Too $hort performed for NPR’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” series, showcasing seven tracks from his catalogue. The performance, part of Tiny Desk’s Black History Month celebration, opened with the Oakland rapper’s 1990 single, “The Ghetto.” Watch the set here.
“How many artists you know that got relevant records in five decades?” Too $hort asked during the concert, filmed at his own downtown LA BoomBox Studios. The performance featured a four-piece band and a back-up vocalist, with the rapper giving an intimate feel to each song.
The concert included renditions of “Life Is …Too $hort,” new single “Big Sexy Thang,” and “Big Subwoofer,” a recent collaboration with Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube.
Last year, Too $hort, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and E-40 formed West Coast rap supergroup Mount Westmore. The group released “Big Subwoofer” as part of compilation…
