Mix hasn't fallen off. He has a real estate portfolio in the Seattle area that's in the tens of millions. He owns a studio that many Seattle area musicians use and he's the second generation of hip hop that learned from the mistakes of the first and current. To own your own art. He chooses to stay in Seattle and is a well know charitable and humble guy there.
And owes hundreds of fans money for shows he's walked out of after people requested "Baby got back" lol! He used to get pissed when people brought it up.
@Wat Denkkksst Yeah, but you have to wait until you have the millions to buy the gold chains, you don;t run out and buy that first thing. He's created an Empire. Good for him.
@Wat Denkkksst 50k chain is for artists making good money, make 100m you'll very easily be buying private jets, gold bugattis and within no time you so damn broke, there's no amount of money that can't be finished with bad spending
His cadence on “posse on broadway” was completely unique for its time. I was a freshman in HS and dudes were reciting that monotone flow all through the school... Go back and listen. No one was spitting like that in ‘87.💯
Rick Rubin created the "boom bap" sound in hip hop that became popular during the Golden Age. It's why I push back on Lord Jamar saying that whites are guests in hip hop. Guests don't lay the foundation of the house or renovate the house. They come in and chill or enjoy what'd already built. Rubin is an integral part of the classic hip hop sound. And he helped to bring in rock audiences, which one could argue saved hip hop from falling into obscurity and helped it to leave New York. Before Rick Rubin, rap music was basically an extension of disco, where the MCs rapped in sing-song cadences over live instrumentation. Rubin brought in the 808s ("boom") and the hard, clapping snares ("bap").
The point is to own the publishing. The last time I checked, Michael Jackson's estate STILL owns the rights to the Beatles song catalog, 30 years later. Yes, they have the rights to every song and they give permission for it to be used in commercials, movies etc... And when it's played on radio etc... they get paid. And since Michael Jackson died 2009, his estate has earned 600 million dollars in revenue from the publishing! It doesn't matter if Sir Mix-A-Lot is worth 1 million or 1 billion, as long as he owns his music, he'll continue to get paid.
Update: the family sold his publishing catalogs for 750 mil to sony , although its future earning potential was estimated to be 40 billion. Is 40 billion that essentially saves your company ,worth killing someone over?
i love when i see the older rappers still chillin.. doin wat they want.. not a care in the world.. livin lavishly.. and then u come to these youtube comments, and a lot of u guys think that theyre broke bcuz theyre not in the limelight anymore.. smh..
they grew up working class, work hard, and had business and street smarts. but for sir mix-a-lot, his key was owning his publishing to a song that was so iconic, it's the gift that keeps on giving. I think $100 million is probably a low estimate, probably more like $0.5 billion +
These young cats are miseducated for real. Back in the days we was bumpin 'Posse On Broadway' 'Beepers' 'Roll U Up' & other classics way before 'Baby Got Back' even came out. Old School Hip-Hop heads know the time.
This guy is perfect example of why you shouldn't just sign any contract a record company throws in front of you. You need to understand where the money comes from and get a lawyer to make sure you get paid. Especially if you are a songwriter. Otherwise you'll end up another episode of Unsung or Behind the Music crying about how the record company ripped you off.
I was seriously injured in the U.S. Army in 1992 and was doing rehab when I first saw this video. Think it was the first time I smiled in months. Thanks!
The song "Posse On Broadway" by Sir Mix Alot had 808's way before Kanye had "808's and Heart breaks". Jim Jones sampled that beat so you know Sir Mix Alot got paid from that also.
WTF....Posse on Broadway was actually LATE with the 808's...by the time that song had came out in 1988 the 808 craze was dead....808's was 1984-1987 listen to Beastie Boys-License to Ill, Whoudini, Run DMC those old NY rap albums from 84-87 were HEAVY 808 .....Sir Mixx A Lot was from Seattle so they were kinda slow and late.....by the time Posse on Broadway came out NYC had moved on to sampling old funk drums like James Brown
Supreme5panel Yeah your absolutely right! Kool Keith was talking about that on VladTv about a month ago and he was saying exactly what you're saying. I was just letting the people know that he was one of the Rappers that did the 808 beat before Kanye since we was on the Baby Got Back subject. But you definitely came with the facts on that comment, good stuff man!!!
Uh, people?! Baby got back is a legendary track that did not not fizzle out and disappear even in 2014. Though he has dropped other classics that actually proceeded it, that one track has been extremely lucrative in royalty checks for him for over 20 years. Don't compare him to any hip hop artist who has not done that yet. You'd be surprised to see whose poppin' now but will never have 1/10 of what Sir-mix-a lot has made (and still counting).
The black slang word for white girls "Becky" came from Baby Got Back... it was black women who were calling them that at first...black men called them "snow bunnies."
1993 in Kenya Nairobi we had Baby got back video in VHS tapes. only few guys had bought NTSC video players but we enjoyed your music. Am still your fan.Great Interview
My favorite Sir Mix-a-Lot tracks - Posse On Broadway, Buttermilk Biscuits, Square Dance Rap, Iron Man, My Hooptie....Swass - is still to this day my favorite Mix-A-Lot album - long live 1988 and 1989 - man, was 11 yrs old when I heard Mix's first album - Swass and loved it
To the idiots saying Sir Mix A lot is broke, come to SEATTLE. This man got a LAMB that he drives around Seattle. Just to let you know IT COST A LOT to live SEATTLE. So I seriously doubt he is broke and plus a lot of TV shows have used baby got back. He's just a smart man that turned a profit.
