"Through the Mic" at LACMA

Looking for something to do tonight? As part of LACMA's new hip-hop series, "Through the Mic," Freestyle Fellowship and Breakestra will be preforming in front of the "Urban Light" sculpture tonight at 7 p.m.

Details on the groups:

Freestyle Fellowship features Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., and Self Jupiter. Since the independent release of 1991's To Whom It May Concern, Freestyle Fellowship's indelible mark has involved stream-of-consciousness rhymes, intricate wordplay, powerful battle raps, and thoughtful spoken word poetry that incorporates jazz, funk, soul, and reggae all under the umbrella of hip hop.

Breakestra is made up of eight folks getting loose and flexing some soulful skills over some serious grooves—both original and deep covers drawn from music’s vast vault of funk—think James Brown, the Meters, early Kool & the Gang, Funkadelic, and Sly & the Family Stone mixed in a gumbo pot. Breakestra's live performances are events not to be missed.

I've included some Freestyle Fellowship tracks on past Choice Cuts mixes. Tickets are $10 for LACMA members and $15 for non-members. Go here for more info.

Retro Friday: We're All In The Same Gang Edition

Remember the anti-gang hip-hop collaborations of the late 80s/early 90s? Here, the "West Coast All-Stars" remind you that, hey, "We're All in the Same Gang"! Among the artists: King Tee, Body & Soul, Def Jef, Michel'le, Tone-Loc, Above The Law, Ice-T, Dr. Dre & MC Ren, Young MC, Digital Underground, MC Hammer and Eazy-E.

Choice Cuts, Ol' Skool Edition

Meeting up with friend of Franklin Avenue JustJenn yesterday, I knew that she would be bearing gifts of the delicious variety. And she did: Those red velvet cupcakes (above) are as tasty as they look.

I had to come up with something to return the favor: And so I decided to bring along the Gift of Old Skool.

Here's the rundown of my brand-new Ol' Skool mix, of which Jenn got the first copy yesterday:

YES, THIS IS OL’ SKOOL. mix by mike

1. Crossover EPMD

2. Treat 'Em Right Chubb Rock

3. Expression (Half-Step) Salt-N-Pepa

4. Express Yourself N.W.A.

5. Do For Love 2Pac Feat. Eric Williams

6. Strobe Light Black Sheep

7. Hand On The Pump Cypress Hill

8. L.A.’s Hottest Music is on Power 106

9. Poison Bell Biv DeVoe

10. Say No Go De La Soul

11. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo A Tribe Called Quest

12. It's A Shame (My Sister) Monie Love featuring True Image

13. Case Of The P.T.A. Leaders of the New School

14. Principal's Office Young MC

15. You'z A Ganxta DJ Quik

16. Around The Way Girl LL Cool J

17. Regulate Warren G

18. Children's Story Slick Rick

19. No More Lies Michel'le

20. I Wish (LP Version) Skee-Lo

21. It Was A Good Day Ice Cube

Retro Friday: Baby, You Got What I Need Edition

Ooh, snap, guess what I saw!

Listening to KDAY today, Biz Markie's "Just a Friend" came on... and right there, in my Honda CRV, I was transported back to high school. I couldn't resist finding the video (above), which I hadn't seen in at least 10 years.

Biz Markie completely disappeared for a while -- at least from pop culture conciousness -- but if you've got a preschooler, you've probably beat boxed along to "Biz's Beat of the Day" on "Yo Gabba Gabba."

And It Don't Stop: More Washington Post Corrections

Fresh off the Washington Post's epic Public Enemy/"911 Is A Joke" fail, we spent Friday over on Franklin Avenue's Twitter feed recapping several more WaPo mistakes. A roundup:

An April 12 report noted that rapper Snoop Dogg's mind is on his money; the story should have also added that his money's on his mind.

A Sep. 2 story reported that Rob Base was not internationally known, but omitted the fact that he's known to rock the microphone.

The 80s song "Push It" was not a novelty song by condiments but in fact a pop hit by the group Salt n Pepa. We regret the error.

The Post stands by its report that Sir Mix-A-Lot likes big butts, but cannot confirm that he "cannot lie." We regret the error.

A Sept. 12 story incorrectly suggested that Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Mo Money, Mo Problems" was a commentary on federal bailout funds.

Beyonce performs the song "Crazy in Love," but the singer has not, in fact, been diagnosed with a mental disorder. We regret the error.

We recently wrote that Run DMC's "You Be Illin" referred to the H1N1 virus. Song is actually about homez who misread dog food labels.

A June 12 article on LL Cool J referred to his 'comeback.' We've since been asked not to call it a comeback. We regret the error.

A Dec 2 article suggested that rappers NWA once cursed the 80s rock group The Police. The song actually referred to law enforcement.

A Nov. 26 article incorrectly stated that the Public Enemy song 'Burn Hollywood Burn' referred to recent L.A. wildfires.

A few more new ones:

A June 12 report suggested that Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message" referred to a voice mail service. The song is actually about drug use. We regret the error.

A recent Living section story misinterpreted a song performed by rapper 50 Cent. Despite the artist's suggestion, it's not really your birthday.

The Washington Post's Aug. 20 story on event planning relied on a 23-year-old study that suggested one had to "fight" for their right to party. The story should have cited the Beastie Boys as the source of that information.

A Jan. 9 article referred to the presidency of Eric B. The rapper, along with Rakim, performed the single "Eric B. is President," but Eric B. was not, in fact, actually the president of the United States. We regret the error.

See, it's fun! Add your own in the comments!

-- Written by Mike