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VH1 To Honor Atlanta’s Too Short
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta resident — and Oakland hip-hop legend — Too Short, is on this year’s list of VH1’s “Hip Hop Honors”.
The show will air Oct. 7 on VH1 and VH1 Soul at 10 p.m., with Tracy Morgan returning as host. And also on the honoree list with the artist born Todd Shaw (above, with unnamed partiers) is Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Slick Rick and Naughty By Nature.
“Now in its fifth year, the ‘VH1 Hip Hop Honors’ has come to represent the pinnacle of innovation and achievement in hip hop music,” Tom Calderone, Executive Vice President and General Manager of VH1, said in today’s press release. “This year’s five honorees are no different and are being recognized for their significant contributions to hip hop culture and for helping to elevate hip hop into a truly global phenomenon.”
And as for Too Short in particular: “Too $hort started his career in the ’80s selling 12-inch singles full of freaky tales on his own indie label in Oakland and has remained true to his raw style, in the process becoming a legend in the game while staying true to his hard core values.”
What do you think of this year’s class? Impressed by the previous four “Hip Hop Honors” awards show? (Anyone else shocked by what T-Pain sounded like without his vocoder, on last year’s program?)
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