@TheDodicat average home price in Seattle is $760,000.... that’s high. I stay in Los Angeles.. LA’s average home price isn’t that high and it’s expensive in LA. I don’t know what numbers you’re looking at. Any place that has big tech is expensive af.
Damn right the labels rob these men and women blind and the only way they can make money or get rich is from touring like hell lol. The best thing a young artist can do is get a two drop deal and then get that one hit to make it big and then tour like hell and start a label and go solo after getting raped for a year or so by the label.
Lol.......these comments are crazy. Instead of worrying about how much money he has now, take time listen to the interview. He owns his "own" publishing. If y'all are true fans of hip-hop, you "should" learn the history and business aspects of the music industry.......justsaying
For those folks saying that Mix is a one hit wonder, that shows that you must be part of the pop crowd that ironically has kept this song relevant for over 20 years. Mix has a few hits before Baby Got Back blew up. Posse On Broadway and Square Dance Rap are classics. Swass (released 2 years before Baby got back) went platinum. Nicki sampling Baby Got Back just means that he's gonna see a nice jump in his royalties from it because of the stannish nature of her fans and the overkill from it getting played on pop stations 10 times a day lol
I'll admit Baby Got Back is the only song by him that I know. But I never thought he was a one hit wonder. I've just never listened to his other music. And I recognize that the trashy rappers in today's time such as Nikki or Cardi B are nowhere near on the level of rappers like Sir-Mix-A-Lot or even Missy Elliott. Another female rapper who's been in the game for decades and doesn't get the credit she deserves.
@@danielwong5378 So Danny Wong, how do you know what "whites" think and do and like and hate and so on? What's the source of your knowledge and insight?
@@interestedbystander196 Well... the whites history, that's how. Black Wall Street from 1921 really tells the tale. Just like their racist mindset, I doubt the whites evolved enough to get over their hatred of rich black folks that has more than they do. History always repeats itself.
@@danielwong5378 Seems that you might be the one with the racist mindset, friend. I'm going out on a limb here and guessing you don't equate yourself with "white", and that you hold a them-and-us mindset. As a person of colour, I find that offensive. It's fools who perpetuate the them-and-us thinking that are actually part of the problem, you know? Fools who do what you're doing.
@@interestedbystander196 Explain what exactly makes me a racist. Because, I'm beginning to think that you might be a little too dim witted to carry on this dialogue. And, what's this trend where you people are claiming that you're not white??? I get enough of that on Twitter.
Can't tell you how many times I corrected people who've called him a one-hit wonder...Posse On Broadway was my JAM when I was a little kid..one of the 1st rap songs I ever heard on the radio & I still play it every now & then..& I'd say a huge one responsible for my love & appreciation for the 808s in the beats of today
Madd respect to you Mix A Lot!... But the sample you used was NOT from Kraftwerk, but Detroit techno group Model 500's "Technicolor"...Just wanted to clear that up!
i remember when baby got back came out and i "got it" immediately even though i was just a kid.. i always liked sir mix-a-lot songs because they had a good energy.. another guy who was good like that who made a killing was heavy d cuz he made the song for mad tv and the one for in living color
God bless Sir Mix-a-lot! He helped me be confident at a time when having a big booty was not the norm, especially for a white girl. He changed the landscape of rap & personally I'm grateful. A true legend!
Sir Mix-a-lot gets the one hit wonder label put on him because Baby got Back is his only song to hit number one. Mix-a-lot has plenty of hits: Posse on Broadway, Beepers,Swass, my hooptie,Game,Brimelo, Square dance rap,Attack on the Stars....#oldschool #hiphophead
The term one hit wonder is usually referring to the pop charts and he only had one pop/crossover hit. Now I grew up listening to Swass and Seminar in the late 80s, so I know Mix-a-Lot already had his hip-hop cred well established before Baby Got Back... But considering the way the term is almost always used, he qualifies as a one hit wonder. As an example from a different genre, the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden has only had one top ten hit in their home country and none in America... they would be considered one hit wonders when looking at the British singles charts... But they've been together for almost 40 years, sold over 100 million albums and still sell out arenas and stadiums around the world. Are they 'one hit wonders'? Well sure, but they are also still remarkably successful and wealthy. Hit singles aren't the only measure of success.
Anybody who thinks Mix A Lot ain't got guap is surely sleeping. Dude has been paid and still is. Owning his publishing is super smart. Baby Got Back gets played so much on theatrical trailers, commercials, whatever that you know dude's been eating good off of it. All it takes is that one ubiquitous hit and you will be set for life if your paperwork is straight. Pharrell's "Happy" is gonna be one of those songs. Of course you hear it in commercials now but I guarantee that joint is gonna be played like that for years to come. If Pharrell retires now, I bet he will be eating off of Happy for the rest of his life. Not even counting other hits he's been a part of.
I've been waiting to his response on this subject Dude was producing for pop acts in the late 90's...he's not broke! My Hooptie is my favorite...Posse on Broadway is close second!!!!
