Todd Anthony Shaw
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Todd Anthony Shaw is an American rapper, producer, and pioneer of West Coast hip hop better known by his stage name Too Short.
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| Todd Anthony Shaw canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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rapper ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Too $hort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ant Banks
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E-40 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ice Cube NERFINISHED ⓘ Lil Jon NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarface NERFINISHED ⓘ Snoop Dogg NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dangerous Crew NERFINISHED ⓘ UGK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-04-28 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| genre |
West Coast hip hop
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hip hop ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument | voice ⓘ |
| hasMusicalRole | MC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
one of the first rappers to release a series of successful independent albums
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recognized as an influential figure in Bay Area hip hop ⓘ |
| notableAs | pioneer of West Coast hip hop ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | lyrics often focus on street life and explicit themes ⓘ |
| notableSong |
"Blow the Whistle"
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"The Ghetto" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Born to Mack"
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album "Cocktails" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Get in Where You Fit In" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Life Is... Too Short" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Short Dog's in the House" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
rapper
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record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
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Jive Records ⓘ Up All Nite Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stageName | Too Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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