Big Gipp: Hammer Sold 15M Recs, They Threw The Kitchen Sink At Him, He Won't Let Them Use Him...

Big Gipp: Hammer Sold 15M Recs, They Threw The Kitchen Sink At Him, He Won't Let Them Use Him...

[@ExtraConvo]

Hammer had a doll He was in the Adams Family He was a trendsetter in every way

[@jeremysimmonds6284]

And a cartoon show

[@chumps7974]

Marketing sensation!

[@enzigenes]

When Hammer did that British Knights commercial, I begged my pops to buy me a pair.

[@tyshiddejuremanbey1313]

I love Hammer, he owned his era!!!

[@t.j.richardson8446]

The HATE for Hammer was uncalled for. This man created a pair of pants, that niccas TRULY went out, bought em & thought we were fly asf in em! Hammer has a HUGE influence on the soundtrack of my life, along with cats like Kid n Play.

[@Doc-Z7Z]

I never rocked that wack sht but respect to Hammer lmao

[@linestolife10]

Them pants was a fool too. especially for dancers & giggers like me. But my Momma & bonus Moms made ours tho

[@fontaynesheppard81]

Real shit

[@michaeldonaldson294]

Call it what y'all want but Hammer followed the greats and one of them was James Brown or should I say Michael Jackson. Hammer made it cool to be you and have fun at the same time instead of holding up the wall looking mean but 8 minutes later you asking a girl for her number but didn't hit the dance floor to bust a sweat.

[@MykwWayne]

That's what Black folks do

[@markp6630]

M.C. Hammer is da greatest performer of all time outside of Michael Jackson

[@MykwWayne]

It's 2024, it's "The" not "Da".

[@chumps7974]

One of the greatest

[@runp44]

Prince and Hammer

[@God1st924]

Diddy bit Hammer whole swag, with the dancing, shades, performances, haircut, etc

[@MrCbwTV]

And the 80s samples!! And bad rapping.

[@GHOST91141]

Facts

[@halfurbanhalfsuburban8219]

Never thought about that. I can definitely see it now. You are absolutely right

[@christinebryant8354]

One thing we can’t do is tell Hammer 🔨 how to feel! He’s a rare breed! His word means something! As the young people say. He stand on business & I’m standing with him! Thanks Big Gipp for your perspective.

[@kpers79]

I respect Gipps perspective!

[@jawaunHayes-fb4pe]

Gipp is correct. Everybody not with the politics. Everybody not with the shuckin and jiving.

[@CharlieChopizi]

'cept Hammer was out there shimmying, shucking and jiving with his performance.

[@coleycole5344]

​@@CharlieChopiziNaw he was just a phenomenal dancer. Shuckin n jivin is what the rappers promoting negativity do.

[@linestolife10]

Oakland we Still & Will always Luv @MC Hammer! oms

[@trillspilltx6628]

Saw Hammer perform and I'll never forget! What a show!!!!😮

[@peimeigoldenarmz8765]

Gipp needs his own Podcast...he solid fa real

[@edjayy5677]

About time you got gipp back💯💯💯

[@diegodon305]

Hill Stay Keeping It Real

[@sadiqcoleman8695]

"WE KNOW WHAT I CAN'T CONTROL AND WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND I RATHER TURN MY BACK ON IT AND ACT LIKE IT AIN'T THERE" CLAISSIC!!!... Salute #BigGipp 👑💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾👑

[@662chillin]

Hammer is the most disrespected Hip Hop legend by far As Gipp said, Hammer took Hip Hop to another level

[@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions]

Hammer was the 1st to Pop. He was bigger than NWA and Run DMC. He wasn't Westcoast gangsta rap and he wasn't Eastcoast boom bap.Hammer was everything they wanted Vanilla Ice to be.

[@GranFinale]

No. Run-DMC was the 1st to pop, sell out arenas around the country, get sponsored by a major sneaker brand, appear in box office films. Let's not rewrite history.

