Sir Mix-a-Lot: "Baby Got Back" Has Made Over $100M

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 19 авг 2014
  • www.vladtv.com - Sir Mix-a-Lot is back in the public eye, largely due to his classic "Baby Got Back" being sampled for Nicki Minaj's smash hit "Anaconda." 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.
  • ВидеоклипыВидеоклипы

Комментарии • 916

  • @epramos6800
    @epramos6800 5 лет назад +583

    Mix hasn't fallen off. He has a real estate portfolio in the Seattle area that's in the tens of millions. He owns a studio that many Seattle area musicians use and he's the second generation of hip hop that learned from the mistakes of the first and current. To own your own art. He chooses to stay in Seattle and is a well know charitable and humble guy there.

    • @averyce2
      @averyce2 4 года назад +19

      He is the real deal as a person, business man, artist and philathropist.

    • @PostPatriot
      @PostPatriot 4 года назад +3

      And owes hundreds of fans money for shows he's walked out of after people requested "Baby got back" lol!
      He used to get pissed when people brought it up.

    • @bluntman305
      @bluntman305 4 года назад

      E P Ramos this nigga still is nowhere on master p level

    • @masedgod1544
      @masedgod1544 4 года назад +5

      and hosts 103.7! Hes a Seattle og

    • @epramos6800
      @epramos6800 4 года назад +5

      @@bluntman305 it's not a competition but, my question is, are u at Mix'$

  • @JerryNeutron
    @JerryNeutron 10 лет назад +764

    Damn he said his lifestyle hasn't fallen off since 92. I'm tryna get on that level!

    • @SpooksMcGhie
      @SpooksMcGhie 8 лет назад

      +MrOrthogonalization #iseewhatyoudidthere

    • @dj4monie
      @dj4monie 8 лет назад +25

      +Jerry Neutron It's call investments.... Go back to his old stuff always talked investing in real estate and other things.

    • @jmanuel3323
      @jmanuel3323 6 лет назад +36

      He owns his publishing, was his own producer. He also produced for others and he collects residuals and royalties on all of it.

    • @bukdavid509
      @bukdavid509 6 лет назад +15

      He's still producing and active in the music industry. That's why, still working. Look at his face he got money

    • @MR4QPAYME
      @MR4QPAYME 5 лет назад +7

      @Gus Sfak He still owns his publishing but he allows others to use his music for a fee or for percentage points on the song he lent his music to ..

  • @mrstanbmw
    @mrstanbmw 4 года назад +372

    This guy is not a rapper he is a business man that raps

  • @Polo22546
    @Polo22546 4 года назад +158

    Now THIS is how you're supposed to handle your money! NOT buying chains and other foolishness.

    • @tbnterprises
      @tbnterprises 4 года назад +3

      @Wat Denkkksst Yeah, but you have to wait until you have the millions to buy the gold chains, you don;t run out and buy that first thing. He's created an Empire. Good for him.

    • @mediadon6545
      @mediadon6545 4 года назад +5

      @Wat Denkkksst 50k chain is for artists making good money, make 100m you'll very easily be buying private jets, gold bugattis and within no time you so damn broke, there's no amount of money that can't be finished with bad spending

    • @crashpal
      @crashpal 3 года назад

      Charities: "are we a joke to you?"

    • @darthkrator9366
      @darthkrator9366 2 года назад +1

      No cap. I’ll buy fake shit idc

    • @aaronrogers4533
      @aaronrogers4533 2 года назад +1

      mix bought chains and cars he just put money up at the same time, balance is the key to a wholistic lifestyle

  • @tonyorob
    @tonyorob 2 года назад +62

    Sir-Mix-A-Lot is probably one of the two most underrated rappers ever.

    • @goodelucky
      @goodelucky Год назад +2

      Who’s the other one?

    • @johncrout3833
      @johncrout3833 Год назад

      Agree 💯

    • @tonyorob
      @tonyorob Год назад +2

      @@goodelucky Melle Mel of the group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

    • @3031mane
      @3031mane 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@goodelucky dis d*CK👏🏿👏🏿😂sike naw bro, don't cancel me😂🤳🏿

  • @jayoh2k
    @jayoh2k 5 лет назад +44

    His cadence on “posse on broadway” was completely unique for its time. I was a freshman in HS and dudes were reciting that monotone flow all through the school...
    Go back and listen. No one was spitting like that in ‘87.💯

  • @FF-KillThemAlll
    @FF-KillThemAlll 10 лет назад +461

    My posse's on Broadway is my favorite by him

    • @kintarri74
      @kintarri74 9 лет назад +9

      YEA THAT SONG WAS DOPE

    • @RFJersey
      @RFJersey 7 лет назад +8

      Still a cruising classic

    • @blackturkdog
      @blackturkdog 6 лет назад +2

      I always thought Snoop should have covered that song.

    • @55thst_rojos
      @55thst_rojos 6 лет назад +1

      Mine too

    • @55thst_rojos
      @55thst_rojos 6 лет назад +7

      Juvenile did a remake to it

  • @aktatiracanal
    @aktatiracanal 9 лет назад +222

    The point is to own the publishing. The last time I checked, Michael Jackson's estate STILL owns the rights to the Beatles song catalog, 30 years later.
    Yes, they have the rights to every song and they give permission for it to be used in commercials, movies etc... And when it's played on radio etc... they get paid. And since Michael Jackson died 2009, his estate has earned 600 million dollars in revenue from the publishing!
    It doesn't matter if Sir Mix-A-Lot is worth 1 million or 1 billion, as long as he owns his music, he'll continue to get paid.

