Shifta links with hip hop legend Too Short

Florida-based dancehall artiste Shifta has given popular American rapper Too Short his first Caribbean track with a dancehall collaboration released early this month.

The track, titled Lil Freak, is dedicated to the ladies and is produced by Baby Wonder and Jah Messiah.

Too Short became famous in the west coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on sex, drug culture and street survival, exemplified in his most popular songs Blow the Whistle and The Ghetto. A big fan of Jamaica and dancehall music, he was more than ecstatic to work with Shifta on this project.

"It was a well overdue scenario being that I have a lot of Caribbean friends, especially Jamaican, and love the food not to mention the beautiful women. I just love the culture overall and would definitely do more fusion tracks!" Too Short said. Shifta also said that he felt honoured to have the high calibre hip hop legend vibe on the song.

"He is a dope legendary artiste known for his hit songs so adding him to this song was a no-brainer. Too Short is known for his own unique sound so he brings something different than a lot of these hip hop artistes. It was all good vibes in the studio creating this chune." Shifta explained