For most intents and purposes, Playlist is the first Sir Mix-A-Lot compilation ever released, as the 2000 collection Beepers, Benzos & Booty never got wide circulation, and while it’s missing a fair share of his charting singles, it’s nevertheless a solid overview. Chances are most listeners won’t miss “Iron Man,” “I Got Game,” “Jump on It,” “One Time’s Got No Case,” and “Ride” — all entries on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles charts and all missing here — because this has “Baby Got Back” (in a clean “Rock Mix”), “My Hooptie,” “Beepers,” and two versions of “Posse on Broadway,” along with a good selection of album tracks, all adding up to a representative cross section of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s American recordings that serves as both a sampler and introduction. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine