(KRON) — The brother of rapper Too Short was killed in a shooting in East Oakland Wednesday, KRON4 sources have confirmed. The shooting, police said, occurred just after 7 a.m. in the 1200 block ...

Too Short, born Todd Anthony Shaw, rose to fame in the late 1980s with songs about Oakland street life, becoming an ...

The new indie from co-writer-directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden keenly evokes a Bay Area of the 1980s, a settling that ...

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, the special screening in Oakland, ...

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 ...

Hip-hop icon Too Short is making a major return to the big screen with a role in the upcoming film "Freaky Tales," a drama set in 1980s Oakland. The movie, which opens in theaters on April 4 ...

PIX Now afternoon edition 3-5-2025 09:25 The Oakland Ballers on Wednesday announced that two Bay Area music icons were joining the team's ownership group with the addition of legendary rapper Too ...

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.

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 ...

Named after Oakland legend (and executive producer) Too Short’s 1987 hit single, Freaky Tales drew so much excitement at last year’s Sundance Festival, organizers had to add a second screening to the ...