Too $hort Opens New Studio In Oakland

Many times when someone makes it big in movies or the music business, they tend to forget about where they came from. Well we won't be saying that about the God Father of the Bay Area.

Too $hort is giving back to his community by opening up a full fledge studio in downtown Oakland, on 19th and Franklin. Coincedentally, the building where the studio is located, is owned by Tony Toni Tone bassist Elijah Baker.

$hort has been volunteering some of his time at East Oakland community center Youth UpRising and that's when he came up with the idea of building a studio for the youth. The studio is decorated with gold and platinum plaques, flat screen TVs, hi-end music equipment, pool table and a bar.

The studio is available to the kid's from Youth UpRising each evening after the center close.

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