Hammer took on the role of my "Big Bruh" and protector while we were roommates in the NAVY. We made a bunch of demos in that barracks and he promised to never forget me once he made it in the music industry. He kept his promise. I wrote, composed, produced and performed music for his Bust-It! label, under Capitol Records. He's remained a good friend available during some of the most trying times of my life. You gotta problem with Hammer, you gotta problem with me.
@frankdees507 (in case you try to delete it again, lol) You sound very mad that he didn't call women names. Does that bother you when women are respected that you have to get upset? Poor you. Incel.
@@TheMsmith77You do realize that you have a bias towards men right? And... that you only liked Hammer because he didn't call women h03s and bltches even if they were behaving that way? So... it's ok for him to diss brothas, even in foul ways... but when it comes to critiquing sistas for being wh0r3s and behaving like "White Supremacists" towards their own men then that's completely out of question? You probably even liked 2pac because he was unfortunately a slmp... and wrote the song "Keep your head up" even though he called black women bltches and h03s on several occasions. You sound like a willful hypocrite.
I went to see Ice Cube and Michele on tour with Hammer. I left with huge respect for Hammer. He was entertaining and professional. Hammer was totally underrated.
MC Hammer was most definitely a rap giant, genius and talent! No he didn’t promote killing, disrespecting women or selling dope. Most in Hip Hop danced or rapped. MC Hammer did both very well 👀. He could not only dance, but create and his own dances. His success was towering! Being the first rapper to sell Diamond (10 million physical albums 💿) in Hip Hop, naturally rappers became envious of how success and began to diss him. They criticized him as inauthentic and unrelatable. Common attack areas for positive rappers. Hammer was fine until he turned to listen to those comments. - Hip Hop, in its reflection, will definitely owe MC Hammer several apologies.
Bro had over 2k custom made suits and inside his mansion he had all the faucets in his house gold plated with real gold . Things like that made him go broke .
Know he didn't he went broke because his big brother who was over sure knight was stealing his money my dad danced for hammer for years traveled the world 4x
It wasn't just that. It was the depiction. Vanilla Ice went through the same, for the same reason. The truth is, Hammer crossing over gave a platform for rap music that wasn't really there. It gave an excuse to just relax and dance - which you weren't getting from NWA or Too $hort. Plus you could play Hammer's stuff and not worry about Grandma cringing at the cuss words. Basically, at that time, as far as mainstream male single rappers, it was basically Hammer, Heavy D, Will Smith, Bobby Brown and MAYBE R. Kelly. And Heavy and R. Kelly were in groups at the time. That leaves Hammer, Bobby and Will Smith - all crossover artists. All ended up 100x more successful than the ones that stuck with gangster rap. And neither WIll nor Bobby's rap careers came close (obviously) to Hammer's. That's what some of the others never got: for them it's "stay tru to the game", but success was all about crossing over. That's just the music business. TLC (example) couldn't keep talking about hats to the back.
Respect to Hammer. Never sold you beer (Like Rakim) never told you do anything illegal. The message in his music was: Pray and live legit. What's more gangster than that???
Yeah man he said YES SIR he said when Hammer went at him, hilarious interview. Hammer quiet as kept did not play and had a ton of people with him....... The whole city was behind him. Redman is no toy rapper so to speak either himself but he found out Hammer was about that life as well in qhich he is not ashamed to admit.
Yep.. at a certain level.. bankruptcy means you are protecting your last 30 million,liquid, and 30 million in assets.. so you can be labled bankrupt and still have 60 mil..
I never understood why so many were coming at Hammer. He created his own lane, helped his people, gave us positive energy, and the dance moves he had us doing was some of the best exercises and healthy for us. JMJ (rip) was a disappointing hater, 3rd Bass knew they’d have NY backing and backing and imo, dissing him would make them feel they were blacker and truer to hip hop when Serch was even copying some of his dance moves. Hammer made history and none f them could truly touch him.
When he first came out, Hammer had a video mocking Run-DMC unprovoked, which is why you see a clip of JMJ returning fire. Further, Run-DMC had taken hip-hop to commercial heights previously unachieved. Coming at them was seen as a unforgivable act by MOST of hip-hop...and particularly by someone who wasn't that great on the mic. Still, Hammer's impact is undeniable and he hired A LOT of people. He carved his own lane- but he stepped on Run-DMC's toes in the process.
@hitekdialect Great point, which shows nobody's perfect! At least things to varying degrees were settled amicably. Someone didn't always end up being shot or killed! But then the 90's started and it's unfortunately been down hill ever since. And I mean that literally because Women degrade Women in very gross and distasteful manners, and guys will take yo life for a lyrical sentence. It's rediculous.....
@@hitekdialect There was a story about Hammer maybe being dissed by Run-DMC and others when he went to New York before he became big. If so, it would explain why Hammer dissed them on those records. I remember Raheim, Ice-T, and several other artist having similar stories about how they were treated by alot of the cats from New York.
That's because you grew up watching his funky ass cartoons. I never took them seriously but I do like some of this songs. But then again I'm probably a lot older than you are. I'm from the beginning of the hip hop. You're from the cartoon error of hip hop. You probably watched that and the Mike Tyson cartoons. But hey man it's all good. Somebody got to be somebody
@@Zyryne1 yeah his musical style wasn't really my cup of tea however he was a hell of an entertainer if your into that kind of thing, I completely gotta respect him for that!🙂👍
I don't think Hammer was a gangster or thug he was just a man who wasn't scared to stand up for his self and he was a beast when it came to throwing them hands and he took no shit from anyone
Most of the rappers back then were very jealous of Hammer's cross over success with-Can't Touch This,his endorsement deals with-Pepsi,Kentucky Fried Chicken,etc,etc,Hammer cartoon,etc,etc,..I was a big fan of Hammer back in the day and he wasn't a sell-out either.
I was working a show, I think it was at Tampa Stadium, on electric ,after the show on the load out, I moved to truck loader.M.C.Hammer came on my truck and introduced himself . He told me he had been on tour along time and wasn't getting enough excersize. Then he said I want to load these trucks with you. So we worked side by side, the whole load out, just the two of us . He was a great guy.
People can say what they want...I just remember the way Redman vouched that MC Hammer was no joke & highly respected in Oakland. Hammer had shooters on the roof & the whole 9. No wonder Hammer had a whole entourage cause he put the whole hood on some money. Hammer from da streets. Don't let the dancing & non cuss'n in records fool u....😉😅
I was at Mpls Int Airport in the early 2000's and I met MC Hammer. He was down to earth, kind and easy to talk to. I didn't bother him for a picture or an autograph and we didn't carry around cell phones with cameras back then; even if we did I am respectful and wouldn't have bothered to document. MC Hammer was a nice guy to me.
MC Hammer added my father to the 2 legit 2 quit tour when I was a child. He is the greatest MC to do what he did. Ever. He paved the way for many rappers today. What he did musically, will never be done ever again. Thank you MC Hammer, for your happy music and killer dance moves. A living legend.
The Hammer 🛠 was the man America was on his nuts. The rest of the hip hop community couldn't compete. So they're uncoordinated ass had to talk trash. They didn't talk about Michael Jackson. Long live the Diamond status artist MC Hammer 🛠
Hammer had a lot of power at a young age, and he shared it as he is humble dude, his family went to my church, and he went to school with my cousin and my group was one of the first singing groups he let audition for him when he was coming up in music. Very well respected and nobody went against him. One my group members did backgrounds on his early Tracks. Last time I seen him he took us to lunch. If I ran into him today he would still be that dude
It's ashamed because he was an instrumental in hip hop. He did say at the Tupac Shakur street naming ceremony in Oakland recently that he was asked but chose not to participate. He never gets just due in hip hop. He opened the doors for other rappers to be seen as pop instead of just an urban form of music.
A lot of people don’t know because it was kept a secret for some reason but Hammer, Pac, Danny Boy, and a couple of other were actually had “put ons” to MOB Piru and got tattoos. They were initiated on a beach at a private residence in Mexico. No shit! MC Hammer was a gangster and loyal as to why Suge respected him. They were actually really good friends. A lot of people don’t even realize that Hammer was even signed to Death Row and in fact had several albums with them that were never released but still sit in a vault with many others today including some of PAC’s.
First rapper 2 go diamond was respectful but could fight his ass off and gang related thru his sibilings...and loved his mom...now that is gangsta hammer
MC Hammer is still my hero! I love how he showed positivity to the children back in the early 90’s when I was growing up. It made me who I am today. Thanks MC Hammer!🔨🕶️✊🏽
Because stupid people think Pookie's are hard. Hammer wasn't a Pookie so in their minds he must be soft. Also believe it or not guys like Hammer used to be set up for slaying. Buried more good dudes who were more like the Hammer than the number of years I've been alive. I'm in my 50's So many were conveniently raised to believe guys like Hammer or anyone that wasn't on the path of Pookie the prison punk was soft. I'm more surprised folks are admitting he wasn't soft by any means. Pookie's and the creatures who value them were calling him soft when he first came out. Called guys who listened to his music soft as well.
@@gurnblanston5000 To keep the false narrative going so sisters could avoid accountability for choosing bums. Good brothers were to be used and put in their place. But if they wouldn't comply they were killed. This was happening when I was young and definitely when I came of age. This was widespread which is why now the brothers who like anime or aren't out there pretending gang banging and drug dealing is acceptable speak out that sisters don't like them and never have. Get some of them talking and they'll say even there own mother consider them weak. So it was pretty obvious why they foolishly thought guys like Hammer was soft. Most of these dudes are playing a persona to get sisters to accept them. As for me I never cared. Plus pookie's couldn't intimidate me. I was well trained BEFORE I became a Ranger just to survive to adulthood in Chicago.
When I was a kid MC Hammer was my favorite rapper I loved the fact that he had his own merchandise his own movie ,Barbie Doll his own cartoon he had great dances and I loved his clothes. He is a rapper I will always respect people didn’t respect him because he was everywhere doing so much he was truly a pioneer ahead of his time. He looked out for those he loved stayed loyal to his wife and his kids he was a good example for the black community and I am glad he was able to continue to have success long after his loses he always stayed humbled and kind and the black celebrities now really took a page out of his book he was one of the first to do what he did in his lifetime.
That time Hammer challenged Suge to a fight, when Suge teased him about blindly giving all his money away to family members. Suge kept his ass in that garage. 😂
@@ihateevilpeople4298 you talking about when we was at the dinner when Suge and Hammer had a few words. I'm talking about the second time when we was all at Van's house in the suburbs and Suge started calling Hammer's family members gold suckers or something, and Hammer told Suge he'll beat his fat ass if he came outside. I remember that like yesterday.
@@cooka.s2817 Oh rite rite when hammer took off dat musty ass shirt and his chain and suge tried to act like he was taking off his earings and watch knowin he was scared ta leave dat garage. Yo ass was sittin on tha deep freezer laughing.
The difference between today's rap and yesterday's rap. Back in the day rappers were LEGITIMATELY GANGSTERS AND THUGS trying to leave that life behind with positivity. Today they are fakes trying to come up and make money pretending to be gangsters and thugs. 💯
So True MC Hammer is and was still the greatest artist to tranist send Rap be an example of being too Legit to quit, then rappers who were gangster weren't the full fake persona too.sell records and favor of months songs, l
First ever CD I could afford was on Hammer in 91. He was so huge in our little country of New Zealand. Music was positive, meaningful and man had a great tone in his voice. Mad respect for him never forgetting his people.
Hammer aint Broke He still gets paid from his old music.. I been rocking Hammer since he was live and still Rock Hammer still to this day.. Bay Area/ Hip Hop LEGEND..Long Live MC Hammer!
I've only ever heard about how thorough Hammer is not about anything thuggish. I learned a lot from this video about his earlier years and reminded me that he is a man of principle.
@@Eva-fe6jl Mine was walking at 6 months old and rapping and singing (falsetto only though) By 8 months he was also a Virtuoso on the Piano (had to get him a few cushions to sit on so he could reach the key's, can't have it all i suppose)
@@user-xs9gd1tp5q Hammer is hip hops version of Michael Jackson. Most rappers couldn't beat his live performance so they played the be dancing for white people racial tropes. Michael Jackson and James Brown performed for white people. The majority of most rap concerts are white people, the majority of rap artist do commercials or endorsements.
MC Hammer showed you how to move forward in life,keep it real, keep it honest with self dignity and respect. he kept his lyrics on point, and didn’t disrespect any female. that’s a rapper, that’s an artist, that’s an entertainer.
I grew up listening to hammer on the radio as a kid and i got to see him live. The things that stood out about him was he danced rapped and dressed with style.