    • @trah10
      @trah10 4 года назад +19

      And that is a big reason he is dead

    • @furiousstyles9066
      @furiousstyles9066 4 года назад

      Dam

    • @Ynotnow9900
      @Ynotnow9900 4 года назад +2

      @@trah10 they kilt him

    • @rmpriester
      @rmpriester 4 года назад +12

      Update: the family sold his publishing catalogs for 750 mil to sony , although its future earning potential was estimated to be 40 billion. Is 40 billion that essentially saves your company ,worth killing someone over?

    • @Ynotnow9900
      @Ynotnow9900 4 года назад +5

      @@rmpriester 100%

  • @sardaewilson
    @sardaewilson 4 года назад +144

    Lets talk about how he looks younger now than in 92. Eating for real.

  • @antwanefort
    @antwanefort 10 лет назад +253

    Rick Rubin is a genius. So many people in hip hop owe him a huge thank you.

    • @MidniteSon
      @MidniteSon 9 лет назад +11

      Don't forgot alternative rock

    • @SeeroBoarder
      @SeeroBoarder 9 лет назад +8

      ***** Thats true, he did great work in hip hop but almost ruined a lot of alt-rock bands like RHCP.

    • @rsmphl717
      @rsmphl717 5 лет назад +3

      antwane fort he also hooked up Johnny Cash before he died. RR is an all around genius

    • @michaelhermanson2755
      @michaelhermanson2755 4 года назад

      @@SeeroBoarder ur crazy BSSM was a masterpiece from both camps.

    • @KtotheG
      @KtotheG 4 года назад +22

      Rick Rubin created the "boom bap" sound in hip hop that became popular during the Golden Age. It's why I push back on Lord Jamar saying that whites are guests in hip hop. Guests don't lay the foundation of the house or renovate the house. They come in and chill or enjoy what'd already built. Rubin is an integral part of the classic hip hop sound. And he helped to bring in rock audiences, which one could argue saved hip hop from falling into obscurity and helped it to leave New York. Before Rick Rubin, rap music was basically an extension of disco, where the MCs rapped in sing-song cadences over live instrumentation. Rubin brought in the 808s ("boom") and the hard, clapping snares ("bap").

  • @cubedmack
    @cubedmack 8 лет назад +106

    "My Posse on Broadway," was the shit back in the day!

    • @forgottensenju2645
      @forgottensenju2645 7 лет назад +10

      still is. beat is flames

    • @justinwillis78
      @justinwillis78 5 лет назад +2

      cubedmack - yeah that's a classic!

    • @thomasgjefle9106
      @thomasgjefle9106 4 года назад

      cubedmack you seem more like a swap meet Louie kinda guy

    • @jodydolphin79
      @jodydolphin79 2 года назад +1

      Im from the 253, got nothing but love for mix.. that shit still slaps today.. Even white kids scream posses on broadway..

    • @jodydolphin79
      @jodydolphin79 2 года назад

      @@thomasgjefle9106 that swap meet was in Lakewood Washington.. At a huge old drive in.. Took all day to walk that shit with my momma... Lol

  • @KtotheG
    @KtotheG 4 года назад +65

    The black slang word for white girls "Becky" came from Baby Got Back... it was black women who were calling them that at first...black men called them "snow bunnies."

    • @gavinscott10
      @gavinscott10 4 года назад +2

      Yeah, "snow bunny" is a more affectionate and cuddly feel to it...lol

    • @AB-qv9ku
      @AB-qv9ku 4 года назад

      @@gavinscott10 are u white

    • @gavinscott10
      @gavinscott10 4 года назад

      @@AB-qv9ku Why do you ask?

    • @AB-qv9ku
      @AB-qv9ku 4 года назад +3

      @@gavinscott10 because I can tell by your comment Lol

    • @armandsmith1027
      @armandsmith1027 4 года назад +4

      I can tell you're very young... we've been calling white girls Becky,Susie and Brenda long before Baby Got Back..

  • @slikdarelic
    @slikdarelic 6 лет назад +123

    i love when i see the older rappers still chillin.. doin wat they want.. not a care in the world.. livin lavishly.. and then u come to these youtube comments, and a lot of u guys think that theyre broke bcuz theyre not in the limelight anymore.. smh..

    • @Brian.Maxwell
      @Brian.Maxwell 6 лет назад +17

      slikdarelic What people should realize is that most of them IN the limelight don't make Mix-a-lot money

    • @tobyb.3323
      @tobyb.3323 5 лет назад +1

      @@Brian.Maxwell they're just not SWASS!

    • @carolynswan1171
      @carolynswan1171 2 года назад

      Most of the ones that have negative things to say do not a pot to piss and a Window to throw it out of

    • @mike325ci
      @mike325ci Год назад

      they grew up working class, work hard, and had business and street smarts. but for sir mix-a-lot, his key was owning his publishing to a song that was so iconic, it's the gift that keeps on giving. I think $100 million is probably a low estimate, probably more like $0.5 billion +

  • @shawnsteed4140
    @shawnsteed4140 10 лет назад +69

    The song "Posse On Broadway" by Sir Mix Alot had 808's way before Kanye had "808's and Heart breaks". Jim Jones sampled that beat so you know Sir Mix Alot got paid from that also.

