Question 1

Does Sir Mix-a-Lot write his own songs?

Accepted Answer

Nearly all of them, and nearly always by himself. He is credited on 65 of his 82 studio tracks and is the only writer on 55. He also produced, programmed and engineered most of his own records.

Question 2

Who wrote "Baby Got Back"?

Accepted Answer

Sir Mix-a-Lot, alone. It spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1993.

Question 3

How many albums has he released?

Accepted Answer

Six studio albums: Swass (1988), Seminar (1989), Mack Daddy (1992), Chief Boot Knocka (1994), Return of the Bumpasaurus (1996) and Daddy's Home (2003).

Question 4

Which album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

Swass and Mack Daddy are both certified platinum and Seminar is gold. No sales figure for any of them is published on the cited pages.

Question 5

Did he win a Grammy?

Accepted Answer

One, for Best Rap Solo Performance for "Baby Got Back" in 1993. He was nominated twice more.

Question 6

What is Nastymix?

Accepted Answer

The Seattle label he co-founded in 1983 with Nasty Nes and Ed Locke, which released Swass and Seminar before Def American bought the rights.

Question 7

What is "Iron Man"?

Accepted Answer

A rap metal track on Swass built on the Black Sabbath song, backed by the band Metal Church, which is why Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne appear in the credits.

Question 8

Why does Daddy's Home have no credits?

Accepted Answer

The album article carries no track listing and the Discogs release publishes no writing credits. Fifteen tracks are affected.

Question 9

Does he produce his own records?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and engineers them. The album credits list him for production, programming and engineering across Swass, Seminar and Chief Boot Knocka.

Question 10

Is he still recording?

Accepted Answer

Daddy's Home in 2003 is the most recent studio album in this catalogue.