• Sir Mix-A-Lot Admits Jennifer Lopez Was Inspiration for 'Baby Got Back'

    You cannot go online anymore without seeing some celebrity's butt. Kim Kardashian's recent photo shoot with Paper magazine damn near broke the Internet, and Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" video stopped a few gentlemen in their tracks. Metal band Mastodon even got in on the fun as well with their video for "The Motherload." Gluteus maximus enthusiast/rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot still insists Jennifer Lopez wins for her booty, though. After all, she was the inspiration for Mix's hit "Baby Got Back." The rapper, whose famous tune was sampled in Minaj's "Anaconda," recently weighed in on the current booty trend, telling TMZ that he still favors his muse J.Lo. Mix talked to MTV in August about how Minaj came to use some of his butt-praising song for her huge single. "I don't really know Nicki Minaj, but I can tell you this: Lazy, she is not," he said. "That girl works hard. I was blown away by her work ethic. She would hit us up, she'd be in the studio vibing, coming up with different ideas, making sure those ideas were cool. She'd call you back after a couple more hours." After the video came out that month, Mix was quick to put his thoughts elegantly into a tweet. "Ok after watching @NICKIMINAJ Anaconda 37times I only have one word to sum up my feelings. DAMNNNNN!!!!!! #AnacondaVideoOnVevo," he wrote. Mix's girl J.Lo came out with a booty-centric video shortly thereafter. The 45-year-old singer ended up catching some flak for the clip, to which she responded, "You have to know that you don't disappear after you're 28 years old. You can be here, you can be vital and young and sexy and feel good about yourself." No word on how many times Mix watched Lopez's video.
  • Mastodon To Hold Twerking Contest For Concert Tickets

    Mastodon's video for "The Motherload" brought twerking and heavy metal together for the first time, and the band is continuing their crusade by holding a booty-shaking contest where the winner gets concert tickets.
  • Jade from Mastodon's Booty-Filled 'The Motherload' Music Video Defends Band on Tumblr

    One of the dancers from Mastodon's booty-filled music video for "The Motherload" took to Tumblr recently to defend the clip after public criticism surfaced that it is racist and sexist. In a post titled "Mastodon 'The Motherload' and the Only Opinion That Counts," Jade, who appeared in the video, shared her experience with working on the project, Revolver noted.
  • 7 Songs Celebrating Mammoths, Music and Natural Trap Cave

    Paleontologists struck the jackpot this month when they descended into Natural Trap Cave, a geological feature near the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming. The chasm houses the fossilized remains of literally thousands of prehistoric mammals. Included among the find are ancient camels, bears and yes, mammoths. Join Music Times on a countdown of songs written about mammoths and their ancestors, the mastodons.
  • Mastodon Touring U.S. with Gojira and Kvelertak

    Get these tickets while they're hot, metal fans: Mastodon announced it'll be heading on a tour through the United States during late spring, and they'll be bringing European critical darlings Gojira and Kvelertak with them.
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