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{{short description|American rapper, singer and entrepreneur}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Shortyo
| background       = solo_singer
| birth_name       = Richard Hentosh
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1980|1|31}}
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[Trap music|trap]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| occupation       = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* singer
* songwriter
}}
| instruments      = Vocals
| years_active     = 2001–present
| label            = {{flatlist|
*[[Affiliated Records|AEG]]
*[[E1 Entertainment|E1]]
*[[Warner Music Group|Warner]]}}
| website          = {{URL|shortyo.com/}}
}}
'''Richard Hentosh''' (born January 31, 1980) known professionally as '''Shortyo''', is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Best known for his collaborations with [[Lil Wayne]] and [[Kat Dahlia]], he is signed to [[Warner Music Group]], as well as Affiliated Records. He released his debut studio album, ''[[King Of The Kounty]]'' on October 13, 2009 on [[E1 Entertainment]], which debuted atop the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]] and followed it up with his second studio album ''[[Father Forgive Me]]'' on July 3, 2012.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Father-Forgive-Me-Shortyo/dp/B008OYUA1I</ref>

==Early life==
Hentosh was born in [[Chester, Pennsylvania|Chester]], [[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]. He was raised by his mother and grandmother. He started making music at age 8 in fourth grade when he and his best friend started a rap group for a school project. He grew up listening to [[NWA]], [[ICE CUBE]] and [[EazyE]], among others. Hentosh also attended [[Ridley High School]]. In 2009, Hentosh released the mixtape ''Eroc'' under the name Shorty Ounce.

== Career ==
=== 2001–2009: Career beginnings and ''Bad Deal'' ===
Shortyo was initially signed to [[101 Distribution]], who signed on to distribute Shortyo’s first album [[Living My Life]]. Even though that album had great production and great features, the distributor failed to execute the promotional plan, leaving Shortyo and his team doing all the street promotion and radio themselves. At this time, Shortyo saw the opportunity to start his own label [[Affiliated Records]] and team with Michael Palmer and [[EMI]] to distribute the music on Shortyo's label.

From 2002-2006 Shortyo built his label and signed artists like [[Cyssero]], [[Reiko]], [[L Japan]] and [[Smooth]]. In January of 2006 Shortyo and his label [[Affiliated Records]] released [[Cyssero]]’s debut album [[Phillys Bad Guy]]<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/phillys-bad-guy-mw0000358737</ref>

=== 2009: The Deal with ''E1 Entertainment'' ===
In 2009 Shortyo inked a 6 album distribution deal for his label [[Affiliated Records]] under the major imprint [[Koch Entertainment] aka [[E1 Entertainment]]<ref>https://www.pr.com/press-release/153961</ref>.

In October 2009, Shortyo released his major debut studio album ''[[King Of The Kounty]]'' featuring artists Lil Wayne, Nate Dogg, Hitmaka, and Too Short.<ref>http://thehypemagazine.blogspot.com/2009/07/king-of-kounty-shortyos-debut-album.html</ref> It charted at #59 on the Billboard 200 and its lead single, "[[Thats Right (song)|Thats Right]]" featuring [[Lil Wayne]], was released and charted at number 6 on the [[Itunes]] Rap Songs Chart.

In 2011 He peaked at the number two spot on [[Apple Music]] for his single "[[Swagg So mean|Swagg So Mean]]" featuring [[Justin Bieber]]<ref>https://open.spotify.com/album/5ECA8u4T69fPQRSL0suoAv</ref>

Shortyo released his next single in 2013 [[Gangsta (song)]] featuring Miami Cuban-American singer [[Kat Dahlia]]. "Gangsta" was featured in the background of the September 24, 2014 Season 16 Premiere of [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]], ''Girls Disappeared'' and appears at number 11 on [[Apple Music]]. 

=== 2012-2019: New Deal, Re-Release of ''King Of The Kounty'' And Retirement ===
In April 2012, following label trouble with E1 Entertainment, it was announced that Shortyo was now signed a new distribution deal with [[Warner Music Group]] to release his next 2 albums. In 2013 Shortyo released his second major release [[Father Forgive Me]] featuring [[50 cent]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Bow wow]], [[Fabolous]] and more on all digital outlets.  

[[Father Forgive Me]] was well acclaimed and settled in the top 50 on [[Apple Music]] Charts.

In 2014 Shortyo announced on his official Twitter he was retiring from the music game and focusing on his family life. 

In 2019 Shortyo's label released a Limited Edition version of his debut album [[King Of The Kounty]] on all digital outlets to commemorate the 10 year release featuring 5 bonus tracks and more.

=== 2019–present: ''Saint and A Sinner''===
Main article: [[Saint and A Sinner (album)]]

On November 16, 2019, Shortyo announced on his official Twitter he was back in the studio working on his fourth album, ''[[Saint and A Sinner (album)|Saint and A Sinner]]'', which is scheduled to release sometime in 2021. Shortyo also announced that the first single will be ''No Love For The Lonely'' featuring [[Ed Sherran]] and [[Ariana Grande]]

== Discography ==
{{Main|Shortyo discography}}

* ''[[Living My Life]]'' (2001)
* ''[[King Of The Kounty]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Thats Right song]] Featuring Lil Wayne'' (2010)
* ''[[Swagg So Mean song]] Featuring Justin Bieber'' (2012)
* ''[[Gangsta song]] Featuring Kat Dahlia'' (2013)
* ''[[Father Forgive Me]]'' (2013)

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Discogs artist|Shortyo}}
* [http://shortyo.com/ Website]

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[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Male rappers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rappers from Philadelphia]]
[[Category:21st-century American rappers]]
[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]
[[Category:People from Eddystone, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Warner Records artists]]
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