Sir Mix-a-Lot

Sir Mix-a-Lot (2006)

Anthony Ray (born August 12, 1963 in Seattle ), known as Sir Mix-a-Lot , is an American rapper and music producer .

Career

Ray created his very own kind of hip-hop in the late 1980s and 1990s , influenced by funk and electro music , as well as Miami Bass and the German band Kraftwerk . His lyrics are often about sexual things, but recently also about politics. His biggest success so far was with the single Baby Got Back (1991). The song was number 1 on the US charts for five weeks in 1992 and earned it a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1993 . It is often used in comedies because of its deliberately exaggerated sexist content. The beginning of the song is particularly popular because it suddenly starts with the phrase “I like big butts!”, Which creates a fun surprise effect. An example of this is Scary Movie 4 , where initially only a few single-celled cells are shown (as a parody of the beginning of War of the Worlds ), which, however, in contrast to the original, start to celebrate a wild party with the beginning of the song, at which some single-celled ladies celebrate their Show breasts.

Ray was and is a huge influence on the entire West Coast hip-hop scene.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1988	Swass	-	-	-	-	US82 platinum (58 weeks)US	First published: September 1, 1988
1989	seminar	-	-	-	-	US67 gold (41 weeks)US	First published: October 17, 1989
1992	Mack daddy	-	-	-	-	US9 platinum (61 weeks)US	First published: February 4, 1992
1994	Chief Boot Knocka	-	-	-	-	US69 (9 weeks) US	First published: July 19, 1994
1996	Return of the Bumpasaurus	-	-	-	-	US123 (4 weeks) US	First published: August 27, 1996

more publishments

• 2000: Beepers, Benzos, and Booty: The Best of
• 2003: Shhh ... Don't Tell 'Em That
• 2003: Daddy's Home

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1986	Square dance rap	-	-	-	UK81 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 1986
1988	Posse on Broadway Swass	-	-	-	-	US70 (9 weeks) US	First published: September 25, 1988
1992	Baby Got Back Mack Daddy	DE25 (10 weeks) DE	-	CH39 (2 weeks) CH	UK56 silver (2 weeks)UK	US1 × 2 Double platinum + gold (digital) (28 weeks)US	First published: May 7, 1992
1996	Jump on It Return of the Bumpasaurus	-	-	-	-	US97 (3 weeks) US	First published: July 23, 1996

More singles

• 1989: Iron Man
• 1989: Beepers
• 1990: I Got Game
• 1990: My Hooptie
• 1992: One Time's Got No Case
• 1994: Ride

Web links

• Sir Mix-a-Lot in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Sir Mix-a-Lot at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE CH UK US
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK US