Celebrating Sir Mix-a-Lot’s Birthday – The Pioneer of Hip-Hop and Rap

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Happy birthday to Sir Mix-A-Lot, born August 12, 1963!

Born Anthony Ray,  Sir Mix-a-Lot was born in Seattle, Washington and became a rap legend through his humor and beat. The founder of the Nastymix record label with longtime friend “Nasty” Rodriguez, he hit the local charts in 1986 with the song “Square Dance Rap,” and followed it two years later with the album Swass. Sir

Mix-a-Lot’s local fame won for him a contract with Def American, where his released his monster 1992 album Mack Daddy. That album featured the #1 smash and Grammy Award-winning single “Baby Got Back.”

Happy birthday!

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