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'{{Infobox musical artist |name = Sir Mix-a-Lot |image=SirMixaLotDec06.jpg |caption = Sir Mix-a-Lot in December 2006 |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Anthony Ray |alias = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|8|12}} |birth_place =[[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States|U.S.]] |genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[West Coast rap]], [[old school hip hop]] |occupation =[[Rapper]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer|producer]], [[performer]] |years_active = 1986–2003 2010-present |label = Nastymix/Ichiban, [[American Recordings (US)|American Recordings]], Artist Direct/[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] |website = [http://www.sirmixalot.com/ www.sirmixalot.com] }} '''Anthony Ray''' (born August 12, 1963), better known by his stage name '''Sir Mix-a-Lot''', is an [[rapping|emcee]] and [[record producer|producer]] based in [[Seattle, Washington]]. The founder of the Nastymix record label, he debuted in 1988 with ''[[Swass]]''. Sir Mix-a-Lot is best known for his 1992 album ''[[Mack Daddy]]'' and its [[Grammy Award]]-winning single "[[Baby Got Back]]." ==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, Seattle, Washington|Capitol Hill]] district.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=Sir Mix-A-Lot - Biography|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p96|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=allmusic|year=2003}}</ref> The Godzilla remix of "Posse on Broadway" contained a sample from [[David Bowie]]'s 1975 hit "[[Fame (David Bowie song)|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 (song)|Iron Man]]" backed by the band [[Metal Church]].<ref name="allmusic"/> In 1990, the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) certified ''Swass'' platinum for selling a million copies.<ref name=RIAA>{{cite web|url=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|title=Gold & Platinum|publisher=RIAA|accessdate=2009-03-13}}</ref> 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<ref name=RIAA/> and won the 1993 [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p96|pure_url=yes}}|title=Sir Mix-A-Lot - Charts & Awards - Grammy Awards|date=allmusic|accessdate=2009-03-13}}</ref> [[MTV]] aired the video for "Baby Got Back" only during evening hours because of its sexual nature. In 1993, Sir Mix-a-Lot collaborated with Seattle-based grunge group [[Mudhoney]] for the song "Freak Momma" on the ''[[Judgment Night (film)|Judgment Night]]'' soundtrack.<ref name="allmusic"/> 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 (band)|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 (Sir Mix-a-Lot album)|Daddy's Home]]'' with "Big Johnson" as its lead single.<ref name="allmusic"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1475234/20030801/sir_mix_a_lot.jhtml|title=Sir Mix-A-Lot Hoping Baby's Got Comeback|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=2003-08-01|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=2009-03-13}}</ref> Despite having taken several years off from recording, Sir Mix-a-Lot is still known to mix frequently. In 2010, Sir Mix-a-Lot announced his next album, Dun 4got About Mix. The lead single "Carz" was released to YouTube on 23 Nov 2010. By June 2011, the video had acquired over a million views, although no release date for the album has been set. ==Film and television== In 1995, Sir Mix-a-Lot starred as the titular character of the short-lived TV series ''[[The Watcher (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 (1959 TV series)|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 Valley|Las Vegas]]. Mix-a-Lot is more than willing to poke fun at his best-known song, "Baby Got Back": In 2006, Sir Mix-a-Lot appeared as himself in the second season episode of ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]'', "[[List of Tom Goes to the Mayor episodes#Season 2: 2006|My Big Cups]]", in which he raps the jingle for Tom's latest commercial enterprise, a store that sells big cups.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0817849/</ref> He also appeared as himself in [[The Simpsons]] episode [[Treehouse of Horror XVII]] singing a parody called "Baby Likes Fat." He also made an appearance on the stop-motion animated sketch comedy show [[Robot Chicken]] performing another parody, "Table Be Round" about [[King Arthur]] and his [[Knights of the Round Table]]. Sir Mix-a-Lot provides narration and commentary in ''[[Wheedle's Groove]]'', a 2009 documentary about the Seattle 1960s and 70s funk and soul scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=41222&FID=166 |title=Wheedle's Groove &#124; 2010 Seattle International Film Festival &#124; Jennifer Maas &#124; USA < Films |publisher=Siff.net |date= |accessdate=2012-03-27}}</ref> ==Discography== {{Main|Sir Mix-a-Lot discography}} *''[[Swass]]'' (1988) *''[[Seminar (album)|Seminar]]'' (1989) *''[[Mack Daddy]]'' (1992) *''[[Chief Boot Knocka]]'' (1994) *''[[Return of the Bumpasaurus]]'' (1996) *''[[Daddy's Home (Sir Mix-a-Lot album)|Daddy's Home]]'' (2003) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.sirmixalot.com Sir Mix-A-Lot] Official site * [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,493734,00.html Official site] at Artist Direct * {{IMDb name|id=0802719|name=Sir Mix-a-Lot}} * [http://www.myspace.com/therealsirmixalot Sir Mix-A-Lot] at MySpace * [http://pusabase.com/songography_subset.html Subset] {{Sir Mix-a-Lot}} {{Persondata |NAME=Sir Mix-a-Lot |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Ray, Anthony (birth name) |SHORT DESCRIPTION=Musician |DATE OF BIRTH=August 12, 1963 |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sir Mix-A-Lot}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:African American rappers]] [[Category:People from Seattle, Washington]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Rappers from Washington (state)]] [[Category:Sony BMG artists]] [[Category:Universal Records artists]] [[als:Sir Mix-a-Lot]] [[da:Sir Mix-A-Lot]] [[de:Sir Mix-a-Lot]] [[es:Sir Mix-a-Lot]] [[fr:Sir Mix-a-Lot]] [[gl:Sir Mix-A-Lot]] [[la:Antonius Ray]] [[pt:Sir Mix-A-Lot]] [[simple:Sir Mix-A-Lot]] [[tr:Anthony Ray]]'