(August 12, 1963- )
Birth name is Anthony Ray
Recorded the hit song 'Baby Got Back' (1992)
1992 album Mack Daddy sold over 2 million copies
Won a Grammy for Best Solo Rapper in 1992
'Baby Got Back' Video ranked # 71 on VH-1's Top 100 Videos of All Time
Ranked number 11 out of 50 for VH-1's Sexiest Video Moments (May 2003)

He retired from rap in 1997 and reemerged in September 2003 with a new rap album.
He was ranked number 12 on VH1's One Hit Wonder Countdown.
When 'Baby Got Back' was a popular hit in the early 1990's, many women wanted him to sing a song about men with big dicks.
On the 2003 album, he granted the ladies their wish with a new song called 'Great Big Johnson.'
In the 'Baby Got Back' music video, he dances on butts that look like giant pumpkins.
MTV banned his 'Baby Got Back' Video.
Many activists protested the 'Baby Got Back' song because it denounces women.
Radio stations no longer play his music.
He smokes cigars.
He wished he never remade Black Sabbath's 'Iron Man' song (1988) because it was cheesy.

He spoke out against the greed of the record industry.
He insists that album prices are too high, especially since most albums only have 2 or 3 songs worth listening.
On 'Friends,' Ross and Rachael sing his song 'Baby Got Back' to baby Emma.
'Baby Got Back' spent five weeks on top of the charts.
You can hear him rapping on the X-box video games 'Project Gotham Racing 1 and 2.'
His music is featured on the X-box game 'NBA Inside Drive 2002.'
He rerecorded the song 'Cum on Feel the Noize' by Quiet Riot with the help of basketball player Sam Perkins.
He joined a band called 'Subset' in 2000 that also features all three rockers of the group 'Presidents of the United States of America.'
Humpy (AKA Shock G.) from Digital Underground will be featured on his 2003 album.

Credit: My Niece Alyse

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• American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist (Ranked: 1993)
• Beavis and Butthead Mocked My Video
• Entertainment Weekly's 25 New Classic One Hit Wonders [1983-2008]
• Grammy for Best Rapper (Ranked: 1993)
• Guest Voices on the Simpsons
• Hyphenated Names
• I am a Seattleite
• I Performed on 'Beavis and Butt-Head Experience' [1993]
• I Sing About Butts
• I Sing About Fat Chicks
• My Niece Alyse's Profiles [Series 1]
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1990's] (Ranked: 1992)
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Whatever: The 90's Pop & Culture Box'
• My Song was Parodied on Bill Nye the Science Guy
• Profiles 8751-9000 (Ranked: 8973)
• Rick Rubin Produced My Album
• VH-1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders (Ranked: 12)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Videos (Ranked: 71)
• VH-1's 50 Sexiest Video Moments (Ranked: 11)
• VH-1's Greatest Songs of the 90's (Ranked: 6)
• VH-1's I Love the 70's Volume 2 Commentators
• VH-1's I Love the 90's Commentators