Sir Mix-a-Lot is best known for his 1992 hit song "Baby Got Back", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
17 Facts About Sir Mix-a-Lot
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Sir Mix-a-Lot partnered with Nasty Nes and local businessman Ed Locke to found the Nastymix record label in 1983.
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In 1991, Sir Mix-A-Lot signed to the Def American label, which bought the rights to his first two albums, and released his third album Mack Daddy in 1992.
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In 1993, Sir Mix-a-Lot collaborated with Seattle-based grunge band Mudhoney for the song "Freak Momma" on the Judgment Night soundtrack.
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When his 1996 album Return of the Bumpasaurus was only given a low label promotion, leading to lackluster sales, Sir Mix-a-Lot left Def American.
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Sir Mix-a-Lot signed with the independent label Artist Direct for his 2003 album Daddy's Home with "Big Johnson" as its lead single.
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In 2010, Sir Mix-a-Lot announced his next album, Dun 4got About Mix.
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In 2013, Sir Mix-a-Lot produced the album Dream for the urban rock band Ayron Jones and The Way.
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On June 6,2014, Sir Mix-a-Lot collaborated and performed with the Seattle Symphony on a new composition by Gabriel Prokofiev as part of the symphony's Sonic Evolution series of new orchestral pieces inspired by Seattle's music icons.
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Sir Mix-a-Lot praised both the artist and the song, calling it the "new and improved version" of "Baby Got Back".
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In March 2016, Sir Mix-a-Lot collaborated with TNT and LK on the track and video, "Streets Don't Love Me".
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From 2017 to 2019, Sir Mix-a-Lot hosted a morning radio show based in Seattle on Hot 103.7 FM.
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Sir Mix-a-Lot owns multiple residences, including one in Auburn, Washington, where he has continued to maintain a strong presence performing at small festivals across the country.
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In 1995, Sir Mix-A-Lot was the regular host of the short-lived UPN anthology drama series The Watcher, in which, in 2000, he was quoted in Vibe magazine as saying "in retrospect, I wish I hadn't done ".
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In 2006, Sir Mix-a-Lot appeared on Adult Swim's Tom Goes to the Mayor.
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Sir Mix-a-Lot voiced politician Hans Blix and singer Stevie Wonder in the season 3 finale.
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Sir Mix-a-Lot appeared in an episode of Season 4 of BoJack Horseman playing himself.