Too Short is a father!

TMZ sources say, the “I’m A Player” rapper welcomed his first child into the world at the tender age of 53, and he’s been keeping the news under wraps until now.

Sources also said that the mother of the child is Too Short’s on-again, off-again girlfriend, Sue Ivey, who gave birth to their daughter back in December. They named their baby girl Yanni Shaw.

According to TMZ, Too Short is wasting no time introducing his daughter to the spotlight from an early age … we’re told he’s already been shooting a documentary with Ray J and his manager, David Weintraub, and the film’s all about raising their little girls in Hollywood.