''Seminar'' is the second studio album by American rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot. It was released on October 17, 1989, via Nastymix and was produced by Sir Mix-a-Lot. The album peaked at number 67 on the

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, number 25 on the

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, and was certified gold by

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. It spawned three singles: "Beepers", which peaked at number 61 on the

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and number 2 on the

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, "My Hooptie", which peaked at number 49 on the

and number 7 on the

, and "I Got Game", which peaked at number 86 on the

and number 20 on the

Track listing

Sample credits

*Track 1 contains elements from " Irresistible Bitch" by

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(1983) *Track 2 contains elements from " Batdance" by

(1989) *Track 3 contains elements from "

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" by Francis Scott Key & John Stafford Smith (1814) *Track 4 contains elements from " Posse on Broadway" by Sir Mix-a-Lot (1988) and "I Ain't Tha 1" by N.W.A (1988) *Track 6 contains elements from " Peek-a-Boo" by

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(1988) (the Siouxsie and the Banshees' sample was edited out on further editions). Also contains elements from "Sexuality" by

. *Track 7 contains elements from "Hard to Get" by

Rick James James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his tee ...

(1982) *Track 8 contains elements from "Swass" by Sir Mix-a-Lot (1988), " The New Style" by

Beastie Boys The Beastie Boys were an American Hip-hop, hip hop and Rap rock, rap rock group formed in New York City in 1979. They were composed of Ad-Rock, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar), Adam Yauch, Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Mike D, ...

(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 contains elements from "Rebel Without a Pause" by

Public Enemy Public Enemy is an American Hip-hop, hip hop group formed in Roosevelt, New York, in 1985 by Chuck D and Flavor Flav. The group rose to prominence for their political messages including subjects such as Racism in the United States, American r ...

(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

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

External links

1989 albums Sir Mix-a-Lot albums Nastymix Records albums American Recordings (record label) albums Albums recorded at Robert Lang Studios {{1980s-hiphop-album-stub