First Time Hearing M.C. Hammer - U Can't Touch This (Reaction!)

[@busterbrown446]

Have you noticed how happy these old songs make you?

[@kristianstocksen5755]

For the rest of my life, anytime I hear the word "Stop", my brain will automatically say "Hammer Time"

[@TheDivayenta]

“ Collaborate and listen” “ In the name of love!”

[@3DJapan]

I do the same thing.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

LOL.That was so-FUNNY !!! LOL.

[@renep2220]

It happened alot when it came out in the 80s. 😁

[@scottanderson3751]

Unforgettable. Up C down C left C right C hold ABC start simultaneously-another thing I’ll never forget,my pin code on the other hand I got no clue what that is 😂😂😂

[@JamaisCascio]

His other hit was "2 Legit 2 Quit," with its own hand gestures.

[@Smash17751]

And the other one was he did the theam song for Adium’s family 2 movie

[@manzell]

Don't forget the Addams Family Rap.

[@andreadeamon6419]

He also had songs called pray and have you seen her

[@SiliconHaloMedia]

He also had a hit from the previous album, Turn This Mutha Out.

[@markcomeau82]

Have you seen her was my JAM

[@animuslord9993]

Time for ladies to blow your mind, Salt and Pepa - Push It ,Shoop and Shake Your Thang. You need to listen to their music to get your invite.

[@themainman7147]

Shoop all day everyday.

[@ShamrockParticle]

And "Tramp". S&P had a lot of greats. Check out "In Living Color"'s parodies too!

[@ElCucuyMusic]

Hammer was HUGE. We all had "Hammer Pants" & shaved lines in the sides of our hair as kids. He even had a Saturday Morning Cartoon series in the 90's

[@skbwolverine]

​@@J-zg5mh😂 Facts!

[@davidosborn7469]

God I remember the parachute pants!

[@grendelink1751]

Like Ice Ice Baby, this song is good because it is built on top of the beat from an all time classic Super Freak by Rick James. You got to show the original some love.

[@spigette]

Yes! And unlike Vanilla Ice, Hammer got permission and paid royalties to Rick James 😊

[@anthonyv6962]

@@spigette Only after Rick James filed a lawsuit. Not unlike Vanilla Ice Exactly like Vanilla Ice. In 1990, Rick James sued MC Hammer for copyright when Hammer sampled his song “Super Freak” in Hammer’s hit “Can’t Touch This” without permission. They agreed to settle out of court and Hammer credited James as a co-composer. James won his first and only Grammy from “Can’t Touch This.”

[@KaosSchmoo]

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[@brunobastos5533]

@@anthonyv6962 stupid people this hit just made people look for the original , any one listening super bad will think is mc Hammer

[@carolmeunier2863]

I love your reactions! Your enthusiasm and laugh are contagious. You'll probably get a kick out of Funky Cold Medina by Tone-Loc

[@bahamut2807]

Damn I forgot all about that one lol.

[@TheDivayenta]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mikecoughlin4128]

That’s what I was thinking

[@megandavies8590]

I concur.😅

[@juliemanarin4127]

Yeah try that...I know that one from back in the day too.

[@andreadeamon6419]

Honestly - we lived in a time when we didn't see color. We all danced together and had a great time. I really miss those days. So many people are just hateful now. Heartbreaking

[@marylees8983]

I agree.❤

[@starlaminde8436]

I feel this. 😞 I’m 57 and the 80’s and 90’s of my teenage years and twenties….didn’t feel like it does now…was I blind to it?

[@andreadeamon6419]

@@starlaminde8436 no. We weren't raised to hate people unless we had one heck of a reason to do so - and then we knew it was wrong

[@jimmybobsap8729]

yeah It was just a good song

[@alohawg]

I'm 60, completely agree. We just had fun, nobody cared about color.

[@davidd3948]

Sampled from Rick James - Super Freak. Another good song to react to. Keep up the reactions!

[@thehandyman2296]

This was the time when RAP was not about degrading women, crime, drugs or swearing 90% in the lyrics but...... everyone just having FUN !!! Oh, those pants were called: Parachute Pants .

[@bearballin]

Hammer was hittin them hard, had several singles prior but this was his biggest hit. Check these tracks; "Turn This Motha Out", "Pray", "Pump It Up", and "2 Legit 2 Quit".

[@marcieharreld286]

This was such a huge hit!!! We heard it 20 times a day on the radio!!! Definitely gets your ass up dancing!!!🎵🎼🎶🥁🎤🎙🎸🎹🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘

[@ginalolajupiter2942]

I had a pair of Hammer pants but, I never wore them in public, lol. This song still fills a dance floor!