Obviously you wasn’t around back then because there were only a handful of gansta rappers during the time that Hammer started. Most of the rappers back then were either talking about how bad they were on the mic or their lyrics had a spiritual consciousness vibe to them. Back then, you were not a respected rapper if you didn’t have bars. Hammer was the first major rapper who didn’t have bars, which is where most of the backlash came from. He was loved by the girls/ladies and he wasn’t received well by guys. We thought he was corny. I went to his concerts not to see him, but because the females were going to be out in force to support him and because of the other artists he was on tour with him that I wanted see. His music was made to dance to at parties and clubs. Now that I am older, I recognize that Hammer actually pioneered the genre of rap strictly for parties and the club. I respect that, but his bars were not up to par. I can only listen to him at a party/club.
Him trying to change to gansta rap, his lifestyle and all the people he tried to support was his downfall. But he was huge! Even had a cartoon for a short time.
I hate that during that time some rappers felt there was only one way to rap. There were different genres of rap then. That was a good thing. Now there is limited variety in rap, that’s a bad thing.
Hammer took his whole hood on tour and families got fed , haters hated when he signed with Pepsi and was called a sell out , He was ahead of the game. now everybody has a brand to sell and is commercial . Hammer did that before the haters did , and got paid. Other groups who were critical fell off .so props to Stanley Burrell for putting OAKTOWN 1st
For Oakland to be in California and not have a strong presence of LA gangs such as the Crips, Bloods and Hoovers that in itself says a lot about how ruthless Oakland is. Certain cites during the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's were just on another level. Oakland, LA, Chicago, New Orleans, Miami, Philly, Detroit, Richmond VA and DC..
I am a 70 year old OG from Philly doing my days hanging on the corners in Philly. We were the number one gang Capital of the world it’s already been documented. Philadelphia was notorious for its gang activity.
How sad that some want to relegate a good brother to a gang affiliated group of people who terrorized, manipulated, murdered and poisoned their own people and continue to destroy the lives of our young brothers and sisters. Nothing to puff your chest out about and be proud of. We are our worst enemy. "They" provide gangs with the tools to destroy their own communities, young lives and built prisons for profit to use them as slaves and encouraged them to become savages to survive. Well done! You continue to do your masters bidding. How much self hatred does one need to have to unleash their most primal instincts on their own? How long must we continue to suffer from the by product 9f mind control and induced self hate. Gangs are barbarism on steroids. Stop trying to convince us that these thugs should be respected?
Yeah Tha Town don't play that ish...we're on our own thing and still get on yo helmet if you tryna bring some foreign gang shiii. and setup shop. We related and respect it, but only in your backyard. Black Bay Area (not San Jose) is NIMBY when it come to some outta town street shiii #Town Townbizz
$hort Dog said it way back " you can wear what you want, even blue or red/but cross the wrong brothers and end up dead" Even Quik paid respect to Oakland in Jus Lyk Compton. I always heard growing up that the town was on a whole nother level compared to LA and other Cali cities.
I sa MC Hammer perform in Hampton Va and it was the most entertaining, energetic performance I have ever seen. He never missed a beat, talk about Awesome Cardio. Super-Talented Brother.
I taught my daughter how to do the typewriter 😂. One of her favorite dances and shes 11 yrs old. Much respect to MC Hammer he was an amazing entertainer and brought smiles and happiness through his music.
I respect the fact that he made it big while not portraying himself as a horrible character and being a negative influence on kids and adults. Look around at the rap game today. It’s all drive by’s, drug dealing, gangs, murder and wickedness and sin.
So do I. I think of Mc Hammer as a positive portrayal of hip hop. I remember Friday night live ( anti drug group that visited our elementary school) playing Mc Hammer and his image just being very clean cut. To me that was cool 😎
I met Hammer and his most of his management Crew back in the 80's. Now his crew was no joke he came across as a Mild Mannered Boss. So I was waiting to see how feared he was as this piece claims, which was never produced. Hammer was a BAD MF, as an artist entertainer!
I wasn’t a fan when he came out because I was a metal kid. Over the years I’ve grown to respect the guy because he’s a solid human being and he earned his way up. It wasn’t until today that I realized he is also a fellow Navy veteran.
I THINK ALOT OF GUYS DURING THAT TIME WERE JEALOUS OF HAMMER ESPECIALLY HIS DANCE MOVES CAUSE THEY COULDN'T DANCE LIKE HIM....WHEN YOU HEARD HAMMER MUSIC ESPECIALLY IF YOU SAW THE VIDEO YOU JUST WANTED TO GET UP AND DANCE...THEY COULDN'T TOUCH HAMMER...PERIOD!
Women need to stop speaking on men and men situations real talk, y'all say men shouldn't speak on women but you always running y'all clueless mouth about men stfu and do ya homework
Hammers feud with a lot of artist was over wether he was a sellout or not. But most of his money went to his dancers on purpose. He wanted to help dancers.
Hammer had a lot of dudes loyal to him. He took care of a lot of them in his hood after he became rich and gave them jobs. A lot of these dudes would have killed for him. That's a fact!
I met MC Hammer at a Mall in Florida. I worked for DJ Khaled ' s parents. DJ Khaled was about 10 years old. I took a picture with him but DJ Khaled 's mom can't find it. DJ K never thought he would be in the environment.
Coming from Redman, it’s both funny and believable. But on another note, I’ve known several smiley faced, comedic, charismatic, monsters through the years. In fact, through gained wisdom, I’d say one should be wary of anyone unapologetically charismatic. Especially when they unwaveringly carry themselves in that way in an environment that doesn’t warrant that.
In my youth I was a dancer, during that time I met some amazing dancers who were great people that toured with MC Hammer, they went on to have very successful careers, they were literally strippers in a club and he saw their talent and gave them a break and according to these friends he was always respectful and made sure they were safe from creeps and well paid.
Growing up, Mc Hammer was one of my favorite rappers…he was my first concert and was AMAZING!! I was happy to be able to allow my children to listen to his lyrics with no violence, no disrespect and positivity. His dance moves are on a “ WHOLE NUVA LEVA! “ An absolute fantastic artist! Still a fan!
MC Hammer was one of my favorites in the 90's. I had a purple outfit just like his. No matter what anyone says, he was so unique and a great entertainer.
