Sir Mix A Lot decries WaMu

Was so pleased to hear a brief interview over the weekend on NPR's news quiz game "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" with Sir Mix A Lot. The reason he was on? To speak about the cover of his fine, booty-positive song "Baby Got Back" by Washington Mutual Bank executives, "Baby Got Bank".

Listen to the audio here, and hear the answer to the question "Sir Mix A Lot, are you worried, as a hip hop artist, that these bankers are a bad role model for our children? Won't kids listen to this music and believe that a career as a bank executive is something to aspire to?"

Snoop and Martha Stewart say "Pass The Courvoisier" : Cognac makers thank rappers for boost in sales

Talk about a great story on NPR this AM about how Cognac sales once were flagging but ever since Busta Rhymes sang "Pass The Courvoisier" in 2001, African Americans have flocked to the elite french brandy.

No longer is cognac considered an old man beverage, and now, thanks to Rhymes and Snoop Dogg - who's song "For the Good Times" about the a young hip cognac called Landy (commissioned by the liquor maker) - sales are strong. Download For the Good Times here, and enjoy Martha Stewart hosting Snoop on her show below. Her reading his emails aloud must be sampled into someone's song soon.