History Music / SirMixALot

* [=Sir Verb A Lot=]

* BerserkButton: In "Swap Meet Louie," he snaps, understandably, when he finds that people are selling

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* SirVerbaLot

Anthony Ray (1963-), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-A-Lot, is most famous for the OneHitWonder song "Baby Got Back". He's also a record producer, and has done a number of other songs. He's notable because, unlike most other rappers from the era, he's not associated with the violence that often plagues gangster rappers.

-->"I'm the man they love to hate, the [[Series/{{Dallas}} J.R. Ewing]] of Seattle"

-->Wheelin' 23rd we saw nuthin' but thugs
-->The girlies was too skinny from smokin' all them drugs
-->Cause the rock man got 'em and their butts just dropped
-->The freaks looked depressed 'cause the Benz won't stop

-->Kid Sensation dropped a twenty, and didn't even miss it
-->Skeezer from another hood, she picked it up and kissed it
-->Her boyfriend's illin', he went to slap her face
-->But my homey P.O.B. cold sprayed the boy with mace
-->Cuz I never liked a punk who beat up on his girl...

* RearrangeTheSong: A reworking of Music/BlackSabbath's "Iron Man" with the band Metal Church.

* TokenWhite: From "Posse On Broadway": "Larry is the white guy who's lookin' kinda funny / A real estate investor who makes a lot of money."

-->Wheelin' 23rd we saw nuthin' but thugs--
-->The girlies was too skinny from smokin' all them drugs--
-->Cause the rock man got 'em and their butts just dropped--
-->The freaks looked depressed 'cause the Benz won't stop--

He also was the narrator in the very short-lived ''The Watcher'', a show in {{UPN}}'s inaugural season.

** "I ain't talkin' bout {{Playboy}}, cuz silicone parts are made for toys."

** "So [[Magazine/{{Cosmopolitan}} Cosmo]] says you're fat, well I ain't down with that."

* LargeHam: "Baby Got Back" is very over-the-top

For such a popular song, "Baby Got Back" is actually rather divisive. Fair or not, to many, he's become a symbol of what's wrong with rap music,. This includes the misogyny (it's still debated whether the song's point is "women are objects" or "I'm just celebrating my {{Fetish}}"... [[TakeAThirdOption or both]]), along the [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry bling]] and [[PrettyInMink fur coats]]. On the other hand, fans note just how [[MemeticMutation quotable]] this song is, and even the detractors partially acknowledge that part of the song's appeal is its humor. Additionally, "Baby Got Back" [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation has even been interpreted]] by [[http://www.racialicious.com/2009/07/09/black-booty-body-politics/ at least one (black) feminist]] as a celebration of women's bodies and an attack on the prevailing beauty standards of the day.

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[[caption-width:320:It's what he likes.]]

-->Kid Sensation dropped a twenty, and didn't even miss it\
Skeezer from another hood, she picked it up and kissed it\
Her boyfriend's illin', he went to slap her face\
But my homey P.O.B. cold sprayed the boy with mace\
Cuz I never liked a punk who beat up on his girl...

** "Baby Got Back", a nod to Florence Griffith-Joyner.

* ShoutOut:

* OneHitWonder

Anthony Ray (1963-), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-A-Lot, is most famous for the OneHitWonder song "Baby Got Back". He's also a record producer, and has done a number of other songs.

Fair or not, to many he's become a symbol of what's wrong with rap music, with the misogyny (it's still debated whether the song's point is "women are objects" or "I'm just celebrating my {{Fetish}}"... [[TakeAThirdOption or both]]), along the [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry bling]] and [[PrettyInMink fur coats]]. The song [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation has even been interpreted]] by [[http://www.racialicious.com/2009/07/09/black-booty-body-politics/ at least one (black) feminist]] as a celebration of women's bodies and an attack on the prevailing beauty standards of the day, and he's not associated with the violence that often plagues gangster rappers.

* Hidden Depths: It should be noted that Mix has actually done quite a few ''conscious rap'' songs.