Too $hort: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
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NPR Music's Tiny Desk series will celebrate Black History Month with Tiny Desk (home) concerts featuring legends in the world of R&B, jazz, gospel, and hip-hop. Each artist in this legacy lineup has helped to define Black music as we know it and will be performing a Tiny Desk concert for the first time.
LaTesha Harris | February 17, 2022
In his Tiny Desk (home) concert, Too $hort asks: "How many artists you know that got relevant records in five decades?" The Oakland rapper answers by performing seven songs from his own discography, showcasing his extensive (yet still underrated) contributions to the growth of hip-hop on the West Coast. The expedition opens on a quiet, reflective note with a performance of $hort's influential 1990 single "The Ghetto" before roaring to life with 1988's "Life Is... Too $hort." From his spot in downtown LA, BoomBox Studios, $hort delivers a dynamic, funk-laden performance, seamlessly cycling through scenes of women-chasing debauchery and politically-minded meditation.
Of course, Too $hort's set list shows off the development of his sound, but it also underscores hip-hop's evolution from a socially polarizing genre to a touchstone of cultural capital. Combined with an enthralling presence of persona, $hort's jaw-dropping lyrics and minimal delivery influenced West Coast peers, like Snoop Dogg and Lil B, and beyond, like Lil Jon and UGK; his career, one of moving cassettes with local independent success to moving multiple platinum albums with national acclaim, established the Bay Area as a credible rapping hotspot, pushing the boundaries of hip-hop. Too $hort honors this history by shouting out his many collaborators over the years and sharing his legacy as a hip-hop titan with a spirited group of musicians - notably Curtis Crump Jr. and Techdizzle who steal the show with, respectively, their sax and drum work on "Gettin' It" and "Blow The Whistle." It's a monumental moment for the Tiny Desk, and for those wondering, there's more than enough of Too $hort's favorite word to celebrate with.
SET LIST
"The Ghetto"
"Life Is ...Too $hort"
"Gettin' It"
"Blow the Whistle"
"Ain't My Girlfriend"
"Big Sexy Thang"
"Big Subwoofer"
MUSICIANS
Too $hort: vocals
Robert L. Mitchell "Techdizzle": music director / drums
Curtis Crump Jr.: keys
Frank Abraham: bass
Ash Jangda: guitar
Maurice Smith: vocals
CREDITS
Recording Engineer: Migui Maloles
Monitor Engineer: Mateo Rodriguez
Mixing Engineer: Zach "Ekzakt" Perry
Directed By: Patrick "Embryo" Tapu
Camera Operator: Bryan Ramos and Robert Teegarden
Editor: Bryan Ramos
Coloring: Bryan Ramos
Gaffer: Mike Nelli
Grip: Jeremy Kemp
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Abby O'Neill
Video Producer: Joshua Bryant
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Bobby Carter, Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Ashley Pointer, Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis
Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
#too$hort #tooshort #nprmusic #tinydesk #bhmxnprmusic
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@TopKnoxMedia
8 ай бұрын
Love you Mr. Too Short Sir!!!
@SHAREEFAHG
6 ай бұрын
Need to get ELZHI FROM THE SLUM .anyone that dilla rocked with should be allowed..I'm just saying.
@redowlowl1375
4 ай бұрын
I Totally Agree One Love ❤
Whoever locked in this ICON and Legend needs a raise. NPR yall out did yallselves with this one. Now lets get DJ Quik on here!!!!
@datnippadaz
2 жыл бұрын
Dj Quik next please!
@jamesbronz
2 жыл бұрын
Quik would break the NPR internet.
@benthread
2 жыл бұрын
Yessss
@dantedivitto1113
2 жыл бұрын
We on the same page! I love me some DJ Quik.
@bokardithetaomicron4932
2 жыл бұрын
Yes I have asked for Quik as well!!!!!!!
Plenty of rappers have copied his style, but there is only one Too $hort. 🐐🐐🐐
@e2dwf976
8 ай бұрын
This performance was clean and amazing 👏👏🤙🤙🙂🙂🙂
The Tiny Desk we didn’t know we needed.
@kelleyrogers8107
2 жыл бұрын
Truth✌🏼👊🏻
@mztremias
2 жыл бұрын
Facts
@latariusross4593
2 жыл бұрын
Right!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
@kudabigshot4768
Жыл бұрын
Hating is a disease
@TCSTL378
Жыл бұрын
💯 Absolutely
Homie playing keys AND blowing the whistle is a legend for this
@fivepointeightnate
2 жыл бұрын
The whistle was a stage, keyboard was doing the work if you watch closely.
@Betrayer-iv6fc
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@boogiemanjoe4905
Жыл бұрын
And sax!
@rissa0604
9 ай бұрын
Along with short he's the star!
Those of us over 40 ARE JAMMING!!! THIS MAN survived hip hop's wildest era. All due respect to a LIVING LEGEND 💯. Tiny desk ALWAYS comes through. 😍❤😍
@s3treadygo527
2 жыл бұрын
N my late 20s fam grew up on short
@genog5791
2 жыл бұрын
Super Facts!
@philliphuigen1282
2 жыл бұрын
Been bumping Short since 1986. It was tapes back then, remember that?
@texasgirlmomx2342
2 жыл бұрын
@@philliphuigen1282 yep and having to dub your friend's tape using 2 boom boxes bc your parent wouldn't let u buy it🥰😂
@philliphuigen1282
2 жыл бұрын
@@texasgirlmomx2342 Yes they didn't play alot of the music on the radio then, so the only way you got to hear it was if some one gave you a dubbed/mixtape or a bootleg copy. Under 40 probably don't even know what a bootleg is anymore.
The saxophone on Gettin' It was so COLD!!! Band sounds great.
@SoloMartes
2 жыл бұрын
Yasssssssss
@JonathanThompson1320
2 жыл бұрын
Around 7 minutes!
@anthonyherrera3878
2 жыл бұрын
Ice cold ❄❄
@naomifolkerts4999
2 жыл бұрын
So cold it gave me goosebumps!
@chuckque6234
9 ай бұрын
Yes, Ole boy went to the keys after that!
Too Short had homie up front working. Two keyboards, a sax, AND a whistle.
@pdyoung7835
Жыл бұрын
😆😆😅😅😊😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
@genielove9067
Жыл бұрын
And a bassist and guitarist - top notch performance 👌🏽 representing the bay nonstop
Crazy! His voice hasn't changed in years. Still great!
@DefSquadFan
2 жыл бұрын
It's completely changed.
@raycashmilwaukee
Жыл бұрын
@@DefSquadFan not at all
@DefSquadFan
Жыл бұрын
@@raycashmilwaukee He sounds hoarse and he rapping in a different pitch.
First El DeBarge, now Too Short. That Tiny Desk don't miss!
@trladams78
2 жыл бұрын
YESSSS🙋🏽💐💐💐💐💜
@sheshe30341
2 жыл бұрын
Ikr!
@cohneh104fifita7
2 жыл бұрын
cuz they understand music🔥🔥
@QueenBthatsMe777
2 жыл бұрын
At. ALL!
@genog5791
2 жыл бұрын
Facts!!!
Now if they get DJ Quik on Tiny Desk....🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@miaajamuzic
2 жыл бұрын
Yep!❤❤❤❤
@dawnchanetcollins
2 жыл бұрын
🤯❤❤❤❤❤
@PHONICIANFIRE
2 жыл бұрын
Let's do that
@FolkenXD
2 жыл бұрын
oh yes oh yes !
@tlwalker8751
2 жыл бұрын
That would be incredible 🔥🔥🔥
I have been here all five decades bumping Too Short! Dude is a living legend! 💿💯🏆
@milesjohnson5487
6 ай бұрын
Remember when his teeth were rotting out of his mouth ?
@randolphstephenson8026
6 ай бұрын
Yes sirrrr🙏 Real Hip Hop
@MARS-qm9qt
5 ай бұрын
@@milesjohnson5487they call you yuckmouth , you refuse to brush 😂
@JungleMotoTours
2 ай бұрын
Nancy knows about teeth
I was born in ‘85, and I’m just now realizing this man was part of the soundtrack to my life 🔥🔥🔥🔥💜💜💜💜💜
@shawndouglas843
2 жыл бұрын
2 $hort is 2 Real!!!
