Sir Mix-a-Lot Reveals Why Being Banned Helped “Baby Got Back” Remain a Timeless Hit

Sir Mix-A-Lot There are theories as to why his hit song was so successful “Baby Got Back” This song is still loved 30 years later.

Fox News Digital was informed by the rapper “there’s a lot of happenstance … a lot of luck,” Addition “you can have the biggest song in the world” But if it doesn’t have anything special around it, it won’t go anywhere.”

“”Baby Got Back” was at its peak on MTV, but it was removed from the network or relegated back to after nine o’clock. That is what I call banned.” he recalled. “It may have helped the song to get its feet on the ground. Everyone who was probably a teen or 25 at the time still remembers being the forbidden fruit. Back to the ’60s. Everyone felt that they were the forbidden fruit in the 1960s. These ’60s songs are still popular today.”

Sir Mix-A-Lot says he knew “The whole time” the song would be a success, he just got lucky, adding, “It’s something I truly appreciate. Keep it up!

Sir Mix-A-Lot performs during Hammer’s House Party, Five Point Amphitheater July 13, 2019, Irvine, Calif. 
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Sir Mix-Alot is adamant about today’s music and female rappers’ popularity. “not the grumpy old man” Sitting around wondering “how could these girls do that?” He celebrates their successes. 

“I’m glad that people have kind of allowed this type of beauty to be witnessed publicly,” he replied. “If Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj and that bunch came out after me, I would be a fugitive.”Baby Got BackIt wouldn’t happen. “I would have been an artist.”

In this screengrab, Sir Mix-A-Lot performs at All In WA: a Concert For COVID-19 Relief on June 24, 2020 in Washington. 
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Chex Mix has collaborated with rapper Chex to remix his song. “Bagel Chip is Back” To celebrate the return to bagel chips in snack bags, It was a wonderful collaboration with General Mills. He called it a “An Amazing Experience.” “cool company to work with.” 

“I wasn’t squelched in any way. Those guys weren’t going, ‘Can you not be you,’ which is what most brands do I work with,” He elaborated. “We work with brands, and it’s like, ‘Can you be less hip hop, and can you not wear a necklace, and can you not say ain’t and maybe say aren’t?’ And they didn’t do that. They allowed me to be me while at the same time getting the message across.”

Chex Mix joined forces with the rapper to bring back the bagel chips in the popular snack package.
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One of the things he enjoyed about working with the brand was that it got to get to know him as an artist before he began to work with it.

“I just don’t like working with companies that just hire you. I want to feel the culture,” He stated. 

Sir Mix-A-Lot, in addition to partnering with Chex Mix is helping music venues in Seattle get back on their feet. COVID-19 shut them down They are at risk of closing their doors permanently for one year.

“We got together with a bunch of other people and raised some money. It went on for about 18 months, and we saved about 65-70% of the clubs we were trying to save,” The rapper said it. “So because those clubs — me, Pearl Jam, all the way back to Hendrix — those clubs gave birth to us. And for us to turn our backs on them would be ridiculous.”

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According to the rapper, many of his musical influences are from the period when all artists were considered “forbidden fruit,” Citing James Brown, and “Clyde Stubblefield”, who was the drummer for James Brown.”

“That’s where the ‘Funky Drummer’ came from, which is probably the most sampled song in hip hop history,” He stated. “But it’s also where ‘Cold Sweat’ came from that got me in trouble in high school because I used to always beat on the tables with my hands because it was not a boom pat, boom, boom, boom. I used to love that kind of stuff.”

Kraftwerk, Clyde Stubblefield (Prince), James Brown and Clyde Stubblefield were all influences on the rapper.
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Kraftwerk, a German band, was one of his greatest influences. “were doing all this electronic stuff. … I realized I didn’t need a band at that point, and that’s what got me into it,” Addition Prince was also a big influence Because he “went completely pop and didn’t give a damn what you thought about it.”

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