A stretch of Oakland’sFoothill Boulevardis beingrenamed by theCity Councilto honor the rapperToo Short.

The resolution to call the three-block portion between High Street and47th Avenue Too $hortWay was introduced by CouncilMemberNoel Galloat a Tuesday, Dec. 6, meeting, where it was adopted withan endorsement from Mayor Libby Schaaf’s office, noting the hip-hopstar’s influence is present in nearly “every corner of modern music.”

The new street signs, installed underneath the current Foothill Boulevard signs, will be unveiled Saturday, Dec. 10.

The 56-year-old performer, whose real name is Todd Anthony Shaw, built his reputation onraunchy, sinister rhymes and a string of platinum and gold albums in the ’80s and ’90s, featuring classics such as “Blow the Whistle” and “Don’t Fight the Feeling.”On the 1987 track “Freaky Tales,” he even name-checkedthe discontinued bus line that he would ride to Fremont High School on Foothill Boulevard, although theCity Council members may not endorsethe first part of the verse: “I once met a hooker, she did it for free/On the Foothill bus, number 43.”

Too Short has charted Billboard albums in each of the past five decades, most recently with “Ain’t Gone Do It/Terms & Conditions,” a collaboration with longtime friend and fellow Bay Area rapper E-40.

“I’ve said a lot of politically incorrect things in songs. I’ve said words and things in (older) songs that would be appalling right now,” Too Short toldThe Chroniclein November 2021.

At thetime,the rapper had performed as a special guest duringDave Chappelle’s tour stop at Chase Centerand reflected on his career and the parallels his music has with Chappelle’s controversial jokes,telling The Chroniclethat he stood by the comedian after he was criticized for his comments about transgender people.

“The cancel culture is very real. It’s not like it used to be. Life evolves, it changes. You’ve got to get in where you fit in,” he said, a nod to his 1993 hit album, “Get in Where You Fit In.”

Earlier this year,Too Shortjoined forces with West Coast rap icons E-40, Snoop Dogg and Ice Cubeto form the supergroupMount Westmore, performing at this year’s BottleRock Napa Valley节日。机构的首次亮相album wasscheduled for release on Friday, Dec. 9, the day before the proposed street renaming.

“December 10th it’s official. Blow the maf— whistle Biiiiiiiitch!!!!!” Too Short said in the caption of anInstagram postannouncing the name change.