    • @ajewul2
      @ajewul2 10 лет назад +12

      WTF....Posse on Broadway was actually LATE with the 808's...by the time that song had came out in 1988 the 808 craze was dead....808's was 1984-1987 listen to Beastie Boys-License to Ill, Whoudini, Run DMC those old NY rap albums from 84-87 were HEAVY 808 .....Sir Mixx A Lot was from Seattle so they were kinda slow and late.....by the time Posse on Broadway came out NYC had moved on to sampling old funk drums like James Brown

    • @shawnsteed4140
      @shawnsteed4140 10 лет назад +2

      Supreme5panel Yeah your absolutely right! Kool Keith was talking about that on VladTv about a month ago and he was saying exactly what you're saying. I was just letting the people know that he was one of the Rappers that did the 808 beat before Kanye since we was on the Baby Got Back subject. But you definitely came with the facts on that comment, good stuff man!!!

    • @ajewul2
      @ajewul2 10 лет назад +2

      Shawn Steed just doin my job....salute to you too bro

    • @johngrovesIII
      @johngrovesIII 10 лет назад +2

      A lot of people were doing 808's before Kanye though, 808's were regularly used before he even put that album out, so I'm missing your point.

    • @mubarakhakim8835
      @mubarakhakim8835 10 лет назад +1

      e40has sampled it as well...

  • @earlmitchell9698
    @earlmitchell9698 4 года назад +26

    This guy is perfect example of why you shouldn't just sign any contract a record company throws in front of you. You need to understand where the money comes from and get a lawyer to make sure you get paid. Especially if you are a songwriter. Otherwise you'll end up another episode of Unsung or Behind the Music crying about how the record company ripped you off.

  • @afreeman69
    @afreeman69 9 лет назад +60

    These young cats are miseducated for real. Back in the days we was bumpin 'Posse On Broadway' 'Beepers' 'Roll U Up' & other classics way before 'Baby Got Back' even came out. Old School Hip-Hop heads know the time.

  • @maddetox
    @maddetox 8 лет назад +29

    business 101, own your shit.

    • @blackcaviarmusicpublishing5972
      @blackcaviarmusicpublishing5972 8 лет назад

      hince my company...Publishing..I scored.

    • @thecoach11
      @thecoach11 7 лет назад

      maddetox Facts

    • @TyrroneHinton
      @TyrroneHinton 7 лет назад

      100, 100 my dude

    • @sinfulways1492
      @sinfulways1492 7 лет назад +1

      Damn right the labels rob these men and women blind and the only way they can make money or get rich is from touring like hell lol. The best thing a young artist can do is get a two drop deal and then get that one hit to make it big and then tour like hell and start a label and go solo after getting raped for a year or so by the label.

  • @marvinallen7117
    @marvinallen7117 4 года назад +46

    Forget the money this dude came out in the 80s and still looks like he hasn't aged, we need your secret homie!!!

    • @langelle1
      @langelle1 4 года назад +7

      Black don't crack

    • @smokngunz8409
      @smokngunz8409 4 года назад +10

      When you got money, it fixes everything, no worries no wrinkles lol

    • @Amanboy2012
      @Amanboy2012 4 года назад +2

      Tell that to Morgan Freeman and Willie Nelson

    • @marvinallen7117
      @marvinallen7117 4 года назад

      @E W bro I've seen people follow everything on rhat list of yours and still look old

  • @SparkyTakedown
    @SparkyTakedown 4 года назад +20

    Wow he gave props to Kraftwerk!

  • @w6467
    @w6467 2 года назад +27

    I was seriously injured in the U.S. Army in 1992 and was doing rehab when I first saw this video. Think it was the first time I smiled in months.
    Thanks!

  • @HeavyMental1000
    @HeavyMental1000 9 лет назад +18

    Uh, people?! Baby got back is a legendary track that did not not fizzle out and disappear even in 2014. Though he has dropped other classics that actually proceeded it, that one track has been extremely lucrative in royalty checks for him for over 20 years. Don't compare him to any hip hop artist who has not done that yet. You'd be surprised to see whose poppin' now but will never have 1/10 of what Sir-mix-a lot has made (and still counting).

  • @TimScottSuiGeneris
    @TimScottSuiGeneris 10 лет назад +52

    My posse on Broadway is a classic jam you kids need to hear over and over.

    • @Scorpsfan
      @Scorpsfan 9 лет назад

      Hell yeah my nigga, and Rippin' pimpin'. HA HA YES HE DIiiiiD!!!!!!!!

    • @55thst_rojos
      @55thst_rojos 6 лет назад

      Tim Scott didn't juvenile sample that?

  • @zigzaggyp746
    @zigzaggyp746 9 лет назад +29

    Major props to Mix STILL doing his thing!

  • @mubarakhakim8835
    @mubarakhakim8835 10 лет назад +84

    my hooptie,buttermilk biscuits.Posse on Broadway Swass,Dude got some hits

    • @youngnick1800
      @youngnick1800 5 лет назад +3

      mubarak hakim put em on the glass too the symphony

    • @bennymicp
      @bennymicp 4 года назад +1

      Swap meet Louie

    • @therealflamelit
      @therealflamelit 4 года назад +3

      Buttermilk Biscuits..man you went way back

    • @lashores7703
      @lashores7703 4 года назад

      I remember buttermilk biscuits, never liked that song.

