LOS ANGELES (AP) — At 60, Too $hort is helping usher hip-hop into what he calls its senior citizen era. 2: Drink & Smoke,” his 23rd studio album, produced entirely by longtime collaborator Lil Jon. But the love I have for hip-hop won’t allow me to stop recording. I give Lil Jon a lot of credit because he’s made a lot of songs we’ve loved since the day they came out. I didn’t want to battle 40 then, and I don’t want to battle him now.