Record Album, Sir Mix-A-Lot "My Hooptie," 1990
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Seattle rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot had a hit in 1990 with this song about a junk car. Since "his Benz is in the shop," the song's narrator has to drive an embarrassingly beat-up "hooptie."
Seattle rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot had a hit in 1990 with this song about a junk car. Since "his Benz is in the shop," the song's narrator has to drive an embarrassingly beat-up "hooptie."
Artifact
Phonograph record
Date Made
1990
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Washington, Seattle
Creator Notes
All songs by Sir Mix-A-Lot; Record manufactured & distributed by Nastymix Records, subsidiary of BMI.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2011.373.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Polyvinyl chloride
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Dimensions
Height: 12.375 in
Width: 12.375 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: Sir Mix-A-Lot / MY / Hooptie Printed reverse, in part: All songs written, produced, remixed, and engineered by Sir Mix-A-Lot / Mastered by EDDIE SCHREYER, Future Disc / Manufactured and Distributed by: / NASTYMIX RECORDS / [...] / Seattle, WA / copyright 1990 LOCKED UP MUSIC, INC., BMI / 1990 NASTYMIX RECORDS
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