Swass

Swass
Studio album by
Sir Mix-a-Lot
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1988[1]
StudioLawson, Seattle, Washington
Genre
Label
ProducerSir Mix-a-Lot
Sir Mix-a-Lot chronology
Swass
(1988) 		Seminar
(1989)
Singles from Swass
  1. "Posse on Broadway"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Rippn'"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Iron Man"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Swass is the debut studio album by Sir Mix-a-Lot.[4] 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".[5]

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.[6]

  1. ^ a b Ducker, Jessie (August 18, 2018). "Sir Mix-A-Lot's Debut Album 'Swass' Turns 30". Albumism. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ MacDonald, Patrick (May 19, 1989). "Sir Mix-a-Lot, the Seattle-based rap...". Tempo. The Seattle Times. p. 10.
  5. ^ duBrowa, Corey (June 22, 2009). "Q&A with Sir Mix-a-Lot". Magnet. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  6. ^ Sherburne, Philip (July 24, 2005). "Don't Cha Blink". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2011.