Swass
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
Swass is the debut studio album by the American rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot.[3] It was released in 1988 on Nastymix and re-released on CD by Def American Recordings. The album featured the singles "Posse on Broadway", "Square Dance Rap", "Iron Man" (a rap metal version of the Black Sabbath song featuring the band Metal Church) and "Rippn'". In 1990, the album received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.
According to Sir Mix-a-Lot, the word "swass" originally was an inside joke with no meaning in itself. After the album's release, the word came to mean "Some Wild Ass Silly Shit".[4]
The hook of the song "Swass" is reprised in "Don't Cha" by Busta Rhymes and CeeLo Green, becoming a world hit recorded by the Pussycat Dolls.[5]
Track listing
The 1988 vinyl and CD issues on Nastymix Records contained the same track listing. The 1991 CD reissue on Def American Records added two bonus tracks, "Attack on the Stars" and "F the BS".
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Personnel
- Anthony Ray - performer, producer, engineering, programming
- Ed Locke - executive producer
- Ron McMaster - mastering
Samples
"Posse on Broadway"
- "Nightclubbing" by Iggy Pop
"Gold"
- "Dopeman" by N.W.A
"Rippin'"
- "Cars" by Gary Numan
- "Numbers" by Kraftwerk
- "Tour de France" by Kraftwerk
- "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa
"Square Dance Rap"
- "Rock Me Baby" by B.B. King
"F the BS"
- "Chase" by Giorgio Moroder
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
References
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- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 741. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.MacDonald, Patrick (May 19, 1989). "Sir Mix-a-Lot, the Seattle-based rap...". Tempo. The Seattle Times. p. 10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.duBrowa, Corey (June 22, 2009). "Q&A with Sir Mix-a-Lot". Magnet. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sherburne, Philip (July 24, 2005). "Don't Cha Blink". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
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