And it was as if Sir Mix-A-Lot had never been away as he was mobbed by fans as he performed Baby Got Back with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra at the weekend.
The roly poly rapper was surrounded by a gaggle of excited ladies as he performed the retro rap classic on Friday.
The jolly hip hop favourite got things moving beforehand, when he told the audience: 'Since tonight is orchestral movements from the hood night, I'm going to leave some of this open if a couple of ladies would like to get up on the stage.
'They did not have to be asked twice, and soon the Mack Daddy could hardly move a few steps without bumping into someone.
Literally dozens of young lovelies had clambered onto the stage by the time he started belting out rhymes, this time with live classical orchestral backing.
The 50-year-old Seattle native was clearly living his dream at the show in his hometown
And he proved to be the highlight of the Sonic Evolution concert at Benaroya Hall, which also featured DJ Gabriel Prokofiev.
Baby Got Back was the second best-selling song of 1992, behind Whitney Houston’s cover of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You.
It topped the charts for five weeks in the US and earned the rapper, real name Anthony Ray, a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
The orchestra's music director Ludovic Morlot had said before the show his goal was to salute Seattle musical icons, and the event was originally organized to debut three new works by young composers, all inspired by local rock, blues, or hip-hop.
No doubt the audience would agree things had worked out for the best by roping in the retro favourite for his kitsch performance.
It is not the first time classical has mixed with other musical styles, with the likes of Kiss and Metallica featuring alongside orchestras in recent years.
But the true trailblazer was Deep Purple, who in 1969 appeared alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall for a performance that would later become the Concerto for Group and Orchestra album.
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