THAT'S BECAUSE HAMMER IS A GOD FEARING BROTHER AND KNOWS THAT WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.... AND HE WAS RESPONSIBLE WITH HIS POWER. HE'S BRAVE AND NOBLE TO A FAULT SOMETIMES. YOU CAN'T SAVE EVERYONE. THE ONES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE WITH THEIR POWER ARE THE ONES WHO ARE TO BE FEARED AND RESPECTED... FOR THEIR HUMILITY.
He served our country, he was the first to make hip hop music, he brought hip dance to the house. Those were some of the best times in my life the era of MC hammer!!!!
Hammer took on the role of my "Big Bruh" and protector while we were roommates in the NAVY. We made a bunch of demos in that barracks and he promised to never forget me once he made it in the music industry. He kept his promise. I wrote, composed, produced and performed music for his Bust-It! label, under Capitol Records. He's remained a good friend available during some of the most trying times of my life. You gotta problem with Hammer, you gotta problem with me.
That’s wild I didn’t know we had the same rate AS before now called LS. Were yall c school at meridian also.
Wow
Im Air Force but the SEABEES showed me some of the greatest times in my life when I was stationed at their base..go Navy!
Boat boys huh
@@Satoshi_GlockamotoI'm thinking this rebuttal can only come from a Marine 😂😂
Hammer will always be, Too Legit to Quit. He never cursed, called women horrible names and talked about violence.
Did he call men horrible names or something, or did he basically spare EVERYONE the negative stereotypes?
@@frankdees507 You sound mad that he didn't call women names. Poor you.
@frankdees507 (in case you try to delete it again, lol) You sound very mad that he didn't call women names. Does that bother you when women are respected that you have to get upset? Poor you. Incel.
@@TheMsmith77You do realize that you have a bias towards men right? And... that you only liked Hammer because he didn't call women h03s and bltches even if they were behaving that way? So... it's ok for him to diss brothas, even in foul ways... but when it comes to critiquing sistas for being wh0r3s and behaving like "White Supremacists" towards their own men then that's completely out of question? You probably even liked 2pac because he was unfortunately a slmp... and wrote the song "Keep your head up" even though he called black women bltches and h03s on several occasions. You sound like a willful hypocrite.
Exactly!!!!
I saw him in concert twice, never saw a show like his since. The man was beyond amazing.
Hammer was my first concert it was 🔥
@@ladybug4910 yep, the energy was off the charts.
Thats freaking outstanding. Right on!
BEYOND AMAZING!!
I went to see Ice Cube and Michele on tour with Hammer. I left with huge respect for Hammer. He was entertaining and professional. Hammer was totally underrated.
MC Hammer was most definitely a rap giant, genius and talent! No he didn’t promote killing, disrespecting women or selling dope. Most in Hip Hop danced or rapped. MC Hammer did both very well 👀. He could not only dance, but create and his own dances. His success was towering! Being the first rapper to sell Diamond (10 million physical albums 💿) in Hip Hop, naturally rappers became envious of how success and began to diss him. They criticized him as inauthentic and unrelatable. Common attack areas for positive rappers. Hammer was fine until he turned to listen to those comments.
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Hip Hop, in its reflection, will definitely owe MC Hammer several apologies.
Promoting disrespect towards ANYBODY is a dysfunctional message. Not only the ones with vaginas smh
Considering half of them were not gangsters 😂
😊 Respect from Richmond CA
The disrespect from other rappers is the reason why he did not participate in any of the tributes.
@@sueq.8296shieeeet~ that's even generous SMH
Hammer had respect. He went broke b/c he was helping a lot of people pay their bills.
Bro had over 2k custom made suits and inside his mansion he had all the faucets in his house gold plated with real gold . Things like that made him go broke .
He never went broke 😂😂 he had knowledge of the game and filed bankruptcy to avoid all the lawsuits coming from the samples he used🥇
Know he didn't he went broke because his big brother who was over sure knight was stealing his money my dad danced for hammer for years traveled the world 4x
@MrHebrew19 he ain't broke you from Oakland cause he stay in a mansion right now in the bay
@jayrolla7093 man shut up you know what I'm trying to say
It amazes me how many artists despised Hammer for being clean cut. As if being a rapper means you have to talk about negative stuff.
They are haters, sad. These fools act like little kindergarteners.
Pure ignorance
And he wad tough end of day
Read black rednecks white liberals by Thomas Sowell & itvwill make sense 🤷♂️
It wasn't just that. It was the depiction. Vanilla Ice went through the same, for the same reason.
The truth is, Hammer crossing over gave a platform for rap music that wasn't really there. It gave an excuse to just relax and dance - which you weren't getting from NWA or Too $hort. Plus you could play Hammer's stuff and not worry about Grandma cringing at the cuss words.
Basically, at that time, as far as mainstream male single rappers, it was basically Hammer, Heavy D, Will Smith, Bobby Brown and MAYBE R. Kelly. And Heavy and R. Kelly were in groups at the time.
That leaves Hammer, Bobby and Will Smith - all crossover artists. All ended up 100x more successful than the ones that stuck with gangster rap. And neither WIll nor Bobby's rap careers came close (obviously) to Hammer's.
That's what some of the others never got: for them it's "stay tru to the game", but success was all about crossing over. That's just the music business. TLC (example) couldn't keep talking about hats to the back.
Respect to Hammer. Never sold you beer (Like Rakim) never told you do anything illegal. The message in his music was: Pray and live legit. What's more gangster than that???
Why you callin out Ra
You can’t deny that the bars Rakim dropped on that St. Ides commercial were dope AF!!
Redman apologising to MC Hammer was hilarious “sorry Mr Hammer” 😂
Yeah man he said YES SIR he said when Hammer went at him, hilarious interview. Hammer quiet as kept did not play and had a ton of people with him....... The whole city was behind him. Redman is no toy rapper so to speak either himself but he found out Hammer was about that life as well in qhich he is not ashamed to admit.
But Redman meant that shit. 😊❤
😂rolling...Mc Hammer went hard
I thought it was funny how they pronounced Redman... Like it was a normal last name instead of a super hero name.
Red man . Was a dang brat from hell😂😂
Hammer was never completely broke, he had bankruptcies like many wealthy people. Hammer also made money without calling out women. Team Hammer.
All Day. Hammer Hammer
I am
That is true😏🫡
Yep.. at a certain level.. bankruptcy means you are protecting your last 30 million,liquid, and 30 million in assets.. so you can be labled bankrupt and still have 60 mil..
