Too Short- Life Is...too Short Full |work| Album Zip -

Released in January 1988 via Dangerous Music and later widely distributed by Jive Records, Life Is... Too $hort

Guest Appearances

• Too Short
• DJ Quik
• L.V.P. (Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Productions)
• Hay$ha$

Final thought:
Too $hort never needed mainstream co-signs. Life Is… Too $hort is a time capsule of late-’80s independent rap — gritty, real, and essential. Support the culture by streaming or buying the album legally.

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   Life Is...Too Short was banned from many record stores. It was denounced by religious groups. But every time someone tried to ban it, a teenager went looking for it. This controversy propelled the album to Gold status (500,000 units sold) within months—an incredible feat for an independent release from the West Coast at the time.

   If you are an old head looking to replace a lost CD from 1989, check out Discogs for a used copy. Rip it yourself. Keep the files on your phone, your Plex server, or your iPod Classic.

   is the definitive double-platinum masterpiece that established Todd "Too $hort" Shaw as a pioneer of West Coast hip-hop. The Oakland Blueprint