I don't think I am saying anything controversial when I say that Sir Mix-A-Lot's seminal(heh) work, Baby Got Back, is among the greatest pieces of music of this, or indeed any, era, but there is a lyric that troubles me, I of course refer to the opening line: I like big butts, and I cannot lie.
At first reading, there is little controversial there, the enjoyment of large posteriors is, I assume, universal and needs no further examination, but the second half of the line is what concerns me, for I don't believe his inability to prevaricate is limited only to the engorged rear ends of women, I believe there are two, unrelated statements in this line, and indeed Mix-A-Lot cannot lie, about anything.
I do not know if he included the line as a brag or some form of call for help, but Baby Got Back serves as proof of his veracity, every claim he makes in the song is backed up by a huge booty of work by various and sundry independent investigators over the years, so if the song serves as proof of his claim, and he indeed cannot lie, then all his statements must be considered truth as well. The question is of course, whether this truth comes form his own extensive research, or if it is imparted to him through other means, I believe the latter and that Mix has a connection to a deep source of universal knowledge. Thus putting them on the glass, as he instructs all to do in his follow up work, should be seriously considered given the source, and his thoughts on Buttermilk Biscuits should not be discounted by serious scholars either.
I don't know when he gained this ability to access the universal truth, or indeed if he still possesses it but until and unless proven otherwise, his statements should be seriously considered, so his recent work with the Washington State Lottery as well as the Seattle Symphony should be regarded with intense scrutiny.
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