Hammer did it First! I miss him and his Awesome Entertainment in the industry. Hardest working rapper in show business(On Period!).
Jay-Z👎🏾
@@ginaalexander2417people naming jay z randomly whenever
I never understood why so many were coming at Hammer. He created his own lane, helped his people, gave us positive energy, and the dance moves he had us doing was some of the best exercises and healthy for us. JMJ (rip) was a disappointing hater, 3rd Bass knew they’d have NY backing and backing and imo, dissing him would make them feel they were blacker and truer to hip hop when Serch was even copying some of his dance moves. Hammer made history and none f them could truly touch him.
When he first came out, Hammer had a video mocking Run-DMC unprovoked, which is why you see a clip of JMJ returning fire. Further, Run-DMC had taken hip-hop to commercial heights previously unachieved. Coming at them was seen as a unforgivable act by MOST of hip-hop...and particularly by someone who wasn't that great on the mic. Still, Hammer's impact is undeniable and he hired A LOT of people. He carved his own lane- but he stepped on Run-DMC's toes in the process.
@hitekdialect
Great point, which shows nobody's perfect! At least things to varying degrees were settled amicably.
Someone didn't always end up being shot or killed! But then the 90's started and it's unfortunately been down hill ever since.
And I mean that literally because Women degrade Women in very gross and distasteful manners, and guys will take yo life for a lyrical sentence. It's rediculous.....
Because bl@ck men are bitter and jealous of successful people who aren't thugs
The 👖 I assume
@@hitekdialect There was a story about Hammer maybe being dissed by Run-DMC and others when he went to New York before he became big. If so, it would explain why Hammer dissed them on those records. I remember Raheim, Ice-T, and several other artist having similar stories about how they were treated by alot of the cats from New York.
I don’t think Hammer would appreciate being called a “Thug”. Especially being a man of God. He just didn’t play games with people.
Bruh, he sent goons after people 😂
You are still correct!
Because he’s not
“Was”
Successful white men do it and aren't called thugs. Check the c.i.a sends goons at people. Are they thugs?
Hammer wasnt playin. But he did love his people. Even let them bleed him dry. Built his money back and is now rich again. Mad respect
I loved MC Hammer. He was definitely a super hero to me. He was larger than life.
Right 🌹🥰🫶🏿 He was the man with the plan he's the reason y and I love that about him they can try to hate on him but they really can't
They called him corny like how??? Bro was that man. He and Deion sanders was the flyest
@@kasotaylor4842 they couldn't touch that man 🔥🙌🏿 he was on top on the world 🌍 and he was very humble I love it they don't make them like that no more
That's because you grew up watching his funky ass cartoons. I never took them seriously but I do like some of this songs. But then again I'm probably a lot older than you are. I'm from the beginning of the hip hop. You're from the cartoon error of hip hop. You probably watched that and the Mike Tyson cartoons. But hey man it's all good. Somebody got to be somebody
@@salboy1972 he was the shi# hand's down cartoon or not
Dear “Inside the Industry” MC Hammer is an iconic Music Figure, not a “Thug”
Always gotta try to drag the successful black man down. Hammer was awesome. 😊❤
@@Zyryne1 yeah his musical style wasn't really my cup of tea however he was a hell of an entertainer if your into that kind of thing, I completely gotta respect him for that!🙂👍
My dude grew up in Oakland during the worst time of Oakland and had to do live, he is a Thug bit T with some respect on it
Look who's the narrator
@@user-lt6nf4sj2j 🤦🏽♂️
I don't think Hammer was a gangster or thug he was just a man who wasn't scared to stand up for his self and he was a beast when it came to throwing them hands and he took no shit from anyone
His older brother was fa sho!
Yes I saw him beating ass in person
Oakland
Was a great man
Nothing more gangster than settling a beef with your fists instead of grabbing a gun
Hammer made it to a level that I don’t think any other rapper had reached. Jealousy is a MF!
Calling somebody a thug when they're a successful artists and businessman is low-hanging fruit.
Most of the rappers back then were very jealous of Hammer's cross over success with-Can't Touch This,his endorsement deals with-Pepsi,Kentucky Fried Chicken,etc,etc,Hammer cartoon,etc,etc,..I was a big fan of Hammer back in the day and he wasn't a sell-out either.
@@user-be7tc2bd6ehe only sold out shows and that was their problem
He's more of a Gangster.....not a thug.
He had a hit put out on mc search from third bass cos he said somethin he didn't like on a track 😅
@@MURKYDEEP Is that really true or urban myth ???
I was working a show, I think it was at Tampa Stadium, on electric ,after the show on the load out, I moved to truck loader.M.C.Hammer came on my truck and introduced himself . He told me he had been on tour along time and wasn't getting enough excersize. Then he said I want to load these trucks with you. So we worked side by side, the whole load out, just the two of us . He was a great guy.
Hammer is the only man to do a diss track and dance in it at the same time😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Now we have drill music 😂😂😂
2Pac danced in hit em up 😂😂😂
Lol
Pac use to be a backup dancer
Growing up.. in the 90"s MC Hammer was one of my favorite rappers.. love from Zambia,Africa.
Hammer is good dude, don’t hate on that man life, he is a true hustler.
People can say what they want...I just remember the way Redman vouched that MC Hammer was no joke & highly respected in Oakland. Hammer had shooters on the roof & the whole 9. No wonder Hammer had a whole entourage cause he put the whole hood on some money. Hammer from da streets. Don't let the dancing & non cuss'n in records fool u....😉😅
I was at Mpls Int Airport in the early 2000's and I met MC Hammer. He was down to earth, kind and easy to talk to. I didn't bother him for a picture or an autograph and we didn't carry around cell phones with cameras back then; even if we did I am respectful and wouldn't have bothered to document. MC Hammer was a nice guy to me.
MC Hammer added my father to the 2 legit 2 quit tour when I was a child. He is the greatest MC to do what he did. Ever. He paved the way for many rappers today. What he did musically, will never be done ever again. Thank you MC Hammer, for your happy music and killer dance moves. A living legend.
He wasn't feared, he was Respected!!! One way or the other!
Respect is a generous form of fear!
The Hammer 🛠 was the man America was on his nuts. The rest of the hip hop community couldn't compete. So they're uncoordinated ass had to talk trash. They didn't talk about Michael Jackson. Long live the Diamond status artist MC Hammer 🛠
@@wilrobertson6770 Michael Jackson's Thriller sold 32 million copies within a couple of years. 🙄
He was out dancing every one in the game during that time, him and Bobby Brown.