For anyone stumbling upon this in 2019 keep in mind that SMA did the right thing by owning is publishing rights, but that's not the full equation. A little known fact is that Macklemore (also Seattle-based, btw) went mainstream owning almost every right to their music. Nearly everyone big owns publishing rights if they wrote the song, that's cool, but when you own the music (masters) you collect ALL of the income. Publishing, royalites, merchandising, tours, .etc. Record companies don't allow this, this is where they make the majority of their money. Well, let me correct that, royalties are where they USED to make the majority of their money. Now you have something called 360 deals (like Wayne, Nikki & Drake signed) which give them royalties, publishing, touring and merchandise. Never, ever sign a 360 deal. You're getting screwed. You may get away with owning publishing, but you will lose the one massive income producing vehicle you have (touring). Touring is where musicians make their money. How would you like knowing you dropped a platinum album (downloads + physical sales) where you knew you weren't ever going to make a cent after costs anyway and then find out your worldwide tour that raked in $100m just netted you $5m after costs? That's what happens when you sign 360 deals, you walk away with very little. The YoungMoney team is doing OK, don't get me wrong, but wouldn't you say Drake's generated at least $500m in revenue throughout his career between tours, album sales, merchandising, residuals (publishing royalties) and licensing? Easy. Do you think he's worth even $50m? No. That's the problem. So people, take a page from Mix and Macklemore and own everything. Partner only with the people that can help you get radio (that's what Macklemore did) and make kick ass music and tour. Then you'll really be rich.
Friend of mine booked him for a show in my fairly small home town here in Washington state. Three decades later and I'm still kicking myself for not going..
I wonder how is Larry the white guy who people thought was funny, is he still a real estate investor making lots of money? Inquiring minds want to know.
Sir mix a lot is the man! I remember a few years back being at a car meet in Seattle and we see a lambo pull up... he hopped out and had a genuine interest in the cars at the meet and was a super down to earth guy!!
Abdul Muhammad Humza.. yeah, here's a comment from you: ''seems like if u sell crack u U SMOT''... you obviously DON'T know how to speak or write the English language. Your people have an average of a 70 IQ. And you seem to be below that.
Supreme5panel She has to pay him for the heavily sampled beat otherwise she'd get done for copyright fraud. She would of had to ask for his permission to remake the song in the first place.
I appreciate how Mix references the influence Kraftwerk had on his music. Kraftwerk influenced most of early hip hop from the East Coast to the West Coast and everywhere in between. Mix's early recordings were Techno Hop joints (think Egyptian Lover, Unknown DJ, Rodney O and other West Coast pioneers), but before Baby Got Back blew up, California and the whole southern US blacked out over Square Dance Rap
I have been a Mix-a-lot fan since a friend gave me Seminar in High School. I was a "rap show" DJ on a college radio station in 1991 when Mack Daddy came out. I only added the song "Mack Daddy" to my playlist until I heard a buzz about "Baby Got Back" from other students. It was funny to be ahead of the curve and miss it.
Mix's shit was always clean sounding. He definately was a pioneer as far being diversified at getting paper.Never came off as some ghetto ass rapper spitting nonsense. Always had intelligent, witty lyrics.And as i remember, was one of the first cats rockin foriegn whips with exotic wheels. I laugh at people making broke comments about this man. He Has classic bonafied hip-hop hits under his belt. Im not a nicki fan but im glad to see mix get his paper.
I remember being at Prairie View A&M for a summer session when I first heard "Posse On Broadway" back in 89 or 90 echoing in the halls of the dormitory.,. Props to Sir Mix-a-Lot .,, and props to VLAD Tv for a great interview.,,.
Miss those days of ALBUMS. I was like a 1st grade kid who bought the album for “baby got back” and became huge fans of all the songs he mentioned. Andddd I was also singing “I’m your new god...you can call me cocaine (sniff sniff sniff, ahhh). Lolol!
Jay Z doesnt own the publishing to Reasonable Doubt. Kareem Biggs Burke and Damon Dash still own it. He has been trying to buy that publishing back for years but Dame is too smart of a business man to sell it to him.
I begged my dad to buy me the full album that had Baby Got Back and he looked at it said, I ain't buyin' this ish because you ain't gon like it, but we can buy the single. We used to spend so much time in the Wherehouse. That's about as far as he goes with me.
That's to bad. My Hooptie and Posse on Broadway is two of the best banging songs to ride too. This guy always had the hits, and far as bumping in your car. Listen to Square dance rap as well. To this day, no song has more bass then Posse on Broadway. In LA it's a car culture, and way of life on the West Coast period, and nobody beats this guy.
Sir Mix A Lot should write a book about the music business . Because you don't hear a lot of Black artists talking about royalties and publishing and how you can use it to your advantage.
Very educational Mix-a-lot. There's a lot of information here that a lot of artist didn't know, but should know. Preciate the luv big homie! #BabyGotBack
I agree with u on that thats why it was so big to. It also was a clue of what rap was going to be come now its whitewashed mainsterm. All u hear now is tracks a bout booty shaking money cars clothes.
soooo its made for white people, yet it still being used by a black artist and remixed and once again is out mainstream... and he is still getting paid for it... Yeah.. just accept it, a classic is a classic, no matter what genre, and those who are going to like it doesn't matter what race are going to like it.
I just watched a video of mix a lot performing posse on broadway an baby got back with the Seattle orchestra it was pretty cool to see that, it’s worth watching
I didn't know Baby got Back was from the 90s! All my life I thought it came out in the 80s till just now. Wow! And Sir mix a lot isn't a one hit wonder, it's just that Baby got Back is tooooooo good of a song. Iconic level status. A masterpiece. A once in a million creation. And his other songs are great too, but Baby got Back is on another level. Unreachable.
I just heard someone slappin i got game which was one of my favorite slaps this am. Which brought me here. Mix alot was big before baby got back. That was just the icing on the cake. I loved swass! My favorite album!
As a kid, I thought the "Baby Got Back" song was silly. I mean it's a song about butts, that's really weird. As a teenager, I still thought the song was funny, but I did not want to listen to it in polite company. Nowadays, I still see humor in it, but I've found myself connecting to it more and more. As an Animator drawing attractive anime girls, I discovered my favorite type are the "Thicc" types. In other words, "itty bitty waist, round thing in your face." On a similar note, it seems more and more western folks on websites, such as Twitter, are confused as to what "Thicc" and "Curvy" means. A lot of them believe this means fat or chubby, and that's just not true. This song perfectly describes them as having not fat, but "big healthy butts". Combined with the small waist description and the upfront message of "I like big butts" the song is a perfect tool to use when describing the appearance and appeal of Thicc and Curvy women.