    • @deebrown4877
      @deebrown4877 4 года назад

      FACTS💯

  • @Steadno
    @Steadno 10 лет назад +60

    Red beans n rice didnt miss her

    • @XTRABIG
      @XTRABIG 4 года назад +7

      Gimme a sistah I can't resist her...

    • @mikecorleone6797
      @mikecorleone6797 4 года назад +1

      So if you wanna triple x throw down, dial 1-900 mix-a-lot

  • @662chillin
    @662chillin 10 лет назад +28

    For those folks saying that Mix is a one hit wonder, that shows that you must be part of the pop crowd that ironically has kept this song relevant for over 20 years. Mix has a few hits before Baby Got Back blew up. Posse On Broadway and Square Dance Rap are classics. Swass (released 2 years before Baby got back) went platinum.
    Nicki sampling Baby Got Back just means that he's gonna see a nice jump in his royalties from it because of the stannish nature of her fans and the overkill from it getting played on pop stations 10 times a day lol

    • @truthseeker9249
      @truthseeker9249 2 года назад

      I'll admit Baby Got Back is the only song by him that I know. But I never thought he was a one hit wonder. I've just never listened to his other music. And I recognize that the trashy rappers in today's time such as Nikki or Cardi B are nowhere near on the level of rappers like Sir-Mix-A-Lot or even Missy Elliott. Another female rapper who's been in the game for decades and doesn't get the credit she deserves.

    • @judefernandez9234
      @judefernandez9234 2 года назад +1

      My hooptie is a certified hood classic

    • @rickd9868
      @rickd9868 Год назад +1

      "Myyyyyy hooptie rollin", tailpipe draggin"

    • @SeanShaw72VOICESSTUDIO
      @SeanShaw72VOICESSTUDIO Год назад

      The Swass Record was already a multi platinum classic by the timne baby got back came out. Posse on Broadway!!!!!! CLASSIC!!!!

  • @goodelucky
    @goodelucky Год назад +15

    Legendary inspired 30 years of music

  • @Stevaside
    @Stevaside 8 лет назад +28

    Can't tell you how many times I corrected people who've called him a one-hit wonder...Posse On Broadway was my JAM when I was a little kid..one of the 1st rap songs I ever heard on the radio & I still play it every now & then..& I'd say a huge one responsible for my love & appreciation for the 808s in the beats of today

    • @LandsbergLaw
      @LandsbergLaw 8 лет назад +4

      Posse up!

    • @dj4monie
      @dj4monie 5 лет назад +2

      He also did his own remixes of his songs. Mix is one of the smartest people in the rap game. He recognized it was a game long ago.

    • @hiphopheaven
      @hiphopheaven 5 лет назад

      People caring about hits are stupid

  • @edwardmoses4421
    @edwardmoses4421 9 лет назад +13

    1993 in Kenya Nairobi we had Baby got back video in VHS tapes. only few guys had bought NTSC video players but we enjoyed your music. Am still your fan.Great Interview

  • @blurrygirl06
    @blurrygirl06 6 месяцев назад +5

    God bless Sir Mix-a-lot! He helped me be confident at a time when having a big booty was not the norm, especially for a white girl. He changed the landscape of rap & personally I'm grateful. A true legend!

  • @gallyun1
    @gallyun1 10 лет назад +23

    Lol.......these comments are crazy. Instead of worrying about how much money he has now, take time listen to the interview. He owns his "own" publishing.
    If y'all are true fans of hip-hop, you "should" learn the history and business aspects of the music industry.......justsaying

  • @TheGamingChapel
    @TheGamingChapel 9 лет назад +19

    My favorite Sir Mix-a-Lot tracks - Posse On Broadway, Buttermilk Biscuits, Square Dance Rap, Iron Man, My Hooptie....Swass - is still to this day my favorite Mix-A-Lot album - long live 1988 and 1989 - man, was 11 yrs old when I heard Mix's first album - Swass and loved it

  • @varsame
    @varsame 10 лет назад +23

    Sir mix a lot very smart move to capitalize on your publishing early on

  • @coldskyclouds7188
    @coldskyclouds7188 10 лет назад +9

    i remember when baby got back came out and i "got it" immediately even though i was just a kid.. i always liked sir mix-a-lot songs because they had a good energy.. another guy who was good like that who made a killing was heavy d cuz he made the song for mad tv and the one for in living color

  • @MrGrownman455
    @MrGrownman455 10 лет назад +79

    To the idiots saying Sir Mix A lot is broke, come to SEATTLE. This man got a LAMB that he drives around Seattle. Just to let you know IT COST A LOT to live SEATTLE. So I seriously doubt he is broke and plus a lot of TV shows have used baby got back. He's just a smart man that turned a profit.

    • @DB-ev5ep
      @DB-ev5ep 3 года назад

      @TheDodicat average home price in Seattle is $760,000.... that’s high. I stay in Los Angeles.. LA’s average home price isn’t that high and it’s expensive in LA. I don’t know what numbers you’re looking at. Any place that has big tech is expensive af.

  • @ecdctech
    @ecdctech 4 года назад +5

    This guy fought for the rights of thick women. Hispanics also like thick women.

