Sir Mix-A-Lot on the hip-hop game, music gear and the internet | Red Bull Music Academy

► Subscribe to Red Bull Music Academy: https://win.gs/SubscribeRBMA To many, Sir Mix-A-Lot is best known for his booty anthem “Baby Got Back.” But as this talk at the 2005 Red Bull Music Academy in his home town of Seattle reveals, he is a real-deal hip-hop pioneer. Here, he looks back on his early partnership with Sea Town legend Nes Rodriguez, his breakout moment and how a well-known music-industry figure in ripped jeans and a beat-up Dodge helped him hone his image, a persona that would later lead him into the trap of making music for money rather than love. ► https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/l... #SirMixALot #BabyGotBack #RedBullMusicAcademy __________________________ TOPICS: 17:02 - How the hip-hop game has changed 24: 09 - The creative wall 26:00 - Taking care of business 40:08 - The internet and independent labels 44:16 - Sir Mix-A-Lot’s favourite gear 46:02 - Found sounds The Red Bull Music Academy is a global music institution committed to fostering creativity in music. We celebrate music, its culture, and the transformative minds behind it. Begun in 1998, the Academy has taken the core principles that underlie its annual workshop for selected participants and applied this curatorial approach to events, lectures, and city-wide festivals throughout the year. ► Visit Red Bull TV: http://win.gs/1uy4YFF ► Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://win.gs/SubscribeRBMA ► Visit our official website: http://win.gs/avjLrK ► Our latest videos on YouTube: http://bit.ly/12nkX7h ► Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Lx4wQy ► Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12N5Ch0