Customer Reviews

Return of the Bumpasaurus

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This album is an amazing accomplishment for Sir Mix-a-lot. It offers some really great beats and as always Mix's raps are at the top of their game.

The CD, which features the club song "Jump on it", was released two years after my favorite Mix-a-lot Cd, "Chief Boot Knocka". Although it does not one-up Chief, it does manage to get your head bouncing. In songs such as "Da Bomb" and "Mob Style" Mix lets loose with a barage of sounds. He lets his lyrical flow rock you with songs like "Aintsta" and "Aunt Thomasina". The pure party song "Jump on it" is a nice addition and will definately get all the freaks in the room up on dance floor.

This is a great CD and would be a nice addition to any music collection. It is not Sir Mix-a-lot's best, but is still a great rap CD nonetheless.

I have to say that this is my favorite Sir Mix-a-lot album and one of my favorite cd's when I'm bumping (bass that is). Some of these songs are the best that I have heard for bumping. The bass is the right bass for pounding your subs. I love this cd. I think his rapping on this album is really good. Mix-a-lot has skills. Just listen to buckin my horse if you don't know what I mean. Anyways, it is a great cd for bass or just to listen to. A must buy.

Bumpasaurus is the Mix's best album yet. I thought that he would never top 1994's Chief Boot Knocka, but he has done it. Music by Quaze ("pure funk...not modified for hip hop use"), Funk Daddy, and Mike Kumangai add to Mix's already diverse skills as a rap artist. Still, Mix does not sell out, as so many rappers do. He stays true to his roots, discussing sellouts in the business in "Aunt Thomasina" and its intro, "Denial". The track "Lead Yo Horse" and its introduction reveal, I believe, a rift with Kid Sensation, a character formerly often featured in Mixalot songs. If you want to hear Mixalot at his best, or gain more of a perspective on his other work, this album is a must.

This album wouldn't be too bad if it were from some unknown rap act who never cut another album, but what is really disappointing is that this piece of mediocrity came from Sir Mix-A-Lot, who is one of my favorite rappers. There are a few OK, danceable songs, like "Sag" and "Bark Like You Want It," but even they fall far short of the standard Mix set on his previous two albums. There are a bunch of annoying, unfunny skits in between the songs, which I didn't even find amusing on the first listen. The sound isn't nearly as good as on "Mack Daddy" or "Chief Boot Knocka" (my favorite Mix album). On the song "Return of the Bumpasaurus" Mix-A-Lot actually hints that he changed his style consciously because he's falling from popularity. However, the new style of the beats and music he raps to. . .isn't Mix's style at all! He pirates what sounds like P-Funk style, but horribly. If I wanted P-Funk, I'd buy a P-Funk album, but I bought a Mix album because I wanted his style of rapping and music. The music doesn't sound too bad if you aren't already a fan of Mix-A-Lot or P-Funk, but I'm a fan of both and know that this album is inferior to either. If Mix-A-Lot puts out another album, I hope he goes back to the style which works for him, rather than selling out and changing his style and trying to be someone else.

I could go on forever complaining about how much Mix has fallen off his previous albums, but instead let me recommend: buy "Mack Daddy" and "Chief Boot Knocka," and stay away from "Bumpasaurus" unless you just have a really morbid sort of curiosity.

Mix-A-Lot, we hardly knew ye. "Return of the Bumpasaurus" has some great sounds, yes, but his style is moving away from the old school sound that made his other albums so much fun. The reason I like Mix above all other rappers, that being his sense of humor, refusal to take himself too seriously, and great voice -- with one or two exceptions it's all gone here. He lets his little friends have too much time in front of the mike; in fact, despite the "Sir Mix-A-Lot" name on the front, we don't hear as much of him as we deserve. His hangers on have no talent, and his back beats are starting to take that washed-out quasi-gangsta sound. Do yourself a favor -- get the "Jump on It" single and listen to "Mack Daddy" again.

Once Sir Mix-A-Lot released "Chief Boot Knocka", his popularity in the rap game just started to fizzle away. Even though it was a great record, he started to drift out of the scene. Now it's 2 more years since that release and Mix is ready to unleash his second album under American Recordings and his fifth overall album with "Return of the Bumparsaurus."

