Too $hort

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风格: #西岸说唱
地区: United States of America 美国

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Too $hort生于洛杉矶，本名Todd Shaw。童年在Oakland成长，年仅17岁的他因对音乐的狂热而DIY了个人第一张专辑《Don't Stop Rappin'》，而且当下放在自己的后车箱沿街叫卖起来，始料未及的是，他的作品竟在当地卷起一股小旋风甚至被女孩们索取签名；随后Too $hort仍马不停蹄地创作延续至80末，便和好友Freddy B.合资成就独立厂牌「Dangerous Music」，发行label下首张唱片《Born To Mack》，光靠他们骑车巡回的贩售方式五万张就没了。

好运当头，他被美国音乐大厂「Jive Records」相中缔结盟约，在尚无电台强力播放的情况下《Born To Mack》还是卖到黄金片数，恐怖的是尔后「Jive」替他发的《Life Is...Too $hort》、《Short Dog's In The House》、《Shorty The Pimp》、《Get In Where You Fit In》到95年的《Cocktails》无一不攻占各大杂志的Hip-Hop / R&B榜或拿下重白金，'96末期随著第五张白金《Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)》宣告退休，两年后《Can't Stay Away》的他重返沙场一跃登上榜单前十大再次狂卖，对一个嘻哈乐手来说…没有人了。

千禧大作《You Nasty》发行，Too Short合作的人还是一大票，偕同西岸 Hardcore Rap / Gangsta Rap狠角B-Legit、Daz Dillinger、Tha Eastsidaz、E-40 + 南岸Dirty Rap将军Jazze Pha、Trick Daddy、南岸Hardcore Rap / Gangsta Rap市场杀手Scarface + 东岸Hardcore Rap / 放克王Erick Sermon和MC Breed…《Chase The Cat》光看行头就很必杀。

专辑首推单曲〈I Luv〉由三重奏Trick Daddy、Scarface、Daz与Too Short共鸣，以直接的歌词歌颂身旁怪诞的女人们及各式各样的性行为：&I love gettin my head blown. I love gettin my nuts rubbed. I love gettin my dick,licked. I love gettin my nuts sucked...&，从头到尾遣词用字毫无避讳,简易明瞭的downbeat在四人挑衅样的MCing下显露彪形大汉的剽悍；Funkybassline、Head-Noddin'十足的〈Candy Paint〉是MC Breed端出的好菜，传奇性的嗓音唱和，两人无间的浑沌rappin'再次披露Too $hort式〝Bee-atch!〞嘶吼的威吓性；其他不乏标准Too $hort曲风的〈Player For Life〉、&You call that a dance? Look like you [内容被过滤，请注意论坛文明]in the Invisible Man!&般幽默的独角戏〈Can I Hit It〉；制作与阵容兼并的《Chase The Cat》是众家MC拥立Too $hort的压倒大碟，更是下一张攻陷榜首的白金之星。

by John BushBorn in Los Angeles, but an Oakland resident by the age of 14, Too Short was the first West Coast rap star, recording three albums on his own before he made his major-label debut with 1988s gold album Born to Mack; his next four all went platinum. Anticipating much of the later gangsta phenomenon, he restricted his lyrical themes to tales of sexual prowess and physical violence, with the occasional social message track to mix things up. After the release of Gettin It (Album Number Ten) in 1996, Too Short decided to retire, his status assured as one of the most successful solo rappers of the 1980s and early 90s, although that decision would prove short-lived.Born Todd Shaw on April 28, 1966, Too Short grew up in L.A.s South Central; soon after his family moved to Oakland in the early 80s, he began selling tapes out of the back of his car. Signed to the local label 75 Girls, in 1983 he released his first proper album, Dont Stop Rappin. Three albums followed in the next two years, after which Too Short formed his own Dangerous Music label with friend Freddy B. He recorded Born to Mack in 1986, and sold more than 50,000 copies just by riding around the region. New Yorks Jive Records picked up on the buzz from across the country, and provided a national deal for the album one year later. With virtually no radio airplay, Born to Mack went gold and its follow-up, Life Is...Too Short, achieved platinum sales by 1989.The immense success of Too Short during 1988-1989 made him much more viable for radio airplay, and The Ghetto — from 1990s Short Dogs in the House — made number 12 on the R&B charts, even enjoying a brief stay just outside the pop Top 40. He continued his hit track record with 1992s Shorty the Pimp and 1993s Get in Where You Fit In, both of which went platinum. By the time of 1995s Cocktails, however, Too Short began to be drowned out by a glut of similar-sounding West Coasters, and though Gettin It (Album Number Ten) became his fifth platinum album, by late 1996 he decided to retire. Just three years later, however, he returned with the aptly titled Cant Stay Away, which debuted in the Top Ten and went gold. A series of follow-ups surfaced subsequently. In 2006 his high-profile album Blow the Whistle arrived with producers Jazze Pha and Lil Jon contributing.

Too $hort　Todd Shaw

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Too $hort Todd Shaw

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Too $hort　Todd Shaw