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Too $hort

Too $hort came up in Oakland, California, starting in the early 1980s. He put out his first solo album, 'Don't Stop Rappin',' in 1987. His sound was raw and...

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Too $hort, Oakland's raw, talk-rapping storyteller.

A West Coast rap mainstay whose blunt, funk-driven records defined a sound and a city.

If you want the Too $hort vibe, 'Blow The Whistle' is the anthem. For something later, 'Just Another Day' shows he never really changed his style.

Too $hort's music gave Oakland a voice in hip-hop when it wasn't getting much shine elsewhere. Tracks like 'City Of Dope' and 'Blow The Whistle' laid out street life with a slow, conversational flow over soul samples. He took the heat for his explicit lyrics and kept making records anyway, which says something about the guy.

He started putting out tapes in Oakland in the early '80s, with his first solo album 'Don't Stop Rappin'' landing in 1987. Through the '90s, albums like 'Life Is.Too $hort' and 'Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)' cemented his West Coast presence, and he kept recording straight into the 2000s.

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Too $hort came up in Oakland, California, starting in the early 1980s. He put out his first solo album, 'Don't Stop Rappin',' in 1987. His sound was raw and direct, built on funk and soul samples, with lyrics that didn't shy away from the realities of street life or explicit themes. Songs like 'Blow The Whistle' and 'Gettin' It' became West Coast anthems.

He was part of The Dangerous Crew and worked with other Bay Area figures like E-40. His music often drew criticism for its content, and he faced an obscenity charge in 1990 related to a performance. He kept making records anyway, releasing albums like 'Life Is...Too $hort' and 'Short Dog's in the House' through the '90s.

By the mid-1990s, with albums like 'Gettin' It (Album Number Ten),' he had solidified his place in West Coast hip-hop. His style, that talk-rapped delivery over slow-rolling funk beats, remained consistent. He kept recording into the 2000s and beyond, with tracks like 'Just Another Day' and 'HE CHOSE ME' showing up in his later catalog.

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