[@lynettebrinkman9552]

Sure,sure Gina. Whatever you say!

[@v.j.3029]

I remember my mustard MC Hammer pants and my biker shorts with the pink sides. I was a teenage girl back then but I’ve never seen any guy wearing those pants or shorts.

[@Madcracka]

Back then this song was so huge it was like number one for 9 months in a row. Wherever you went you heard this song. Wherever you went you got sick of this song. His popularity went straight to his head, The money, The gear, I think he even had a cartoon on Saturday mornings. He even challenged Michael Jackson to a dance-off.

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

Check out the music video for "We Are the World", by USA for Africa. One night, after a music awards show, EVERYONE from the 80's music scene pulled an all night recording session to produce a song to aid famine in Africa. There was Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Bruce Springstein, Tina Turner and too many others to list. It was produced by the legendary Quincy Jones and raised millions.

[@ajruther67]

He should react to all those artists first so he will know who they all are before watching that video

[@danlc95]

Steve Perry killed it too!

[@fridaylong2812]

“We Are the World” Soloists (in order of appearance) Time codes indicate start of first solo Lionel Richie - 0:26 Stevie Wonder - 0:39 Paul Simon - 0:43 Kenny Rogers - 0:53 James Ingram - 0:59 Tina Turner - 1:06 Billy Joel - 1:13 Michael Jackson - 1:19 Diana Ross - 1:32 Dionne Warwick - 1:48 Willie Nelson - 2:02 Al Jarreau - 2:09 Bruce Springsteen - 2:15 Kenny Loggins - 2:21 Steve Perry - 2:28 Daryl Hall - 2:36 Huey Lewis - 2:48 Cyndi Lauper - 2:54 Kim Carnes - 3:02 Bob Dylan - 3:48 Ray Charles - 4:27

[@ginamarandino6451]

What I love the most about the music of this time is you got rap but it was super danceable and super catchy. You couldn't get it out of your head!

[@anthonyv6962]

The music is from 1981.

[@taoist32]

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[@shellygill5029]

You're ready for the cookout.....just bring the music and your good! Just keep on bein' you! Your reactions are great, the joy you exude hearing this old school-( best music ever) is genuine and will put anyone in a good mood. Keep smilin', keep groovin' and keep enjoyin'. 👍

[@ginamarandino6451]

Brings me right back to high school. There was so many great songs back then! 2 live crew, boys to men, salt n Peppa, en vogue, marky mark, so many to check out

[@jolandafrijlink6103]

And they toured all together, there was no bad feelings but all love for music and hanging out.

[@timwilson3153]

"This just makes you feel good..." Ain't nothing like a good song to drag you out of your worst moods, especially if they make you dance and act all goofy. Thats when you know you gotta add it to the playlist

[@marion_R]

That was his biggest hit. It was played all day and all night, every day in 1990. So much fun!🌞

[@shevawn4927]

Back when music was just "fun"! We'd dance all night.."Party till we sweat" was our Anthem. We sure did a lot of that. I miss those days..all we had was fun without attitudes.

[@sharonglover7221]

We had soooooo much fun with this artist. And so many others. All the music back in the day made us happy, fall in love, dance till we couldn't breath. We all still know the words to songs all the way back to the 50's. I love it that so many of you these days are getting to experience our world. You couldn't help but have peace and love and well wishes for EVERYONE!

[@meanmax9663]

I'm a fat, 58 year old white dude and I remember when this came out. It was awesome! MC Hammer's energy was contagious. Awesome guy, I would have loved to see him still killing it today!

[@dawntrow6994]

Love your reaction. The same was here in Wales UK in 1990. We all got into him his dance rap amd song good memories ❤ xxx

[@kpiperjr]

"If you can't have fun with this..." EXACTLY, Shon!! You nailed it. That's why we older types love to see younger folks discover the music that has so many memories for us. Too much hate and bullshit in the world right now ... let's groove and enjoy this great music together! Great job on the reactions!

[@tedsmith7814]

Nice! Now you gotta hear Rick James”Super Freak”!

[@robbieoverby1694]

Yup, feel good music. Great dancing!! Great choreography!!

[@donnamikola48]

Another great song from back in the day is "Poison" by Bel Biv Devoe, released in 1990. Great groove and dance moves - think you would really like it.

[@beebela13sh]

Definitely a classic!! Also some Bobby Brown “Every Little Step”!

[@3generboiler]

This was so fire back in my day .. I’m telling you it was just so awesome to hear this as a young person

[@marymcdaniel9014]

Saw him in concert in the 90's!!! They danced the ENTIRE time!! And so did I!!! lol Great reaction!!!

