sir mix a lot
Sir Mix-A-Lot is a rapper from Seattle, best known for the 1992 song "Baby Got Back", his tribute to the female posterior, and one of that year's biggest selling singles.
Sir Mix-A-Lot got his start on the streets of Seattle performing at house-parties and making do-it-yourself home recordings which were mainly sold at independent record stores in Seattle's inner city. When local DJ Nasty Nes began playing Mix-A-Lot raps like "Square Dance Rap" on his radio show, this soon drew the attention of another promoter, Ed Locke, who released the first Sir Mix-A-Lot album Swass on the homespun label Nastymix. The record became a surprise hit, earning a gold record.
After releasing Seminar, a second album for Nastymix that was also a hit, Mix-A-Lot left the label for a contract with Def American, the Warner Brothers distributed label founded by producer Rick Rubin. That partnership produced one mega-selling album, Mack Daddy, with featured "Baby Got Back," the single that was Sir Mix-A-Lot's biggest hit, but that would also prove to be his last.
Today, Sir Mix-A-Lot continues to make records on his own and produce music for other artists. His fanbase also remains as devoted as ever, inspiring a number of fansites and blogs.
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Sir Mix a Lot "Posse On Broadway"...Also Patty Smyth Covers Tom Waits "Downtown Train"...Plus The Smithereens, and Single Bullet Theory
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Popdose Report: Click here to go to Popdose to check Sir Mix-a-Lot "Posse on Broadway", Patty Smyth covers Tom Waits "Downtown Train", plus her own "Never Enough", The Smithereens "Only a Memory", Single Bullet Theory "Keep it Tight"...and more.18 hours ago -
Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 81
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We soldier on this week with more songs from the bottom three-fifths of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s, made by artists whose names begin with the letter S. Enjoy. Simply Red “It’s Only Love” — 1989, #57 (download) I’m sure if I lived in England, Simply Red would mean a lot more to me ...1 day ago -
Seattle Cop Killer Dead, Sir Mix-A-Lot Relieved
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Maurice Clemmons, a Seattle man suspected of killing four police officers in the Lakewood police department, was shot early today on by an officer on a “routine patrol.” Considering all the Blackness that happens, you might expect me to smell a conspiracy or some such, but I don’t. Clemmons apparently had ...1 week ago -
Big News Matt Lauer Missed
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Matt and his East Coast news maker-uppers missed out on making up some West Coast news. They’ve got Fox, NBC and the Washington Times. We’ve got the Seattle Times and Susan Hutchison.So… the big news maker-uppers swarmed to Maine and their gay marriage law, like a Judith Miller leaked story about a covert ...5 weeks ago
