Too $hort

Too $hort arrested, tries to flee again?

Rapper Too $hort was arrested at Burbank airport yesterday (October 2nd.) According to NBC Los Angeles, the Oakland hip-hop legend was busted for possessing a loaded handgun, after a TSA employee reportedly noticed at an airport checkpoint that he had a firearm in a carryon bag.

Danny Brown blasts Too $hort: ‘He treated me like a fan boy’

Off-kilter rhymer Danny Brown got to recently meet one of his idols, but apparently the interaction was less-than-cordial for the rapper. Brown tweeted that he got the chance to meet Bay Area rap legend Too $hort recently in Hawaii, but the $hort Dawg more or less brushed him off. The Detroit rapper didn’t go into detail, but he made it clear that he got little-to-no-love from the rap elder statesman.

Twista on working with Lady Gaga: ‘I had butterflies’

Lady Gaga surprised both her own fanbase and lots of hip-hop heads when she tapped veteran rappers Twista and Too $hort for her single “Jewels and Drugs” from her upcoming ArtPop album. The track, which also features hip-hop star T.I., was recently performed at the iTunes Festival, and Twista spoke to RO about the experience of collaborating with such a pop megastar.