{"product_id":"too-short-life-is-too-hort-repress","title":"TOO SHORT - Life Is...Too $hort (Repress)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Limited Edition Blue Swirl Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pioneer of hardcore rap music, one cant talk about the West Coast hip-hop scene without mentioning Todd Anthony Shaw, better known by the stage name \u003cstrong\u003eToo $hort\u003c\/strong\u003e. A veteran of the genre, Too $hort’s discography is one filled with tracks about pimping, drug use, promiscuity, and unapologetically explicit language. (His 1985 record \u003cem\u003eDon't Stop Rappin\u003c\/em\u003e is notoriously one of the first to use the word bitch on a track.) He's released nearly 20 albums over the course of his 35-year career and collaborated with artists as varied as Jay-Z, UGK, 50 Cent, Lil Jon, he's even been one of the few musicians to work with both 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G., in the middle of their infamous feud.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToo $horst works were largely a cult phenomenon during the early years of his career, but 1988’s \u003cem\u003eLife Is...\u003c\/em\u003e broke him into a mainstream audience, and gave him his most critically acclaimed release. (Not to mention his highest-selling to date.) The album stood out in its field, at a time when re-sampling old-school funk and R\u0026amp;B singles was the name of the game, Too $hort instead opted to take established riffs and hooks from those singles and re-create them with studio musicians and drum machines. The album cemented Too $horts status among MCs, and the title track itself would even be re-sampled in tracks by rappers UGK, hip-hop-influenced rock group Sublime, and even Too $hort himself on later singles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Get On Down","offers":[{"title":"LP - Blue Swirl Vinyl","offer_id":41983870206113,"sku":"SDZ-39338","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/products\/Too_Short_-_Life_Is_-_Blue_Swirl_Vinyl-LP.jpg?v=1653657613","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/too-short-life-is-too-hort-repress","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}