Sir Mix-A-Lot – Seminar (CD) (1989) (FLAC + 320 kbps)

With his second album, Sir Mix-A-Lot continued focusing primarily on the type of material that made his first reach gold status: escapist, lighthearted pop/rap that fared well among pop, R&B and dance-music circles, but generally wasn’t well received in “the hood.” What few sociopolitical songs the CD does contain are first-rate, including “The (Peek-A-Boo) Game” (which uses Siouxsie & the Banshees as a reference point) and “National Anthem.” An angry number addressing the Iran-contra scandal, the drug plague and the plight of Vietnam vets, the latter is as powerful as anything Public Enemy, KRS-One or Ice-T has done. Nonetheless, what made Seminar a hit weren’t those gems, but odes to cars, gold chains and “fly girls.” As enjoyable as such escapist fare as “My Hooptie” and “Beepers” is, Mix sells himself short by not including more message songs.

Tracklist:

01 Seminar
02 Beepers
03 National Anthem
04 My Hooptie
05 Gortex
06 The (Peek-a-boo) Game
07 I Got Game
08 I’ll Roll You Up
09 Something About My Benzo
10 My Bad Side

Download:

FLAC – Wayshare

320 kbps – Wayshare