But nationally, Oakland has never quite received proper credit for its contributions to American culture at large. As rapper Symba, who plays Too Short in the film, remarked on the red carpet, “People ...

“Oakland in ’87 was hella wild,” gloats rapper Too Short, the film’s narrator. Too Short is onscreen too, in a cameo as a cop. (There’s also a version of his younger self played by DeMar ...

Too $hort is performing at the Oakland Roots home opener at the Oakland Coliseum. He's also a co-owner of the Oakland Ballers. And he recently just made a movie ...

Sleepy Floyd from the Warriors seeking revenge, and punks from the Gilman fighting Nazis are some of the tales in the film.

The new movie 'Freaky Tales' takes place in Oakland back in 1987. It has an all star cast that includes hip hop icon Too $hort. He stopped by to talk about the movie ...

Stars of the movie and the man that put Oakland on the map with his music rapper Too Short talked about the film. "What was I doing in 87? I was just about to blow the f*** up," said Too Short.