Flashback: Sir Mix-a-Lot on “Baby Got Back” Earning him Over $100 Million

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Flashback to this interview from 2014 where Sir Mix-a-Lot gave us the scoop on one of the most iconic rap singles of all time. Don’t get it twisted though, as the Grammy award winner has a die-hard fan base that’s supported him from day one. He also owns his own publishing, so whether or not you see him on your TV screens every day, he’s getting paid handsomely for his contributions to the rap game.

The Hip-Hop staple “Baby Got Back” was inspired by his then girlfriend who was built beautiful and curvy, unlike the image of “beautiful” women portrayed in women’s magazines and commercials at the time. Together they decided to make a song dedicated to thicker girls who didn’t fit the norm, and the classic track was born.

Listen to Sir Mix-a-Lot break it down above.

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“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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