Despite what you may be hearing on Twitter rapper Too Short insists, he's NOT DEAD.

The Internet has been on fire with false reports that the rapper died from a heart attack today — and several pranksters have already attempted to change the guy's Wiki page to reflect his death.

Short tweeted, writing, "Stop calling my phone. I'm not dead. Been in the lab working on my 19th album."

And just to make sure, TMZ spoke to the guy on the phone — and well, the guy's alive.

Just for the hell of it, lets take it back, have a listen below:

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