And a few about those “vanilla suburbs,” too.

“Guess Who’s Back” in the news? Adrian Fenty, who earned himself a shoutout from rapper/mogul/entrepreneur/NBA owner Jay-Z in a recent interview.

Can the students and teachers at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School — specifically, that one kid at the 1:20 mark of this clip — get down or what?

A correction published on Thursday, Dec. 3 in the Washington Post: A Nov. 26 article in the District edition of Local Living incorrectly said a Public Enemy song declared 9/11 a joke. The song refers to 911, the emergency phone number. Brutal. The song “911 is a Joke” was of course released in 1990, on the seminal Fear of a Black Planet album, approximately 11 years before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Public Enemy…

The Nationals announced today that the results are in from their online ballot asking fans to pick which songs will be played at Nationals Park. There’s some good news, and some less good news. After the first Home Run by a Nats player in any game, we’ll be treated to Chuck Brown’s “Bustin Loose”. Thank goodness. Something unique to D.C., and a great song to boot. Well done, Nats fans, for not picking Fat Boy…