Why Too $hort rejected early Kanye West beats

Too $hort has been a famend title inside hip-hop because the late Nineteen Eighties and was one of many first artists from the Bay Space to realize business success and worldwide fame. The lyricist (actual title Todd Shaw) is broadly thought of a pioneer of West Coast hip-hop however was a pioneer of North California. 

As a West Coast artist, Too $hort labored with a spread of native producers, resembling Daz Dillinger, Sir Jinx, DJ Pooh and extra. Nevertheless, as he turned extra distinguished as an emcee, Shaw started working with beatmakers from all around the US. Within the late Nineteen Nineties, he labored and collaborated with numerous figures. 

Nevertheless, one determine the Oakland artist refused to work with on the flip of the millennium is Kanye West. Throughout a current interview with DJ Vlad for VladTV, the Bay Space legend recalled West being delivered to his consideration by Scarface in 2002 whereas he was recording his album, The Repair. Sadly, on the time, he wasn’t . 

Recalling his rejection of Kanye, Shaw recounted, “I remember Scarface called me. He was in New York, he was like, ‘I got the coldest muthaf*cking producer.’ He was talking about Kanye West.” He continued, “You know what I told him? I was in Atlanta, I said, ‘Man, we got all the producers with me. I don’t need no new producers.’”

In response to Too $hort, Scarface was actually pushing him to work with West. Recalling the cellphone dialog he had with the Texas emcee, Shaw continued, “He was like, ‘I swear to God, he’s the coldest muthafucka in the world out here in New York. He’s from Chicago.’ He told me his name, everything. He said, ‘$2,000 a beat. It’s the shit!’ And I was like, ‘Man, we got producers’… I didn’t even listen to him.”

Nevertheless, sadly for Too $hort, in 2002, Kanye shot to fame as he signed with Roc-a-Fella that yr and have become a solo star in his personal proper. The Oakland rhymer has since admitted that shunning Kanye was the stupidest factor he has ever finished.

Admitting this, Shaw declared, “I’ve done some dumb shit in my life, but that’s up there at the top of the list of dumb shit. Turning down young Kanye beats before the price went up … But damn, if I would’ve knew! I don’t got no damn psychic around me or a crystal ball. I didn’t know!”

You possibly can watch Too $hort talking about his rejection of Kanye West within the video under.