Old head , how big was MC hammer in this prime ?

[Big Mel]

He wasn’t hittin’ in New York.


Word.

 

[Liquid]

I was a little too young to fully understand Hammer in his prime, but he was very big back then.

In fact I don't see how people can deny his impact. He was the one that made baggy jeans cool to rock for damn near 20 years after the shyt he was doing.

 

[Foxmulder]

I was a little too young to fully understand Hammer in his prime, but he was very big back then.

In fact I don't see how people can deny his impact. He was the one that made baggy jeans cool to rock for damn near 20 years after the shyt he was doing.

 

[SunZoo]

That's a line in a song, MC Hammer made rap music that ended up crossing over and becoming 'pop'.

His music with the funny clothes, dance moves more closely resembled what rappers were doing at Hip Hop's inception than ATCQ. Tell me I'm lying?

That's not to say it wasn't wack and that 'heads' didn't look at him like a clown, myself included. But again, he was elementary rap.

as i said, if he was their guest they would play his vid
but i dont ever remember them playing his vids otherwise

MTV & BET would play his shyt during the entire day (so, why in the world - would an hour hiphop/rap show; play the same shyt thats on any time of the day - plus its NOT what their core viewers wanted to see)

Nah they played his vids, certain songs in particular.

 

[L. Deezy]

still waiting on someone to point out Hammers "POP" records

"Turn this Mutha Out"? Thats a Parliament sample


1:56 mark

 

[SunZoo]

still waiting on someone to point out Hammers "POP" records

 

[L. Deezy]

lol.. Movie money was good in those days tho.. I aint mad.

 

[gluvnast]

Yea but that doesn’t mean his music was getting played in the streets. There’s a difference

You'll be surprised. Hip hop was very different back then. Back in those days, you have a MC Hammer, Slick Rick, De La Soul, and NWA tour. There was NO SUCH THING as commericial rap or underground. It was ALL UNDERGROUND. MC Hammer was the one that basically INVENTED commercial rap and it was only because of that as to why he got backlash, because he wasn't among the regular hip hop community as he started off. He was too big. But what we failed to see back then was that was the eventual path for hip hop as a whole. We criticize MC Hammer for a lot of mainstream things that today we give rappers PROPS for and saying this rapper making moves. I mean Ice T in 1990 would NEVER see himself doing silly Geico commercials 25 years later. You have rappers doing things outside of rap and doing it mainstream that MC Hammer pioneered but was ridiculed when he was doing it. That was the backlash, hip hop heads didn't like it when rappers blew up beyond the hip hop circles. The same thing eventually happened to Kid n Play. Before that, Kid n Play were beloved in hip hop.

 

[L. Deezy]

You'll be surprised. Hip hop was very different back then. Back in those days, you have a MC Hammer, Slick Rick, De La Soul, and NWA tour. There was NO SUCH THING as commericial rap or underground. It was ALL UNDERGROUND. MC Hammer was the one that basically INVENTED commercial rap and it was only because of that as to why he got backlash, because he wasn't among the regular hip hop community as he started off. He was too big. But what we failed to see back then was that was the eventual path for hip hop as a whole. We criticize MC Hammer for a lot of mainstream things that today we give rappers PROPS for and saying this rapper making moves. I mean Ice T in 1990 would NEVER see himself doing silly Geico commercials 25 years later. You have rappers doing things outside of rap and doing it mainstream that MC Hammer pioneered but was ridiculed when he was doing it. That was the backlash, hip hop heads didn't like it when rappers blew up beyond the hip hop circles. The same thing eventually happened to Kid n Play. Before that, Kid n Play were beloved in hip hop.

This real shyt...

 

[gluvnast]

MC Hammer even had the GOD RAKIM follow suit in making children sountracks.

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

Pause for that little

Classic shyt




The swag , those dance




Was he really the Michael Jackson of hip hop at time ?

How was the impact when he dropped the album that sold 10 million copies ?

thats a good way of putting it
not sure any rapper will every be as popular as hammer was
and hammer would beat yo ass to if you came at him wrong
just ask mc search who thought shyt was sweet

 

[BmoreGorilla]

You'll be surprised. Hip hop was very different back then. Back in those days, you have a MC Hammer, Slick Rick, De La Soul, and NWA tour. There was NO SUCH THING as commericial rap or underground. It was ALL UNDERGROUND. MC Hammer was the one that basically INVENTED commercial rap and it was only because of that as to why he got backlash, because he wasn't among the regular hip hop community as he started off. He was too big. But what we failed to see back then was that was the eventual path for hip hop as a whole. We criticize MC Hammer for a lot of mainstream things that today we give rappers PROPS for and saying this rapper making moves. I mean Ice T in 1990 would NEVER see himself doing silly Geico commercials 25 years later. You have rappers doing things outside of rap and doing it mainstream that MC Hammer pioneered but was ridiculed when he was doing it. That was the backlash, hip hop heads didn't like it when rappers blew up beyond the hip hop circles. The same thing eventually happened to Kid n Play. Before that, Kid n Play were beloved in hip hop.

I do agree that MC Hammer basically was the first mainsstream rapper. But I remember older kids back then thought he was mad corny

 

[cheek100]

The general consensus is Hammer had a major stage show and had hit records. He never sampled a pop group. Biggest record You cant touch this is a Super Freak sample. Thats as black as you can get.

He was a better entertainer is how he won. Kane and just about every 80's rap group had dancers. Hammer just up the anti.

Hammer got hate cuz he won. Nobody was in his lane to compete. He stood out. It wasnt about CACS embracing. Blacks loved it too.

Nah he fukked up when he came out in glitter and did the diaper dash. He went pop and got the push. He was goody in the streets when it was him and oaktown 357. Then u can’t touch this dropped and they had the funny haircuts.
LATER is when we found out he was a real nicca that was down for his blackness and a sho nuff Whoop Yo Ass kinda guy. All that pumps in the bump shyt gots NO PLAY amongst real heads.

 

[cheek100]

The reason why he was embraced because the muthafukka could dance his fucckin' ass off. Dude was the hip hop generation of James Brown. The reason why cacs fukked with James Brown in the 1960's were the exact reason their kids fukked with MC Hammer in the early 90's. Dude had still one of the dopest stage shows ever in hip hop. He was doing things next level.

Nicca
Just bc cacs fuk with yo shyt don’t make it thorough. This nicca wasn’t no gotdamn JB. Mike was on JB level not this chicken eating mf.
When did dancing and “stage shows” set the bar for hip hop? Hell Scoob and Scrap were better dancers than hammer..

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

mc hammer was the biggest rapper ever.

definitely the goat rap entertainer.

shame how they defaced his legacy. part of that is his own fault tho.

Was he really the Michael Jackson of hip hop at time ?

How was the impact when he dropped the album that sold 10 million copies ?

he was actually bigger than Michael Jackson at the time.

sidenote: I wonder if that showtime special he had with james brown is on youtube somewhere.