  • @old_romans
    @old_romans 4 года назад +7

    'Put em on the GLASS' wouldn't stop playing on The Box

  • @samwest1097
    @samwest1097 6 лет назад +55

    A black man with financial freedom, I love it.

    • @danielwong5378
      @danielwong5378 4 года назад +1

      @TheDodicat Not Really a shocker. It's just that the whites hate to see a rich black man. It's makes them sad for some reason.

    • @interestedbystander196
      @interestedbystander196 3 года назад

      @@danielwong5378 So Danny Wong, how do you know what "whites" think and do and like and hate and so on? What's the source of your knowledge and insight?

    • @danielwong5378
      @danielwong5378 3 года назад +1

      @@interestedbystander196 Well... the whites history, that's how. Black Wall Street from 1921 really tells the tale. Just like their racist mindset, I doubt the whites evolved enough to get over their hatred of rich black folks that has more than they do. History always repeats itself.

    • @interestedbystander196
      @interestedbystander196 3 года назад

      @@danielwong5378 Seems that you might be the one with the racist mindset, friend. I'm going out on a limb here and guessing you don't equate yourself with "white", and that you hold a them-and-us mindset.
      As a person of colour, I find that offensive. It's fools who perpetuate the them-and-us thinking that are actually part of the problem, you know? Fools who do what you're doing.

    • @danielwong5378
      @danielwong5378 3 года назад

      @@interestedbystander196 Explain what exactly makes me a racist. Because, I'm beginning to think that you might be a little too dim witted to carry on this dialogue.
      And, what's this trend where you people are claiming that you're not white??? I get enough of that on Twitter.

  • @christopherdieudonne
    @christopherdieudonne 4 года назад +4

    1:24 Awesome when a brother admits he loves techno. ME TOO !! I can definitely here the techno influence in "Baby Got Back"

  • @dannypackard1268
    @dannypackard1268 Год назад

    Sir mix alot was my first concert I'm 45 still listening to mix in 2022

  • @gosolobox
    @gosolobox 3 года назад +3

    Friend of mine booked him for a show in my fairly small home town here in Washington state. Three decades later and I'm still kicking myself for not going..

  • @apexone5502
    @apexone5502 9 лет назад +11

    Anybody who thinks Mix A Lot ain't got guap is surely sleeping. Dude has been paid and still is. Owning his publishing is super smart. Baby Got Back gets played so much on theatrical trailers, commercials, whatever that you know dude's been eating good off of it. All it takes is that one ubiquitous hit and you will be set for life if your paperwork is straight. Pharrell's "Happy" is gonna be one of those songs. Of course you hear it in commercials now but I guarantee that joint is gonna be played like that for years to come. If Pharrell retires now, I bet he will be eating off of Happy for the rest of his life. Not even counting other hits he's been a part of.

  • @robhinze8626
    @robhinze8626 6 лет назад +3

    Sir mix a lot is the man!
    I remember a few years back being at a car meet in Seattle and we see a lambo pull up... he hopped out and had a genuine interest in the cars at the meet and was a super down to earth guy!!

  • @energyswapper3717
    @energyswapper3717 4 года назад +5

    For anyone stumbling upon this in 2019 keep in mind that SMA did the right thing by owning is publishing rights, but that's not the full equation. A little known fact is that Macklemore (also Seattle-based, btw) went mainstream owning almost every right to their music. Nearly everyone big owns publishing rights if they wrote the song, that's cool, but when you own the music (masters) you collect ALL of the income. Publishing, royalites, merchandising, tours, .etc.
    Record companies don't allow this, this is where they make the majority of their money. Well, let me correct that, royalties are where they USED to make the majority of their money. Now you have something called 360 deals (like Wayne, Nikki & Drake signed) which give them royalties, publishing, touring and merchandise.
    Never, ever sign a 360 deal. You're getting screwed. You may get away with owning publishing, but you will lose the one massive income producing vehicle you have (touring). Touring is where musicians make their money. How would you like knowing you dropped a platinum album (downloads + physical sales) where you knew you weren't ever going to make a cent after costs anyway and then find out your worldwide tour that raked in $100m just netted you $5m after costs?
    That's what happens when you sign 360 deals, you walk away with very little. The YoungMoney team is doing OK, don't get me wrong, but wouldn't you say Drake's generated at least $500m in revenue throughout his career between tours, album sales, merchandising, residuals (publishing royalties) and licensing? Easy. Do you think he's worth even $50m? No.
    That's the problem. So people, take a page from Mix and Macklemore and own everything. Partner only with the people that can help you get radio (that's what Macklemore did) and make kick ass music and tour. Then you'll really be rich.

  • @italiansoutherner
    @italiansoutherner 9 лет назад +29

    Sir Mix-a-lot sounds like a very intelligent man. And a very rich man... Up until now I thought he hadn't made much money since "Baby Got Back."

  • @renegadegex
    @renegadegex 9 лет назад +19

    Seems like a nice guy, well done to him.

  • @ttenkrut
    @ttenkrut 10 лет назад +1

    I remember being at Prairie View A&M for a summer session when I first heard "Posse On Broadway" back in 89 or 90 echoing in the halls of the dormitory.,. Props to Sir Mix-a-Lot .,, and props to VLAD Tv for a great interview.,,.

