Anthony L. Ray (born August 12, 1963) is an American rapper, composer, and record producer better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot. His most famous song is “Baby Got Back,” which went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1992.
Sir Mix-a-Lot announced his upcoming album, Dun 4got About Mix, in 2010. On November 23, 2010, the lead song “Carz” was published on YouTube. The video received over a million views by June 2011, but no release date for the album had been established as of 2023. His F.U.B.A.R. Remix for the song Terms Of My Parole debuted on Puscifer’s remix album All Re-Mixed Up the same year.
Sir Mix-a-Lot produced the album Dream for urban rock band Ayron Jones and The Way in 2013. On November 2, he kicked off their record release celebration at Neumos. During the Christmas season, he supported the Washington State Lottery, with adverts incorporating his song surfacing on Spotify.
In 2014, rapper Nicki Minaj released the single “Anaconda”, which heavily incorporated samples from “Baby Got Back”. Sir Mix-a-Lot commended both the artist and the song, calling it the “new and improved version” of “Baby Got Back”.
Sir Mix-a-Lot worked with TNT and LK on the song and video “Streets Don’t Love Me” in March 2016.
Sir Mix-a-Lot held a morning radio show on Hot 103.7 FM in Seattle from 2017 until 2019.
He owns several homes, including one in Auburn, Washington, where he has maintained a strong presence performing at small festivals across the country.