History Music / SirMixALot

* TakeThat: Many in "Baby Got Back":

* SirSwearsALot: Appropriately enough. Anytime he appears on a segment for a Creator/VH1 show, expect him to get bleeped at least once.

* SirSwearsALot: Appropriately enough. Anytime he appears on a segment for a VH1 show, expect him to get bleeped at least once.

Anthony Ray (born August 12, 1963), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot, is a rapper, record producer and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking electronics store owner]]. Repping for Seattle, Washington (he was Seattles's only mainstream rapper until Music/{{Macklemore}} came along), Mix-A-Lot is notable for rapping about non-violent subjects in the midst of the rise of violent, gritty gangsta rap. He had several underground hits in the late 80s and early 90s before achieving worldwide fame from his [[OneHitWonder lone]] 1992 hit "Baby Got Back," ''{{t|ropeMakers}}he'' [[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks stuffy old song about the buttocks]].

** In his AdamWesting appearance in ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'', he proclaimed that he was picked as a judge on "Creator/FelicityHuffman's Booty Academy" because of this trope, not the other one.

Anthony Ray (born August 12, 1963), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot, is a rapper, record producer and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking electronics store owner]]. Repping for Seattle, Washington (he was Seattles's only mainstream rapper until Music/{{Macklemore}} came along), Mix-A-Lot is notable for rapping about non-violent subjects in the midst of the rise of violent, gritty gangsta rap. He had several underground hits in the late 80s and early 90s before achieving worldwide fame from his [[OneHitWonder lone]] 1992 hit "Baby Got Back," ''[[TropeMaker the]]'' [[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks stuffy old song about the buttocks]].

* BiggerIsBetterInBed: The infamous "anaconda" line from that one song (three guesses and the [[SnakesAreSinister first]] [[CoolGuns/{{Revolvers}} two]] don't count). Notably [[{{Sampling}} sampled]] for Music/NickiMinaj's "Anaconda".

* ClipShow: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPcapo5ZB_o A version of "Baby Got Back" made up of 295 movie clips]].

** Amazingly, "Baby Got Back" is one against unrealistic, often racist, societal beauty standards.

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

* StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks: Take a guess. The song is indirectly the TropeNamer, as it was referred to by the trope title in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''.

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

''Look at that butt! It is ''so'' big!''\\

* BiggerIsBetterInBed: The infamous "anaconda" line from that one song (three guesses and the first two don't count). Notably [[{{Sampling}} sampled]] for Music/NickiMinaj's "Anaconda".

Anthony Ray (born August 12, 1963), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot, is a rapper, record producer and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking electronics store owner]]. Repping for Seattle, Washington (he was Seattles's only mainstream rapper until Music/{{Macklemore}} came along), Mix-A-Lot is notable for rapping about non-violent subjects in the midst of the rise of violent, gritty gangsta rap. He had several underground hits in the late 80s and early 90s before achieving worldwide fame from his [[OneHitWonder lone]] 1992 hit "Baby Got Back," ''[[UrExample the]]'' [[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks stuffy old song about the buttocks]].

* CoolCar: The Mercedes-Benz in "Posse on Broadway"

* DrugsAreBad: From "Posse on Broadway":

* ProtestSong: "National Anthem"

->''"'She’s…[[Music/JenniferLopez she’s beautiful!]] Little in the middle, but with an ample derrière!' his anaconda whispers (by the way, I’m picturing his dick as a sock puppet). 'What a vision!' anaconda cries. 'An LA face, as well as an Oakland booty! We must compose a ballad about this gorgeous creature! Quickly, Sir Mix-a-Lot! Grab a pen!'"''
-->-- '''''[[http://dlisted.com/2014/11/14/sir-mix-a-lot-admits-that-baby-got-back-is-about-jennifer-lopezs-ass/ DListed]]'''''

-->--'''''[[http://dlisted.com/2014/11/14/sir-mix-a-lot-admits-that-baby-got-back-is-about-jennifer-lopezs-ass/ DListed]]'''''

Anthony Ray (1963-), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot, is a rapper, record producer and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking electronics store owner]]. Repping for Seattle, Washington (he was Seattles's only mainstream rapper until Music/{{Macklemore}} came along), Mix-A-Lot is notable for rapping about non-violent subjects in the midst of the rise of violent, gritty gangsta rap. He had several underground hits in the late 80s and early 90s before achieving worldwide fame from his [[OneHitWonder lone]] 1992 hit "Baby Got Back," ''[[UrExample the]]'' [[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks stuffy old song about the buttocks]].

Anthony Ray (1963-), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot, is a rapper, record producer and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking electronics store owner]]. Repping for Seattle, Washington, Mix-A-Lot is notably the first rapper to achieve mainstream success who didn't come out of a costal state (he was Seattles's only mainstream rapper until Music/{{Macklemore}} came along), and for rapping about non-violent subjects in the midst of the rise of violent, gritty gangsta rap. He had several underground hits in the late 80s and early 90s before achieving worldwide fame from his [[OneHitWonder lone]] 1992 hit "Baby Got Back," ''[[UrExample the]]'' [[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks stuffy old song about the buttocks]].

** "Testarosa"

* BechdelTest: As amazing as it sounds, "Baby Got Back" actually passes.

->''"'She’s…[[JenniferLopez she’s beautiful!]] Little in the middle, but with an ample derrière!' his anaconda whispers (by the way, I’m picturing his dick as a sock puppet). 'What a vision!' anaconda cries. 'An LA face, as well as an Oakland booty! We must compose a ballad about this gorgeous creature! Quickly, Sir Mix-a-Lot! Grab a pen!'"''

* Creator/RickRuben: Produced Mix-A-Lot's breakthrough album ''Monster Mack'' and encouraged him to play up his pimp-like image.