  • @662chillin
    @662chillin 10 лет назад +7

    By the way, this man is in his 50's and doesn't look a day over 30-35. #blackdontcrack

  • @juanlansky8076
    @juanlansky8076 5 лет назад +11

    Madd respect to you Mix A Lot!...
    But the sample you used was NOT from Kraftwerk, but Detroit techno group Model 500's "Technicolor"...Just wanted to clear that up!

  • @sailor77pirate10
    @sailor77pirate10 5 лет назад +5

    Seen this dude New Year's 2019. He still got it!!

  • @anthonydoubleu1317
    @anthonydoubleu1317 10 лет назад +2

    Years back I seen one his live shows; he truly has a Great catalog of bangers, true story...

  • @JackHekler
    @JackHekler 4 года назад +2

    I have been a Mix-a-lot fan since a friend gave me Seminar in High School. I was a "rap show" DJ on a college radio station in 1991 when Mack Daddy came out. I only added the song "Mack Daddy" to my playlist until I heard a buzz about "Baby Got Back" from other students. It was funny to be ahead of the curve and miss it.

  • @MRAJE1129
    @MRAJE1129 5 лет назад +9

    Sir Mix-a-lot gets the one hit wonder label put on him because Baby got Back is his only song to hit number one. Mix-a-lot has plenty of hits: Posse on Broadway, Beepers,Swass, my hooptie,Game,Brimelo, Square dance rap,Attack on the Stars....#oldschool #hiphophead

    • @control_the_pet_population
      @control_the_pet_population 5 лет назад +2

      The term one hit wonder is usually referring to the pop charts and he only had one pop/crossover hit. Now I grew up listening to Swass and Seminar in the late 80s, so I know Mix-a-Lot already had his hip-hop cred well established before Baby Got Back... But considering the way the term is almost always used, he qualifies as a one hit wonder.
      As an example from a different genre, the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden has only had one top ten hit in their home country and none in America... they would be considered one hit wonders when looking at the British singles charts... But they've been together for almost 40 years, sold over 100 million albums and still sell out arenas and stadiums around the world. Are they 'one hit wonders'? Well sure, but they are also still remarkably successful and wealthy. Hit singles aren't the only measure of success.

  • @jmakc3541
    @jmakc3541 6 лет назад +6

    I have so much respect and admiration for this man.

  • @KalElKryptonsFinest
    @KalElKryptonsFinest 10 лет назад +13

    The definition of a G. Truth. Kids, pay attention.

  • @monicaalvesdossantos964
    @monicaalvesdossantos964 4 года назад +10

    Props to Sir-mix. A pioneer in this music industry still successful and knowledgable as of today!!
    Mix has always been a smart man.

  • @RayRay-sc8bc
    @RayRay-sc8bc 4 года назад +4

    Always made a song that was catching. Kept it clean and professional. An OG in the game. One GOAT on many.

  • @TheFitnessTutor
    @TheFitnessTutor 8 лет назад +8

    Seminar...one of the best albums of all time

  • @poeticnation6251
    @poeticnation6251 5 лет назад +9

    Sir Mix-a-Lot schooling this a new generation - Respect!

  • @donniegoodman8679
    @donniegoodman8679 2 года назад +3

    Sir mix a lot is easily my favorite rapper. Got everything humility,humor,bravado,intelligence and Killer beats. I hope he was able to keep his chage

  • @55thst_rojos
    @55thst_rojos 6 лет назад +31

    I wonder how is Larry the white guy who people thought was funny, is he still a real estate investor making lots of money? Inquiring minds want to know.

    • @JMJC1
      @JMJC1 4 года назад

      That'll be the skateboard dude?

    • @therealflamelit
      @therealflamelit 4 года назад +3

      & Kid Sensation the teenage lady killer

    • @armandsmith1027
      @armandsmith1027 4 года назад +1

      siiiick...lol

    • @sKid-zy1ss
      @sKid-zy1ss 4 года назад

      Harley Weedwax He’s the middle aged donut killer now

    • @Tito74
      @Tito74 4 года назад

      Maharaji is on the def side dancing like a freak

  • @doriang.r.e.y.1221
    @doriang.r.e.y.1221 10 лет назад +13

    I've been waiting to his response on this subject
    Dude was producing for pop acts in the late 90's...he's not broke!
    My Hooptie is my favorite...Posse on Broadway is close second!!!!

  • @DJDIVERSE
    @DJDIVERSE 4 года назад +1

    Miss those days of ALBUMS. I was like a 1st grade kid who bought the album for “baby got back” and became huge fans of all the songs he mentioned. Andddd I was also singing “I’m your new god...you can call me cocaine (sniff sniff sniff, ahhh). Lolol!

  • @rickneal4967
    @rickneal4967 4 года назад +1

    It would be interesting to see a list of all the shows/movies/commercials that song was featured in....

  • @americanIDOLfan11111
    @americanIDOLfan11111 9 лет назад +65

    It seems like if you're from Seattle, you're born with a good business sense...

    • @snakeplay
      @snakeplay 8 лет назад

      +Ana Castellano seems like if u sell crack u U SMOT

    • @americanIDOLfan11111
      @americanIDOLfan11111 8 лет назад +2

      Abdul Muhammad Humza.. You can't even speak English. Now run along with your child molesting prophet.

    • @snakeplay
      @snakeplay 8 лет назад

      +Ana Castellano I can speak, write, and understand the English language. You just seem incompetent...