@SlickDanger
Жыл бұрын
Same year...but I knew!!! lol
@EatDrinkBeMerry
8 ай бұрын
‘79 here - Too Short was my male role model growing up. He’s the reason I had game with the ladies. Kids these days can’t talk/hook up with girls. They need someone guiding them like I had.
Loving rap music with live instruments 🔥🔥🔥
@RobynonYouTube
2 жыл бұрын
It’s The way!
@darlenemeans7896
2 жыл бұрын
Me tooooooooo!!! Yessss!
@bartobuilt2601
2 жыл бұрын
SO GOOD!!!
@jfc4798
2 жыл бұрын
Hip hop not rap.
@PlaAwa
2 жыл бұрын
@@jfc4798 not really
Only Too Short can sit down while rapping and still be banging
@brandonlfob
8 ай бұрын
Good point…well and 2Chainz whole tour when he was injured…think of any others?
@malcolmodhiambo5908
5 ай бұрын
Just like Scarface
Dude on the vocals is killing it!
@The_One_Cosmos
6 ай бұрын
Dude on the vocals bro? Thats Sir Too Short comin straight from Oakland!
@KLartrandM
6 ай бұрын
@@The_One_Cosmos lol i think he is referring to the dude singing. Not Short dawg 🤦🏿♂️
@vusumuzij.shabangu5655
4 ай бұрын
Same feeling here 🙏🏽👊🏽🙌🏽🎤🎤🎤
Too Short needs to do a tour with a live Band!
That bass is heavy, sitting there in the pocket! Great musicians.
@CrappyProducts
2 жыл бұрын
Such good tone
@chappahx
2 жыл бұрын
@Rap Fan Businessman you'd do well!
@itsjustmeweiss
2 жыл бұрын
That's what I'm hearing first too
@TheLoveday51
2 жыл бұрын
The bass kept nudging at my soul all through.
@biggieshorty
2 жыл бұрын
Nah he didn't quite get that bassline in The Ghetto... The way it was enhanced in the sample is what made that song a hit. He did all that jazz mess instead of just doing what was supposed to be done...
That 18 minutes was too short!!!
He's outlasted them all. Dope house band and vocals
My parents were appalled I was listening to stuff like this growing up and now it's all the way live on NPR. Generational youth culture is wild lol 🙏💜
Backup vocals Maurice Killin it!!!
Too Short is one of the first rappers i remember from my childhood. This mane a pioneer MC!!!
OMG this is exactly what I was looking for. Listening to Too Short for over 2 decades. “Break out the instruments and stay away from the samples”! Brother is living by his words.
@jeramietate8345
2 жыл бұрын
He is 4 decades in
@jeramietate8345
2 жыл бұрын
He said it. I been down for all 5 decades
Even after all these years, he's still not phoning it in. One of the best Tiny Desks I've seen in a while if only because he did more than 2-3 songs...he don't stop rappin'
Man I came for Short Dawg and stayed for the Band them guys was on point 😊
Shout out to the musicians. Especially the guy playing keys, saxophone AND blowing the whistle! Amazing!
Born to Mack!!!! Go way back with this legend, much love Too $hort
LOVE when hip hop artist use live instruments it takes the records to another level!!!
TOO $HORT!!!! Yesss$s The band went CRAZY🔥🔥🔥🔥 Loved it!!!
@QueenBthatsMe777
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, they did🔥🔥🔥
@m.l.7367
2 жыл бұрын
Give the drummer some!
If I had hit the button harder I would have broke the screen. 🙌🏾
@juanzamarripa3133
2 жыл бұрын
And I would’ve bought you a new 📱!
@MissCalLowe
2 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%😂🤎
@MissCalLowe
2 жыл бұрын
@@juanzamarripa3133 👍🏽😆
NPR has been booking PURE LEGENDS these past few weeks!! I'm here for it!!
Legend in the game. I've been a fan since 1986. Been buying every single album. This dude just cant stop rappin. One in a million.
This is is so fantastic. Love live band Hip-hop...
@awrebyawe
2 жыл бұрын
It's so dope right? Wish hip hop artists did more stuff in this format, concerts and gigs. I guess it doesn't really lend itself to getting hype and jumping around though
Live band takes the rap game to a entirely different level. With an Icon like Too Short, live music takes it over the top, for sure. Nice!
