Let’s take a trip back to the 80s and the year 1988 to be exact. The original Golden Age of Hip Hop was 1988 seeing they produced a lot of classics. This is when I became a fan of hip hop due to the like of Eric B & Rakim. EPMD, Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, KRS-One, Doug E. Fresh and many others made me a fan. Those artists that are mentioned have had a lot of love to this day and deservedly so. There are a lot of rappers that drop music that year and haven’t been shown the same love. One of those rappers is Sir Mix-A-Lot. Sir Mix-A-Lot is a rapper from Seattle Washington that dropped his debut album in September of 1988. Swass was the name of his album, and it went on to sell over a million copies.
The big hit from the album was Posse on Broadway and it was a big hit nationwide. Posse on Broadway is my featured Throwback Thursday joint for the week. Later, Sir Mix-A-Lot would become more popular with his song Baby Got Back. Baby Got Back came out in 1992 and is considered one of the most popular songs ever. Check out the video for the classic track, Posse on Broadway up above. Below you can check out the track listing and stream link for the Swass album.
Swass Track Listing
- Buttermilk Biscuits (Keep on Square Dancin’)
- Posse on Broadway
- Gold
- Swass
- Rippin ft. Kid Sensation
- Attack of the Stars
- Mall Dropper
- Hip Hop Soldier
- Iron Man ft. Metal Church
- Bremelo
- Square Dance Rap
- Romantic Interlude
- F the BS
