Too $hort Honored With 'Too $hort Day' And Street Name In Oakland

Too $hort was recognized by his hometown for his contributions to Hip-Hop culture and his West Coast community. The veteran rapper received a procl...

December 14, 2022
10:36 AM

Too $hort was recognized by his hometown for his contributions to Hip-Hop culture and his West Coast community. The veteran rapper received a proclamation from Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to officially designate Dec. 10, 2022, as 'Too $hort Day.' The 56-year-old artist was also acknowledged with a street renamed in his honor. 'You have told the stories of Oakland's streets,' remarked Mayor Schaaf, according to Yahoo! Entertainment. 'So it's only right that Oakland gives you a street.' The three-block stretch of Foothill Boulevard in California's East Oakland has been officially renamed 'Too $hort Way.

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