Return of the Bumpasaurus
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{{Infobox album
| name = Return of the Bumpasaurus
| type = studio
| artist = Sir Mix-a-Lot
| cover = Return of the Bumpasaurus.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1996|8|27}}
| recorded = 1996
| venue = The Comedy Store (Los Angeles, CA)
| studio = Mix-A-Lot Studios (Auburn, WA)
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=9|s=14}}
| label = American Recordings
| producer = {{hlist|Ricardo Frazer (exec.)|Rick Rubin (exec.)|Sir Mix-a-Lot (also exec.)|Funk Daddy|Mike Kumagai|Quaze}}
| prev_title = Chief Boot Knocka
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Daddy's Home
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Return of the Bumpasaurus
| type = studio
| single1 = Jump on It
| single1date = July 23, 1996
}}
}}
Return of the Bumpasaurus is the fifth studio album by American rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot. It was released on August 27, 1996, via American Recordings.{{Cite web |last=Abe |first=Daudi |date=November 5, 2020 |title=Emerald Street: A History of Hip Hop in Seattle |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CG4HEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA76 |publisher=University of Washington Press |page=76 |language=en |via=Google Books |isbn=9780295747835}}
The recording sessions took place at Mix-A-Lot Studios in Auburn, with Chris Rock recorded live at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles on March 27, 1996. The album was produced by Quaze, Mike Kumagai, Funk Daddy, and Sir Mix-a-Lot, who also served as executive producer with Ricardo Frazer and Rick Rubin. It features guest appearances from Amy Dorsey, Jackers, Anetta Perry, Barney "Soul Dog" Huggins and Michele Jennings.
The album peaked at number 123 on the Billboard 200 and number 55 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its lead single "Jump on It" made it to {{abbr|No.|number}} 97 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 89 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, No. 92 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs, No. 27 on the Hot Rap Songs, No. 35 on the Rhythmic Airplay and No. 37 on the Dance Singles Sales in the US.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Alex |title=Return of the Bumpasaurus - Sir Mix-A-Lot {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/return-of-the-bumpasaurus-mw0000186109 |access-date=August 11, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev2score = C+{{Cite web |last=Hajari |first=Nisid |author-link=Nisid Hajari |date=September 6, 1996 |title=Return of the Bumpasaurus |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/09/06/return-bumpasaurus/ |access-date=August 11, 2024 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}
| rev3 = Los Angeles Times
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{Cite web |last=Coker |first=Cheo Hodari |author-link=Cheo Hodari Coker |date=September 7, 1996 |title=*** Sir Mix-A-Lot, "Return of the Bumpasaurus,"... |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-07-ca-41256-story.html |access-date=August 11, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
| rev4 = Muzik
| rev4score = {{Rating|1|5|full=Disc Plain black.svg|half=Disc Plain half.svg|empty=Black Circle.svg}}{{Cite magazine |last=Ashon |first=Will |author-link=Will Ashon |date=December 1996 |title=Sir Mix-A-Lot: Return Of The Bumpasaurus |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik019_december_1996.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181940/http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik019_december_1996.pdf |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |access-date=August 11, 2024 |magazine=Muzik |page=134 |issue=19}}
| rev5 = The Commercial Appeal
| rev5score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news |last1=Ellis |first1=Bill |date=September 14, 1996 |title=Recordings |work=The Commercial Appeal |page=C2}}
