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West Coast old school throwback: Sir Mix-A-Lot / SWASS .1988 「 SWASS ϟ Sir Mix-A-Lot 」.1988 「 SWASS ϟ Sir Mix-A-Lot 」.1988 I wanted to show some love for this tune. Most rap fans know the Seattle/West Coast/Pacific Northwest classic "Posse On Broadway" but this doesn't get much mention even though it's dope. If you're familiar with popular music in the last 5 years, you'll instantly know which popular song(s) sampled this tune. Hint: Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? BTW, this is a JAM. And he put Seattle on map back then with this album. FEEL MY BASS DRUMm [1:38] STOP IT. GET SILLY, SWASS. :turns: STOP IT. GET SILLY, SWASS. :turns: STOP IT. GET SILLY, SWASS. :turns: STOP IT. GET SILLY, SWASS. :turns: ... [Edited 4/12/09 20:53pm] | |
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Yeah I remember this. This was the sh*t back in the day. I searched for it on one of the many cassettes I've got stored away. Couldnt find it. I tried getting it on CD a few years back but couldn't find it. Buttermilk Biscuits was a guilty pleasure too. | |
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I wrote this on my blog about 2 years ago.
I'm sitting here listening to Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Swass" album, as well as a song of his called "You Can't Slip" which was featured on the B-Side of the "Baby Got Back" single, and it's pretty much dawning on me that this dude was so far ahead of his time it wasn't funny. In fact, it's not just a shame that people are only going to remember this fellow for rapping all about how much he loved women with big arses. It is a travesty! Why? Because this guy was doing "crunk music" way before there even WAS any "Crunk Music." Let's take a good listen to the song in question. Lyrically it's all about being a straight up pimp, yet the anti pimp at the same time, cause he can't stand it when a fella smacks a woman. He addressed his stance on this issue on the "Swass" album as well. Personally, it didn't really register with me what he was sayin' when this song 1st came 2 my attention...I was all of 10 after all, so I can't really be blamed for being so naieve....well, I don't think so anyway. Musically, it has that really slowed down beat which would later become a staple for the quote-unquote "crunk" sound. The flow is generally quite aggressive. Go listen to Little John or [insert name of popular rapper here] & you'll hear them doing the exact same thing that Mix is doing here. Elsewhere on the record he speeds his voice up even higher than Prince or George Clinton ever did, uses a Linn Drum machine (VERY cool!) and combines rock guitars with an incredibly macho lead vocal.....okay... maybe that wasn't such a good example - Run DMC did that with Aerosmith a few years before he did with "Walk This Way." All right then.... how 'bout THIS example right here???..... Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo wrote a song called "Don't Cha," which he gave to a female singer called Tori Alamaze, right? But her version kinda went over a lot of people's heads. Then in 2004 an all-girl group called The Pussycat Dolls had a hit with the same song....."what does this have to do with Mix-A-Lot?" I her you ask. Well I'll tell ya! In the title track, Mix keeps repeating the phrase: "Don't you wish your boyfriend was Swass like me?" Very much in the same way those Pussy Cat Dolls asked the question of: "Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?" So there ya have it.....Mix A Lot is a pioneer in Hip Hop....and nobody knows it. What a shame. By the way speakin' of Prince - this dude's another one of those rappers who's obviously a huge fan of the Purple One. The "Romantic Interlude" is basically his version of one of those seductive ballads of P's...although he doesn't quite manage to pull it off, but that's cool cuz it's still pretty fun for me to listen to. Also he's sampled Prince a couple of times. In particular "Batdance" on the song "Beepers" from his "Seminar" album....not to mention the reference to "777-9311" in the same song, as well as the sample of Prince yelpin' "Shut up!!!" from "Housequake," which can be heard in the song "Lockjaw" from his "Mack Daddy" album. It even sounds like he sampled the drums from "Electric Chair" in the song "National Anthem," which followed "Beepers," but I could be wrong....maybe he was just trying to emulate that particular sound. The Bottom line (No pun intended) is that it's not too late to check this dude out...go forth & look beyond the huge keester! | |
