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Have you ever wanted to cook for your girlfriend, but were afraid to try? Is she one of those "salad-eating bitches?" No worries; Coolio has got your back. Check out mydamnchannel.com for Cookin With Coolio. Who knows what the hell Rachel Ray or Paula Dean mean when they say "a pinch" or "a bushel," anyways? Coolio keeps it real by using terms real people can understand, such as a "dime bag of seasoning." Complete with his own Sauce Girls, Cookin' With Coolio will show you how to make food that "looks better than yo' mama's titties." Word.

Speaking of keepin' it real, check out Rolling Stone's recent interview with Billy Corgan. Whether or not you enjoy the Smashing Pumpkin's new release, this front man has got it spot-on about the record industry today. He rips big record companies and new one, and encourages emerging artists to regularly "kick the butts" of music industry vets. While the Smashing Pumpkins new release doesn't compare to Siamese Dream or Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, maybe their new-found freedom from the big execs will inspire them to write some truly unique tunes. (It's interesting these words are coming from the front man for the Smashing Pumpkins, who were known to some in their grunge hey-day as "the grunge Monkees). If not, at least kudos to Mr. Corgan for tellin' it like it is.