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Seminar is the second album by American rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot. It was released on October 17, 1989 via Nastymix and was produced entirely by Sir Mix-a-Lot. The album peaked at number 67 on the Billboard 200,[4] number 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[5] and was certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America.[6] It spawned three singles: "Beepers", which peaked at #61 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[7] and #2 on the Hot Rap Songs,[8] "My Hooptie", which peaked at #49 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[9] and #7 on the Hot Rap Songs,[10] and "I Got Game", which peaked at #86 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[11] and #20 on the Hot Rap Songs.[12]

Seminar
Studio album by Sir Mix-a-Lot
Released	October 17, 1989 (1989-10-17)
Studio	Robert Lang Studios (Seattle, Washington)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	44:27
Label	Nastymix American Recordings
Producer	Sir Mix-a-Lot
Sir Mix-a-Lot chronology
Swass (1988) Seminar (1989) Mack Daddy (1992)
Singles from Seminar
"Beepers" Released: September 25, 1989 "My Hooptie" Released: April 2, 1990 "I Got Game" Released: August 28, 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Track listing

Sample credits[13]

• Track 1 contants elements from "Irresistible Bitch" by Prince (1983)
• Track 2 contants elements from "Batdance" by Prince (1989)
• Track 3 contants elements from "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key & John Stafford Smith (1814)
• Track 4 contants elements from "Posse on Broadway" by Sir Mix-a-Lot (1988) and "I Ain't Tha 1" by N.W.A (1988)
• Track 6 contants elements from "Peek-a-Boo" by Siouxsie and the Banshees (1988)[1] (the Siouxsie and the Banshees' sample was edited out on further editions)
• Track 7 contants elements from "Hard to Get" by Rick James (1982)
• Track 8 contants elements from "Swass" by Sir Mix-a-Lot (1988), "The New Style" by Beastie Boys (1986), "Posse on Broadway" by Sir Mix-a-Lot (1988), "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) (B-Side)" by Hashim (1983), and "Hard Times" by Run-DMC (1984)
• Track 10 contants elements from "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy (1987) and "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside (1982)

Personnel

• Anthony Ray - performer, producer, engineering, programming
• Ed Locke - executive producer
• Ron McMaster - mastering
• Heather J. Morrison - vocals (track 6)
• Jana Marie Doniger - vocals (track 6)
• Jennifer Wells - vocals (track 6)

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales	Date
United States (RIAA)[6]	Gold	500,000	May 7, 1990

References

External links

"Sir Mix-A-Lot – Seminar". at Discogs. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

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