[@anneross7461]

To handyman, yes agreed! & so well deserved award/win for MC Hammer the video comes from…. Love your joyous reaction shonrah

[@kenwelch198]

This video started the balloon pants craze. My oldest son was in 6th grade and wanted a pair of those pants. They weren't available yet so my wife sewed him a pair. He was the coolest kid in class for a while.

[@nhoelyagalan675]

I remember when this song came out (I was 19 years old), everyone wanted to dance like MC Hammer. It was a great success that has not gone out of style!

[@cherylhaynes3960]

At house parties, my best friend and I will blast this song and break out in dance! We don’t miss a beat! Of course we’re 53 and have to take a nap afterwards! Good times! Goin’ clubbin’ in the 90’s!!

[@AACowgirlGinasCooking]

Yes, men in the club wore those pants and danced crazy. It was a lot of fun!

[@muttonwolf]

One of my favorite childhood memories was trying to dance like Hammer with my brother in the Genie pants our Moms had made for us. I would say "Have you seen her" would be a great song to react too.

[@jeffreystone22]

This whole CD was great. He had a great message during this time. Turn This Mutha Out was the first release and Let's Get It Started was good on that same CD, Pumps in Bump was a kill, Pray and Have You Seen Her were my favorite chill songs.

[@Shawn-wd4qd]

Bro, the 80's & 90's were the best time of my life. Please keep digging deeper into the music & movies you will not regret it. This song came out when i was in the 8th grade. Yeah, i know i am an old man but, it's good to see Gen Z starting to finally wake up & hear & see what y'all have been missing out on. ✌

[@angrynana4439]

Lo ed M.C.Hammer then and now. Even at 70 years old I still get and dance.

[@rosieola1759]

Pumps and a Bump and Pray! Love them both!

[@twentyfiveyears5010]

I'm OLD but listening to your intro makes me think how great it would be to discover artists like Al Green and Stevie Wonder for the first time.

[@MitsurugiW]

Ive been two just two concerts in my 43 years of life. One was to MC Hammer in 1991 in Hershey, PA. Met him backstage. His crew put on a hell of a show. Vanilla Ice was the opening act. It was before anyone knew who he was yet.

[@firetopman]

There is so much good music from so many past decades.

[@annwilson6606]

Love the joy all over your face. MC Hammer was soooo good. He made an absolute fortune with song, and then sent it all on naughty substances. But what joy he gave us all.

[@LeeLeeLeeLeeLee]

He didn't lose his money to illicit substances. He took care of hundreds of people/entourage. That bankrupted him.

[@Serai3]

Dam, forty years. Parachute pants and fly girls. I'm feeling SO OLD right now. 😂 ETA: Oh yes, people really dressed like that. Just like now, the famous set the trends. 80's fashion looks really extreme now, with its bright, bright colors and geometric structures. I miss those fashions, myself. They were so much fun, and so expressive.

[@lexiusnez6513]

You gotta love that every song had its own dance aswell as its themed outfits.

[@higherups1217]

Yo you have me on a roller coaster right now LOL just watched your Vanilla Ice reaction and then saw this! Vibing HARD!! ❤❤❤ makes me want to go out and get another pair of boxers that say can't touch this on the back because that's what I had when this song came out😂😂😂 ( and yes I owned several pair of parachute pants when I was in school) lmao

[@steveb1972]

Ahhhhh my era!!!!!! 😊 I never saw anyone wearing the Hareem pants outside of a stage show! Hammer’s a Minister now!

[@sophistpig]

Hammer was the first I ever saw wearing those pants. Was not a trend he jumped on. He totally owned it.

[@kevinsykes2549]

The first song I ever heard from MC Hammer was when I saw the video of "Turn This Mutha Out". His dancing back then just blew me away. It was before this one ever came out.

[@ed.z.]

At the 40th American Music Awards in November 2012, Hammer danced to a mashup of "Gangnam Style" and "2 Legit 2 Quit" along with South Korean pop star Psy, both wearing his signature Hammer pants. The collaboration was released on iTunes. The performance idea with Hammer came from Psy's management. They both performed it together again during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on December 31, 2012. (Wikipedia)

[@delseatube1700]

Great reaction. Back in the day I went to see him at Wembley stadium. He was great. The whole show was exhausting and fun but I only remember this main song. He really did entertain us though. 😁👍🏾

[@CPACK1]

Everyone loved this song, there were so many Dance Clubs in Detroit and the Suburbs. And we partied together. We had Motown, and we would go to the Motown reviews at the Fox Theater. I saw Stevie Wonder on stage when he was 12 years old.

