Chief Boot Knocka

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{{Infobox album

| name = Chief Boot Knocka

| type = studio

| artist = Sir Mix-a-Lot

| cover = Chief Boot Knocka.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1994|7|19}}

| recorded = 1993–1994

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=52}}

| label = American Recordings

| producer = Sir Mix-a-Lot

| prev_title = Mack Daddy

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Return of the Bumpasaurus

| next_year = 1996

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Chief Boot Knocka

| type = studio

| single1 = Put 'Em on the Glass

| single1date = July 19, 1994

| single2 = Ride

| single2date = August 23, 1994

| single3 = Sleepin' Wit My Fonk

| single3date = April 4, 1995

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Alex |title=Chief Boot Knocka - Sir Mix-A-Lot {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chief-boot-knocka-mw0000117043 |access-date=October 26, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s

| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|neither}}{{Cite book |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=sir+mix-a-lot |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |date=2000 |publisher=Griffin |access-date=October 26, 2024}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3score = B{{Cite web |date=July 29, 1994 |title=Chief Boot Knocka {{!}} Music Review {{!}} Entertainment Weekly |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007021938/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,303134,00.html |access-date=October 7, 2008 |website=Entertainment Weekly |via=Wayback Machine}}

| rev4 = Los Angeles Times

| rev4score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{Cite web |last=Siegmund |first=Heidi |date=July 17, 1994 |title=** 1/2; SIR MIX-A-LOT, "Chief Boot Knocka" ( American/Rhyme Cartel ) |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-17-ca-16468-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

| rev5 = Rolling Stone

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Berman |first=Eric |date=September 22, 1994 |title=Recordings |magazine=Rolling Stone |page=94 |issue=691}}

| rev6 = Spin

| rev6score = {{Rating|1|3}}{{Cite magazine |last=Eddy |first=Chuck |author-link=Chuck Eddy |date=August 1994 |title=SPINS |magazine=Spin |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |pages=89–90 |volume=10 |issue=5 |issn=0886-3032}}

| rev7 = The Source

| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=J-Mill |date=August 1994 |title=Record Report |magazine=The Source |page=91}}

}}

Chief Boot Knocka is the fourth studio album by American rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot. It was released on July 19, 1994, via American Recordings. The album was produced by Sir Mix-a-Lot, Eugenius, and Strange.

The album reached number 69 on the Billboard 200 and number 28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. At the 36th Annual Grammy Awards held in 1994, the song "Just da Pimpin' in Me" from the album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Anthony Ray, except track 1 written with William Collins and George Clinton.

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Sleepin' wit My Fonk

| writer1 =

| extra1 =

| length1 = 4:06

| title2 = Let It Beaounce

| writer2 =

| extra2 =

| length2 = 4:20

| title3 = Ride

| writer3 =

| extra3 =

| length3 = 3:37

| title4 = Take My Stash

| writer4 =

| extra4 =

| length4 = 4:36

| title5 = Brown Shuga

| writer5 =

| extra5 =

| length5 = 4:11

| title6 = What's Real

| writer6 =

| extra6 =

| length6 = 4:15

| title7 = Double da Pleasure

| writer7 =

| extra7 =

| length7 = 0:59

| title8 = Put 'Em on the Glass

| writer8 =

| extra8 =

| length8 = 3:28

| title9 = Chief Boot Knocka

| writer9 =

| extra9 =

| length9 = 4:19

| title10 = Don't Call Me Da Da

| writer10 =

| extra10 =

| length10 = 4:30

| title11 = Nasty Dog

| writer11 =

| extra11 =

| length11 = 4:00

| title12 = Monsta Mack

| writer12 =

| extra12 =

| length12 = 4:05

| title13 = Just da Pimpin' in Me

| writer13 =

| extra13 =

| length13 = 3:17

| title14 = I Check My Bank

| writer14 =

| extra14 =

| length14 = 4:09

| total_length = 53:52

}}

;Sample credits

Personnel

  • Anthony "Sir Mix-a-Lot" Ray – vocals, programming, producer, arranger, engineer, mixing, executive producer
  • Michael Peter "Flea" Balzary – bass guitar (track 1)
  • Michael Powers – guitar (track 6)
  • Eugenius – co-producer (tracks: 2, 4, 10), programming, arranger
  • Strange – co-producer (tracks: 8, 9)
  • Ricardo Frazer – executive producer
  • Rick Rubin – executive producer
  • Dirk Walter – art direction, design
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction
  • Annalisa Pessin – photography
  • Melvone Farrell – make-up
  • Lisa Jayne Storey – hair stylist

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (1994)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|69|artist=Sir Mix-A-Lot|rowheader=true|access-date=October 26, 2024}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|28|artist=Sir Mix-A-Lot|rowheader=true|access-date=October 26, 2024}}

References

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