"Blow the Whistle" is the first single from Oakland

Oakland, California

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 rapper Too $hort

Too $hort

Todd Anthony Shaw , better known by the stage name Too Short , is an American rapper, producer, and actor who started his career at the age of fourteen in East Oakland, Oakland, California.-Career:...

's 16th album Blow the Whistle

Blow the Whistle

Blow the Whistle is the 16th studio album by Oakland rapper Too Short. It was released on August 29, 2006. It features artists such as Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Tha Dogg Pound, will.i.am, Mistah F.A.B. and David Banner. It features music production by Lil Jon, Jazze Pha and will.i.am of The Black Eyed...

. It is produced by Lil' Jon. The song features a refrain of the words "blow the whistle," followed by a series of whistle blasts. The song was a hit in 2006 in Oakland

Oakland, California

Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...

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During the 2008 NBA Playoff

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 series between the Cleveland Cavaliers

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 and the Washington Wizards

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, Jay-Z

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 made a freestyle to this called "Playoff", responding to negative comments by DeShawn Stevenson

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 on the behalf of LeBron James

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Nyjer Morgan

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 of the Milwaukee Brewers

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 and Derek Jeter

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 of the New York Yankees

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use this song as their batting intro.