The Mars Volta PreSale!
Verizon Wireless Theater
Monday, April 14
Presale starts: Thu, Feb 28 at 10am
Presale ends: Fri, Feb 29 at 5pm
Use Password: GOLIATH
Sick of the same old places to hang out?
BamBou - 2540 University in Rice Village
Lounge, Cocktails
Fridays - Dance/House Music
Saturdays - Latin Groove
Korea House to bring Korean/Japanese Fusion to Houston.
Opening Mar 1 2008
TOO SHORT IS STILL AROUND - this weekend @ the Meridian
| 29 | upClose Live PRESENTS TOO $HORT...Still Macking Still Macking... |
| With Special Guests: K Notch & BLB, Bama Boyz Hip Hop: As the undisputed Godfather of Bay Area hip hop, Too $hort has earned the hip hop community's undying respect and admiration. Too $hort's legendary status is backed up by an incredible track record spans over twenty years and sixteen albums, ten of which earned gold and/or platinum status. Born Todd Shaw in Los Angeles, CA the Bay Area rapper spent his formative years learning to navigate survival in the mean streets of LA. He moved to Oakland at the age of 14 where he met his early rap partner Freddie B. The two quickly formed a fast friendship based around their love of rap music. By 1981, the two turned a hobby into a thriving enterprise by selling cassettes of Too $hort's raps for five bucks a pop throughout the streets of East Oakland. Back then customers could even request specialized tapes with $hort rapping about whatever they wanted. "That would cost you about ten to twenty bucks," recalls $hort. "And whatever information that you wanted on there would be on there. It would be your own special hook up." The popularity of those underground tapes spread throughout the Bay Area like wildfire, with fans dubbing them and passing them along to friends. Word of mouth had created Too $hort a loyal cult following that by the time he graduated high school he was already a local celebrity and had landed a deal with a local label called 75 Girls. His independant 1986 album, "Born to Mack" did so well that it attracted the attention of Jive label head Barry Weiss who offered him a distribution deal. The album went gold with little or no radio or video exposure. This was followed by a stream of gold and platinum albums. With his latest LP Blow The Whistle, Too $hort's sixteenth album, the Bay Area godfather turns in what is arguably his best work to date. "When we conceived the album we picked a winning team," says Too Short. "We picked the best producers, Lil Jon and Jazze Pha. We picked the best studios. Both of them are hit-makers and I've worked with them many times. I think that it's the best album since Getting' It." | |