Big difference
MC Hammer was a God sent, he helped everyone!!
He was a real g he was the first one to put his whole neighborhood on. And he had the biggest entourage much larger than Suge ever had.
That's for sure he wasn't a thug, he was a straight G which is on that other level of the game...
East Oakland forever ❤❤❤❤
And they talked shit about him when he went broke. I ALWAYS hated that!! He seemed like a genuine man. He's show was the shit!!!!😍😍😍
Suge was a bully. Hammer was trying to elevate the culture. 😊❤
Everyone talks about LA but hammer had the whole of the bay and the bay is one most dangerous
Hammer had a lot of power at a young age, and he shared it as he is humble dude, his family went to my church, and he went to school with my cousin and my group was one of the first singing groups he let audition for him when he was coming up in music. Very well respected and nobody went against him. One my group members did backgrounds on his early Tracks. Last time I seen him he took us to lunch. If I ran into him today he would still be that dude
You are so right
Thank you for sharing the real real.
Why isn’t hip hop celebrating him during these 50 th anniversary shows
It's ashamed because he was an instrumental in hip hop. He did say at the Tupac Shakur street naming ceremony in Oakland recently that he was asked but chose not to participate. He never gets just due in hip hop. He opened the doors for other rappers to be seen as pop instead of just an urban form of music.
@@preciousaryee2901 I fully agree
They think he a sell out a pop rapper they don’t consider him real hiphop.
@@jovna5315Hammer when speaking about the 50 years honors said -
"Just because I'm not performing doesn't mean I didn't get asked"
Because he don't fit the agenda, dru99ing, cursing, & k:!!:n9 blk men women & kids
He deserves his flowers... He played a big role in hip hop crossing over to main stream.
MC Hammer was and still is Respected!! If you know, you know! If you don't....move it along..❤
A lot of people don’t know because it was kept a secret for some reason but Hammer, Pac, Danny Boy, and a couple of other were actually had “put ons” to MOB Piru and got tattoos. They were initiated on a beach at a private residence in Mexico. No shit! MC Hammer was a gangster and loyal as to why Suge respected him. They were actually really good friends. A lot of people don’t even realize that Hammer was even signed to Death Row and in fact had several albums with them that were never released but still sit in a vault with many others today including some of PAC’s.
First rapper 2 go diamond was respectful but could fight his ass off and gang related thru his sibilings...and loved his mom...now that is gangsta hammer
MC Hammer is still my hero! I love how he showed positivity to the children back in the early 90’s when I was growing up. It made me who I am today. Thanks MC Hammer!🔨🕶️✊🏽
I don’t know why so many people assumed Mc Hammer was soft… It’s not like he’s Carlton Banks or something…
Probably because his music was party music and not violent
Because stupid people think Pookie's are hard.
Hammer wasn't a Pookie so in their minds he must be soft.
Also believe it or not guys like Hammer used to be set up for slaying.
Buried more good dudes who were more like the Hammer than the number of years I've been alive.
I'm in my 50's
So many were conveniently raised to believe guys like Hammer or anyone that wasn't on the path of Pookie the prison punk was soft.
I'm more surprised folks are admitting he wasn't soft by any means.
Pookie's and the creatures who value them were calling him soft when he first came out.
Called guys who listened to his music soft as well.
They were all jealous of MC Hammer’s success.
@@tonytomahawk5160Why slay, to get em out of the way?
@@gurnblanston5000
To keep the false narrative going so sisters could avoid accountability for choosing bums.
Good brothers were to be used and put in their place. But if they wouldn't comply they were killed. This was happening when I was young and definitely when I came of age.
This was widespread which is why now the brothers who like anime or aren't out there pretending gang banging and drug dealing is acceptable speak out that sisters don't like them and never have.
Get some of them talking and they'll say even there own mother consider them weak.
So it was pretty obvious why they foolishly thought guys like Hammer was soft.
Most of these dudes are playing a persona to get sisters to accept them.
As for me I never cared.
Plus pookie's couldn't intimidate me.
I was well trained BEFORE I became a Ranger just to survive to adulthood in Chicago.
His heart ❤was bigger than his bank account
When I was a kid MC Hammer was my favorite rapper I loved the fact that he had his own merchandise his own movie ,Barbie Doll his own cartoon he had great dances and I loved his clothes. He is a rapper I will always respect people didn’t respect him because he was everywhere doing so much he was truly a pioneer ahead of his time. He looked out for those he loved stayed loyal to his wife and his kids he was a good example for the black community and I am glad he was able to continue to have success long after his loses he always stayed humbled and kind and the black celebrities now really took a page out of his book he was one of the first to do what he did in his lifetime.
Hammer was dope & commercialized which was needed in order to elevate the hip hop game...He was a pioneer in my opinion...
RedMan talking about Hammer is the funniest thing ever, lol.
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Exactly he need to report on his people, making money off of our people go away essau..
That time Hammer challenged Suge to a fight, when Suge teased him about blindly giving all his money away to family members. Suge kept his ass in that garage. 😂
When was this?? 😂😂 what year
Naw they got into it because suge said somethin bout his music Jay.
@@ihateevilpeople4298 you talking about when we was at the dinner when Suge and Hammer had a few words. I'm talking about the second time when we was all at Van's house in the suburbs and Suge started calling Hammer's family members gold suckers or something, and Hammer told Suge he'll beat his fat ass if he came outside. I remember that like yesterday.
@@cooka.s2817 is this on film?? 🤣🤣🤣
@@cooka.s2817 Oh rite rite when hammer took off dat musty ass shirt and his chain and suge tried to act like he was taking off his earings and watch knowin he was scared ta leave dat garage. Yo ass was sittin on tha deep freezer laughing.
The difference between today's rap and yesterday's rap. Back in the day rappers were LEGITIMATELY GANGSTERS AND THUGS trying to leave that life behind with positivity. Today they are fakes trying to come up and make money pretending to be gangsters and thugs. 💯
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THANK YOU!!! I miss those days!!
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@@nakitapalmer656 I do too.
So True MC Hammer is and was still the greatest artist to tranist send Rap be an example of being too Legit to quit, then rappers who were gangster weren't the full fake persona too.sell records and favor of months songs, l
First ever CD I could afford was on Hammer in 91. He was so huge in our little country of New Zealand. Music was positive, meaningful and man had a great tone in his voice. Mad respect for him never forgetting his people.
