It’s a lesson rap has never forgotten — and only one among many it learned, in large part, from this rapper.
To understand Too Short’s influence, it’s useful to consider that he found national success at a moment when rap still seemed like it might head in a very different direction.
As his records crept across the country, another Oakland rapper took off like a rocket.
MC Hammer was Too Short’s opposite: glitzy, energetic and so family-friendly that he had his own Saturday-morning cartoon.
This failure didn’t bother Too Short: “I understand why they didn’t get it,” he says of New Yorkers.
Persons:
”, “, Snoop Dogg, P’s, Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane’s, Hammer, wouldn’t, tourmates, Dre, 2Pac, —, ” Weiss, Wu, Tang
Organizations:
Oakland, East Coast, Yorkers
Locations:
UGK, Oakland, York, Coast