Sir Mix-A-Lot may forever be linked to 1992 mega-hit “Baby Got Back,” but you’d be off-base in labeling him a one-hit wonder. One of hip hop’s ultimate DIY practitioners, he was a platinum-selling artist long before “Baby Got Back” introduced suburbanites everywhere to the glories of the big, bad booty. He founded his own record label, produced his own tracks, created a Seattle hip-hop scene from scratch and was among the first hip-hop acts to collaborate in the rock genre. These days, he is working on a new album due out next year and generally surveying a scene hugely influenced by the music he created two decades ago. Sir Mix will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all this week. Read our Q&A with him.
Sir Mix-A-Lot: So let me get this straight. I take my fat ass into a room full of other fat asses, turn up the heat and try my damndest to pull a groin? I don’t know if this is true, but I heard hot yoga makes you fart, too. Supposedly, the stretching and breathing techniques purge the body of toxic fumes. Hmm.
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Heck yeah, Sir Mix! It’s a lesser-known version of Yoga called “Yo-gas.” It’s as old as the Kama Sutra. Also known in some circles as Muskrat Yoga. Often practiced alone, however.