Bay Area legend to shoot music video at Oakland Ballers game
Too Short is offering Bay Area fans the chance to be part of his musical legacy.
The East Bay rap icon plans to perform and record a new music video at an Oakland Ballers game on May 22. The Ballers' field is more than just a local setting for Too Short — he invested in the team in March, along with Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and Emmy-winning actor Blair Underwood.
Filming begins at 6 p.m., and the team's scheduled game against the Ogden Raptors is set to begin at 6:35 p.m. The first 500 fans to arrive will receive a limited edition commemorative cup.
Tickets are on sale now.
The Ballers are a new independent Pioneer League team and the East Bay's only professional baseball team since the departure of the Oakland A's last summer. Founded by Bryan Carmel, the former head of comedy at Fusion Media Group, and ed tech entrepreneur Paul Freedman, the privately owned club plays at West Oakland's Raimondi Park, which can accommodate 4,000 fans.
'If I can't brag on a big-league franchise I can brag on being a Baller,' he told the Hollywood Reporter, making a dig at the A's, who have temporarily moved to Sacramento where they'll play the next three seasons before permanently moving to Nevada. 'Oakland is the connection, it's the diverse city of all walks of life and cultures.'
The rapper recently released his latest studio album, 'Sir Too Short Vol. 1 (Freaky Tales),' which includes features from Snoop Dogg, Larry June and King George. Its release came right before the Oakland-set film 'Freaky Tales,' which he narrated and helped to produce.
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