Too Short Talks Biggie, Lil Jon, Fatherhood, Unreleased Music & 40 Years of Hip Hop

Name: Too Short Talks Biggie, Lil Jon, Fatherhood, Unreleased Music & 40 Years of Hip Hop
Uploaded: 2026-07-31T12:30:35-07:00
Duration: 40 min 24 s
Channel: REAL 92.3 LA
Description: Too Short discusses his upcoming album 'Sir Too Short Volume 2: Drink a Smoke,' entirely produced by Lil Jon, and reflects on his 40-year career, citing…

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About this episode Too Short discusses his upcoming album 'Sir Too Short Volume 2: Drink a Smoke,' entirely produced by Lil Jon, … AI summary

Too Short discusses his upcoming album 'Sir Too Short Volume 2: Drink a Smoke,' entirely produced by Lil Jon, and reflects on his 40-year career, citing the 'funk' of the 70s as his secret to longevity. He shares behind-the-scenes stories of recording with legends like Notorious B.I.G. and Dr. Dre, reveals a massive backlog of unreleased collaborations with Mount Westmore artists, and details his recent live Twitch collaboration with Snow the Product.

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Lil Jon's production evolution has shifted from pure party anthems to incorporating spiritual and meditative elements, yet he maintains a focus on tracks that 'move people' and 'rock the party.'
Too Short attributes his enduring legacy to the 'funk' influence from 70s artists like Parliament-Funkadelic, specifically noting that driving kick drums and basslines are the 'cheat code' for timeless music.
The artist has a vast amount of unreleased material, including dozens of songs with E-40 (potentially over 100), multiple tracks with Mount Westmore members (Snoop, 40, Cube), and a Dr. Dre track that was shelved after an eight-hour session focused on a single word.
Too Short's approach to songwriting remains traditional (using pen and paper) compared to peers like Biggie and Jay-Z who perform off-the-top, but he relies on 'game' and confidence to handle studio pressure.
Fatherhood prompted a lifestyle shift for Too Short, moving away from reckless behavior in his 40s to moderate drinking and smoking, though he still navigates the tension between his 'player' persona and being a role model for his daughter.

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“My secret weapon hands down... I grew up on Parliament Funkadelic... if you notice... when it's that funk where the kick drums and the baseline are driving the song, that's the heart of the song. That's the cheat code.”

▶ 13:15 Explaining the core musical influence behind his longevity and the West Coast sound.
“Notorious B.I.G. gets in there and just wraps some incredible verse... he announced to the whole room, I'm going to do this in one take... he messed up on the very first line and he said, 'Do it again.' And the next time he just did the whole [__] verse in one take.”

Recalling a specific studio session with The Notorious B.I.G. on 'The World Is Filled With Pimps And Hoes'.
“I did not see the verses. I only saw the clips... I got a song with Dr. Dre, it never came out... He said, 'You got to say the pussy.' And I said, 'The pussy.' And he's like, 'No, the pussy.' And I just said the [__] for eight hours.”

▶ 21:39 Describing an unreleased collaboration with Dr. Dre that was abandoned due to repetitive lyrical demands.
“It's not about what is the song for. It's just about you got a bunch of music lovers working together. We just love making music.”

▶ 19:30 Explaining why he continues to record dozens of songs with E-40 and others without immediate plans for release.