In an interesting mix - up , Washington lawyer Jonathan Nichols has been receiving calls and text messages stand for for Seattle hip - hop fable Sir Mix - A - band . According to a late article inThe Seattle Times , Nichols requested a Seattle speech sound number from Verizon in preparation for a business James Henry Leigh Hunt in that city . The speech sound service assign him some brand raw Seattle fingerbreadth , and that was that — until the raunchy text edition messages started pouring in .
Nichols toldThe Seattle Timesit took him a while to calculate out he ’d been assigned the rapper ’s previous phone phone number . At first , he started mystify texts from strangers and episodic telephone call from luxury car dealerships call for him to quiz out their latest drive , but he just enter they were average amiss numbers .
But then , on August 12 , everything changed . text started teem in from unknown numbers , with photos of women blowing kisses , bottle of liquor , a tell - tale acknowledgment to the song “ Baby Got Back , ” and natal day messages for someone named Anthony Ray . Nichols eventually substantiate whose phone numeral he ’d inherit : “ That ’s when it all made good sense , ” he toldThe Seattle Times . It was Sir Mix - A - Lot ’s birthday ( the knocker ’s real name is Anthony Ray ) .
Since then , Nichols has continued to meet text intended for the doorknocker , including racy messages and photo from his distaff sports fan .
WhenThe Seattle Timesreached out to Sir Mix - A - Lot for comment , he replied , “ That is hilarious . Poor fella . ” But ultimately , the knocker was glad to pass his old digits on to a young owner — though he did have one postulation : “ recite him any really sexy pictures … Give them the new number . ”
[ h / t : Seattle Times ]
