Sir Mix-a-Lot

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Anthony L. Ray (born August 12, 1963), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot, is an American rapper, singer, and recording engineer.

He is best known for his 1992 hit song "Baby Got Back," which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Early life

Anthony Ray was born in Auburn, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, and grew up in Seattle's Central District from August 12, 1963. Ray's mother worked as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) at the King County Jail, earning six to seven dollars an hour. In the early 1980s, Ray was a big fan of hip hop and started rhyming.

Anthony Ray began school at Roosevelt High School, near the University District, in the early days of what would be a 21-year experiment to integrate the school system; Guns N' Roses member Duff McKagan and actor and Charmed actress Rose McGowan both attended. At the other end of the city, students were moved from their communities to schools. Minorities carried the busing burden from 1978 to 1999, when it was shelved, flocking onto buses from the South End and the Central Area that were destined for predominantly white schools in the North End.

Ray said he knew that some North End residents didn't want black kids bused into their communities. However, for him, the project gave him a sense of calm. "I've heard stories like, 'Forced integration is not beneficial,'" he said. "I want my kid to attend school in our neighborhood; that's why we moved here." "I don't have the luxury of living in a neighborhood where a good school was located, so I didn't have the luxury of living in a neighborhood where a good school was not available." We didn't make that much money. It was the best thing that could have happened to me, from my perspective. Ray was introduced to the possibility of a music career by a music teacher at Eckstein Middle School. Ray started to fix keyboards and other musical equipment before becoming a rapper at an early age. He still works with electronics as a hobby.

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Career

Sir Mix-A-Lot had an ear and a passion for music early on. He started DJing parties at local community centers right after high school. Mix-A-Lott had begun playing weekends at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club in South Seattle by 1983. He began staging his parties at the Rotary Boys and Girls Club in the Central District right away. On Seattle station KKFX (K-Fox), he met 'Nasty' Nes Rodriguez, a local radio DJ and host of Fresh Tracks, the first rap radio show on the West Coast.

In 1983, Sir Mix-a-Lot co-founded the Nastymix brand with Nasty Nes and local businessman Ed Locke. In 1986, "Square Dance Rap" became the first song to gain traction outside of Seattle. Mix-a-Lot had intended to rap the entire song slow, then speed it up and pitch it up in post production, but Mix later told Seattle Refined that "I didn't want to rap, that's why I use this strange Smurf voice." He went on tour in Florida, New York, and other states after being picked up by DJs in clubs around the country. During his stay in Arizona, he noticed a street named Broadway with a restaurant named Dick's, just like Seattle. "Posse on Broadway" is Bill Clinton's next hit.

The single "Posse on Broadway," Mix-a-Lot's newest hit, which appeared in 1987, was a nodal on Broadway, whose name referred to Broadway in Seattle's Capitol Hill district. The song made the Top 100 but quickly faded, though it remains popular in the Seattle area due to many local landmarks.

Sir Mix-a-Lot's debut album, Swass, was released in 1988 with two other singles: "Square-Dance Rap" and "Iron Man," a rap metal track sampling from Black Sabbath's song of the same name that was supported by the band Metal Church. Swass platinum was awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1990.

"My Hooptie," "Beepers," "Gortex," and "I Got Game were among the seminars that were released in 1989.

Sir Mix-A-Lot signed to the Def American label, which also bought the rights to his first two albums, and released his third album Mack Daddy in 1992. The single "Baby Got Back" was a number one hit that went double platinum and received the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Because of "many, many, complaints," MTV aired the music video for the song only after 9 p.m.

Sir Mix-a-Lot performed on the Judgment Night soundtrack in 1993 with Seattle-based grunge band Mudhoney.

Chief Boot Knocka was released in 1994, and the album debuted at #69 and #28 on the Top R&B/Hip Charts. "Put 'Em On The Glass" was the album's hit song. "Just Da Pimpin' in Me" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, but Dr. Dre's "Let Me Ride" was a nominated substitute.

Sir Mix-a-Lot left the American label when his 1996 album, Return of the Bumpasaurus, was only released with little brand advertising, resulting in poor sales. During his absence, he worked closely with another band, The Presidents of the United States of America, performing a mixture of rock and rap music, but no one was ever officially announced.

Sir Mix-a-Lot has signed to Artist Direct for his 2003 album "Big Johnson" as the lead single on the album.

Sir Mix-a-Lott's "Shhhhh...Don't tell 'em That," Image Entertainment's "Shhhhh...Don't tell 'em That." This video included an inside glimpse of his fame, which was released to celebrate the 2003 comeback album "Daddy's Home" by the father.

Sir Mix-a-Lott was the mayor of Canada in 2006.

Sir Mix-a-Lot appeared on Adult Swim's Robot Chicken in 2008, performing a song titled, "Table Be Round." It was performed in the style of his well-known song "Baby Got Back," but it was in reference to King Arthur's creation story of the Round Table. In the season 3 finale, Hans Blix and singer Stevie Wonder also appeared.

Sir Mix-a-Lot announced his new album, Dun 4got About Mix, in 2010. On Nov. 23, 2010, the lead single "Carz" was introduced to YouTube. The video had over a million views by June 2011, but no date had been set for the album. His F.U.B.A.R. soared in the same year as a student at the University of Surrey. Conditions Of My Parole, Puscifer's remix album All Remixed Up, was a remix.

Sir Mix-a-Lot produced the album Dream for the urban rock band Ayron Jones and The Way in 2013. On November 2, Mix-a-Lot launched their album debut at Neumos. Sir Mix-a-Lott also promoted the Washington State Lottery over the holiday season in 2013, with ads featuring his music appearing on Spotify.

Sir Mix-a-Lot performed with the Seattle Symphony on a new composition by Gabriel Prokofiev that was inspired by Seattle's music icons on June 6, 2014.

Nicki Minaj, a Trinidadian rapper, released the single "Anaconda" in 2014, which prominently featured samples from "Baby Got Back." Sir Mix-a-Lot praised both the artist and the album, describing it as the "new and improved version" of "Baby Got Back."

Sir Mix-a-Lot worked with TNT and LK on the track and film "Streets Don't Love Me" in March 2016.

On Hot 103.7 FM, Sir Mix-a-Lot hosted a morning radio show from 2017 to 2019. He owns several residences, one in Auburn, Washington, where he has continued to be a fixture at small festivals around the country.

He appeared in an episode of BoJack Horseman playing himself.

He was the spokesperson for Cards Against Humanity's latest "Ass Pack" in 2019.

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