Twenty-five years ago Tuesday, a career-defining single was born — and with it, endless sitcom jokes and rap homages. It was referenced in Sing, the 2016 animated children's movie, and in Shrek years before that. But when it debuted in 1992, there were those who took it to heart as an anthem of body positivity.
"Baby Got Back" begins kind of a heartbreaking scene: a white woman talking to her friend Becky, straight up mocking a black woman. The man behind the song, Anthony Ray — better known as Sir Mix-a-Lot — says he didn't make that up. Read more
Watch Joe Nichols Sing for Sir Mix-a-Lot in New 'Baby Got Back' Video - Rolling Stone
Nichols casts 1992 smash as pure honky tonk on new album 'Never Gets Old'
Demonstrating the fluidity and apparent immortality of a massive pop song, Joe Nichols has recorded a version of Sir Mix-a-Lot's booty-fixated 1992 smash "Baby Got Back" for his latest album Never Gets Old. Sir Mix-a-Lot even makes an appearance in the video, serving as a lone judge for odd covers of his song, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in May. Read more
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