Return of the Bumpasaurus

Return of the Bumpasaurus
Studio album by
Sir Mix-a-Lot
ReleasedAugust 27, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreHip hop
Length69:14
LabelAmerican
Producer
Sir Mix-a-Lot chronology
Chief Boot Knocka
(1994) 		Return of the Bumpasaurus
(1996) 		Daddy's Home
(2003)
Singles from Return of the Bumpasaurus
  1. "Jump on It"
    Released: July 23, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Muzik[2]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[3]
The Commercial Appeal[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]

Return of the Bumpasaurus is the fifth album by the rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot, released in 1996 by American Recordings.[8][9] It peaked at No. 123 on the Billboard 200.[10] It includes the single "Jump on It", which samples the Sugarhill Gang's version of "Apache".

Critical reception

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."[7] 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."[11]

Track listing

  1. "You Can Have Her" - 5:18
  2. "Da Bomb" - 0:50
  3. "Buckin' My Horse" - 4:29
  4. "Mob Style" - 4:30
  5. "Top Ten List" - 2:06
  6. "Man U Luv ta Hate" - 4:24
  7. "Bark Like You Want It" - 3:20
  8. "Bumpasaurus Cometh" - 1:23
  9. "Bumpasaurus" - 4:42
  10. "Denial" - 1:02
  11. "Aunt Thomasina" - 4:37
  12. "Jump on It" - 5:00
  13. "Aintsta" - 4:18
  14. "Sag" - 4:40
  15. "Message to a Drag Artist" - 2:31
  16. "Lead Yo Horse" - 4:14
  17. "Playthang" - 4:30
  18. "Funk fo da Blvd." - 3:37
  19. "Slide" - 3:43

References

  1. ^ Return of the Bumpasaurus at AllMusic
  2. ^ Ashon, Will (December 1996). "Sir Mix-A-Lot: Return Of The Bumpasaurus" (PDF). Muzik. No. 19. p. 134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Sir Mix-a-Lot". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  4. ^ Ellis, Bill (September 14, 1996). "Recordings". The Commercial Appeal. p. C2.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 492.
  6. ^ Hajari, Nisid (September 6, 1996). "Return of the Bumpasaurus Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "*** Sir Mix-A-Lot, "Return of the Bumpasaurus,"..." Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1996.
  8. ^ "Sir Mix-A-Lot | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. ^ Abe, Daudi (November 5, 2020). "Emerald Street: A History of Hip Hop in Seattle". University of Washington Press – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Sir Mix-A-Lot". Billboard.
  11. ^ Considine, J.D. (29 Aug 1996). "CD Reviews". The Baltimore Sun. Features. p. 7.