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Damn he said his lifestyle hasn't fallen off since 92. I'm tryna get on that level!
+MrOrthogonalization #iseewhatyoudidthere
+Jerry Neutron It's call investments.... Go back to his old stuff always talked investing in real estate and other things.
He owns his publishing, was his own producer. He also produced for others and he collects residuals and royalties on all of it.
He's still producing and active in the music industry. That's why, still working. Look at his face he got money
@Gus Sfak He still owns his publishing but he allows others to use his music for a fee or for percentage points on the song he lent his music to ..
Mix hasn't fallen off. He has a real estate portfolio in the Seattle area that's in the tens of millions. He owns a studio that many Seattle area musicians use and he's the second generation of hip hop that learned from the mistakes of the first and current. To own your own art. He chooses to stay in Seattle and is a well know charitable and humble guy there.
He is the real deal as a person, business man, artist and philathropist.
And owes hundreds of fans money for shows he's walked out of after people requested "Baby got back" lol!
He used to get pissed when people brought it up.
E P Ramos this nigga still is nowhere on master p level
and hosts 103.7! Hes a Seattle og
@@bluntman305 it's not a competition but, my question is, are u at Mix'$
This guy is not a rapper he is a business man that raps
So..... he’s one of the SMART ones!!!
mrstanbmw deep man real deep
A strong black independent man that don’t need no woman.
Exactly.Peace
Same with 50 cent
Now THIS is how you're supposed to handle your money! NOT buying chains and other foolishness.
@Wat Denkkksst Yeah, but you have to wait until you have the millions to buy the gold chains, you don;t run out and buy that first thing. He's created an Empire. Good for him.
@Wat Denkkksst 50k chain is for artists making good money, make 100m you'll very easily be buying private jets, gold bugattis and within no time you so damn broke, there's no amount of money that can't be finished with bad spending
Charities: "are we a joke to you?"
No cap. I’ll buy fake shit idc
mix bought chains and cars he just put money up at the same time, balance is the key to a wholistic lifestyle
Sir-Mix-A-Lot is probably one of the two most underrated rappers ever.
Who’s the other one?
Agree 💯
@@goodelucky Melle Mel of the group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
@@goodelucky dis d*CK👏🏿👏🏿😂sike naw bro, don't cancel me😂🤳🏿
His cadence on “posse on broadway” was completely unique for its time. I was a freshman in HS and dudes were reciting that monotone flow all through the school...
Go back and listen. No one was spitting like that in ‘87.💯
Rick Rubin is a genius. So many people in hip hop owe him a huge thank you.
Don't forgot alternative rock
***** Thats true, he did great work in hip hop but almost ruined a lot of alt-rock bands like RHCP.
antwane fort he also hooked up Johnny Cash before he died. RR is an all around genius
@@SeeroBoarder ur crazy BSSM was a masterpiece from both camps.
Rick Rubin created the "boom bap" sound in hip hop that became popular during the Golden Age. It's why I push back on Lord Jamar saying that whites are guests in hip hop. Guests don't lay the foundation of the house or renovate the house. They come in and chill or enjoy what'd already built. Rubin is an integral part of the classic hip hop sound. And he helped to bring in rock audiences, which one could argue saved hip hop from falling into obscurity and helped it to leave New York. Before Rick Rubin, rap music was basically an extension of disco, where the MCs rapped in sing-song cadences over live instrumentation. Rubin brought in the 808s ("boom") and the hard, clapping snares ("bap").
The point is to own the publishing. The last time I checked, Michael Jackson's estate STILL owns the rights to the Beatles song catalog, 30 years later.
Yes, they have the rights to every song and they give permission for it to be used in commercials, movies etc... And when it's played on radio etc... they get paid. And since Michael Jackson died 2009, his estate has earned 600 million dollars in revenue from the publishing!
It doesn't matter if Sir Mix-A-Lot is worth 1 million or 1 billion, as long as he owns his music, he'll continue to get paid.
And that is a big reason he is dead
Dam
@@trah10 they kilt him
Update: the family sold his publishing catalogs for 750 mil to sony , although its future earning potential was estimated to be 40 billion. Is 40 billion that essentially saves your company ,worth killing someone over?
@@rmpriester 100%
Lets talk about how he looks younger now than in 92. Eating for real.
Yep i was thinking the same thing
Makeup
Them healthy smoothies
@@andrique1 ummm no.
Andrique Broughton black don’t crack
"My Posse on Broadway," was the shit back in the day!
still is. beat is flames
cubedmack - yeah that's a classic!
cubedmack you seem more like a swap meet Louie kinda guy
Im from the 253, got nothing but love for mix.. that shit still slaps today.. Even white kids scream posses on broadway..
@@thomasgjefle9106 that swap meet was in Lakewood Washington.. At a huge old drive in.. Took all day to walk that shit with my momma... Lol
i love when i see the older rappers still chillin.. doin wat they want.. not a care in the world.. livin lavishly.. and then u come to these youtube comments, and a lot of u guys think that theyre broke bcuz theyre not in the limelight anymore.. smh..
slikdarelic What people should realize is that most of them IN the limelight don't make Mix-a-lot money
@@Brian.Maxwell they're just not SWASS!
