SIR MIX-A-LOT
Sir Mix-A-Lot & posse, Seattle, photo courtesy Charles Peterson
Homebase: Seattle, WA.
Stats: (b. August 12, 1963)
Misc Notes: Sir Mix-a-Lot -- born Anthony Ray -- is a hip-hop MC and producer based in Seattle. In 1985 Mix and his partner, Nasty Nes -- then Seattle's popular hip-hop radio host -- founded the Nastymix record label and issued a few records. His first genuine hit, released in 1987, was the single "Posse on Broadway," whose title referred to Broadway in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Swass, his debut album, was released in 1988, along with two other singles: "Square-Dance Rap" and a hip hop cover of the Black Sabbath song "Iron Man" (as backed by the Aberdeen, Washington, heavy metal band Metal Church). In 1990, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Swass platinum for selling a million copies. Mix 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 and won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. MTV aired the video for "Baby Got Back" only during evening hours because of its sexual nature. In 1993, Mix collaborated with Seattle-based grunge group Mudhoney for the song "Freak Momma" on the Judgment Night soundtrack. 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, Mix worked closely with another Seattle 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. Despite having taken several years off from recording, Sir Mix-a-Lot is still known to mix frequently.
SEE ALSO:
1.) LORENZO, TONY
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"Buttermilk Biscuits (Keep on Square Dancin')"
"Posse on Broadway"
"Gold"
"Swass"
"Rippn'" (with Kid Sensation)
"Attack on the Stars"*
"Mall Dropper"
"Hip Hop Soldier"
"Iron Man" (featuring Metal Church)
"Bremelo"
"Square Dance Rap"
"Romantic Interlude"
"F the BS"*
"Iron Man (True Metal Meltdown Mix)"*
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