@marcussimmons6944
11 ай бұрын
Yes Indeed
@theoriginalpip9493
11 ай бұрын
The lead guitar...
@apollian4003
6 ай бұрын
Rap Music Forever!!!
You _know_ that a rap lyric is old (classic) when it mentions a beeper!!
The vocalist! Too Short! The band!! Amazing
I didn't know that I needed this in my life this morning. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
NPR always amazes me. This is fire 🔥
Great session brothers. Great choice tonight. Oakland, CA talent on Huey P Newtons birthday.
@mustafahajj
2 жыл бұрын
Rip to the late Comrade Huey P. Newton. Chitown Hampton Town love and respect to all the soldiers and freedom fighters✊🏽
I still have all the tapes, of the albums pre 1995. Too $hort will always be one of my GOATs.
@mustafahajj
2 жыл бұрын
Speak on it👏🏽👏🏽👏🏼 I'm with you!
@jblaze600
2 жыл бұрын
Legendary story telling
If you aren't using headphones or a banging system for tiny desk what you even doing here??? Bass killing it in this one
@theoriginalpip9493
11 ай бұрын
That bass though!!!
One of my favorite artists he reinvents his self every single decade and make HITS 💯❤❤❤❤
Liking the band with Short! The concept of a group creating live music live still lives on. (Leave your machines at home)
Thank you for representing the Yay Area! Oakland, San Francisco, Richmond, Vallejo love our Too Short! The live music set is everything. YESSIR! Hella dope! 🔥🔥🔥
@Wakeup2CakeUpat8am
22 күн бұрын
Daly City East Palo Alto San Jose
That guitar though!! So fine
Come on!!! Uncle Todd from the Town is on NPR Tiny Desk!!!! Yes lawd
The production quality on this set is a BEAST!!!🔥🔥🔥
This was extremely dope. Thanks to the band for making this sound so live.
Bay Area’s finest!!!!
We luv Too Short. A Hip Hop Legend! Greetings from Brazil to Oaktown!
Too Short and his padres are on point . Definitely in my top 5 . Maybe E-40 next ? 🤔 Suga Free...would be dope.
@Ricoknows
2 жыл бұрын
D.J. Quik is the only answer…need an icon from the CPT.
Too short has always been fan of live instrumental music like funkadelic/parliament, James Brown George Clinton etc. He always fought for these older bands to get paid from rappers using their samples.
Whoever books the rap acts @ tiny desk is like, the one cool person at NPR 😂
@bartobuilt2601
2 жыл бұрын
NO JOKE!!!
@j.r.stringer5852
2 жыл бұрын
Agree!!
@crieverytim
2 жыл бұрын
Dude so many cool acts go through NPR that aren't rap.
@stevena.simmons3203
2 жыл бұрын
@@crieverytim please share examples?
@bonniea8189
2 жыл бұрын
@@stevena.simmons3203 Full concert of The Arcs
2022年にThe Ghettoをこんなにカッコいいアレンジと演奏で聴けるなんて！いつ聴いても名曲(クラシック)！
Im east coast, but for real.... Too Short was holding down the west coast and many east coast dudes including myself likes him. He needs his props. This guy was hammering the rap game back in the day!
Thank you for showing up unapologetically, $HORT! This was too smooth! Nothing but straight musicianship, no auto tune!
Give that guitar man a raise!🙌🙌
@ethanklein7932
7 ай бұрын
I agree! Love his little riffs and soloing! Anyone know the guitar player's name?
Beautiful band along with one of our greatest hip-hop legends (Too Short). Thanks NPR for holding us down during Covid.....and now this. We will always love you for that. 💯
This was unexpected on tiny desk and I think we couldn't be any happier.
Too short killed it! The band killed it! The dude on vocals was incredible!
This is the first time I wished I could like a video more than once. Short is in his element
@henrytawnn8694
2 жыл бұрын
Make more accounts.
Gettin’ it! ✨ classic!
@cynthiajohnson9311
Жыл бұрын
My FAVORITE Too Short song!