[@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions]

@GranFinale Rock box was cool, but that album only sold 1 million units. Their greatest hits album sold 6.5 million units. M.C. Hammer sold 15 million I one calendar year. Run DMC barely got Adidas endorsements. M.C Hammer had Taco Bell, Adam's Family, and a Saturday morning cartoon. RUN DMC crossed over, Hammer was a Pop sensation.

[@GranFinale]

@@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions Respectfully, we're not discussing numbers. Your earlier statement was, "1st to pop". That is incorrect. While Hammer was a bigger artist, Run-DMC went mainstream before him.

[@Mr.Majestic77]

​@@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions alot of folks like to speak Run DMC when anything non-EastCoast is spoke of lol.

[@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions]

@Mr.Majestic77 other than L.L. Cool J no one else had mass appeal. Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, and Slick Rick didn't move units the same way LL and Run DMC did

[@AviatorStone]

I’m a hammer supporter and I absolutely support him not showing up ♥️🖤💚

[@strangeworld4858]

Hammer was the most iconic rapper of the 80s..had his own cartoon,dances,cereal,action figure etc..all while in his prime

[@realmontana6838]

I rock with Gipp because he could really be a great story teller and hes a very thorough hip hop historian!

[@kennedyrhodes409]

Hammer had the Greatest Assembly of Dancers on Stage during his performances. He did it with Real Dance Shoes!

[@GeeMoney843]

ive been listening to hip hop fromnthe beginning. imn50 yrs old. when please hammer dont hurt em came out i didnt let my friends know inwas listening to it but i knew that he was gonna blow bc of the dancing bc at the time hip hop had got away from dancing and all the girls still liked dancing. recently i went back on a Hammer run .. please dont hurt em. pumps and a bump, turn this mutha out, cant touch this, pray, pump it up, lets get it started... then came with oaktown 357, yeah yeah yeah, juicy ... stop frontin... hammer had it

[@ns1vibes]

Funny how the genius’s they called corny and disrespected turned out to be the realest ever!! Much Respect To Mc Hammer he’s done things in the rap games that still to this day hasn’t been duplicated!!

[@chen8518]

Hammer was a pop star... it was "deemed" corny or not authentic. The industry turned on him

[@pistolpete007]

You just put on the Hammer and you will be rewarded, my beat is ever boomin and you know I get it started. Let's get it started!!!

[@DaMixWizard]

🕺🏾 🎶

[@jaystacks5249]

Even tho we all knew the NewYork hate was coming from Gipp the west coast hated in hammer the most bro. But leave it to Gipp to throw a jab

[@jawaunHayes-fb4pe]

Yeah they dont give him his respect. They take him serious because of his wardrobes but cant deny his talent..man can dance his but off. They dont give him his flowers.

[@GS-mh6ub]

Hammer was the real deal both industry wise & street wise.

[@dejacreacts4964]

Hammer was that dude for real. First rapper to go diamond, dude had endorsements on top of endorsements, dolls, Saturday morning cartoons, sold out arenas, etc.

[@ramincey]

Mannn I remember when Hammer had a cartoon show. Hammer was the man and is not respected like he should

[@kingjj8001]

Epmd song Crossover was a sneak diss to M.C Hammer

[@pistolpete007]

All them mofos back in the day called Hammer a sellout for crossing over and what did every mofo end up doing? Crossing Over!!!!.....Hypocrites!!!!

[@DaMixWizard]

💯

[@kevdaceo]

Hammer was doing it bigger then any hiphop/ rapper at that time. I never understood the hate, he opened doors that probably would've never been opened for black artists of that genre during those times.

[@fromcrums2bricks682]

It wasn't just the East coast Ice cube was hatin too 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@tymartin2293]

Facts

[@jaimesmith2266]

Wow thats crazy how hammer was disrespected like that😒

[@mr.washington1397]

​@@christopherlewis2194🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@jerrywilliams3373]

Hammer was the first rapper to get these Pizza Hut soft drink deals that these rappers are dying to get today

[@Flaboi-fu1eb]

Gipp be telling truth.

