parenting

All you need to make a beat is bang two sticks together. A child could do it (confidential to percussionists: we're not really serious. Please don't sue for libel). YouTube performers Wax and Herbal T took this idea to its logical conclusion and made a rap song using sounds from Herbal T's toddler son's playground session.

Today is the 15th anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.'s death. He is sorely missed by 90s-era hip-hop fans and child care providers alike.

Plain jeans and a T-shirt? How dare she! Why don't girls today wear corsets like they did in the good old days?

The kid who said of Thom Yorke "I don't think he's got any friends" is a sharp little guy.

...because there's NO WAY I could play a steady beat with a year of practice, let alone a year of living.

"No dear, I'll tell you what 'Jiggy' means when you're older."

Warning: Turn your volume down.

This kid is only four years old, and his rhythm and beats are impeccable. Maybe when he learns to read and write, he can be an even better lyricist!

What if it isn't brilliant and we're all just listening to terrible music?

From a recent Dallas-Los Angeles Major League Soccer match.

Look, we know she's 11, and we also know that people who pick on children online are contemptible bullies with major insecurities about their sexual organs, etc. etc. But a performance this egregious can be a learning opportunity not only for whoever billed her to open the game, but also for her, that she's not (and shouldn't want to be) Christina Aguilera.