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"Anaconda" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on August 4, 2014, by Young Money, Cash Money, and Republic as the second single from her third studio album, The Pinkprint (2014). [2] The song was produced by Polow da Don, DJ Spydr, and Da Internz, and prominently samples "Baby Got Back" (1992) by Sir Mix-a-Lot. [3]
The song's accompanying music video was briefly banned by MTV. [2] Mix-a-Lot defended the song as being empowering to curvaceous women who were being shown skinny models as an ideal for beauty. "Baby Got Back" topped the US Billboard Hot 100, and spent five weeks atop the chart. It was the second best-selling song in the US in 1992.
Onika Tanya Maraj was born on December 8, 1982, [2] [3] in the Saint James district of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. [4] [5] Her father was Robert Maraj (1956–2021), [6] a financial executive and part-time gospel singer of Dougla (Afro-Trinidadian mother and Indo-Trinidadian father) descent. [3]
The song in reference is the 1992 hit “Baby Got Back” by the American rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot — whose legal name is Anthony L. Ray. ... (Lip Sync Battle on Spike / YouTube)
Sophia Grace previously announced that she was expecting her second baby back in August. ... massive Nicki Minaj fans — then gave the audience a "show-stopping performance" with Sophia Grace ...
The lyrical battle between Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj continues. On Friday, the 29-year-old dropped her third studio album, Megan, and one of the songs already has fans proclaiming that ...
The song samples Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Minaj's highest-charting single in the US at the time. [23] It topped both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the Hot Rap Songs charts for six weeks. [25]
Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj has released five studio albums, one compilation album, three mixtapes, 136 singles (including 84 as a featured artist), and 20 promotional singles. After becoming involved with dancing, music and acting in high school in New York City, she eventually pursued her passion for rapping. [ 1 ]