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Too Short

aka Too $hort

real name Todd Anthony Shaw

Los Angeles, United States

Too Short is credited on 1,388 releases across 356 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1985–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,388

Credits

356

Albums

5

Decades active

349

In collections

Biography

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American rapper and producer.
Born April 28th 1966 in Los Angeles and moved to Oakland at the age of 14.
Started his rap career in the early 1980's rapping with high school friend Freddy B making custom made cassette tapes (known as "special requests") which were sold on the streets.
Too Short officially released his first album in 1985 on the local Oakland record label and in 1987 signed to records. In 1988, he added the "$" to his name.
In 1996 Short moved to live in Atlanta; he has since returned to Northern California. He has released over 25 full length albums and is still active in the music industry.
Too Short was one of the first rappers to represent the 'pimp' / 'playa' lifestyle in his lyrics. The phrase "Biiiitch" is one of Short's trademarks.

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Credited work

1,388 releases · 356 albums · active 1985–2026

  • Performance · 1,508
  • Production · 263
  • Engineering · 64
  • Other credits · 5

Studios: One Little Indian Studios · Different Fur Studios · Battery Studios, New York · The Hit Factory

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