| rev6 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev6score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite book |last= |first= |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Rich, Young and Pretty |publisher=Muze |year=2006 |editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |editor-link=Colin Larkin |edition=4th |volume=7 |page=492}}
| rev7 = The Village Voice
| rev7score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}{{Cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=September 17, 1996 |title=Consumer Guide |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=sir+mix-a-lot |access-date=August 11, 2024 |website=Village Voice |via=www.robertchristgau.com}}
}}
Cheo Hodari Coker of the Los Angeles Times called the album "chock-full of the high beat-per-minute jams and molasses-thick grooves that made the self-proclaimed 'J.R. Ewing' of the Seattle rap scene a multimillionaire in the first place". Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called it "stupid, funky" and highlighted songs "Jump on It" and "Bark Like You Want It". Nisid Hajari of Entertainment Weekly concluded: "unfortunately, too many cuts on Return of the Bumpasaurus reach back only one decade instead of two, settling for tiny perkiness that's more Cameo than George Clinton". J. D. Considine of The Baltimore Sun wrote that "most of the sounds here are decidedly second-hand, adding no fresh flavor to the bass-derived sound Mix-A-Lot has peddled from the start".{{cite news |last=Considine |first=J. D. |author-link=J. D. Considine |date=August 29, 1996 |title=CD Reviews |work=The Baltimore Sun |location=Features |page=7}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = You Can Have Her
| note1 = featuring Chris Rock
| writer1 = Anthony Ray
| extra1 = Mike Kumagai
| length1 = 5:19
| title2 = Da Bomb
| note2 = featuring Amy Dorsey
| writer2 = Amy Dorsey
| extra2 =
| length2 = 0:50
| title3 = Buckin' My Horse
| writer3 = Ray
| extra3 = Sir Mix-a-Lot
| length3 = 4:28
| title4 = Mob Style
| note4 = featuring Jackers
| writer4 = {{hlist|Ray|A.R.T.|E-Dawg|Chris Jackson}}
| extra4 = Quaze
| length4 = 4:30
| title5 = Top Ten List
| writer5 = Ray
| extra5 =
| length5 = 2:06
| title6 = Man U Luv ta Hate
| writer6 = Ray
| extra6 = Sir Mix-a-Lot
| length6 = 4:24
| title7 = Bark Like You Want It
| writer7 = Ray
| extra7 = Sir Mix-a-Lot
| length7 = 3:20
| title8 = Bumpasaurus Cometh
| writer8 = Ray
| extra8 = Sir Mix-a-Lot
| length8 = 1:23
| title9 = Bumpasaurus
| note9 = featuring Anetta Perry
| writer9 = Ray
| extra9 = Quaze
| length9 = 4:42
| title10 = Denial
| note10 = featuring Amy Dorsey
| writer10 = Dorsey
| extra10 =
| length10 = 1:02
| title11 = Aunt Thomasina
| note11 = featuring Amy Dorsey
| writer11 = Ray
| extra11 = Mike Kumagai
| length11 = 4:37
| title12 = Jump on It
| writer12 = {{hlist|Ray|Jerry Lordan|Clifton Chase|Cheryl Lorraine Cook|Sylvia Robinson|Michael Anthony Wright}}
| extra12 = Sir Mix-a-Lot
| length12 = 5:00
| title13 = Aintsta
| writer13 = Ray
| extra13 = Sir Mix-a-Lot
| length13 = 4:18
| title14 = Sag
| note14 = featuring Barney "Soul Dog" Huggins and Michele Jennings
| writer14 = Ray
| extra14 = Funk Daddy
| length14 = 4:40
| title15 = Message to a Drag Artist
| writer15 = Ray
| extra15 =
| length15 = 2:31
| title16 = Lead Yo Horse
| note16 = featuring Jackers
| writer16 = {{hlist|Ray|M. Bradford|Jackson}}
| extra16 = Quaze
| length16 = 4:14
| title17 = Playthang
| writer17 = Ray
| extra17 = Funk Daddy
| length17 = 4:30
| title18 = Funk fo da Blvd.
| writer18 = {{hlist|Ray|Fury|Bookie|Attitude Adjuster}}
| extra18 = Quaze
| length18 = 3:37
| title19 = Slide
| writer19 = {{hlist|Ray|E-Dawg}}
| extra19 = Mike Kumagai
| length19 = 3:44
| total_length = 1:09:14
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|123|artist=Sir Mix-A-Lot|rowheader=true|access-date=August 11, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|55|artist=Sir Mix-A-Lot|rowheader=true|access-date=August 11, 2024}} |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|134056|Return Of The Bumpasaurus|type=album}}
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