by Jake Paine
posted December 08, 2010
hiphopdx.com

Twenty five years ago, Too Short named his debut album "Don "t Stop Rappin "," and after a few retirement pauses, he hasn "t since.

With over 18 full-length releases, Oakland, California "s Too Short is one of the more enduring rappers of all time. In a recent interview with DubCNN.com, Short claimed that he "s ultimately seeking the title of the oldest rapper still releasing albums. "I think I just kind of set a goal for myself to play it as long as it can go. I just wanna do it longer than anybody else say they did it," said the onetime Dangerous Crew leader. "I wanna make more songs than anybody, I wanna be the oldest rapper who is active. I didn "t set out to do this, but now that I "m doing it, I might as well do it to the fullest, like Brett Favre?"

Whereas Brett Favre has 18 years under center in the National Football League, Too Short boasts a catalog of music that dates back to 1985 "s Don "t Stop Rappin " on the 75 Girls label.

Other 25 years Rap alumni who have recently released music include Ice-T, D.M.C., Just-Ice, Dr. Dre, LL Cool J and The Beastie Boys, among others.