Most of the ones that have negative things to say do not a pot to piss and a Window to throw it out of
they grew up working class, work hard, and had business and street smarts. but for sir mix-a-lot, his key was owning his publishing to a song that was so iconic, it's the gift that keeps on giving. I think $100 million is probably a low estimate, probably more like $0.5 billion +
These young cats are miseducated for real. Back in the days we was bumpin 'Posse On Broadway' 'Beepers' 'Roll U Up' & other classics way before 'Baby Got Back' even came out. Old School Hip-Hop heads know the time.
FACTS 💯
This guy is perfect example of why you shouldn't just sign any contract a record company throws in front of you. You need to understand where the money comes from and get a lawyer to make sure you get paid. Especially if you are a songwriter. Otherwise you'll end up another episode of Unsung or Behind the Music crying about how the record company ripped you off.
I was seriously injured in the U.S. Army in 1992 and was doing rehab when I first saw this video. Think it was the first time I smiled in months.
Thanks!
Glad you’re still here!
no empathy for u
Wow he gave props to Kraftwerk!
Major props to Mix STILL doing his thing!
The song "Posse On Broadway" by Sir Mix Alot had 808's way before Kanye had "808's and Heart breaks". Jim Jones sampled that beat so you know Sir Mix Alot got paid from that also.
WTF....Posse on Broadway was actually LATE with the 808's...by the time that song had came out in 1988 the 808 craze was dead....808's was 1984-1987 listen to Beastie Boys-License to Ill, Whoudini, Run DMC those old NY rap albums from 84-87 were HEAVY 808 .....Sir Mixx A Lot was from Seattle so they were kinda slow and late.....by the time Posse on Broadway came out NYC had moved on to sampling old funk drums like James Brown
Supreme5panel Yeah your absolutely right! Kool Keith was talking about that on VladTv about a month ago and he was saying exactly what you're saying. I was just letting the people know that he was one of the Rappers that did the 808 beat before Kanye since we was on the Baby Got Back subject. But you definitely came with the facts on that comment, good stuff man!!!
Shawn Steed just doin my job....salute to you too bro
A lot of people were doing 808's before Kanye though, 808's were regularly used before he even put that album out, so I'm missing your point.
e40has sampled it as well...
Uh, people?! Baby got back is a legendary track that did not not fizzle out and disappear even in 2014. Though he has dropped other classics that actually proceeded it, that one track has been extremely lucrative in royalty checks for him for over 20 years. Don't compare him to any hip hop artist who has not done that yet. You'd be surprised to see whose poppin' now but will never have 1/10 of what Sir-mix-a lot has made (and still counting).
The black slang word for white girls "Becky" came from Baby Got Back... it was black women who were calling them that at first...black men called them "snow bunnies."
Yeah, "snow bunny" is a more affectionate and cuddly feel to it...lol
@@gavinscott10 are u white
@@AB-qv9ku Why do you ask?
@@gavinscott10 because I can tell by your comment Lol
I can tell you're very young... we've been calling white girls Becky,Susie and Brenda long before Baby Got Back..
My posse on Broadway is a classic jam you kids need to hear over and over.
Hell yeah my nigga, and Rippin' pimpin'. HA HA YES HE DIiiiiD!!!!!!!!
Tim Scott didn't juvenile sample that?
my hooptie,buttermilk biscuits.Posse on Broadway Swass,Dude got some hits
mubarak hakim put em on the glass too the symphony
Swap meet Louie
Buttermilk Biscuits..man you went way back
I remember buttermilk biscuits, never liked that song.
FACTS💯
1993 in Kenya Nairobi we had Baby got back video in VHS tapes. only few guys had bought NTSC video players but we enjoyed your music. Am still your fan.Great Interview
Forget the money this dude came out in the 80s and still looks like he hasn't aged, we need your secret homie!!!
Black don't crack
When you got money, it fixes everything, no worries no wrinkles lol
Tell that to Morgan Freeman and Willie Nelson
@E W bro I've seen people follow everything on rhat list of yours and still look old
My favorite Sir Mix-a-Lot tracks - Posse On Broadway, Buttermilk Biscuits, Square Dance Rap, Iron Man, My Hooptie....Swass - is still to this day my favorite Mix-A-Lot album - long live 1988 and 1989 - man, was 11 yrs old when I heard Mix's first album - Swass and loved it
This guy fought for the rights of thick women. Hispanics also like thick women.
Red beans n rice didnt miss her
Gimme a sistah I can't resist her...
So if you wanna triple x throw down, dial 1-900 mix-a-lot
Legendary inspired 30 years of music
To the idiots saying Sir Mix A lot is broke, come to SEATTLE. This man got a LAMB that he drives around Seattle. Just to let you know IT COST A LOT to live SEATTLE. So I seriously doubt he is broke and plus a lot of TV shows have used baby got back. He's just a smart man that turned a profit.
@TheDodicat average home price in Seattle is $760,000.... that’s high. I stay in Los Angeles.. LA’s average home price isn’t that high and it’s expensive in LA. I don’t know what numbers you’re looking at. Any place that has big tech is expensive af.
business 101, own your shit.
hince my company...Publishing..I scored.
maddetox Facts
100, 100 my dude
Damn right the labels rob these men and women blind and the only way they can make money or get rich is from touring like hell lol. The best thing a young artist can do is get a two drop deal and then get that one hit to make it big and then tour like hell and start a label and go solo after getting raped for a year or so by the label.
Lol.......these comments are crazy. Instead of worrying about how much money he has now, take time listen to the interview. He owns his "own" publishing.