Hammer aint Broke He still gets paid from his old music.. I been rocking Hammer since he was live and still Rock Hammer still to this day.. Bay Area/ Hip Hop LEGEND..Long Live MC Hammer!
Haters keep saying he’s broke because they broke and lazy no body can’t dance like him in hip hop physically fit
His type of being broke is still rich compared to the average working person. He's still a millionaire.
Ong 😭 Famous broke is way different than Regular broke.
Hammer also has other investments...they better leave Hammer alone..
If it wasn't for Hammer half these rappers wouldn't be..
Isn't the " Long Live " reserved for people that have passed away? Hammer is still alive and kickin.
I've only ever heard about how thorough Hammer is not about anything thuggish. I learned a lot from this video about his earlier years and reminded me that he is a man of principle.
My son at 1yrs old knew his raps and dance.. he 34 now, and we still enjoy Hammer music ...
What's your son's first name?
What is 1yrs old? How is that possible?
@studentstylest he was walking before 1years old and rapping..
@ edy1361 his name Tooky.
His business name is Humble Vizion..look him up
@@Eva-fe6jl Mine was walking at 6 months old and rapping and singing (falsetto only though) By 8 months he was also a Virtuoso on the Piano (had to get him a few cushions to sit on so he could reach the key's, can't have it all i suppose)
19:16 Later I still didn’t hear how Hammer was feared by Shug🤔This is time we’ll never get back🙁
Me neither
Hammer one of the greatest music artist of all times
@timothytaylor9835 Hammer will ALWAYS take a back seat to MJ >
@@user-xs9gd1tp5q Hammer is hip hops version of Michael Jackson. Most rappers couldn't beat his live performance so they played the be dancing for white people racial tropes. Michael Jackson and James Brown performed for white people. The majority of most rap concerts are white people, the majority of rap artist do commercials or endorsements.
@@user-xs9gd1tp5qhe said one of
@@user-xs9gd1tp5q I have to agree with you. MJ will always be the goat in my lifetime.
Hammer and Master P, and sure, plenty more honourable mentions who done so much for struggling artists, that have my deepest respects💯
Hammer had big energy, being an Aries they always stay on the move. That's why he could out dance any rapper. Nobody did it better than him.
Hammer was someone with whom the “gangster” was friendly & looked out for. He could ask a “favor” of them as needed.
M.C. Hammer is definitely a talented pioneer! No question to that!
I have major respect for Hammer, one of the greatest entertainers of all time. He did it with style and class and he didn't hide his Christian faith.
Hammer was and still is the G.O.A.T
I in the Navy and was stationed in Alameda California in the 80s. Met Hammer at Oakland Army Base. Cool Dude.
If "Don't let the smooth taste fool ya" was a person...MC Hammer
Uncle Luke from 2 Live Crew as well
He was always respected but suge didn't fear him he respected him! 💪🏾💪🏾🩸🅱️👌🏾🤟🏾
Hammer was a BOSS 🥇
IS
MC Hammer showed you how to move forward in life,keep it real, keep it honest with self dignity and respect. he kept his lyrics on point, and didn’t disrespect any female. that’s a rapper, that’s an artist, that’s an entertainer.
I grew up listening to hammer on the radio as a kid and i got to see him live. The things that stood out about him was he danced rapped and dressed with style.
There is a reason 'you cant touch this ". Hammer put out good music that everyone could enjoy.
He was RESPECTED and RESPECTFUL...
Snoop said Hammer was nothing to f*ck with.Notice not ONE OF THEM speaks🗣️ on Hammer.Hammer was definitely 💯 a entertainer ❤
They hated on Hammer. Everybody don’t want to hear no gangster rap.
Obviously you wasn’t around back then because there were only a handful of gansta rappers during the time that Hammer started. Most of the rappers back then were either talking about how bad they were on the mic or their lyrics had a spiritual consciousness vibe to them. Back then, you were not a respected rapper if you didn’t have bars. Hammer was the first major rapper who didn’t have bars, which is where most of the backlash came from. He was loved by the girls/ladies and he wasn’t received well by guys. We thought he was corny. I went to his concerts not to see him, but because the females were going to be out in force to support him and because of the other artists he was on tour with him that I wanted see. His music was made to dance to at parties and clubs.
Now that I am older, I recognize that Hammer actually pioneered the genre of rap strictly for parties and the club. I respect that, but his bars were not up to par. I can only listen to him at a party/club.
Him trying to change to gansta rap, his lifestyle and all the people he tried to support was his downfall. But he was huge! Even had a cartoon for a short time.
And they made a doll of him
I remember that cartoon on Saturday mornings❤️
the Funky headhunter album wasnt that bad of an album..I would label it G funk but not gangster
MC Hamer was dope!!!😂
He bought too much and he helped a looooot of people but you can’t take the money with you….
@@anastasiajohnson4768I had it
He helped many people get on their feet...
Im From Oakland Ca This My Uncle Much Luv Hammer.....I Grew Up On All Your Albums...And I Still Listen To Them....
NOW- THIS IS ‘how’ we DO IT🌹MC Hammer⭐️ is TO BE ‘talked’ about in a ‘absolutely’ POSITIVE light 💡 Thank you 🙏
I hate that during that time some rappers felt there was only one way to rap. There were different genres of rap then. That was a good thing. Now there is limited variety in rap, that’s a bad thing.
Hammer took his whole hood on tour and families got fed , haters hated when he signed with Pepsi and was called a sell out , He was ahead of the game. now everybody has a brand to sell
and is commercial . Hammer did that before the haters did , and got paid. Other groups who were critical fell off .so props to Stanley Burrell for putting OAKTOWN 1st
For Oakland to be in California and not have a strong presence of LA gangs such as the Crips, Bloods and Hoovers that in itself says a lot about how ruthless Oakland is. Certain cites during the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's were just on another level. Oakland, LA, Chicago, New Orleans, Miami, Philly, Detroit, Richmond VA and DC..
I am a 70 year old OG from Philly doing my days hanging on the corners in Philly. We were the number one gang Capital of the world it’s already been documented. Philadelphia was notorious for its gang activity.
