Too $hort

Born 1966
from Los Angeles

On fono: 301 songs
331 collaborators
13 cited facts
13 sources

The people around them

Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.

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Who makes their records

People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.

Ant Banks
Mixed by, Produced by, Written by, Engineered by
80 songs
Al Eaton
Mixed by, Produced by, Written by
22 songs
Taj Tilghman
Engineered by, Written by, Mixed by, Produced by
19 songs
Lil Jon
Produced by, Written by, Mixed by
15 songs
Robin Mays
Engineered by
14 songs
Ted Bohanon
Produced by, Written by
14 songs
Shorty B
Written by, Produced by
13 songs
George Clinton
Written by
12 songs
Jazze Pha
Produced by, Written by
11 songs
Asif Ali
Engineered by
10 songs
The Dangerous Crew
Produced by
10 songs
Dez Dynamic
Produced by, Written by
8 songs

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

Ant Banks is Too $hort’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 82 songs
Too $hort recorded most at Blue Basement Recordings (23 songs)
Too $hort wrote or co-wrote 137 of 301 songs on fono (46%)
Credited songs by Too $hort span 41 years, 1985 to 2026 (198 songs)

Top songs

1
The Ghetto
Too $hort, 1990
2
Bossy
Kelis, Too $hort, 2006
3
Jewels n’ Drugs
Lady Gaga, T.I., Too $hort, Twista, 2013
4
Short but Funky
Too $hort, 1990
5
The World Is Filled…
The Notorious B.I.G., Too $hort, Diddy, 1997
6
Blow the Whistle
Too $hort, 2006
7
Freaky Tales
Too $hort, 1987
8
In the Trunk
Too $hort, 1992
9
Gettin’ It
Too $hort, Parliament-Funkadelic, 1996
10
So You Want to Be a Gangster
Too $hort, 1991

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Where the songs were made

Releases

2007
- Just Like You
  Album
2006
- Pimpin’ Incorporated
  Album
- My Ghetto Report Card
  Album
- Gangsters & Strippers
  Album
- Kelis Was Here
  Album
- The Slapp Addict
  Album
- Blow the Whistle
  Album
2005
- Down for Life
  Album
2004
- Kamikaze
  Album
- The O/G Trendsetter
  Album

Member of

Elsewhere

Sources (13)

Every fact on this page comes from one of these sources.

1MusicBrainz Too $hort is a member of Mount Westmore
Too $hort is a member of Mount Westmore
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2MusicBrainz Too $hort is a member of The Dangerous Crew
Too $hort is a member of The Dangerous Crew
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MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Too $hort is a member of The Stop the Violence Movement
Too $hort is a member of The Stop the Violence Movement
MusicBrainz
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Too $hort is a member of Town Bizness
Too $hort is a member of Town Bizness
MusicBrainz
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Too $hort is from Los Angeles
Too $hort is from Los Angeles
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6Wikidata The genre of Too $hort is crunk
The genre of Too $hort is crunk
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7Wikidata The genre of Too $hort is g-funk
The genre of Too $hort is g-funk
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8Wikidata The genre of Too $hort is gangsta rap
The genre of Too $hort is gangsta rap
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9Wikidata The genre of Too $hort is hardcore hip hop
The genre of Too $hort is hardcore hip hop
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10Wikidata The genre of Too $hort is hyphy
The genre of Too $hort is hyphy
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11Wikidata The genre of Too $hort is mafioso rap
The genre of Too $hort is mafioso rap
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12Wikidata The genre of Too $hort is old-school hip-hop
The genre of Too $hort is old-school hip-hop
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13Wikidata The genre of Too $hort is west coast hip hop
The genre of Too $hort is west coast hip hop
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