Jennifer Lopez Does a Dramatic Reading of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back"

She "performed" the 1992 hit in a video released by W magazine

By Corinne Heller Apr 13, 2016 8:13 PMTags
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She probably doesn't roll a Honda, but Jennifer Lopez likes big butts and she cannot lie...

The 46-year-old actress, dancer and singer, known for her booty-ful figure, recently gave a dramatic reading of a rap she was born to recite—Sir Mix-A-Lot's 1992 cult hit "Baby Got Back." J.Lo "performed" part of the track in a video released Wednesday by W magazine, which features her on the cover of its May 2016 issue, turning it from a playful party tune to a PSA about female body image.

"Some brothers want to play that hard role / And tell you that the butt ain't gol'," Lopez reads earnestly. "So they toss it and leave it / And I pull up quick to retrieve it / So Cosmo says you're fat / Well I ain't down with that / 'Cause your waist is small and your curves are kickin' / And I'm thinkin' bout stickin'."

Lopez is "encouraging women all around the world to love their own butts," W magazine states.

"Baby Got Back" was released when the pop star was a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy series In Living Color. Sir Mix-A-Lot was reportedly inspired by Lopez's look and performances on the series when he came up with "Baby Got Back."

Lopez had spoken to the outlet about body issues and had during her interview ordered a healthy, hearty lunch—a mozzarella-and-prosciutto panini.

 The New York City native said that when she first came to Los Angeles, someone told her she "would be a star" because of her "tiny ankles and wrists."

"They said that was the key to it all," she added.

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She also talked to W about ex-husband Marc Anthony, 47, with whom she shares 8-year-old twins, and beau Casper Smart, 29. He and Lopez have dated on and off since she and Anthony called it quits.

"We got together and broke up and are now together again," she said. "I still think about getting married and having that long life with someone. I love the movie The Notebook. A dream of mine is to grow old with someone."

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