LAist is proud to offerer a weekly, chart roundup of Billboard Magazine’s most coveted rankings. Join us as we revel in the conventional standard of musical success. Let us cross our fingers, hoist our lighters, and dream together of the supreme resurrection of artist-driven recordings that will forever eclipse the dark cloud of big label greed, A&R sleaze and disposable audio. Amen. Here are this week’s chart toppers. Behold the #1s. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Billboard Charts... more ›

The White Rapper Show is the brainchild of those clever gents at Ego Trip. Every Monday (VH1, 10:00 p.m.) aspiring Caucasian rappers from around the world compete in a series of challenges, most embarrassing, before one is told to “step off!” by lovably bi-polar host MC Serch (remember 3rd Bass?). There are no swanky mansions on this show. The white rappers are holed up in an industrial space in the South Bronx, complete with the occasional cockroach in the bathtub. more ›