[@TheDizi330]

Hammer was a monster in the game

[@eazyface7]

I’ve been saying this about hammer. And he deserves a public apology from cube and others who helped bring him down

[@quayquon]

Man Hammer 🔨 was the truth and I remember at the Prom his songs were in heavy rotation. They wouldn’t let the Dj play anything else . And i live in S.C. lol

[@SAJRHAWKS]

Gipp need a podcast

[@dnel7203]

The hate was based on what it always is.... The "Crab" syndrome! We love the underdog til they're on top and then the hate begins. When will we learn there is enough for everyone to eat! Stop allowing them to pit us against each other over B.S.!!! United we Stand! Divided we Fall every time.

[@gwopin1]

Wicked just be babbling 🦝

[@factsovertheyfeelings5303]

Wick still don't get it we not sellouts that what hammer talking about with them awards show 👎🏽😤👎🏽

[@novacain943]

Revisionist history 😂😂😂 Ice cube, too short and yukmouth were hating on hammer, but he only mentioned New York lol

[@karamtaylor5229]

as a New York person. Hammers 1st video dissed RUN-DMC nobody in NY is with that RUN-DMC disrespect right now today.

[@PurebreedFLA]

Fam, BHigh looking back and forth @ 2:00 had me rolling🤣 Great segment all the way around, fellas.✊🏾

[@jaye5926]

hammer had a cartoon also 🙂

[@ceedee7647]

U Can't Touch This

[@InTheVaultss]

You wrong about Easy

[@864JayDee]

Yes sir

[@sadatkd]

Hammer was the first rapper EVER to go diamond 💎

[@ruffinboijrp]

Hammer Soul Over 20 Million Records!

[@m2a6n0o0]

I always have this conversation 😂😂😅

[@koyowens1397]

DO IT FOR THE LOVE NOT HATAS

[@Mr.Memphis10]

Salute to the legendary MC Hammer!

[@joeyduggins4176]

1 thing Gipp gonna do is bring his NY hate to the table 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@qborn]

And fail to mention that it was west coast artists hating on him just as hard …but that fact dosent fit his narrative

[@johnnybeastin7411]

Wise man 💯💯💯💯

[@bbray2317]

Big GiPp stay solid !

[@MJi630]

What they did to MC Hammer is another example of why the South and West rightfully hated NY.

[@qborn]

But the west coast hated on hammer just as well …ice cube ,too short ,yuck mouth,etc ..hmmm🤔🤔🤔

[@IAMHHTemple]

Forget business….Stand on Principles!!!

[@jawaunHayes-fb4pe]

Of u dont stand for something. U fall for anything

[@johnlewis4825]

Hammer was definitely hip hop he just made most rappers stop walking while performing and to give 100% of a effort to give All Fans their money worth at every show and then no group or solo rapper wanted to follow him in a concert so they made him go last that’s when a lot of the hating started (JEALOUSY) 100 !!!! Sad but true

[@DJ_Katone]

I was never a Hammer fan I had about 2 songs I actually liked from him but far as a business man & pro black positive man I respect him!💯

[@hard2hitat]

That’s y u gotta luv gipp he no how to put shit in perspective

[@mrbrown7636]

Hammer had it lit!!!

[@septembercoppertone4583]

MC Hammer was up there with both MJs in terms of status and fame to a youngin growing up in South Carolina. You had to be there. Salute to the OG.

[@BubBub-yc8qm]

MC Hammer was a BAD DUDE!🕺🏾🫅🏾....Big Gipp is the best interview in Hip Hop!

[@jimmymcgee1208]

Didn't Mc Hammer, Michael Jackson,have a dance off one time?

[@bigsmokcrypto]

It wasn't just NY. The West Coast dissed Hammer too. The whole game needs to recognize what he brought to the game. Same with Sir Mix A lot there is no song bigger then "Baby got Back"

[@edmondroberson4921]

Gipp do keep it real I can’t lie and where I’m from every one love hammer

[@nordynord1000]

SIR MIX A LOT!🗣️✨💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@lifeBrown]

I salute Gipp back, by the Dungeon Family tree!

