07/11/08 - Too Short May Lose Recording Studio Over Unpaid Settlement

J-Banks · 07-11-2008, 11:08 AM

Too Short May Lose Recording Studio Over Unpaid Settlement
Published: Friday - July 11, 2008
Words by Ronnie Gamble

Veteran rapper Too Short is in a little bit of trouble, money-wise, and may lose an Oakland recording studio he recently opened unless he coughs up more than $1 million from a settle dating back to the mid-90s for a car crash.

According to InsideBayArea.com, the rapper (real name: Todd Shaw) was involved in a head-on collision in his hometown, resulting in the death of 22-year-old James Ellerbee and seriously injured the driver.

Although reports indicate Too Short was not directly responsible for the accident, Ellerbee's parents brought on a $17 million lawsuit against the rapper, which later resulted in a $1 million settlement Too Short agreed to before the case even went to court.

Court documents showed that the rapper was uninsured and legally drunk during the time of the accident.

After almost 12 years, Too Short has been unable to pay the entire amount, and now local police have been ordered to seize the equipment the rapper installed in the UpAllNite studio, which he opened in May, to pay the remainder of the settlement now totaling more than $1.1 million, including interest charges.

The rapper's lawyer, Phaedra Parks, told InsideBayArea.com that he has paid $500,000 over the years, but has not been able to pay the entire amount at once.

Court documents, however, say he's paid just $282,000.

At press time, Sheriff's deputies have yet to seize the recording equipment at the UpAllNite Studio, claiming they've tried, but have been unsuccessful in serving Too Short with a court order.

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ez4menyou · 07-11-2008, 11:35 AM

damn another rapper with legal troubles

YoungGeeza · 07-11-2008, 12:22 PM

props on this

mksmn515 · 07-11-2008, 12:26 PM

he needs to keep pimpin those hoes on the boulevard

THA WEATHA MAN · 07-11-2008, 12:46 PM

Pay up Too Short.

h4x4phun · 07-11-2008, 03:06 PM

He's damn lucky thats all he has to pay for killing someone while driving drunk

Firefly5 · 07-12-2008, 01:41 AM

Damn, I'm in Northern Cali and I didn't even know about the car crash. He really made sure this kept quiet.

G Bird · 07-12-2008, 04:19 AM

Damn my boy Ryan killed 2 people while drivin drunk and he did prison time for that, Too Short got off easy man.

07-11-2008, 11:08 AM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	07/11/08 - Too Short May Lose Recording Studio Over Unpaid Settlement 07/11/08 - Too Short May Lose Recording Studio Over Unpaid Settlement Too Short May Lose Recording Studio Over Unpaid Settlement Published: Friday - July 11, 2008 Words by Ronnie Gamble Veteran rapper Too Short is in a little bit of trouble, money-wise, and may lose an Oakland recording studio he recently opened unless he coughs up more than $1 million from a settle dating back to the mid-90s for a car crash. According to InsideBayArea.com, the rapper (real name: Todd Shaw) was involved in a head-on collision in his hometown, resulting in the death of 22-year-old James Ellerbee and seriously injured the driver. Although reports indicate Too Short was not directly responsible for the accident, Ellerbee's parents brought on a $17 million lawsuit against the rapper, which later resulted in a $1 million settlement Too Short agreed to before the case even went to court. Court documents showed that the rapper was uninsured and legally drunk during the time of the accident. After almost 12 years, Too Short has been unable to pay the entire amount, and now local police have been ordered to seize the equipment the rapper installed in the UpAllNite studio, which he opened in May, to pay the remainder of the settlement now totaling more than $1.1 million, including interest charges. The rapper's lawyer, Phaedra Parks, told InsideBayArea.com that he has paid $500,000 over the years, but has not been able to pay the entire amount at once. Court documents, however, say he's paid just $282,000. At press time, Sheriff's deputies have yet to seize the recording equipment at the UpAllNite Studio, claiming they've tried, but have been unsuccessful in serving Too Short with a court order. Source-ballerstatus __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

07-11-2008, 12:46 PM	#5
THA WEATHA MAN Cud Make It Rain Or Snow Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Away From Home Posts: 7,501 Repped: 2,406 Repped 9,891 Times in 685 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 14 Times in 13 Posts	Pay up Too Short. __________________ "I was taught wise, Im known to extort guys, this aint Cali, its Harlem nigga we do walkbys" -Big L

07-12-2008, 04:19 AM	#8
G Bird Travis G Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest 715 Posts: 8,092 Repped: 3,493 Repped 1,860 Times in 224 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 53 Times in 22 Posts	Damn my boy Ryan killed 2 people while drivin drunk and he did prison time for that, Too Short got off easy man. __________________ "I went in for an interview, for delivery / "Locked up, felonies?" now the dude quizzin me / I'm workin on my future, why you need to know my history? / All he did was Google me, no big mystery"

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07-11-2008, 11:35 AM	#2
ez4menyou Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: va all day baby Posts: 871 Repped: 165 Repped 27 Times in 11 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 4 Posts	damn another rapper with legal troubles

07-11-2008, 12:22 PM	#3
YoungGeeza Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: L.A. Posts: 2,779 Repped: 911 Repped 1,585 Times in 136 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	props on this

07-11-2008, 12:26 PM	#4
mksmn515 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ann Arbor Michigan Posts: 4,801 Repped: 224 Repped 297 Times in 61 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 9 Times in 7 Posts	he needs to keep pimpin those hoes on the boulevard

07-11-2008, 03:06 PM	#6
h4x4phun Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 22 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	He's damn lucky thats all he has to pay for killing someone while driving drunk

07-12-2008, 01:41 AM	#7
Firefly5 Droppin' Knowledge Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 4,103 Repped: 1,100 Repped 680 Times in 242 Posts Neg Reps: 57 Neg Repped at 22 Times in 20 Posts	Damn, I'm in Northern Cali and I didn't even know about the car crash. He really made sure this kept quiet.