Years Active: 1991-2008
Influenced by: Graham Central Station, Rudy Ray Moore, Richard Pryor
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: Born in Los Angeles, but an Oakland resident by the age of 14, Too Short was the first West Coast rap star, recording three ...
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Oct 07 2008 8:30AM
by Tracey Ford
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Videos, Tours and Concerts
The Boombox Music Blog: De La Soul, Too Short, Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature and Cypress Hill couldn't just sit back while Eve, Fabolous, Scarface, Estelle, Busta Rhymes, Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Mos Def and others honored them by performing rousing renditions of their hits at ... Read moreDec 04 2007 11:30AM
by Tracey Ford
Filed under: Hip-Hop, The BoomBox, Full CD Listening Parties
The Boombox Music Blog: Styles P wants to 'Blow Your Mind' with his new album, 'Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentlemen),' which drops today. With production from Swizz Beatz, Pete Rock, the Alchemist, Akon and Hi-Tek, the New York emcee's third solo effort attempts to ... Read more
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01/27/09
Salty Oakland rapper Too Short is growing up At 42, the guy who enthralled generations o...
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10/12/08
Hip-hop artist uses song to encourage youth voting OAKLAND — When Oakland rapper Yung Mo...
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07/11/08
Too Short May Lose Studio Over $1 Million Judgment An Oakland recording studio owned by ...
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