Too $hort talks to Billboard host Jerah Milligan at his favorite spot in Oakland, Calif., ahead of the Super Bowl. He shares the beauty of the Bay, how to respectfully call a woman a “b—h” and what made him such a Bay Area icon.
Too $hort: What’s up?
Jerah Milligan: Thanks for having me, yo.
Oh yeah, it’s the spot.
All right. All right, I heard you paying for it. So we all good, though, right?
Waitress: What can I get you guys started with?
Too $hort: I already know what I want — turkey wings. I’m going through the menu. You know this, I order something different every time.
I’m gonna do the fried salmon, and then the garlic butter prawns.
Waitress: With the salmon, you want that just by itself, or you want sides?
Oh, can I get the candied yams and greens? You know, when they say prawns, that’s when, you know, it’s a big shrimp.
For my sides I want cabbage and yams.
Nice. Let’s dig in on this shrimp appetizer while we wait on our food to come. Now you got us here at Y’s restaurant out of every spot in the Bay. Why’d you pick this one?
I just found out about it, like, what, three, four months ago, and I knew it’s nice looking and stuff. I’m like, we’re gonna pull up. Let’s go somewhere nice.
I like that. And I heard you say you were like, working your way through the menu.
Yeah, I’m finding my way.
Do you have a favorite item yet?
Them turkey chops was good.
All right, bet.
And I’m waiting them till they tell me the seafood is what it’s about. Just like you said, hold back on the lobster because you didn’t want to make a mess.
Yeah, I wanted it. I wanted the lobster and the crab legs. I feel like that’s a whole.
I feel the same way. I’m like, let me work my way through here before I get to the seafood and see what’s up. So I’m kind of working my way up.
Now we here Super Bowl week. There’s to be an influx of people coming. Like, can you please tell us, like, what is so beautiful about the Bay that people who are coming should know about?
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