[@exstock]

I STILL wanna go to MC Hammer's church.

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Such a wonderful reaction. Pray and Help The Children should be really high considerations for reactions as well. I'm a "Country" boy but I really like all of the above mentioned songs :)

[@g.dubyou6263]

Congrats Shon. I can’t imagine not having grown up to this music. This was amazing back in the day. I loved growing up in the 80s and 90s. I was out of High School by 1993, so, I was deep into this music. We need some 2 Legit to quit!

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Glad you are hearing best music ever!!!!!👍👍👍👍

[@ajruther67]

2 Legit 2 Quite and Pray are great songs as well by MC Hammer

[@19stalkern]

The song that everybody forgets about, or nobody remembers because it's old school, is "turn this mother out"

[@powerbadpowerbad]

I remember seeing that video and being blown away by Hammer's dancing !! Had never seen anything like it before.

[@jennthabombdiggity]

That’s my favorite Hammer song. 🔥

[@verapena9465]

Love me some old school jam 💯🔥❤️

[@johnmendez2983]

This was super huge at it time and yes people actually wore those baggy pants back then. MC Hammer was and is still an icon to music total respect 🇵🇷🇵🇷PR

[@cindyv1401]

NO SCHOOL LIKE THE OLD SCHOOL SERIOUSLY ‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥 Can't touch this 🤩

[@khalillahgreen8776]

I'm late to the party, but I just recently found your channel and have been watching several of your videos. I enjoyed this reaction, and yes, this is definitely feel good music. This was back when people used to actually really dance at the clubs or at house parties, men and women alike, asymmetric haircuts with lines in the sides of heads and eyebrows, matching tracksuits and windbreakers, some even coming up with routines to dance together. This was back when people went out to have fun and dance instead of standing around trying to look cool/cute and waiting for something to pop off. Battles were held on the dance floor more than the streets. People in their Mustang 5.0's, Volkswagen bugs and BMW 3.25i's---all with appropriate rims and sound systems of course--- would be out in the summer bumping hits like this along with LL Cool J, Digital Underground (gotta check out The Humpty Dance from them lol) and other classics. It truly was fun to go out instead of worrying if you'd have to wear something to run in or if you'd make it to your car without being harassed. And yes, people really did wear those big pants, they made whole matching outfits with them, and I had two of them lol! Wore one to a school dance and got compliments all night; a friend's mom said she was gonna borrow it to wear out with her girlfriends one night lol! Thank you for your reaction and for being so open to other/older styles of music. There is so much for you to enjoy, and I look forward to seeing you continue to have fun! Subscribed and liked! 😊

[@ReneGilbertson]

I'm glad he went back to being a preacher love hearing him

[@emaguigad]

That song will never get old!

[@MrXtopher1]

…and yes, we wore that gear!! It was a great time!

[@cls6055]

🎉🎉🎉😂Yes ICONIC!!!!!! LOL THIS SONG WAS EVERYWHERE!!!! ON TV SHOWS, MTV, RADIO, YOU NAME IT! LOL 🎉🎉❤ RING THS BELL SCHOOLS BACK IN!!! LOL

[@TheOfficerMahoney]

Right on! This is feel good music even after all these years, always makes me smile! And thats what you need sometimes

[@3DJapan]

Like 5 years ago there was a series of TV commercials with a person hammering and you hear "stop hammer time!" then MC Hammer pops out of a weird place like a tool box and suggests using Command strips instead. They're on KZbin.

[@catherineguy6673]

Yes, we wore them!

[@chab1rd155]

GOT to move to this jam! This was the sh!t back in the day and i STILL love it!🙌❤

[@springsimons752]

This takes me back to 8th & 9th grade!!! 1990!! The music from this time was amazing! This makes me think of Biz Markie Just a Friend. I think the same year was when Luther Vandross came out with Here and Now,, The BEST music ever

[@christinawoolley6206]

Little old lady here.......back in the day, any party, barbecue...whatever! Put this song on and the party is ON! And yes.....some people wore the pants but he was the first! 😹😽💋🎶

[@Thunder_1977]

You're absolutley right, this song is iconic! And yes, Hammer had some other hits like "Pray", "Too legit to quit" or "Addams groove" (For the "Addams family" movie). If you like this style, check out his "white brother" Vanilla Ice with "Ice ice baby" which came out around the same time.

[@gingerl2995]

Yes … yes 80’s fashion was poppin big hair big earrings big belts … I had the Jeanie pants… AND the parachute pants… hahaha wonderful decade!!!

