Theo Jerome Kerlin (born 7 May 1989) is a British MC who is credited by his stage name Master Shortie.
His father ran an east London jazz bar throughout his childhood, which led him to listen to many genres of music, encouraging him to start rapping at the age of 12.
[4][5] In September 2008,Theo Kerlin released his debut single, "Rope Chain", alongside a music video which gathered popularity on YouTube.
[6] Citing that the reason for the album name is that "my music is just so crazy and it's so all over the place and it craves attention.
"[6] In April, Master Shortie released his third single, "Dance Like a White Boy", which was shortly followed by the aforementioned album.
In March 2010, Master Shortie announced that he and his record label, Odd One Out, had signed to Hitz Committee, RCA (formerly Jive) and Sony.