Too $hort welcomed Billboard to Oakland for the Feb. 5 episode of Takes Us Out, which saw $hort bring us to Y’s Choice restaurant.
While munching on some turkey wings and seafood, the “Blow the Whistle” rapper dished on all things Bay Area with Super Bowl LX headed to Santa Clara, Calif., this weekend.
“I would definitely get that Bridge vibe in because the beauty of the Bay is probably what stands out the most from NorCal and SoCal,” he says before making some recommendations for tourists. “Venture over to Ghirardelli Square or Pier 39 and hit one of them seafood joints, and the water’s right there. If you feel comfortable with it, come over to Oakland and take in some culture over here.”
Too $hort raved about some of his fellow Bay Area dignitaries, as he called Zendaya “family,” Ryan Coogler a “superhero,” and gave MC Hammer his flowers. “Everything a rapper aspires to be right now is what he did and we collectively condemned him … He was ahead of the curve,” Short admitted of the early ’90s hip-hop star. “Ahead of his time.”
With Bad Bunny set to headline the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, the 59-year-old reflected on coming up on a ticket to see the Puerto Rican superstar in 2024 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and he was blown away by the collection of beautiful women attending the show.
“We went up in there, and I think to this day, that is one of the best collection of beautiful women I’ve ever seen. I literally needed a neck brace the next day,” he quipped. “I broke my neck.”
Tied to the football world, Too $hort’s “Blow the Whistle” anthem temporarily transferred coasts as it was engulfed by the Philadelphia Eagles fan base as a fight song on the road to the team’s Super Bowl victory last year.
“People of Philadelphia didn’t even know the goddamn song, so it was like brand new, so I love the people of Philadelphia for that,” $hort said. “[Gillie] just did that, I give him the full credit, it had nothing to do with me. I flew out there to go do a little clip with him, as soon I walked up I was like, ‘What’s up man?’ He’s like, ‘I bet them streams looking good.’ I was like, ‘Goddamn right they looking good!’”
Too $hort and E-40 are also slated to hit the stage together and perform on Thursday (Feb. 5) at the NFL Honors ceremony in the Bay Area.
Watch the full Takes Us Out episode above.