[@MJi630]

Wick is not too bright. It wasn't the fans going against Hammer, it was the NY hip hop industry.

[@brynellsidney3983]

Wrong. The West Coast and South dissed Hammer too. Ice Cube and Too Short dissed him!!!!!

[@LouisvilleKyrich]

@BHIGH: This was like the deacons meeting Sunday before church service start on a Church anniversary Sunday.. Gipp was the head Deacon..😂

[@demetriccowan9188]

Gippy be breaking ish down to the core.

[@ElevatedMindz]

Now I see why B High got Gipp on the show, its to low key go at Wicked. First Gipp went at Wicked about the Flute Album now Gipp is giving MC Hammer his flowers. I can only imagine how Wicked feels 😂😂

[@FBaned]

Wicked keep speaking on things that are way above his level of understanding.. He should stop lol

[@jus3278]

Loved Hammer as a kid but it wasnt just the East Coast who dissed him. The West Coast also did it (i.e. Cube).

[@johnnybraxton5539]

40 water nickname charlie hustle for a reason

[@ReginaldReid-sv8ev]

Gipp dont hurtm the truth gone stand in a Hurricane PPB

[@Kinglew23]

I was raised as hood as it gets (not nomore I'm grown now😂😂)and hammer was banging in my city just saying 💪🏾😂😂

[@jerrellwinder6453]

Hammer and KRS ONE both were feelin the same vibes about the Grammys. That's Hip-Hop

[@wavegod7850]

Here go Gipp turning it into a New York hating thing as always…. Lol

[@gilbertnicholas1582]

Like clockwork

[@marcust6479]

Yall always hating... been hating

[@terrenceevans726]

Yup west coast hated first…Hell Tupac hated on hammer Cube hated on hammer

[@novacain943]

​@@marcust6479stop it, cube, too short and yukmouth hated on hammer all west coast guys

[@flaneurfilms1940]

@@marcust6479yet he don’t say nothing about ice cube and other LA rappers dissing hammer. Wonder why.

[@johnnybraxton5539]

Salute to Hammer for going broke taking care of his people

[@jgood4010]

Most importantly bounced back and super good now

[@smiley6168]

I'm from Oakland. It was a lot of Oakland and L.A. rappers like NWA too short etc that was hating on Hammer. Too short always spoke bad on Hammer cause he felt hammer wasn't real hip hop. Ice cube as well dogged hammer. We the only race that hate on each other.

[@novacain943]

Ice cube called him a sellout as well

[@omardavis1622]

Please tell that Gipp that 😂 He's still in 1995. Bruh. The south got it. Well the industry got it , but that another story.

[@kingjj8001]

Too Short was talkin shit too doe.

[@novacain943]

He was so was yukmouth and too short

[@charlieb3a]

The hate came from who else the East Coast they hate ,when the south the west etc out shine what they call hip hop.

[@bonafidetruckingpresentsea8222]

Hammer was THE GREATEST rapper. Dude carried rap on his back.

[@jamesgibson3716]

Don't know about all that, but performance wise he was super successful

[@bonafidetruckingpresentsea8222]

​@@jamesgibson3716hammer broke every ceiling as far as rap. NONE of the commercial success that these artists recieve today would be possible without hammer

[@jamesgibson3716]

@@bonafidetruckingpresentsea8222 I meant lyrically. Everything you said is right 👍. Hammer has never been a lyrical monster.

[@NickMintz]

Hip hop was ignorant and Hammer paid the price. But all them rappers took checks and did commercials after him need to pay hammer residuals. He didn't just open the doors he exploded them. Cartoon, commercials, action figures. movie cameos, etc. Hammer tool hip hop to the stadiums. Would love to see hammer do some interviews though.