    • @americanIDOLfan11111
      @americanIDOLfan11111 8 лет назад +3

      Abdul Muhammad Humza.. yeah, here's a comment from you: ''seems like if u sell crack u U SMOT''... you obviously DON'T know how to speak or write the English language. Your people have an average of a 70 IQ. And you seem to be below that.

    • @americanIDOLfan11111
      @americanIDOLfan11111 8 лет назад +3

      Abdul Muhammad Humza''for a Muslims''.. please explain how that makes sense. And I'm a woman.. moron.

  • @farrahlunceford9829
    @farrahlunceford9829 4 года назад +3

    Pearls of wisdom plus he is heavy into real estate

  • @soldierofjesuschrist6303
    @soldierofjesuschrist6303 5 лет назад

    Mix is the man, always has been...his jams are timeless.. aka. Square dance rap..

  • @furiousstyles9066
    @furiousstyles9066 4 года назад

    Dam i forgot about beepers.. Gonna listen as soon as this is done

  • @Godzilladad
    @Godzilladad 10 лет назад +42

    He's making money on Nicki's new single

    • @ajewul2
      @ajewul2 10 лет назад +6

      really? how did you come up with that Einstein?

    • @Godzilladad
      @Godzilladad 10 лет назад

      Supreme5panel .......

    • @Mztrue87
      @Mztrue87 10 лет назад +6

      Supreme5panel She has to pay him for the heavily sampled beat otherwise she'd get done for copyright fraud. She would of had to ask for his permission to remake the song in the first place.

    • @TheFreshOnezTV
      @TheFreshOnezTV 9 лет назад +4

      Supreme5panel She gotta pay him for that long ass sample.

    • @reecek2597
      @reecek2597 9 лет назад +1

      NICKI IS USING HIS MUSIC!

  • @shawncooke6177
    @shawncooke6177 10 лет назад +14

    Jay Z doesnt own the publishing to Reasonable Doubt. Kareem Biggs Burke and Damon Dash still own it. He has been trying to buy that publishing back for years but Dame is too smart of a business man to sell it to him.

    • @MuSick23
      @MuSick23 6 лет назад

      Shawn Cooke he owns his publishing, he just doesn't own the masters to Reasonable Doubt

  • @TyrroneHinton
    @TyrroneHinton 7 лет назад

    My Posse's On Broadway..... it took some time, but I love that cut. Iron Man, Beepers, and My Hooptie are still some great jams too.

  • @rickeygeetv6197
    @rickeygeetv6197 5 лет назад +1

    People may not remember that he also had a hit song called " buttermilk biscuits" back in the day as well.

  • @SausageFest
    @SausageFest 5 лет назад +4

    Proof you only gotta do it right ONCE matter. Don't let your failures keep you from going for it!

  • @richardwilliams5842
    @richardwilliams5842 4 года назад +3

    Mix a lot has always been a smart cat, back in the day he used to preach to other rappers about handling their business 💯

  • @jacobbruce3174
    @jacobbruce3174 8 дней назад

    I just watched a video of mix a lot performing posse on broadway an baby got back with the Seattle orchestra it was pretty cool to see that, it’s worth watching

  • @ZeuZLoD
    @ZeuZLoD 3 года назад +1

    I loved all of SMaL stuff, dude is an absolute genius and thats rippin!

  • @squashhead1374
    @squashhead1374 5 лет назад +3

    Sir mix a lot is such a success not just because of his talent but because he is smart and business savvy.

  • @deadmansgulf911
    @deadmansgulf911 Год назад +6

    Very smart man living the American Dream.

  • @econcrook2062
    @econcrook2062 6 лет назад +2

    I appreciate how Mix references the influence Kraftwerk had on his music. Kraftwerk influenced most of early hip hop from the East Coast to the West Coast and everywhere in between. Mix's early recordings were Techno Hop joints (think Egyptian Lover, Unknown DJ, Rodney O and other West Coast pioneers), but before Baby Got Back blew up, California and the whole southern US blacked out over Square Dance Rap

  • @gldeneaglendayard
    @gldeneaglendayard 4 года назад +1

    Gortex was one of my favorites! Little known fact..Mix-a-lot is a c.b.'er on Channel 6 who goes by the C.B. handle Prime Minista

  • @LaCheleWallace
    @LaCheleWallace 10 лет назад +5

    I begged my dad to buy me the full album that had Baby Got Back and he looked at it said, I ain't buyin' this ish because you ain't gon like it, but we can buy the single. We used to spend so much time in the Wherehouse. That's about as far as he goes with me.

    • @officialLitoralTv
      @officialLitoralTv 10 лет назад

      you lookin good girl.you ever try youtube dating? ;)

    • @LaCheleWallace
      @LaCheleWallace 10 лет назад +1

      John Smathers Thank you and no. It's pointless. Nobody's booking flights to meet anybody.

    • @mrwhatever213
      @mrwhatever213 9 лет назад +4

      That's to bad. My Hooptie and Posse on Broadway is two of the best banging songs to ride too. This guy always had the hits, and far as bumping in your car. Listen to Square dance rap as well. To this day, no song has more bass then Posse on Broadway. In LA it's a car culture, and way of life on the West Coast period, and nobody beats this guy.

    • @LaCheleWallace
      @LaCheleWallace 9 лет назад +1

      thee one Dang, I forgot all about My Posse on Broadway.

