Wait, there's another story about a bunch of people mortified with the amount of profanity which was included at a Wale performance? Indeed: the Post reports that the president of University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia felt the need to apologize to the university's neighbors for the amount of profanity and noise Wale used and made during his set at the college's homecoming festivities on Saturday. Of course, Wale's no stranger to this kind of thing: back in July, Baltimore considered taking legal action against the rapper after he said a bunch of naughty words on stage. (Of course, Wale's also performed at Georgetown, Virginia and James Madison recently, without people getting all cranky.) I guess the lesson is if you're putting on an outdoor show on a quasi-residential area, maybe it's not the best idea to book a guy who has a reputation for cursing a lot. Did no one at UMW think to Google the guy's lyrics before booking him? more ›

Sure, Wale's new video for "The Work" includes a quick shot of Ben's Chili Bowl. (What D.C. hip hop video doesn't?) But it also likely has one of the biggest collections of District-tastic b-roll in the history of music videos, the MC's homage to "the other side of D.C." Every notable D.C.-related landmark/reference I was able to spot in the 176 second video, after the jump. more ›

Today's news has featured an awful lot of reminders that Washington's sports teams aren't what they should be. At least the Capitals continue to offer us solace, hope and happiness. In that vein, via the tipline, we offer "The Caps Rap," a solid little piece of music video work from director Andrew Bowser. more ›

We've officially clocked 37 different reader requests to post this admittedly kinda funny rap spoof that's apparently been making the rounds on the interwebs. So by popular demand, DCist presents: "Arlington: The Rap" by YouTube user GoRemy. more ›