If y'all are true fans of hip-hop, you "should" learn the history and business aspects of the music industry.......justsaying
For those folks saying that Mix is a one hit wonder, that shows that you must be part of the pop crowd that ironically has kept this song relevant for over 20 years. Mix has a few hits before Baby Got Back blew up. Posse On Broadway and Square Dance Rap are classics. Swass (released 2 years before Baby got back) went platinum.
Nicki sampling Baby Got Back just means that he's gonna see a nice jump in his royalties from it because of the stannish nature of her fans and the overkill from it getting played on pop stations 10 times a day lol
I'll admit Baby Got Back is the only song by him that I know. But I never thought he was a one hit wonder. I've just never listened to his other music. And I recognize that the trashy rappers in today's time such as Nikki or Cardi B are nowhere near on the level of rappers like Sir-Mix-A-Lot or even Missy Elliott. Another female rapper who's been in the game for decades and doesn't get the credit she deserves.
My hooptie is a certified hood classic
"Myyyyyy hooptie rollin", tailpipe draggin"
The Swass Record was already a multi platinum classic by the timne baby got back came out. Posse on Broadway!!!!!! CLASSIC!!!!
A black man with financial freedom, I love it.
@TheDodicat Not Really a shocker. It's just that the whites hate to see a rich black man. It's makes them sad for some reason.
@@danielwong5378 So Danny Wong, how do you know what "whites" think and do and like and hate and so on? What's the source of your knowledge and insight?
@@interestedbystander196 Well... the whites history, that's how. Black Wall Street from 1921 really tells the tale. Just like their racist mindset, I doubt the whites evolved enough to get over their hatred of rich black folks that has more than they do. History always repeats itself.
@@danielwong5378 Seems that you might be the one with the racist mindset, friend. I'm going out on a limb here and guessing you don't equate yourself with "white", and that you hold a them-and-us mindset.
As a person of colour, I find that offensive. It's fools who perpetuate the them-and-us thinking that are actually part of the problem, you know? Fools who do what you're doing.
@@interestedbystander196 Explain what exactly makes me a racist. Because, I'm beginning to think that you might be a little too dim witted to carry on this dialogue.
And, what's this trend where you people are claiming that you're not white??? I get enough of that on Twitter.
Sir mix a lot very smart move to capitalize on your publishing early on
Seems like a nice guy, well done to him.
Can't tell you how many times I corrected people who've called him a one-hit wonder...Posse On Broadway was my JAM when I was a little kid..one of the 1st rap songs I ever heard on the radio & I still play it every now & then..& I'd say a huge one responsible for my love & appreciation for the 808s in the beats of today
Posse up!
He also did his own remixes of his songs. Mix is one of the smartest people in the rap game. He recognized it was a game long ago.
People caring about hits are stupid
The definition of a G. Truth. Kids, pay attention.
Sir Mix-a-lot sounds like a very intelligent man. And a very rich man... Up until now I thought he hadn't made much money since "Baby Got Back."
yea. he doesnt end every sentence with KNOW IM SAYIN, KNO IM SAYIN, KNO I MING....
+TheCompton1963 looool yup
Exactly
Madd respect to you Mix A Lot!...
But the sample you used was NOT from Kraftwerk, but Detroit techno group Model 500's "Technicolor"...Just wanted to clear that up!
Came here to say this.
i remember when baby got back came out and i "got it" immediately even though i was just a kid.. i always liked sir mix-a-lot songs because they had a good energy.. another guy who was good like that who made a killing was heavy d cuz he made the song for mad tv and the one for in living color
'Put em on the GLASS' wouldn't stop playing on The Box
God bless Sir Mix-a-lot! He helped me be confident at a time when having a big booty was not the norm, especially for a white girl. He changed the landscape of rap & personally I'm grateful. A true legend!
Sir Mix-a-lot gets the one hit wonder label put on him because Baby got Back is his only song to hit number one. Mix-a-lot has plenty of hits: Posse on Broadway, Beepers,Swass, my hooptie,Game,Brimelo, Square dance rap,Attack on the Stars....#oldschool #hiphophead
The term one hit wonder is usually referring to the pop charts and he only had one pop/crossover hit. Now I grew up listening to Swass and Seminar in the late 80s, so I know Mix-a-Lot already had his hip-hop cred well established before Baby Got Back... But considering the way the term is almost always used, he qualifies as a one hit wonder.
As an example from a different genre, the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden has only had one top ten hit in their home country and none in America... they would be considered one hit wonders when looking at the British singles charts... But they've been together for almost 40 years, sold over 100 million albums and still sell out arenas and stadiums around the world. Are they 'one hit wonders'? Well sure, but they are also still remarkably successful and wealthy. Hit singles aren't the only measure of success.
Props to Sir-mix. A pioneer in this music industry still successful and knowledgable as of today!!
Mix has always been a smart man.
1:24 Awesome when a brother admits he loves techno. ME TOO !! I can definitely here the techno influence in "Baby Got Back"
Anybody who thinks Mix A Lot ain't got guap is surely sleeping. Dude has been paid and still is. Owning his publishing is super smart. Baby Got Back gets played so much on theatrical trailers, commercials, whatever that you know dude's been eating good off of it. All it takes is that one ubiquitous hit and you will be set for life if your paperwork is straight. Pharrell's "Happy" is gonna be one of those songs. Of course you hear it in commercials now but I guarantee that joint is gonna be played like that for years to come. If Pharrell retires now, I bet he will be eating off of Happy for the rest of his life. Not even counting other hits he's been a part of.
I've been waiting to his response on this subject
Dude was producing for pop acts in the late 90's...he's not broke!
My Hooptie is my favorite...Posse on Broadway is close second!!!!
