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Mack Daddy

 
Album Review: Mack Daddy

  • Artist: Sir Mix-A-Lot
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: February 04, 1992
  • Total Time: 60:12
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

The massive success of "Baby Got Back" may have earned Sir Mix-a-Lot the dreaded "one-hit wonder" label, as well as an appearance on VH1's "Where Are They Now?," but the Seattle native has always been a much more interesting and important figure than his reputation would suggest. One of the first rappers outside of New York and L.A. to score significant chart success, Mix-a-Lot's music is generally a lot more irreverent and tongue-in-cheek than people give him credit for, the work of a chubby studio geek living out his most ridiculous playboy fantasies on wax. "Baby Got Back" may be the song that put Sir Mix-a-Lot on the map, but it's actually one of the album's weaker tracks. Far better is Mack Daddy's first single, "One Time's Got No Case," a song that finds Mix-a-Lot addressing standard hip-hop subject matter in a novel fashion, striking out against racist police officers not through gunplay or violence but by handing the guilty parties a righteous legal smackdown in a court of law. The rest of Mack Daddy charts a similarly cheeky cruise through the not-so-mean streets of Seattle, with Mix-a-Lot addressing such vital subject matters as the nefarious proprietors of fake designer merchandise at swap meets ("Swap Meet Louie") and the importance of not getting whipped by opportunistic females ("Sprung on the Cat"). It's all extremely silly stuff, made even more so by Mix-a-Lot's nasal flow and knack for ridiculous double entendres: "Yo baby, I got a big snake, all you gotta do is make it dance" is a typically subtle Mix-a-Lot come-on. But damn if isn't infectious, funky, and downright fun, making Mack Daddy one of the premiere hip-hop guilty pleasures of the '90s. ~ Nathan Rabin, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
One Time's Got No Case Sir Mix-A-Lot, Stevie Wonder Sir Mix-A-Lot (4:17)
Mack Daddy (Lyrics) Sir Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot (4:22)
Baby Got Back (Lyrics) Sir Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot (4:22)
Swap Meet Louie (Lyrics) Sir Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot (4:31)
Seattle Ain't Bullshittin' Sir Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot (5:33)
Lockjaw (Lyrics) Sir Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot (4:19)
The Boss Is Back Sir Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot (4:15)
Testarossa (Lyrics) Sir Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot (5:08)
A Rapper's Reputation Sir Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot (5:02)
Sprung on the Cat (Lyrics) Sir Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot (4:30)
The Jack Back Wicked One, Sir Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot (4:56)
I'm Your New God (Lyrics) Sir Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot (4:43)
No Holds Barred Sir Mix-A-Lot, Slave Sir Mix-A-Lot (4:05)

Credits

Nate Fox (Producer), Jeri Heiden (Art Direction), Michael Powers (Guitar), Sir Mix-A-Lot (Programming), Dave Ford (Turntables), Sir Mix-A-Lot (Producer), Dave Ford (Scratching), Strange (Producer), Rick Rubin (Producer), Dirk Walter (Art Direction), Tommy Edwards (Photography), Amy Dorsey (Vocals), Mark Hanauer (Photography), Sir Mix-A-Lot (Mixing), Sir Mix-A-Lot (Vocals), Mark Hanauer (Inlay Photography), Sir Mix-A-Lot (Engineer), Jeri Heiden (Design), Sir Mix-A-Lot (Arranger), Rick Rubin (Executive Producer), Wicked One (Vocals), Mark Hanauer (Cover Photo), Dirk Walter (Design), Ricardo Frazer (Representation)
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Mack Daddy
Studio album by Sir Mix-a-Lot
Released February 4, 1992
Recorded 1991
Genre Hip hop
Label Rhyme Cartel/Def American/Warner Bros. Records
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Professional reviews
Sir Mix-a-Lot chronology
Seminar
(1989)
Mack Daddy
(1992)
Chief Boot Knocka
(1994)

Mack Daddy is the third album by Sir Mix-a-Lot, and his first album with a Parental Advisory label. It was released on February 4, 1992, on Def American Recordings.

Track listing

  1. "One Time's Got No Case" 4:17
  2. "Mack Daddy" 4:22
  3. "Baby Got Back" 4:22
  4. "Swap-Meet Louie" 4:31
  5. "Seattle Ain't Bullshittin'" 5:33
  6. "Lockjaw" 4:19
  7. "The Boss is Back" 4:15
  8. "Testarossa" 5:08
  9. "A Rapper's Reputation" 5:02
  10. "Sprung on the Cat" 4:30
  11. "The Jack Back" 4:56
  12. "I'm Your New God" 4:43
  13. "No Holds Barred" 4:05

Singles

  • One Time's Got No Case / November 21, 1991 [1]
  • Baby Got Back / February 27, 1992 [2]
  • Swap Meet Louie / August 4, 1992 [3]

 
 
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