At 60, Too $hort has no plans to stop his hip-hop voyage with new album produced fully by Lil Jon
The Oakland hip-hop pioneer says he is still recording and touring as his 23rd studio album arrives 20 years after “Blow the Whistle.”
- Hip-Hop pioneer Too $hort celebrates his 60th birthday on Friday with the release of his 23rd studio album, 'Sir Too $hort Vol. 2: Drink & Smoke,' produced entirely by longtime collaborator Lil Jon.
- Dedicated to the memory of Lil Jon's late son, Young Slade, who died in February, the album preserves his legacy after Too $hort worked closely with him on production before his passing.
- The release marks exactly 20 years since 'Blow the Whistle,' the enduring hit that remains played everywhere from NBA arenas to the Olympics. Too $hort's catalog also includes classics like 'The Ghetto' and 'Shake That Monkey.'
- More than four decades after selling homemade tapes in the Bay Area, the Oakland pioneer continues challenging hip-hop's age limits. He refuses to slow down, saying he has no plans to stop until 'the wheels fall off.'
- Alongside peers E-40, Snoop Dogg, and Fat Joe who maintained active careers past traditional retirement age, Too $hort continues recording, touring, and influencing culture. He challenges hip-hop's elder statesmen to keep going with him.
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At 60, Too $hort has no plans to stop his hip-hop voyage with new album produced fully by Lil Jon
Too $hort, the Oakland hip-hop legend, is defying age norms in the music industry. At 60, he's still recording, touring, and challenging the idea that hip-hop has an age limit.
At 60, Too Short Is Still Pushing Rap Past Its Age Limit
Too $hort performs at iThink Financial Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 13, 2023. The Oakland rap pioneer is releasing “Sir Too $hort Vol. 2: Drink & Smoke,” his 23rd studio album, with Lil Jon producing the project 20 years after “Blow the Whistle.” (Rick Munroe/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)Too $hort has reached the age where other genres would already call him an elder, hand him a lifetime achievement award and let him keep wo…
At 60, Too $hort has no plans to stop his hip-hop voyage with new album produced fully by Lil Jon - The Business Journal Too $hort Reflects on 60, New Album and Hip-Hop Legacy
At 60, Too $hort is helping usher hip-hop into what he calls its senior citizen era. Just don’t expect him to rap like one. The Oakland hip-hop pioneer is still recording, touring and talking slick more than four decades after he began selling homemade tapes on the streets of the Bay Area. While the genre has long treated aging like an unwritten career-ending offense, Too $hort is breaking the rule and challenging the culture’s elder statesmen t…
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