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. Shaw began recording in 1983, and cultivated a regional following with three independent projects tailored for his native Oakland. His fourth album, Born To Mack (1987) sold an estimated 50,000 units from Shaws car trunk, leading to a commercial re-issue by Jive Records the following year. His fifth album, Life is... Too Short (1989), received...