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Too $hort is an usually ignored determine in hip-hop however was integral to the expansion of West Coast hip-hop. Though the likes of Ice-T and NWA had been paving the way in which in Southern California through the Eighties, Too $hort (actual identify Todd Shaw) was making a seismic impression within the North of the state.
Too $hort was a prominent figure in Oakland, and beneath the unbiased label 75 Women Information And Tapes, he launched his debut album, Don’t Cease Rappin’, and from there, continued to develop. With tasks comparable to Born To Mack to Quick Canine’s In The Home and Cocktails, Shaw has put out an unfathomable quantity of music and, because of this, was invited to go on tour with the Ruthless Information founder and N.W.A. member Eazy-E.
In an interview with 247HH, Too $hort spoke about happening tour with NWA in 1989. It was the group’s first tour and included supporting acts comparable to JJ Fad, Child N Play, Salt-N-Pepa and, in fact, Too $hort.
Talking concerning the 1989 collection of reveals, Shaw detailed, “I always remember the first tour, which was an Eazy-E and NWA tour [for] Straight Outta Compton. It was their first time going on tour, it was my first time going on tour.”
Evaluating it to the current, Shaw defined, “I’m pretty sure if you take the newest hottest groups right now and you send them out on the road for the first time, all the kids will go and sell out arenas, and they’ll [the fans] will be like, ‘Oh my god I can’t beIive I’m f*cking seeing Drake for the first time ever!’ It was that kind of vibe where they couldn’t belie that Too $hort and N.W.A. were really in their city on stage.”
He added, “To get that reaction from the crowd, I would have to say, is like f*cking for the first time. I’ve never done it, but it’s probably like the first shot of heroin. It’s like a high that you get addicted to, and I have been high on that shit ever since.”
Detailing how wild the excursions had been, Shaw recalled, “We were just young and f*cking wild as you can be. It was every night. I was on tour with Eazy-E! Part of his show was telling the crowd what hotel we were staying at. He told 15,00…20,000 people every night where we were staying. That alone can give you ideas about what the f*ck was happening!”
You may hear extra Too $hort tales about touring with Eazy-E within the video under.
