Joyner Lucas performing Ain't My Girlfriend. 2018 Dangerous Music / EMPIRE
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Official Video for “The Ghetto” by Too $hort
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Official Video for “The Ghetto” by Too $hort
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Ask your voice device to play Too $hort!
Lyrics:
Even though the streets are bumpy, lights burned out
Dope fiends die with a pipe in their mouth
Old school buddies not doing it right
Every day it's the same and it's the same every night
I wouldn't shoot you, bro, but I'd shoot that fool
If he played me close and tried to test my cool
#TooShort #Theghetto #shortdogsinthehouse #HipHop #Rap
Official Video for “The Ghetto” by Too $hort
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Ask your voice device to play Too $hort!
Lyrics:
Even though the streets are bumpy, lights burned out
Dope fiends die with a pipe in their mouth
Old school buddies not doing it right
Every day it's the same and it's the same every night
I wouldn't shoot you, bro, but I'd shoot that fool
If he played me close and tried to test my cool
#TooShort #Theghetto #shortdogsinthehouse #HipHop #Rap
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Just Another Day · Too $hort
Get In Where You Fit In
℗ 1993 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1993-10-26
Producer: QD III
Engine...
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Just Another Day · Too $hort
Get In Where You Fit In
℗ 1993 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1993-10-26
Producer: QD III
Engineer: Rob Chiarelli
Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer: Ant Banks
Composer, Lyricist: Quincy D. Jones
Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer: Todd Shaw
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Just Another Day · Too $hort
Get In Where You Fit In
℗ 1993 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1993-10-26
Producer: QD III
Engineer: Rob Chiarelli
Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer: Ant Banks
Composer, Lyricist: Quincy D. Jones
Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer: Todd Shaw
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Official Video for "I'm A Player" by Too $hort
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Official Video for "I'm A Player" by Too $hort
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Lyrics:
And we sure do like to play
I'm a player, and I'm playing just to play
And we sure do like to play
I'm a player, and I'm playing just to play
#TooShort #ImAPlayer #OfficialVideo
Official Video for "I'm A Player" by Too $hort
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Lyrics:
And we sure do like to play
I'm a player, and I'm playing just to play
And we sure do like to play
I'm a player, and I'm playing just to play
#TooShort #ImAPlayer #OfficialVideo
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Don't Fight the Feelin' · Too $hort · Rappin' 4-Tay
Life Is... Too $hort
℗ 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1989-01-31
Ass...
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Don't Fight the Feelin' · Too $hort · Rappin' 4-Tay
Life Is... Too $hort
℗ 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1989-01-31
Associated Performer: Too $hort ft. Rappin' 4-Tay
Composer, Lyricist: Todd Shaw
Mixing Engineer, Producer: Todd Shaw
Co- Producer: R. Austin
Composer, Lyricist: T. Goins
Co- Producer: Ted Bohanon
Mixing Engineer: Al Eaton
Composer, Lyricist: J. Brown
Composer, Lyricist: Anthony Forté
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Don't Fight the Feelin' · Too $hort · Rappin' 4-Tay
Life Is... Too $hort
℗ 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1989-01-31
Associated Performer: Too $hort ft. Rappin' 4-Tay
Composer, Lyricist: Todd Shaw
Mixing Engineer, Producer: Todd Shaw
Co- Producer: R. Austin
Composer, Lyricist: T. Goins
Co- Producer: Ted Bohanon
Mixing Engineer: Al Eaton
Composer, Lyricist: J. Brown
Composer, Lyricist: Anthony Forté
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Official HD video for “Blow The Whistle” by Too $hort
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Lyrics:
I go on and on
Can't understand how I last so long
I must have super powers
Rap two hundred twenty five thousand hours
Get it calculated do the math
I made a thousand songs that made you move your ass
And for the last three hundred months
I made sixteen albums with me on the front and the bump
Where you get your beats?
I heard ninety three rappers say bitch like me
Two singers and ten comedians
And I'm still gon' yell it every time you see me in
What's my favorite word?
Bitch!
Why they gotta say it like $hort?
Bitch!
You know they can't play on my court
Can't hang with the big dogs
Stay on the porch
Blow the whistle [x4]
#TooShort #BlowTheWhistle #HD #Remastered #HipHop
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Gettin' It · Too $hort · Parliament Funkadelic
Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
℗ 1996 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1996-05-20
Associated Performer: Too $hort feat. Parliament Funkadelic
Mixing Engineer, Producer: Shorty B
Composer, Lyricist: George Clinton Jr.
Composer, Lyricist: G.J. Cooper
Composer, Lyricist: Todd Shaw
Composer, Lyricist: Belita Woods
Mixing Engineer: Ant Banks
Composer, Lyricist: William Collins
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From the project, The Pimp Tape.
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Official music video by Too $hort feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, French Montana & Joyner Lucas performing Ain't My Girlfriend. 2018 Dangerous Music / EMPIRE
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Official Video for “The Ghetto” by Too $hort
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Ask your voice device to play Too $hort!
Lyrics:
Even though the streets are bumpy, lights burned out
Dope fiends die with a pipe in their mouth
Old school buddies not doing it right
Every day it's the same and it's the same every night
I wouldn't shoot you, bro, but I'd shoot that fool
If he played me close and tried to test my cool
#TooShort #Theghetto #shortdogsinthehouse #HipHop #Rap
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Just Another Day · Too $hort
Get In Where You Fit In
℗ 1993 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1993-10-26
Producer: QD III
Engineer: Rob Chiarelli
Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer: Ant Banks
Composer, Lyricist: Quincy D. Jones
Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer: Todd Shaw
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Official Video for "I'm A Player" by Too $hort
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Lyrics:
And we sure do like to play
I'm a player, and I'm playing just to play
And we sure do like to play
I'm a player, and I'm playing just to play
#TooShort #ImAPlayer #OfficialVideo
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Don't Fight the Feelin' · Too $hort · Rappin' 4-Tay
Life Is... Too $hort
℗ 1988 Zomba Recording LLC
Released on: 1989-01-31
Associated Performer: Too $hort ft. Rappin' 4-Tay
Composer, Lyricist: Todd Shaw
Mixing Engineer, Producer: Todd Shaw
Co- Producer: R. Austin
Composer, Lyricist: T. Goins
Co- Producer: Ted Bohanon
Mixing Engineer: Al Eaton
Composer, Lyricist: J. Brown
Composer, Lyricist: Anthony Forté
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Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage nameToo Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, producer, and actor. He is best known for his hit songs like "The Ghetto" and "Blow the Whistle". Too Short is one of the very few musicians to have been able to collaborate with both 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. during the height of their careers.
Too Short is credited as being one of the pioneer rappers of West Coast hip hop. Many of his rap lyrics are about pimping, drug use & sexual antics.
Career
Shaw was born and grew up in South Central Los Angeles, California. In the early 1980s, Shaw and his family moved to Oakland, California. He was a drummer in the band at Fremont High School in Oakland. In the mid 1980s, Shaw produced custom songs (called "special requests") for people with his high school friend, Freddy B. In 1985, Too Short had his first release, Don't Stop Rappin' which, along with the following three releases, featured raw, simple drum beats from a LinnDrum drum machine. This was also one of the first hip hop records to use the word "bitch" - a word which became one of the rapper's trademarks and was the focus of subsequent raps such as Ain't nothing but a word to me.