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Mara said: 「 SWASS ϟ Sir Mix-A-Lot 」.1988 「 SWASS ϟ Sir Mix-A-Lot 」.1988 I wanted to show some love for this tune. Most rap fans know the Seattle/West Coast/Pacific Northwest classic "Posse On Broadway" but this doesn't get much mention even though it's dope. If you're familiar with popular music in the last 5 years, you'll instantly know which popular song(s) sampled this tune. Hint: Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? BTW, this is a JAM. And he put Seattle on map back then with this album. Yeah Mix was way ahead of his time no doubt. His worst raps were better than most of the crap out there now. Here is one of my favorites. Check out the lyrics especially the ones in bold. The man is bad Run for the hills cause the mack is back I'm hookin' up girls by fax If you're stacked You can rub my big mack I gotta gat So don't worry about scraps (no no) Five foot eleven with a seven foot game Gotta big mouth piece and I show no shame Monster kinky have no morals Monster loves to get oral (ummmm!) Got ten cars and the girls like that I was born and bred to be a mack Whats your sign is played You gotta put a little style in your game now a days In the sixty's girls was all high LSD had 'em given up thighs The baby boom was on and I dropped No more woodstock but now you got Mix-A-Lot So put me in your CD changer Watch your girl cause Mix's a re-arrange her Ooo, he's sexist Doo, he's sexist Keepin Rush Limbaugh restless Well I'm da' mack and that’s monster Straight chase girls through the tail cause I wants to You can call it wack But you respect this black When it comes to game I'm a monster mack -Chorus: Cause the Mix-A-Lot game is tough Big Mack, Cause the Mix-A-Lot game is tough I'm a monster mack Lookin for sex Bih bih bih big big mack Strike the pose But she aint nasty as me Cause Mix-A-Lot is stuck on freaky Can't stop tappin that tweety Give it to the needy Nope, cause I'm too damn greedy Here I go walking through the mall Don't play ball But I got game for 'em all Focus on a victim, Focus on a victim Mr. Richard is hot so lets sick em And like a tomahawk jumpin’’ on a skud Girl you got to gimme my puh The pick up king is back buddy Tryin’ to give lessons to these fake ass ballers and understudies But I'm not tryin’ to call you no bitch girl Don't give a damn if your poor or rich girl And we can play a pool And I'm pokin’ that 8-ball cool And the bootys I still like the bootys She got a little waist doin’ squats just to keep me on my duty Giant size games what I droppin’ Straight freaks with them thick ol' gluts is what I'm knockin’ Now the right wing wanna test me If likin’ sex is a crime then you arrest me But don't tell me who to sing to Jack Cause a third of your life is in the sack I'm a monster mack FEEL MY BASS DRUMm [1:38] STOP IT. GET SILLY, SWASS. :turns: STOP IT. GET SILLY, SWASS. :turns: STOP IT. GET SILLY, SWASS. :turns: STOP IT. GET SILLY, SWASS. :turns: ... [Edited 4/12/09 20:53pm] We gonna come on with the come on, gonna get down with the get down! | |
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anc282 said: I wrote this on my blog about 2 years ago.
I'm sitting here listening to Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Swass" album, as well as a song of his called "You Can't Slip" which was featured on the B-Side of the "Baby Got Back" single, and it's pretty much dawning on me that this dude was so far ahead of his time it wasn't funny. In fact, it's not just a shame that people are only going to remember this fellow for rapping all about how much he loved women with big arses. It is a travesty! Why? Because this guy was doing "crunk music" way before there even WAS any "Crunk Music." Let's take a good listen to the song in question. Lyrically it's all about being a straight up pimp, yet the anti pimp at the same time, cause he can't stand it when a fella smacks a woman. He addressed his stance on this issue on the "Swass" album as well. Personally, it didn't really register with me what he was sayin' when this song 1st came 2 my attention...I was all of 10 after all, so I can't really be blamed for being so naieve....well, I don't think so anyway. Musically, it has that really slowed down beat which would later become a staple for the quote-unquote "crunk" sound. The flow is generally quite aggressive. Go listen to Little John or [insert name of popular rapper here] & you'll hear them doing the exact same thing that Mix is doing here. Elsewhere on the record he speeds his voice up even higher than Prince or George Clinton ever did, uses a Linn Drum machine (VERY cool!) and combines rock guitars with an incredibly macho lead vocal.....okay... maybe that wasn't such a good example - Run DMC did that with Aerosmith a few years before he did with "Walk This Way." All right then.... how 'bout THIS example right here???..... Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo wrote a song called "Don't Cha," which he gave to a female singer called Tori Alamaze, right? But her version kinda went over a lot of people's heads. Then in 2004 an all-girl group called The Pussycat Dolls had a hit with the same song....."what does this have to do with Mix-A-Lot?" I her you ask. Well I'll tell ya! In the title track, Mix keeps repeating the phrase: "Don't you wish your boyfriend was Swass like me?" Very much in the same way those Pussy Cat Dolls asked the question of: "Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?" So there ya have it.....Mix A Lot is a pioneer in Hip Hop....and nobody knows it. What a shame. By the way speakin' of Prince - this dude's another one of those rappers who's obviously a huge fan of the Purple One. The "Romantic Interlude" is basically his version of one of those seductive ballads of P's...although he doesn't quite manage to pull it off, but that's cool cuz it's still pretty fun for me to listen to. Also he's sampled Prince a couple of times. In particular "Batdance" on the song "Beepers" from his "Seminar" album....not to mention the reference to "777-9311" in the same song, as well as the sample of Prince yelpin' "Shut up!!!" from "Housequake," which can be heard in the song "Lockjaw" from his "Mack Daddy" album. It even sounds like he sampled the drums from "Electric Chair" in the song "National Anthem," which followed "Beepers," but I could be wrong....maybe he was just trying to emulate that particular sound. The Bottom line (No pun intended) is that it's not too late to check this dude out...go forth & look beyond the huge keester! This was a really cool read. SO dope. | |
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anc282 said: I wrote this on my blog about 2 years ago.
I'm sitting here listening to Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Swass" album, as well as a song of his called "You Can't Slip" which was featured on the B-Side of the "Baby Got Back" single, and it's pretty much dawning on me that this dude was so far ahead of his time it wasn't funny. In fact, it's not just a shame that people are only going to remember this fellow for rapping all about how much he loved women with big arses. It is a travesty! Why? Because this guy was doing "crunk music" way before there even WAS any "Crunk Music." Let's take a good listen to the song in question. Lyrically it's all about being a straight up pimp, yet the anti pimp at the same time, cause he can't stand it when a fella smacks a woman. He addressed his stance on this issue on the "Swass" album as well. Personally, it didn't really register with me what he was sayin' when this song 1st came 2 my attention...I was all of 10 after all, so I can't really be blamed for being so naieve....well, I don't think so anyway. Musically, it has that really slowed down beat which would later become a staple for the quote-unquote "crunk" sound. The flow is generally quite aggressive. Go listen to Little John or [insert name of popular rapper here] & you'll hear them doing the exact same thing that Mix is doing here. Elsewhere on the record he speeds his voice up even higher than Prince or George Clinton ever did, uses a Linn Drum machine (VERY cool!) and combines rock guitars with an incredibly macho lead vocal.....okay... maybe that wasn't such a good example - Run DMC did that with Aerosmith a few years before he did with "Walk This Way." All right then.... how 'bout THIS example right here???..... Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo wrote a song called "Don't Cha," which he gave to a female singer called Tori Alamaze, right? But her version kinda went over a lot of people's heads. Then in 2004 an all-girl group called The Pussycat Dolls had a hit with the same song....."what does this have to do with Mix-A-Lot?" I her you ask. Well I'll tell ya! In the title track, Mix keeps repeating the phrase: "Don't you wish your boyfriend was Swass like me?" Very much in the same way those Pussy Cat Dolls asked the question of: "Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?" So there ya have it.....Mix A Lot is a pioneer in Hip Hop....and nobody knows it. What a shame. By the way speakin' of Prince - this dude's another one of those rappers who's obviously a huge fan of the Purple One. The "Romantic Interlude" is basically his version of one of those seductive ballads of P's...although he doesn't quite manage to pull it off, but that's cool cuz it's still pretty fun for me to listen to. Also he's sampled Prince a couple of times. In particular "Batdance" on the song "Beepers" from his "Seminar" album....not to mention the reference to "777-9311" in the same song, as well as the sample of Prince yelpin' "Shut up!!!" from "Housequake," which can be heard in the song "Lockjaw" from his "Mack Daddy" album. It even sounds like he sampled the drums from "Electric Chair" in the song "National Anthem," which followed "Beepers," but I could be wrong....maybe he was just trying to emulate that particular sound. The Bottom line (No pun intended) is that it's not too late to check this dude out...go forth & look beyond the huge keester! Man, you're droppin' that science on this one - that's sick, man - you my choice muphugga for this. And yes, both P and Mix were Mack Daddies before Cross Criss ever heard the phrase. | |
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