Too $hort was honored in Oakland this past weekend (December 10) and one of his Mount Westmore compadres was on-hand to salute the Bay Area legend. Ice Cube and $hort Dog's friendship goes back decades, and Cube spoke about Too $hort's legacy as his friend was being celebrated at Oakland's Fremont High School gymnasium.

"He's been doing this since 1983. Put that in perspective: in 1983, on these streets, a lot of people was making choices. Some were choosing to sell dope, Too $hort decided to sell hope. He made a decision and it was the right decision. He decided to put his energy, his time and his creativity into something positive and something constructive. He built a whole industry by himself in a lot of ways, by being a spearhead and letting people know about Oakland, CA."

At the ceremony in East Oakland, Mayor Libby Schaaf proclaimed Dec. 10, 2022, to be “Too $hort Day.” Flanked by Bay Area celebs like Mistah F.A.B. and Sway Calloway. Cube recalled the days when "local" West Coast acts were opening for their more famous East Coast contemporaries, when N.W.A. got to know Too $hort and became fans of his music. And Cube explained how much respect he's always had for the Bay Area godfather.

"I don't know that he has anybody...who's ever done a diss record against Too $hort," Cube said--before adding with a grin "I done had a lotta people diss me!"

"But everybody love Too $hort. I mean, everybody love Too $hort!"