Sir Mix-A-Lot

Coming from a city — Seattle — with barely any hip-hop scene to speak of, Sir Mix-A-Lot co-founded his own record label, promoted his music himself, produced all his own tracks, and essentially pulled himself up by the proverbial American bootstraps. The immortal song, “Baby Got Back,” became a pop phenomenon virtually from the moment MTV aired its provocative video in 1992. But even before “Baby Got Back,” Sir Mix-A-Lot was a platinum-selling album artist with a strong following in the hip-hop community, known for bouncy, danceable, bass-heavy tracks indebted to old-school electro. Don't miss your chance to see the rapper who helped define a generation's dance music.