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Sir Mix-a-Lot

Sir Mix-a-Lot in December 2006
Background information
Birth name Anthony Ray
Born August 12, 1963 (1963-08-12) (age 46)
Origin Seattle, Washington, USA
Genres Rap
Years active 1985—2003
Labels Nastymix/Ichiban Records, American Recordings/Warner Bros. Records, Artist Direct/BMG Records
Website www.sirmixalot.com

Anthony Ray (born August 12, 1963), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot, is an emcee and producer based in Seattle, Washington. The founder of the Nastymix record label, he debuted in 1988 with Swass. In 1992, he debuted on a major label with his album Mack Daddy, whose single "Baby Got Back" reached the top of the American singles chart and won a Grammy Award.

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[edit] Career

In 1986, Sir Mix-a-Lot and his DJ Nasty Nes founded the Nastymix record label. His first hit, released in 1987, was the single "Posse on Broadway," whose title referred to a street in Seattle's Capitol Hill district.[1] The Godzilla remix of "Posse on Broadway" contained a sample from David Bowie's 1975 hit "Fame," but neither the album version nor the original seven-inch edit version (which was used for the video) used the Bowie sample. Swass, his debut album, was released in 1988, with two other singles: "Square-Dance Rap" and a hip hop cover of the Black Sabbath song "Iron Man" backed by the band Metal Church.[1] In 1990, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Swass platinum for selling a million copies.[2]

Sir Mix-A-Lot debuted on the Def American label, which also bought the rights of his first two albums, with Mack Daddy in 1992. Its single "Baby Got Back" was a number-one hit that went double platinum[2] and won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.[3] MTV aired the video for "Baby Got Back" only during evening hours because of its supposed sexual nature. In 1993, Sir Mix-a-Lot collaborated with Seattle-based grunge group Mudhoney for the song "Freak Momma" on the Judgment Night soundtrack.[1]

In 1995, Sir Mix-a-Lot starred as the titular character of the short-lived TV series The Watcher. The show was one of the first dramas aired on the fledgling broadcast network, UPN. Reminiscent of series such as The Twilight Zone, Sir-Mix-a-Lot functioned as an omniscient narrator who introduced each episode, which would feature a new tale set in the seamy underbelly of Las Vegas.[4]

Low label promotion of his 1996 album Return of the Bumpasaurus led Sir Mix-a-Lot to leave the American label. During the three year break, Sir Mix-a-Lot worked closely with another group, The Presidents of the United States of America under the group name "Subset" with a combination of rock and rap music, but nothing was ever officially released. Sir Mix-a-Lot signed with the independent Artist Direct label for his 2003 album Daddy's Home with "Big Johnson" as its lead single.[1][5]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Album Information
Swass
  • Released: 1988
  • Chart Positions: #82 US, #20 R&B/Hip-Hop
  • Last RIAA certification: Platinum
  • Singles: "Posse on Broadway", "Gold," "Iron Man", "Rippin'"
Seminar
  • Released: 1989
  • Chart Positions: #67 US, #25 Top Hip Hop/R&B
  • Last RIAA certification: Gold
  • Singles: "Beepers", "I'll Roll You Up", "I Got Game"
Mack Daddy
  • Released: February 4, 1992
  • Chart Positions: #9 US, #19 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
  • Last RIAA certification: Platinum
  • Singles: "Baby Got Back", "One Time's Got No Case"
Chief Boot Knocka
  • Released: July 19, 1994
  • Chart Positions: #69 US, #28 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
  • Last RIAA certification: None
  • Singles: "Ride", "Put 'Em on the Glass", "Let It Beaounce"
Return of the Bumpasaurus
  • Released: August 27, 1996
  • Chart Positions: #123 US, #55 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
  • Last RIAA certification: None
  • Singles: "Jump on It"
Daddy's Home
  • Released: September 9, 2003
  • Chart Positions: Did Not Chart
  • Last RIAA certification: None
  • Singles: "Big Johnson", "Y'all Don't Know", "At the Next Show"

[edit] Singles

  • 1985: "Let's G"
  • 1986: "I'm a Trip"
  • 1987: "Square Dance Rap"
  • 1987: "Rippin"
  • 1988: "Posse on Broadway"
  • 1988: "Gold"
  • 1988: "Iron Man"
  • 1988: "My Hooptie"
  • 1989: "Beepers"
  • 1989: "I'll Roll You Up"
  • 1991: "I Got Game"
  • 1992: "Baby Got Back"
  • 1992: "Ride"
  • 1992: "One Time's Got No Case b/w Swap Meet Louie"
  • 1992: "Put 'Em on the Glass"
  • 1993: "Let It Beaounce"
  • 1993: "Til da Sun Cums Up"
  • 1996: "Jump on It"
  • 1997: "Batter Up"
  • 2003: "Y'all Don't Know"
  • 2003: "At the Next Show"
  • 2009: "Posse on Broadway (Thunder Mix)"
  • 2009: "Pimp Wit It"
  • 2009: "Why Do Rappers Lie?"
  • 2009: "Posin Like a Playa"

[edit] Videos

  • "Posse on Broadway"
  • "Iron Man"
  • "My Hooptie"
  • "Beepers"
  • "Baby Got Back"
  • "Ride"
  • "One Time's Got No Case"
  • "Jump on It!"
  • "Put 'Em on the Glass"
  • "Batter Up"

[edit] VHS

  • Mac-o-Nomics

[edit] DVDs

  • Shhh... Don't Tell 'Em That..

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Huey, Steve (2003). "Sir Mix-A-Lot - Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifoxq95ld6e~T1. 
  2. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Sir%20Mix%20a%20Lot&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
  3. ^ "Sir Mix-A-Lot - Charts & Awards - Grammy Awards". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifoxq95ld6e~T52. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
  4. ^ Weintraub, Joanne (1995-03-01). "UPN's `Marker' and `Watcher' escape true rottenness, but not by much". The Milwaukee Journal. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4207/is_19950301/ai_n10187149. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
  5. ^ Kaufman, Gil (2003-08-01). "Sir Mix-A-Lot Hoping Baby's Got Comeback". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1475234/20030801/sir_mix_a_lot.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 

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