THIS DAY IN HIP-HOP...SIR MIX-A-LOT - MACK DADDY

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Sir Mix-A-Lot released his third album Mack Daddy.

On this day in 1992, Sir Mix-A-Lot released his third album Mack Daddy on Def American.  The album was produced by Sir Mix-A-Lot, Rick Rubin, Nate Foxx, and Strange.  

Mack Daddy featured the controversial mega hit single "Baby Got Back," which stayed at #1 for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over two million copies and won a Grammy.  The album peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200.  It was certified platinum by the RIAA in July, 1992.

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​Also on this day...

1993 - Lords of the Underground released the hit single "Funky Child" on Pendulum.

2007 - Timbaland released his second studio album Shock Value on Mosley.

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​This day in Birthdays...

Cam'ron (1976) - American rapper, actor, and entrepreneur from Harlem, New York.  The de facto leader of the East Coast hip-hop group The Diplomats. 

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