[@gigga143]

we did, i was a little kid and i was so excited cause i was first in my class to have Hammer pants. he was huge, i had the special edition McHammer Barbie Doll that came with a boombox that played, there was a regular one too but it didn’t come with the extra outfit and music lol and he does have more hits, “2 Legit 2 Quit”, “Pray”, “Have You Seen Her”, “Pumps and a Bump”, and he did a song for the Addams Family movie that came out. this was a fun reaction to watch.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

This song was huge for AEROBICS!!!!

[@renep2220]

Damn, I can't believe I ever had the energy to dance all the way through this Song! They probably lost 10pds after this. They never slowed down! 😉

[@helenblakovich1622]

It was so much fun clubbing in this era. So much fun!! And yes, guys wore those pants. Just in clubs though. Rev Hammer was one of the more generous people in the business, and never forgot where he came from, sadly. He had a fairly large posse of people he knew personally, and paid them to be there. He ended up having to declare bankruptcy. But he never stopped looking forward. Good man.

[@marygammons3323]

They made a cartoon about MC. His black shoes sung and danced. The shoes made him like a superhero when he put them on

[@janetdear6429]

😂 over here in the UK, a lot of people were wearing the Aladdin pants like him, girls and boys all the same and it was very popular in the clubs. Even tho I am nearly 60 I love this music, I also loved his song pray was another good one. Great reaction, and video thanks 🖤😎👍

[@KillerNetDog]

Now you should listen to the song MC Hammer sampled that from.. Rick James "Superfreak" from back in 1981.

[@kylesummers1565]

That song was such a huge hit! Peace, Love!!

[@virginiav1704]

You are fast becoming my favorite KZbin reactioner. I suggest Bell Biv devoe's "poison". You will absolutely love it. If you stick to doing music videos that we, the older Generations, enjoyed, your channel will blow up because your personality is so great.

[@juliadavis559]

Yesss they wore his pants back then. Especially those from Oakland, Ca and around the bay area.

[@fatdad64able]

Feelgood music. Much love from Germany ❤❤❤

[@willwhitman7534]

Oh, the Brother had MANY other tracks and his videos were epic as he continued in his career. You would hear that Hammer was dropping another video and everyone made sure they were there to watch it. I think the video for 2 Legit 2 Quit was around 10 to 12 minutes long. The Addams Family Groove was a kick to watch!

[@Pilutta100]

Wonderful reaction, ty. Hugs from Sweden.

[@louiscirigliano5896]

I was five years old when I first heard this song. I can't tell you the amount of times I rewound the cassette tape.

[@dunhill1]

Brother Shon, I love the way you really get into these videos especially the upbeat dancing ones. Just watching you makes me start dancing. Not many reactors can do that, but you can. As a long time subscriber, I love your energy and excitement to our older classic songs that we grew up with. Please keep it up. May I suggest you react to Whoomp! There it is by Tag Team. You will really have fun with that one too. Merry Christmas Brother.

[@TravelingTexan]

@Shron You have the BEST reactions! I watch a lot of music/video reactions and yours is legit the GOAT!!!!❗️

[@cuff1957]

Great job reacting to the video, back in the day as you would say those pants wear known as "parachute pants" big in the 80's& 90's he had another hit i liked was "pumps in the bumps"good luck getting to the cookout.

[@suzie4417]

I love MC & when this video came out &it was a big big hit ! As soon as you hear the music you know what’s coming & if your not moving then something’s wrong with you 🤣❤️‍🔥✨💥 What time is it - it’s Hammertime 🔨🔨🔨🔨💎

[@animuslord9993]

MC Hammer also did Addams Family Groove for the Addams Family movie.

[@mandersshmanders8402]

Hammer Pants was the shit back then. Every race wore them. It was so different back then. I wish all the later generations could’ve experienced what we did.

[@renzokukenleneyoyo522]

Yeah it was really in... in my country high schools use uniforms... and back in 90-93 all kids had their yearly uniform pants tailored like MC Hammer... we all were rocking parachuting pants and EVERY SINGLE mother hated that... good ol' times!

[@Samantha-eo3mc]

Memories of me and my cousins spending ages learning this dance. We even had the same pants! 😂

[@rudybrito5471]

Yes I wore that clothing all the time. That way of dancing was in.. I'm 50 yrs old I can still hammer

[@mynameispaul0530]

I don't know if Hammer made a lot of songs but he did a TON of promotional/advertising work after this song got big.

[@denisdonohue1863]

Bobby Brown my prerogative he wears hammer pants a year b4