Sir Mix-A-Lot explains why being banned helped 'Baby Got Back' stand test of time

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Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot celebrates the 30th anniversary of his hit song 'Baby Got Back' this year, saying the success of the song was luck and happenstance.

has some theories why his hit song"Baby Got Back" is still popular, 30 years after its release.

"'Baby Got Back,' at its peak, was banned from MTV or relegated to after 9 o'clock. Whatever, I call that banned," he recalled."That may have gave the song legs because every person that was probably maybe teen through 25 at that time remembers themselves as being the forbidden fruit at any time. Go back to the '60s. Everybody in the '60s felt like they were the forbidden fruit. And those '60s songs last to this day.

Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot performs onstage during Hammer's House Party at Five Point Amphitheater July 13, 2019, in Irvine, Calif.When it comes to today's music and the increase of popularity among female rappers, Sir Mix-A-Lot says he's"not the grumpy old man" sitting around wondering"how could these girls do that?" He celebrates their achievements.

Now, in partnership with Chex Mix, the rapper has remixed his popular song, changing the words to"Bagel Chip is Back" to celebrate the return of bagel chips in a snack bag. He had a great time collaborating with General Mills, calling it a"cool company to work with."

 

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I always thought Baby Got Back was about the Fox News Employee that Jesse Watters was banging while he was married with young twins… Jesse is such a scumbag… Let’s give him his own show…

Funny thing Tipper Gore a Democrat helped get it banned

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