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Rap veteran Sir Mix-A-Lot is still going hard at the ripe age of 50, performing this weekend with a full orchestra and booty-shaking women in Seattle. #BootyShaking
According to reports, Mix-A-Lot hit the stage Saturday (June 6) in downtown Seattle and performed his infectious anthem “Baby Got Back.”
The sassy ladies, most of whom were surely in grade school or weren’t even born when the wedding-dance floor-favorite single was released 22 years ago, appeared to know every lyric–especially a particularly naughty bit involving an anaconda and a Honda. They were more than happy to scream out the words when Sir Mix-A-Lot held his microphone out for them, as cellists, violinists and horn players from French conductor Ludovic Morlot‘s orchestra calmly performance soaring and dramatic background music. (E! Online)
Buzz behind Mix-A-Lot revamping his “Baby Got Back” classic surfaced in early spring.
Sir Mix-a-Lot will be appearing as a special guest with the Seattle Symphony this summer as the orchestra performs a new composition inspired by the “Baby Got Back” rapper’s work. The Sir Mix-a-Lot piece was written by Gabriel Prokofiev, a London-based composer and DJ, founder of the record label Nonclassical and grandson of the great Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. (Rolling Stone)
The song’s writer Gabriel Prokofiev recently revealed his motivation for teaming up with the Seattle Symphony to update Sir Mix’s classics.
“All the most famous people have been done, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Quincy Jones is originally from Seattle, but when I got the list the one person who hadn’t been done who I thought was really interesting was Sir Mix-A-Lot. He’s a 90s rapper; he’s quite humorous and a fun guy. So I’m orchestrating two of his most famous hits, and he’s actually going to rap on stage with orchestra.” (The Quietus)
Back in 2009, Mix-A-Lot caught heat after teaming up with fast food franchise Burger King for a rendition of “Baby Got Back.”
This may not make you barf as hard as those pictures of Tila Tequila trying to be Smashing Pumpkins’ new drummer, but above is a new Burger King commercial that finds Sir Mix-A-Lot, integrity-questionable rapper famous for “Baby Got Back,” re-doing his famous ode to asses as a Burger King commercial pimping square butts and Sponge Bob Squarepants. I mean, the Knight of Butt was never the greatest rapper, but this ad is a shill that will be impossible to wash off, even after hours under a chemical shower. Does Sir Mix-A-Lot have credit card bills to pay? Seriously. (Prefix Mag)
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