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Sir Mix-a-Lot On 25 Years Of 'Baby Got Back'

"It was like a blown-out, glorified version of what was actually being said at that time," the rapper says of the butt-positive single that inspired controversy, parody and some genuine gratitude.
Sir Mix-a-Lot in 2016, performing in Texas as part of the "(Baby Got) Back to the 90's" concert tour.

Twenty-five years ago Tuesday, a career-defining single was born — and with it, endless sitcom jokes and rap homages. It was referenced in , the 2016 animated children's movie, and in years before that. But when it debuted in 1992, there were those who took it to heart as

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