For anyone stumbling upon this in 2019 keep in mind that SMA did the right thing by owning is publishing rights, but that's not the full equation. A little known fact is that Macklemore (also Seattle-based, btw) went mainstream owning almost every right to their music. Nearly everyone big owns publishing rights if they wrote the song, that's cool, but when you own the music (masters) you collect ALL of the income. Publishing, royalites, merchandising, tours, .etc.
Record companies don't allow this, this is where they make the majority of their money. Well, let me correct that, royalties are where they USED to make the majority of their money. Now you have something called 360 deals (like Wayne, Nikki & Drake signed) which give them royalties, publishing, touring and merchandise.
Never, ever sign a 360 deal. You're getting screwed. You may get away with owning publishing, but you will lose the one massive income producing vehicle you have (touring). Touring is where musicians make their money. How would you like knowing you dropped a platinum album (downloads + physical sales) where you knew you weren't ever going to make a cent after costs anyway and then find out your worldwide tour that raked in $100m just netted you $5m after costs?
That's what happens when you sign 360 deals, you walk away with very little. The YoungMoney team is doing OK, don't get me wrong, but wouldn't you say Drake's generated at least $500m in revenue throughout his career between tours, album sales, merchandising, residuals (publishing royalties) and licensing? Easy. Do you think he's worth even $50m? No.
That's the problem. So people, take a page from Mix and Macklemore and own everything. Partner only with the people that can help you get radio (that's what Macklemore did) and make kick ass music and tour. Then you'll really be rich.
Friend of mine booked him for a show in my fairly small home town here in Washington state. Three decades later and I'm still kicking myself for not going..
Sir Mix-a-Lot schooling this a new generation - Respect!
Seminar...one of the best albums of all time
Great album. My fave is swass
I have so much respect and admiration for this man.
I wonder how is Larry the white guy who people thought was funny, is he still a real estate investor making lots of money? Inquiring minds want to know.
That'll be the skateboard dude?
& Kid Sensation the teenage lady killer
siiiick...lol
Harley Weedwax He’s the middle aged donut killer now
Maharaji is on the def side dancing like a freak
Seen this dude New Year's 2019. He still got it!!
Sir mix a lot is the man!
I remember a few years back being at a car meet in Seattle and we see a lambo pull up... he hopped out and had a genuine interest in the cars at the meet and was a super down to earth guy!!
By the way, this man is in his 50's and doesn't look a day over 30-35. #blackdontcrack
Living clean.
Sir mix a lot is easily my favorite rapper. Got everything humility,humor,bravado,intelligence and Killer beats. I hope he was able to keep his chage
It seems like if you're from Seattle, you're born with a good business sense...
+Ana Castellano seems like if u sell crack u U SMOT
Abdul Muhammad Humza.. You can't even speak English. Now run along with your child molesting prophet.
+Ana Castellano I can speak, write, and understand the English language. You just seem incompetent...
Abdul Muhammad Humza.. yeah, here's a comment from you: ''seems like if u sell crack u U SMOT''... you obviously DON'T know how to speak or write the English language. Your people have an average of a 70 IQ. And you seem to be below that.
Abdul Muhammad Humza''for a Muslims''.. please explain how that makes sense. And I'm a woman.. moron.
Always made a song that was catching. Kept it clean and professional. An OG in the game. One GOAT on many.
He's making money on Nicki's new single
really? how did you come up with that Einstein?
Supreme5panel .......
Supreme5panel She has to pay him for the heavily sampled beat otherwise she'd get done for copyright fraud. She would of had to ask for his permission to remake the song in the first place.
Supreme5panel She gotta pay him for that long ass sample.
NICKI IS USING HIS MUSIC!
I appreciate how Mix references the influence Kraftwerk had on his music. Kraftwerk influenced most of early hip hop from the East Coast to the West Coast and everywhere in between. Mix's early recordings were Techno Hop joints (think Egyptian Lover, Unknown DJ, Rodney O and other West Coast pioneers), but before Baby Got Back blew up, California and the whole southern US blacked out over Square Dance Rap
Very smart man living the American Dream.
I have been a Mix-a-lot fan since a friend gave me Seminar in High School. I was a "rap show" DJ on a college radio station in 1991 when Mack Daddy came out. I only added the song "Mack Daddy" to my playlist until I heard a buzz about "Baby Got Back" from other students. It was funny to be ahead of the curve and miss it.
Proof you only gotta do it right ONCE matter. Don't let your failures keep you from going for it!
Years back I seen one his live shows; he truly has a Great catalog of bangers, true story...
Publish and leverage
Mix's shit was always clean sounding. He definately was a pioneer as far being diversified at getting paper.Never came off as some ghetto ass rapper spitting nonsense. Always had intelligent, witty lyrics.And as i remember, was one of the first cats rockin foriegn whips with exotic wheels. I laugh at people making broke comments about this man. He Has classic bonafied hip-hop hits under his belt. Im not a nicki fan but im glad to see mix get his paper.
Preach my brother.
I remember being at Prairie View A&M for a summer session when I first heard "Posse On Broadway" back in 89 or 90 echoing in the halls of the dormitory.,. Props to Sir Mix-a-Lot .,, and props to VLAD Tv for a great interview.,,.
Pearls of wisdom plus he is heavy into real estate
People may not remember that he also had a hit song called " buttermilk biscuits" back in the day as well.
He made money off Realestate before rap..
Really?
Yes. Him and Larry...The guy he spoke about in Posse on Broadway.
shalalala I didn't know that either lol. Only one I knew about that made mad money from real estate and still doing good is Slick Rick!