He was one of the Rap artist that I wasn't allowed to listen to. In the 80s my music was censured by my mother. 🤔 So I became an instant fan! For life ❤️💕🌹
Tiny Desk never ceases to amaze me with their hand on the pulse of the culture🤟🏾This a Bay Area legend right here, even my Pops was bumpin this
@PrinceAmir206
5 ай бұрын
💯💯💯💯💯💯
Too $hort with the Bay Area musical classics.
It’s a groovy, p-poppin, singing every word type of Thursday morning! Thanks NPR!!!!! Ayyyyeeee 🔥 💃🏾
Congratulations SHORT on staying Too Black and Too Strong! Thank you for the times you would roll thru the Crest and come to the house and make us so proud! Thank you for being that "friend" to my family! I am always gonna love you!❤🖤💚💋
Love that he has hits in the last 5 decades ❤
Didn't know I needed this so bad today. Thank you, Too $hort!! 🔥🔥🔥
Too Short Tiny Desk is 💣💣💣
Wholly Cow! Too Short is a complete Legend!! This performance is classic…thank you, NPR!
I'm sitting here getting my pedicure and forgot where I was at watching this just boppin in the chair🤣 💜
@CioraDinky
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🙈
Well, this wasn't something I expected to see in my subs today. Nice!
The way I RANNN over here!!! Yasss!!
Legendary! NPR, now yall on another level. Ageless music and he's still relevant!
This one my favorite NPR concert, I have watched dozens of times!!!
Love the live music with Too $hort.🔥 this is classic. Love it.
Whyyy the band so 🔥 😌
Too short the legendary. I love how he sound the same too
This was PERFECT!!!! The singer and band did their thing as well. ❤️ Reminds me of my childhood..well the first 2 songs did 😆
I clicked on it so fast lol
@anitabullard6939
2 жыл бұрын
I exactly did the same thing!!!🤗
@cesheph
2 жыл бұрын
Factz came right here
@sparklelee5948
2 жыл бұрын
Me tooooo!!!!
@CC-cu1nm
2 жыл бұрын
Me too and literally SCREAMED.
@ExTriv
2 жыл бұрын
Me too!
This is a beautiful piece of live art. Much appreciation
Dude singing Belita's part. Good job. I wish she was still here to witness this epic moment
Never knew of him before this but mate does it hit different! Instant fan... Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧
@marvinbennett8384
2 жыл бұрын
Bro you've been deprived lol
@TheeJoieDeVivreGarden
2 жыл бұрын
@@marvinbennett8384 Facts! 😂💜💯
@a11drewp
2 жыл бұрын
No way!! Could you imagine growing up never knowing Too $hort!
@lajuanajacko4237
2 жыл бұрын
Child abuse!! 😂😂
@aarontatham5533
2 жыл бұрын
@@lajuanajacko4237 "Child?" Fam I'm an adult what you on about 😂😂😂😂
Great job Tiny Desk!!!
Coming from DC (Go-Go music), I'm really appreciating having actual musicians playing instead of a beat track. Bravo!
One of the best storytellers ...stay blessed OG
Was never the biggest short dog fan but respect must be given as well as credit when it’s due. Homie is still as sharp as ever in my personal opinion and he is certainly cemented in the game. Much love to the brother too short and that freaky tales joint still goes nuts
A Standing Salute For The Player Too $hort One Of The Greatest And Most Dynamic Of ALL Time
Way to bring it Too $hort with the live music, very good musicians, great job Tiny Desk.
Golden State Icon. My friend brought this legends mix tape to practice in 86. Instant ban... instant fan.
Too $hort ... a true legend in the game. Glad to watch him on a tiny desk concert with a wonderful band and background singers. Keep the good work going on! 🫶🫶🫶
East Oakland!! Great job Short❤🙌🏾
Ok! Short do the thang main!!! Going in on every song!’ The band is definitely on point, background singer dope, fell in with everything! Thanks 🙏🏿 NPR! That ain’t mi girlfriend that’s just my B!tch!!!
Too short is timeless, this is the best version of Gettin It I've ever heard. Five star performance.
I watch for the musicians and they never disappoint… this would be dope to have just all instrumentals!🔥
I’m here for it. 🎤
Never knew I needed this
Too Short is one of the best to grab a mic