How sad that some want to relegate a good brother to a gang affiliated group of people who terrorized, manipulated, murdered and poisoned their own people and continue to destroy the lives of our young brothers and sisters. Nothing to puff your chest out about and be proud of. We are our worst enemy. "They" provide gangs with the tools to destroy their own communities, young lives and built prisons for profit to use them as slaves and encouraged them to become savages to survive. Well done! You continue to do your masters bidding. How much self hatred does one need to have to unleash their most primal instincts on their own? How long must we continue to suffer from the by product 9f mind control and induced self hate. Gangs are barbarism on steroids. Stop trying to convince us that these thugs should be respected?
New York too
Yeah Tha Town don't play that ish...we're on our own thing and still get on yo helmet if you tryna bring some foreign gang shiii. and setup shop. We related and respect it, but only in your backyard. Black Bay Area (not San Jose) is NIMBY when it come to some outta town street shiii #Town Townbizz
$hort Dog said it way back " you can wear what you want, even blue or red/but cross the wrong brothers and end up dead" Even Quik paid respect to Oakland in Jus Lyk Compton. I always heard growing up that the town was on a whole nother level compared to LA and other Cali cities.
I sa MC Hammer perform in Hampton Va and it was the most entertaining, energetic performance I have ever seen. He never missed a beat, talk about Awesome Cardio. Super-Talented Brother.
I taught my daughter how to do the typewriter 😂. One of her favorite dances and shes 11 yrs old. Much respect to MC Hammer he was an amazing entertainer and brought smiles and happiness through his music.
Don’t Hurt ‘Em
@@carltonwalton9819 😂 I try not to 😭
I respect the fact that he made it big while not portraying himself as a horrible character and being a negative influence on kids and adults. Look around at the rap game today. It’s all drive by’s, drug dealing, gangs, murder and wickedness and sin.
So do I. I think of Mc Hammer as a positive portrayal of hip hop. I remember Friday night live ( anti drug group that visited our elementary school) playing Mc Hammer and his image just being very clean cut. To me that was cool 😎
I met Hammer and his most of his management Crew back in the 80's. Now his crew was no joke he came across as a Mild Mannered Boss. So I was waiting to see how feared he was as this piece claims, which was never produced. Hammer was a BAD MF, as an artist entertainer!
He was hip hops original Tycoon, its a shame he was not recognized at the 50 years of hip hop ceremony. 🤔🤔🤔
Yeah, that's crazy
Good point
I loved his music, I remember those days
I wasn’t a fan when he came out because I was a metal kid. Over the years I’ve grown to respect the guy because he’s a solid human being and he earned his way up. It wasn’t until today that I realized he is also a fellow Navy veteran.
In other words never judge a book by the cover
Hammer is str8 gangsta and not to be played with he def is one of the realest and will confront u in a heartbeat if u ever diss him!
Hammer knew a whole lot of real Oakland Og’s, I know one of his brother’s was.
His older brother was part of Felix Mitchell’s crew
MR.MC. HAMMER WAS IN A LANE OF HIS OWN.WELL RESPECTED.
I THINK ALOT OF GUYS DURING THAT TIME WERE JEALOUS OF HAMMER ESPECIALLY HIS DANCE MOVES CAUSE THEY COULDN'T DANCE LIKE HIM....WHEN YOU HEARD HAMMER MUSIC ESPECIALLY IF YOU SAW THE VIDEO YOU JUST WANTED TO GET UP AND DANCE...THEY COULDN'T TOUCH HAMMER...PERIOD!
I totally agree!
Jealousy was rampant concerning Hammer.
Why are you calling him a THUG in all caps??? He wasn't a thug.
Yes he was
To US he wasn't a thug
.... oh........ she dont know.... 😂
Women need to stop speaking on men and men situations real talk, y'all say men shouldn't speak on women but you always running y'all clueless mouth about men stfu and do ya homework
Girl hammer don't play no games
Hammer shook life..they always start hating on you when they can’t out perform you and you really doing numbers..Hammer the goat 🐐 💯💯
Hammers feud with a lot of artist was over wether he was a sellout or not. But most of his money went to his dancers on purpose. He wanted to help dancers.
This is a shock hammer's music was always about positivity and having a good time. His music was always clean.
He should have stayed independent never signs that deal with Capitol records 10,000 was a slap in the face he was worth millions
Hammer had a lot of dudes loyal to him. He took care of a lot of them in his hood after he became rich and gave them jobs. A lot of these dudes would have killed for him. That's a fact!
MC Hammer was never a thug!
I met MC Hammer at a Mall in Florida. I worked for DJ Khaled ' s parents. DJ Khaled was about 10 years old. I took a picture with him but DJ Khaled 's mom can't find it. DJ K never thought he would be in the environment.
Coming from Redman, it’s both funny and believable.
But on another note, I’ve known several smiley faced, comedic, charismatic, monsters through the years. In fact, through gained wisdom, I’d say one should be wary of anyone unapologetically charismatic. Especially when they unwaveringly carry themselves in that way in an environment that doesn’t warrant that.
In my youth I was a dancer, during that time I met some amazing dancers who were great people that toured with MC Hammer, they went on to have very successful careers, they were literally strippers in a club and he saw their talent and gave them a break and according to these friends he was always respectful and made sure they were safe from creeps and well paid.
Hammer was always the guy
Jealousy is a beast
A lot of people forget that MC Hammer was in Death Row at one point
And.....?😊
Who forgot?
So was petey Pablo and
Petey Pablo wasn't there during death rows prime tho@@niteporter
Growing up, Mc Hammer was one of my favorite rappers…he was my first concert and was AMAZING!! I was happy to be able to allow my children to listen to his lyrics with no violence, no disrespect and positivity. His dance moves are on a “ WHOLE NUVA LEVA! “ An absolute fantastic artist! Still a fan!
For a man who comes from poverty the lowest part of poverty hammers is a product of his environment so don't Degrade that man
MC Hammer was one of my favorites in the 90's. I had a purple outfit just like his. No matter what anyone says, he was so unique and a great entertainer.
THAT'S BECAUSE HAMMER IS A GOD FEARING BROTHER AND KNOWS THAT WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.... AND HE WAS RESPONSIBLE WITH HIS POWER. HE'S BRAVE AND NOBLE TO A FAULT SOMETIMES. YOU CAN'T SAVE EVERYONE. THE ONES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE WITH THEIR POWER ARE THE ONES WHO ARE TO BE FEARED AND RESPECTED... FOR THEIR HUMILITY.
He served our country, he was the first to make hip hop music, he brought hip dance to the house. Those were some of the best times in my life the era of MC hammer!!!!