If you don't know Dirt Nasty (aka ex-MTV VJ Simon Rex), take a look at some of his song titles and you'll know what you're getting into: "Suck My D***," "Baby D***" and "F*** Me I'm Famous." It was all about the lowest common denominator at Ace of Spades on Saturday, as Nasty rapped for a crowd that was about half full. In addition to genitalia and sex, he also covered themes like cocaine use ("1980") and bestiality ("Animal Lover"). But that’s his shtick, so you were either there for the juvenile party raps or maybe to catch a glimpse of the actor who was in “Scary Movie 4” and an episode of “MTV Cribs.” "He's hot! I don't even know his music. I came for him!" said Melissa Renee, 19.

Sacramento hip-hop artists and followers braved the Tuesday night rain to see Abstract Rude, Los Angeles rapper and co-founder of hip-hop collective Project Blowed, perform at East Sacramento’s Blue Lamp. The show, sponsored by Midtown’s My BBQ Spot, was opened by local hip-hop talents DJ Oasis, Prozac Morris, Illecism, Random Abiladeze and DJ Nocturnal. Sacramento-native Prozac Morris was the first act to successfully engage the crowd. His energy switched something on in his audience, who began to press in. It wasn’t until the crowd began to swell and connect with Prozac Morris that the space finally began to feel like a hip-hop show. Local MC Illecism kept the momentum, rapping about t

Abstract Rude's name tells a lot about the L.A. emcee. He picked up "Abstract" when interpretive dance duo Tribe Unique witnessed his crazy dance style and put a name to it. The second half of the name was added when Abstract Rude began growing dreadlocks in 1991. Older Rastas told him his locks were going to be "rude." Saturday at The Blue Lamp, Rude will bring his poetic style to live performance, incorporating everything from reggae to soul to interpretive dance. Local emcees C-Plus, Matt Cali, Illicism and Random Abiladeze will open the show, along with DJ Nocturnal. Rude became interested in hip hop at age 9, when he was inspired to break dance after seeing b-boys perform in the 19