Too $hort Arrested for DUI in Vegas

Categories: Music
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Too Drunk? Too $hort
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Say it ain't so, $hort. This may have slipped under the radar due to all the music-related stuff going on last weekend, but on Aug 27, TMZ.com reported that Oakland rap pioneer Too $hort, ne Todd Anthony Shaw, had been arrested in Las Vegas under suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of under an ounce of marijuana after he was pulled over for "burning rubber" at about 4 am.

It's the second Vegas DUI for the 43-year old rapper in the past three months and may lead to further legal penalties if Shaw's blood-alcohol content is found to be above .02, which would be a violation of Nevada's zero-tolerance statutes for drunk driving offenders. While 2003's "Burn Rubber" is acknowledged as a latter-day classic and one of the songs which jump-started the hyphy movement, this latest arrest may fall under the category of "keeping it too real." Memo to Shaw: next time you go out partying on the Strip, get a limo or hire a driver. You can afford it, big dog.


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