Introducing my new favourite rapper...shorty!

The more I look at this short man issue, the more I think that, like homosexuality and race, most of the problems are in the past.

The short man in middle age - Tom Cruise or Nicholas Sarkozy, for instance - spend their time in boosted heels while forcing their women to walk bowlegged in flat shoes.

They have been brought up battling against their shortness. They see it as something to fight against, trying far too hard to prove to men of mediocre height that they are better than them.

Now, in 2010, the younger generation of short man seems to relish their shortness - to parade it for the advantage it is.

Take the grime scene. We have two men at the top of the game whose name is suggestive of diminutive height - Tinchy Stryder and Tinie Tempah.

But now we have a fellow who does away with that coy approach. Yes, I want to introduce my new favourite grime artiste - simply known as Shorty.

Shorty is clearly a man on the up. He has been part of the BBK (Boy Better Know) crew for some time, and this summer is launching his solo career. Kindly, for his taller colleagues, he allows them a run-out on his video. They lollop around behind him, in a manner reminiscent of a group of big friendly giants, just happy to part of Shorty's scene.

Needless to say, Shorty has an excess of gusto, and a fine rhyme style.
Find him here...
http://mrtremix.com/2010/06/28/shorty-bbk-offical-video/