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I'm a sucker for local shoutouts in hip hop so it's fun to hear a Capitol Hill ice cream shop as sexual metaphor in this track by Fresh Espresso Any other recent Capitol Hill name drops I should know about? The grandaddy of all hip hop Capitol Hill name dropping is, of course, Sir Mix-a-Lot. This Google Map of the rapper's classic route from My ...

Inspired by the recent map of rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot's " Posse On Broadway ," we decided to plot the points in the virtual tour within a more current hip-hop hit: Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind , from his most recent album, Blueprint 3 . The full map's here .

For most people, Sir-Mix-A-Lot is synonymous with his hit "Baby Got Back." But for his real fans, or fans of early hip-hop in general, the greatest song Mix ever did was " My Posse's On Broadway ," an homage to my home neighborhood in Seattle.

As part of the American Sign Language Comedy Tour, comedian Keith Wann entertained students by signing the lyrics to Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back." Laughter was the only thing that could be heard.

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A hushed silence gripped the packed Bristol Hippodrome audience. Even the sweet-munchers, nose-blowers, throat-clearers and annoyingly loud whisperers kept quiet as the unblinking audience sat transfixed watching the sinister on-stage action edge towards its dramatic climax.

A heavy metal version of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" blasts through the loudspeakers at the outdoor stage of Venus' Playground, as three young women strike seductive poses in front of a largely leather-clad audience.

Looking for a recipe for embarrassment? How about being forced to sit through a Carl's Jr.

D.BLACK I'm a weird case. T hree years ago, the local scene put its chips on D.Black as the next big thing, the next Sir Mix-A-Lot , Seattle's answer to Biggie and Jay-Z. There was good reason to believe this would be so.

Steve Schmidt recalls a stand-out memory from playing in rap/rock hybrid group Trend 86: The band opened for Coolio, Sir Mix-a-Lot and other popular groups in 2001 at the Bash in the Grass Festival near Volga.

Keeping an event going for 10 years is a milestone. Keeping an event hot for 10 years is nearly a miracle.

The video was produced and directed by HubSpot Inbound Marketer, Rebecca Corliss, who also wrote the song's original lyrics.

Eight dancers from Triple Threat Dance Studio in Antioch became rap artists as they performed an educational rendition of "Baby Got Back" for 150 children at the Boys and Girls Club of Lake County Friday morning.

The 2010 Lexus IS 250C offers the refinement and sophistication expected of Toyota's luxury division, but its transformation from sedan to convertible isn't as graceful as other brands' entries.

I'm not usually one to post about upcoming song releases for music games, but this month's Lips song releases really got my blood flowing.

Yes, the song that acknowledges the glory of expansive posteriors will actually be available tomorrow, July 3, on Lips .

Inextricably linked with his pop culture touchstone "Baby Got Back," Sir Mix-A-Lot parlayed a gonzo tribute to women with large buttocks into hip-hop immortality, even despite his failure to score another hit of its magnitude.

Plenty of great shit to get excited about this week: new Wilco and Jarvis Cocker, tons of Rolling Stones reissues, a double-disc Jonas Brothers DVD spectacular, and the long-awaited 31st edition of the venerable Now That's What I Call Music! series.

While this isn't a perminent move, I did just find out that the city's most famous rap star, Sir Mix-A-Lot is guest editing the online version of Magnet magazine all week long.

From screaming metal to pop-punk, grunge to guitar-heavy versions of rap songs, the stereo speakers from the two main stages at Saturday's RockStock music festival blasted a diverse mix of in-your-face rock.