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Too $hort

Too $hort is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Dancing Machine, Shock G, Sir Michael Rocks and Mistah F.A.B.. Those roots explain a lot about how Too $hort arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as E-40, Mack 10, MC Eiht, Warren G and Compton's Most Wanted, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Snoop Lion, The Notorious B.I.G., Scarface, Pimp C and 8Ball & MJG, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Too $hort, reaching back through Dancing Machine and forward to Snoop Lion. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Todd Anthony Shaw, known professionally as Too Short, is an American rapper. A pioneer of West Coast hip-hop, Shaw was among the first acts to receive recognition in the genre during the late 1980s. His lyrics were often based on pimping and promiscuity, but also drug culture and street survival; exemplified respectively in his most popular singles "Blow the Whistle" and "The Ghetto". He is one of few acts to have worked with both Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. at the heights of their respective careers.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Too $hortDancing MachineShock GSir Michael RocksMistah F.A.B.Snoop LionThe Notorious B.I.G.ScarfacePimp C8Ball & MJGJAY-ZJermaine DupriSean CombsE-40Mack 10MC EihtWarren GCompton's Most WantedIce CubeNate DoggSnoop Dogg

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Too $hort connections

Too $hort grew out of Dancing Machine, Shock G, Sir Michael Rocks and Mistah F.A.B., shares an orbit with E-40, Mack 10, MC Eiht and Warren G, went on to shape Snoop Lion, The Notorious B.I.G., Scarface and Pimp C. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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