Too $hort (born Todd Anthony Shaw on April 28, 1966) helped define west coast rap, signing with Jive and releasing his major label debut, Born to Mack, in 1987. The follow-up, 1988âs Life Isâ¦Too Short, cracked the top 10 on the R&B chart and the top 40 on the main album chart. 1990âs Shortâs Dog In The House featured two top 20 rap hits, âThe Ghettoâ and Short But Funkyâ. Throughout the 1990s, his albums topped the rap chart and reached the top 5 of the main album chart. 90s singles like âThe Ghettoâ, âI Want to Be Free (Thatâs the Truth)â, âCocktailsâ, âGettingâ Itâ, and âMore Freaky Talesâ were all top 10 rap hits and all placed on the R&B chart. 2000âs You Nasty included his highest charting single, the number 2 rap hit â2 Bitchesâ. In the 2000s, $hort featured on top 40 hits like Kelisâs âBossyâ, Legacyâs âSomething About the Girlâ, Chuâs âGoneâ, and finally appeared on a top 10 crossover pop hit for on Chris Brownâs âLoyalâ. After 2007âs Get Off the Stage, $hort left Jive to form his own independent record label, Dangerous Music, on which he would release four albums in the 2010s including No Trespassing.
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