    • @TJ-nq5nt
      @TJ-nq5nt 9 лет назад

      LaCheleWallace
      Yea i aint forget a bout it baby nope let me give u a BUBBLE bath.

  • @PaulDogBaby
    @PaulDogBaby 9 лет назад +4

    Very educational Mix-a-lot. There's a lot of information here that a lot of artist didn't know, but should know. Preciate the luv big homie! #BabyGotBack

  • @goranhrastovik5364
    @goranhrastovik5364 6 лет назад +1

    mix a legend ..he don't look that old..ageing gracefuly

  • @carlossarmeia30
    @carlossarmeia30 4 года назад

    I just heard someone slappin i got game which was one of my favorite slaps this am. Which brought me here. Mix alot was big before baby got back. That was just the icing on the cake. I loved swass! My favorite album!

  • @derrickgs777
    @derrickgs777 10 лет назад +17

    He made money off Realestate before rap..

    • @shalalala868
      @shalalala868 5 лет назад +1

      Really?

    • @ReginalBronson
      @ReginalBronson 5 лет назад +2

      Yes. Him and Larry...The guy he spoke about in Posse on Broadway.

    • @shanenolan85
      @shanenolan85 4 года назад

      shalalala I didn't know that either lol. Only one I knew about that made mad money from real estate and still doing good is Slick Rick!

    • @igotthejuice2090
      @igotthejuice2090 4 года назад

      @@ReginalBronson Larry is the white guy people think hes funny, a real estate investor who makes a lot of money.

    • @ReginalBronson
      @ReginalBronson 4 года назад

      @@igotthejuice2090 exactly Bro

  • @DollKennedy
    @DollKennedy 10 лет назад +4

    Preach my brother.

  • @grampagamingguy6833
    @grampagamingguy6833 Год назад +2

    Yo, Buttermilk Biscuits is still to this day my favorite Mix a lot tune. Because who does not like buttermilk biscuits?

  • @johnst3296
    @johnst3296 4 года назад

    I like interviews like this, where we hear about the craft, the stories behind the scenes. The ones you did with Too Short were also great. Please do more of that and less clickbait based on Eminem hate.

  • @froey198033
    @froey198033 8 лет назад +6

    GORETEX is my favorite song by Sir mix a lot, then Testarossa.

    • @blkmalencali
      @blkmalencali 8 лет назад +1

      Yeah Gortex was harding then shit. I blew up some house Speakers on that song.

    • @blackcaviarmusicpublishing5972
      @blackcaviarmusicpublishing5972 8 лет назад +2

      my Tessarossa was tough...Air intake, 2nd gear pass n fake

    • @nimbledagreat3699
      @nimbledagreat3699 8 лет назад

      can't forget 'beepers'... skypageerrrr... lol

    • @thomasdr08
      @thomasdr08 7 лет назад

      serve on a dish, name it up RIB TIPS

    • @froey198033
      @froey198033 7 лет назад +2

      sclSolitarium waffle like prints in the snow GORETEX .

  • @JasonSmith-ff3ek
    @JasonSmith-ff3ek 4 года назад +3

    I got one of these brand knew skull ckracker 50 volt plug ins into a 3000 into some water cooled ..... The prime minista got all the way down

  • @KalElKryptonsFinest
    @KalElKryptonsFinest 10 лет назад +2

    Always liked this guy. He is a good example of enterprising game.

  • @walkthedon
    @walkthedon Год назад

    Chief boot knocka is, Testerossa and Take my stash are my favs

  • @glenndoleberry8418
    @glenndoleberry8418 4 года назад +3

    Damn Vlad! How much have YOU made on VTV?
    Kinda ballsy question

  • @manifestmo-b
    @manifestmo-b 9 лет назад +4

    Before 'Baby Got Back' Mix a lot was considered "Gangsta"...It was just a more conservative Gangsta but even after 'Baby Got Back' He didn't lose any credibility because he kept it real...He's actually the Jay-Z of his time along with many other independents From E-40, Too Short, and the list goes on...Publishing and knowing how to leverage it is key...This is 'How to Be a Successful Rapper 101'

    • @blackturkdog
      @blackturkdog 6 лет назад

      Harlem Brown. he got heat from other rappers at the time like Naughty By Nature's " Its On." Mix

    • @blackturkdog
      @blackturkdog 6 лет назад +1

      the Pussy Cat Dolls's " Dontcha wish your girlfriend" sampled Mix's " SWASS" as well. Mix has been paid.

  • @acevehe
    @acevehe 4 года назад

    He sounds like a really interesting guy. I was like 11yr old when Baby Got Back came out and have known that song ever since.

  • @MegaJmerk
    @MegaJmerk Год назад

    posse on broadway was my jam back in the day.

  • @nolansbrooks
    @nolansbrooks 3 года назад +4

    Publish and leverage

  • @MastaMusicTV
    @MastaMusicTV 4 года назад +3

    I'm a "Sir Mix A-lot" fan 4 life!

  • @wesbarkley5810
    @wesbarkley5810 9 лет назад

    anthony did a good job on bay got back up here in nh it a hit at clubs here most of the time i go i here that song keep up the good work sir mix-a-lot

  • @andnowthescreamingstartsband
    @andnowthescreamingstartsband 10 месяцев назад +1

    Always makes me feel good about myself, thank you mix a-lot