{"id":128,"date":"1992-12-02T01:10:15","date_gmt":"1992-12-02T01:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaeledwardbrowning.com\/meb\/?p=128"},"modified":"2017-06-02T19:40:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T01:40:53","slug":"sir-mix-a-lot-at-the-paramount-seattle-post-intelligencer-120192","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/michaeledwardbrowning.com\/meb\/sir-mix-a-lot-at-the-paramount-seattle-post-intelligencer-120192\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Mix-A-Lot at The Paramount [Seattle Post-Intelligencer – 12\/01\/92]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Tuesday, December 1, 1992
\nSir Mix-A-Lot shakes things up in fund-raiser<\/h1>\n

Review<\/em>
\nSir Mix-A-Lot, Kid Sensation, N2Deep and Paperboy, rap concert, Sunday night at the Paramount Theatre.<\/h2>\n

By Michael Browning<\/em><\/strong>
\nSpecial to the P-l<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a triumphant night of Seattle rap and hip-hop that brought young people together in support of an even younger member of the community. In a show Sunday night at the 2,800-seat Paramount Theatre, local rap star Sir Mix-A-Lot staged a concert to help raise money for a bone-marrow transplant for a 3-year-old Tacoma girl. Janai Cante spent her third birthday watching the show from a wheelchair in the wings, ever-present smile blazing. Proceeds from the sold-out, S15-a-person show will be combined with money raised over the last few weeks by members of the Seahawks, Mariners and University of Washington Huskies football team. (Those wishing lo contribute to the campaign to raise the more than $250,000 needed for the bone-marrow transplant can donate money to the Janai Cante benefit account at any U.S. Bank branch.)<\/p>\n

Sir Mix-A-Lot, who went to the top of the national singles charts this year with his hit song “Baby Got Back.” brought along his long-time protege, Seattle rapper Kid Sensation. But first on stage in this hometown hip-hop test were the group Paperboy, made up of four young performers in need of more experience, and the slightly more entertaining duo N2 Deep.<\/p>\n

Finally, “The Kid” hit the stage, treating the mostly teen-age crowd to the big-league sounds of hip-hop. Kid Sensation’s straight-forward set, punctuated by the songs “Seatown Ballers” and “The Weekend,” begged the question. “Why isn’t this guy bigger?” Mostly ignored by the black music community, Seattle rap artists continue to struggle for recognition on a national level. Hopefully, Sir Mix-A-Lot’s impact on the record charts this year will make that a little less of a struggle.<\/p>\n