1. You Can Have Her - 4.5/5

2. Da Bomb (Skit) (Featuring Amy Dorsey) - No Rating

3. Buckin' My Horse - 3.5/5

4. Mob Style (Featuring A.R.T., E-Dawg & Chris Jackson) - 5/5

5. Top Ten List (Skit) - No Rating

6. Man U Luv ta Hate - 4/5

7. Bark Like You Want It - 4.5/5

8. Bumpasaurus Cometh (Skit) - No Rating

9. Bumpasaurus (Featuring Anetta Perry) - 4/5

10. Denial (Skit)(Featuring Amy Dorsey) - No Rating

11. Aunt Thomasina (Featuring Amy Dorsey) - 4.5/5

12. Jump on It - 4/5

13. Aintsta - 4/5

14. Sag (Featuring Barney "Soul Dog" Huggins) - 3/5

15. Message to a Drag Artist (Skit) - No Rating

16. Lead Yo Horse (Featuring Chris Jackson & The Jackers) - 3/5

17. Playthang - 3/5

18. Funk fo da Blvd. (Featuring Fury, Bookie & Attitude Adjuster) - 3.5/5

19. Slide (Featuring E-Dawg) - 3.5/5

Overall:

54/70

3.5 Stars

Mix definitely fell off with this album. He tried too hard to adapt to how rap is nowadays and it just didn't work for him. He sounded so much better with his old style. Productions is good as always and most of Mix's lyrics and flows are good. But majority of the hooks are wack, very wack. Still check it out and give this legend his props but don't expect it to be like his previous two albums.

Once Sir Mix-A-Lot released "Chief Boot Knocka", his popularity in the rap game just started to fizzle away. Even though it was a great record, he started to drift out of the scene. Now it's 2 more years since that release and Mix is ready to unleash his second album under American Recordings and his fifth overall album with "Return of the Bumparsaurus."

1. You Can Have Her - 4.5/5

2. Da Bomb (Skit) (Featuring Amy Dorsey) - No Rating

3. Buckin' My Horse - 3.5/5

4. Mob Style (Featuring A.R.T., E-Dawg & Chris Jackson) - 5/5

5. Top Ten List (Skit) - No Rating

6. Man U Luv ta Hate - 4/5

7. Bark Like You Want It - 4.5/5

8. Bumpasaurus Cometh (Skit) - No Rating

9. Bumpasaurus (Featuring Anetta Perry) - 4/5

10. Denial (Skit)(Featuring Amy Dorsey) - No Rating

11. Aunt Thomasina (Featuring Amy Dorsey) - 4.5/5

12. Jump on It - 4/5

13. Aintsta - 4/5

14. Sag (Featuring Barney "Soul Dog" Huggins) - 3/5

15. Message to a Drag Artist (Skit) - No Rating

16. Lead Yo Horse (Featuring Chris Jackson & The Jackers) - 3/5

17. Playthang - 3/5

18. Funk fo da Blvd. (Featuring Fury, Bookie & Attitude Adjuster) - 3.5/5

19. Slide (Featuring E-Dawg) - 3.5/5

Overall:

54/70

3.5 Stars

Mix definitely fell off with this album. He tried too hard to adapt to how rap is nowadays and it just didn't work for him. He sounded so much better with his old style. Productions is good as always and most of Mix's lyrics and flows are good. But majority of the hooks are wack, very wack. Still check it out and give this legend his props but don't expect it to be like his previous two albums.

This hard hitting album found its way to the top of my personal charts. He raps about things we can all relate to. He is one of the last story telling old school style rappers. If you like old school you will love this album.

I certainly wouldn't go as far as to say that this album is complete garbage; after all, Sir Mix-a-lot is a talented rapper and manages to maintain his image as a uniquely real artist. I'd say that the biggest problem with this album is that the beats are sort of boring...defintely not the type of stuff you can play at a club or whtaever. His lyrics are good, but not as good as his previous records. My personal favorite song is 'Mob Style', it's really the only one that I can enjoy listening to more than once. In the end, I was largely disappointed.

I don't what the other reviewers were thinking but this cd is the bomb. If you got a system and wanna show it off buy this cd. Number 3,6,7, and pretty much anything else on the cd hits hard. I hope you got good, powerful subs because if you don't your subs can't handle this cd. If you don't believe me put it on number 6 and let it rip. You can't even here one word threw the whole song. I love this cd. I have already bought it 3 times cause I always get it scratched but I continue to buy it cause its bad...A must buy for bass lovers.