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Sub Pop co-founder Jonathan Poneman, left, with Soundgarden's Kim Thayil at the label's 20th birthday party at Hattie's Hat.

In the Import car culture, it's common to come across the term 'rice.' What does it mean? Is it the cooked grain on your plate when eating your favorite adobo chicken or kadon pika? Why is it used loosely in today's car tuning society? The term 'rice' can literally mean different things depending on who you talk to.

You hear the voice and immediately think: 'I know this guy.' It is a comforting feeling.

In a recent interview with rollingout.com , Rick Ross ' group Triple C's , also known as Carol City Cartel , called out KRS-One and whether or not Hip Hop is dead.

Tenor saxophonist, composer, teacher-- Jimmy Heath has been a professional musician for over 60 years.

Maybe it's time they changed their current tag-line: "An oasis for the privileged few." 2. Shaquille O'Neal is curating an art exhibit called "Size Does Matter" at the FLAG Art Foundation from February 19, 2010, to May 27.

All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear.

Bakari Kitwana, author of "The Hip-Hop Generation" and "Why White Kids Love Hip-Hop," urged students to take an active role in shaping politics and economic policy during a lecture in the Business and Aerospace Building's State Farm Room Thursday night.

Why these hip hop magazines don't post this shit themselves before sites like ANIMAL scoop them I'll never know, but here's XXL's 100 favorite Hip Hop Blogs list from its soon to be released December/January issue.

The "Twilight" franchise is not just for middle-school girls who need their parents to drive them to the movie theater, and you better not suggest such a thing to 50 Cent .

WITH his brougham undergoing its bicentennial MoT, Mr Brocklebank was cruising in his Morgan three-wheeler through the uplifting landscape of Little Bongs and heard a voice on his horseless wireless saying "Santa Claus was to visit the city centre". Why, demands Mr Brocklebank, is this vulgar Americanism infecting our language, instead of the ...

Monday, November 16, 2009 Black Conservatives on television I don't know how many people saw this on Friday.

Language Advisory The language in some of the featured songs is not suitable for all ages.

Embracing your inner nerd has always been a struggle in life. Some people have found it easy to be openly nerdy, and they have suffered the stereotypes and stigmas that come with doing so.

Confession: I'm far more excited about what's happening after Halloween, than I am about regular ol' Halloween this year.

DJ AM performs at Rain Nightclub at the Palms. 5:04 p.m. Beyond the Sun eBay auction for DJ AM shoes Adam Goldstein was known for many things.

Author David Stubbs contributed to the influential fanzine Monitor before writing for Melody Maker .

Latest release: NGH WHT - The Dead Emcee Scrolls with the Arditti Quartet, a collaboration with composer Thomas Kessler.

I started reading Willard Jenkins' blog, The Independent Ear , well before I knew who he was or that he even lived in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Tomorrow night at the Gramophone , come on out and bid a fond farewell to mover and shaker DJ Trackstar , who is heading west with his fiancee.