@@ReginalBronson Larry is the white guy people think hes funny, a real estate investor who makes a lot of money.
@@igotthejuice2090 exactly Bro
Sir mix alot was my first concert I'm 45 still listening to mix in 2022
Mix a lot has always been a smart cat, back in the day he used to preach to other rappers about handling their business 💯
Miss those days of ALBUMS. I was like a 1st grade kid who bought the album for “baby got back” and became huge fans of all the songs he mentioned. Andddd I was also singing “I’m your new god...you can call me cocaine (sniff sniff sniff, ahhh). Lolol!
Jay Z doesnt own the publishing to Reasonable Doubt. Kareem Biggs Burke and Damon Dash still own it. He has been trying to buy that publishing back for years but Dame is too smart of a business man to sell it to him.
Shawn Cooke he owns his publishing, he just doesn't own the masters to Reasonable Doubt
Always liked this guy. He is a good example of enterprising game.
I begged my dad to buy me the full album that had Baby Got Back and he looked at it said, I ain't buyin' this ish because you ain't gon like it, but we can buy the single. We used to spend so much time in the Wherehouse. That's about as far as he goes with me.
you lookin good girl.you ever try youtube dating? ;)
John Smathers Thank you and no. It's pointless. Nobody's booking flights to meet anybody.
That's to bad. My Hooptie and Posse on Broadway is two of the best banging songs to ride too. This guy always had the hits, and far as bumping in your car. Listen to Square dance rap as well. To this day, no song has more bass then Posse on Broadway. In LA it's a car culture, and way of life on the West Coast period, and nobody beats this guy.
thee one Dang, I forgot all about My Posse on Broadway.
LaCheleWallace
Yea i aint forget a bout it baby nope let me give u a BUBBLE bath.
Sir Mix A Lot should write a book about the music business . Because you don't hear a lot of Black artists talking about royalties and publishing and how you can use it to your advantage.
Sir mix a lot is such a success not just because of his talent but because he is smart and business savvy.
Yo, Buttermilk Biscuits is still to this day my favorite Mix a lot tune. Because who does not like buttermilk biscuits?
smart dude if he owns his publishing
Gortex was one of my favorites! Little known fact..Mix-a-lot is a c.b.'er on Channel 6 who goes by the C.B. handle Prime Minista
Very educational Mix-a-lot. There's a lot of information here that a lot of artist didn't know, but should know. Preciate the luv big homie! #BabyGotBack
My Posse's On Broadway..... it took some time, but I love that cut. Iron Man, Beepers, and My Hooptie are still some great jams too.
GORETEX is my favorite song by Sir mix a lot, then Testarossa.
Yeah Gortex was harding then shit. I blew up some house Speakers on that song.
my Tessarossa was tough...Air intake, 2nd gear pass n fake
can't forget 'beepers'... skypageerrrr... lol
serve on a dish, name it up RIB TIPS
sclSolitarium waffle like prints in the snow GORETEX .
It would be interesting to see a list of all the shows/movies/commercials that song was featured in....
I'll be listening to Kraftwerk tonight
Gortex is my favorite joint by Mix-A-Lot
*sound effect*
I'm a "Sir Mix A-lot" fan 4 life!
mix a legend ..he don't look that old..ageing gracefuly
Baby got Back is the white ppl anthem.
yea it is....throw it on the juke box at a white bar and sit back and watch with a beer...lmaoooo
and that's how you know he's earning good cheques down the years.
I agree with u on that thats why it was so big to. It also was a clue of what rap was going to be come now its whitewashed mainsterm. All u hear now is tracks a bout booty shaking money cars clothes.
soooo its made for white people, yet it still being used by a black artist and remixed and once again is out mainstream... and he is still getting paid for it... Yeah.. just accept it, a classic is a classic, no matter what genre, and those who are going to like it doesn't matter what race are going to like it.
pretty much lol
I just watched a video of mix a lot performing posse on broadway an baby got back with the Seattle orchestra it was pretty cool to see that, it’s worth watching
Cool dude. I also like Kraftwerk.
I didn't know Baby got Back was from the 90s! All my life I thought it came out in the 80s till just now. Wow! And Sir mix a lot isn't a one hit wonder, it's just that Baby got Back is tooooooo good of a song. Iconic level status. A masterpiece. A once in a million creation. And his other songs are great too, but Baby got Back is on another level. Unreachable.
"... and at the time Cosmo described anyone bigger than an heroin addict as fat..." Rotflmfao
I just heard someone slappin i got game which was one of my favorite slaps this am. Which brought me here. Mix alot was big before baby got back. That was just the icing on the cake. I loved swass! My favorite album!
My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns hunn.
I loved all of SMaL stuff, dude is an absolute genius and thats rippin!
As a kid, I thought the "Baby Got Back" song was silly. I mean it's a song about butts, that's really weird.
As a teenager, I still thought the song was funny, but I did not want to listen to it in polite company.
Nowadays, I still see humor in it, but I've found myself connecting to it more and more.
As an Animator drawing attractive anime girls, I discovered my favorite type are the "Thicc" types. In other words, "itty bitty waist, round thing in your face."
On a similar note, it seems more and more western folks on websites, such as Twitter, are confused as to what "Thicc" and "Curvy" means. A lot of them believe this means fat or chubby, and that's just not true. This song perfectly describes them as having not fat, but "big healthy butts". Combined with the small waist description and the upfront message of "I like big butts" the song is a perfect tool to use when describing the appearance and appeal of Thicc and Curvy women.
People get confused by what "thicc" and "curvy" means? That's surprising. Especially western people
Glad to know he's doing well.