[@earlmonroe4139]

Gipp and him stay saying something about new York 😂.

[@photoprojectsf]

Big Gipp!

[@Eastside313JeffersonAve]

That boys was cold.

[@justscooters9821]

Sitting back wait for Gipp to bring up new York and walla... It happened immediately

[@odogggg2010]

Out of all my friends back then. I use to play Hammer and and Ice , Ice Baby and they use to clown me sometimes. Everything don't got to be Gangster Rap all the time. Shit , I kept playing my shit. Plus I'm the only one driving ,lol

[@gilbertnicholas1582]

1. It would be awesome to see MC Hammer perform and do his thing 2. It wasn't NY hating on Hammer it was EVERYBODY

[@rapgee698]

Nah it was your New Yorkers doing the hating on hammer.I was up in New York doing that time..When New York had the spot light we gave them homage.But when the westcoast and the South started to shine.Alot of New York cats were hating.

[@novacain943]

​@rapgee698 Ice Cube, too short and yukmouth was hating on hammer, all west coast artists stop being bias

[@rapgee698]

@@novacain943 I'm not being bais.You just named a few local rappers.And it's natural local rappers hate of each other.But the people in the bay area wasn't hating on hammer. But I witness my self.When I was in New York they were hating hard on hammer.And a matter of fact,they wasn't just hating on hammer.They were hating on other rappers that wasn't from the Northeast.

[@omardavis1622]

​@@rapgee698it wasn't hate , being from New York. New Yorkers knock other New Yorkers. If you think anybody else was exempt from that. You buggin. To this day. Let Harlem dude say we the reason New York is fly. Watch a Brooklyn or Queens beg to differ. Or them say we had more gangstas. Look at how we did our own in the last 20 yrs. It took a Compton producer, and Detroit emcee/rapper/ producer to signed him. A New Orleans emcee/ rapper and CEO/ rapper to signed Nicki. And 50 might be the last to really get love in the city heavy ,before Bobby Shmurda, Roddy Rebel & Pop Smoke. And now you got Cardi B, Ice Spice.

[@rapgee698]

@@omardavis1622 Stop it with the nonsense. You just making excuses.I witness this with my own eyes.When I was up there the radio stations rarely played other artists music like that.I witness how they were hating on westcoast and the south rappers. But when New York were shining we gave yall homage.

[@splmafia9690]

Facts

[@carlosphillips3]

Gipp known the real

[@D0peSince85]

Talk that mix-a-lot talk!!

[@Luke973T]

This is biased. West coast cats dissed him too. Cube called him a sellout, 2pac did as well in that video before he blew up, yukmouth is from Oakland and dissed him too on his second album "Old ass rappers make Oakland look bad like hammer". Hammer said himself that homies were calling him from jail telling him that the police were going around locking dudes up and slamming them on the cars and saying "hammer time". "Hammer gave the police a million dollars, talking about he cant be touched" (mac minister). Dancing on the commercial and catching popcorn chicken in his mouth pissed off black folks too. So its not people just hating because he aint from nyc and he sold records well. I thought that he was corny growing up but i do think that he meant well and i respect that he really looked out for his people, carried himself as a man, and is positive. If he had better bars, didnt do that for the police, and didn't appeal to white folks so much then he would have been viewed totally different by the streets at the time. I do agree that hammer made the right choice to not go and deal with that fake shit though.

[@omardavis1622]

Had Hammer did something with Teddy Riley , Gipp probably wouldn't be having that conversation. Plus he don't need to say NY, it's certain people. Call them out.

[@qborn]

Right,but it’s just don’t sound right to mention that so let’s just act like it was the east coast that was doing that 😂

[@marquisechristian5089]

He had a doll lol

[@brynellsidney3983]

They called Hammer for numberous events and he turned it down. And the hate for Hammer was from EVERYBODY, not just the East Coast. Ice Cube, King T, Ice T., Too Short and others went at him too.

[@travisscott9359]

Hammer even had rappers on the West Coast hating on him. Ice Cube.