This is Why MC Hammer Was The Most RESPECTED & FEARED Rapper

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[@theFRACTALREIGN]

Some of the best crafted music documentaries on YT are on this channel ! Thank you for the hard work ! 💪

[@ZacharyBraxton-m1f]

Thanks. But this is the most social media Im going to do

[@jamescorfield534]

@@zarka223I didn’t hear a song at that time is it another time you meant to write?

[@jamescorfield534]

@@zarka223 ohhh hell yeah cool man! Good luck have fun!

[@rasio1859]

True

[@Han_Cholo420]

I got family from Oakland and I'll never forget when my cousins first told me "Don't get it twisted because of the dancing and the outfits, Hammer is with the shit."

[@derekavanagh1]

Im terrified now

[@buddahlover7097]

💀💀💀😭

[@JukeboxJoeB]

What's ironic is that when Hammer tried to change his image and his music to be more "Gangsta", it didn't go over very well. The fans were all saying that it didn't fit him at all.

[@alvincarter8159]

Officially scared AF!!

[@davidoliver8703]

Let’s get this straight, Hammer took his whole neighborhood and gave them jobs. Put some respect on his name.

[@nkosistrainbullies5806]

Yea he also went broke bc of it.

[@michaelpaiva9924]

​@@nkosistrainbullies5806if u call a 62 years old today, a net worth of 2 - 5M Broke.....than u trippen

[@rahmatnaimali9997]

@@nkosistrainbullies5806facts

[@doointhedoo]

if you try to have people killed out of anger, then all of your good deeds are negated.

[@Davido50]

Easy now.

[@SKWR212]

50 needs to turn hammers story in to a series

[@RonaldJames-eo2hc]

Facts

[@jamelcrawford2815]

50 didn't make anybody's story into a series, its Starz that made BMF into a series...BMF story would of been made into a series by either major network or major film production company ... that was inevitable...

[@SKWR212]

@@jamelcrawford2815 what does BMF have to do with mc hammers life story being a tv show?

[@jamelcrawford2815]

@@SKWR212 ask him nikka, he talking about 50 doing a series on MC Hammer,can you follow and keep up?

[@aaronschair8433]

@@jamelcrawford2815😂😂😂 sound like a hater

[@brandonoats3493]

They say that gangsters don't dance. This one do.

[@cvjkklluimi]

😂😅😊

[@kylesmith6015]

Gangsta's don't dance ...& He Boogied!!😂😉😉

[@cvjkklluimi]

@@kylesmith6015 🤣😂😅

[@TheArrogantGoddess]

WESTSIDE lol ​@@kylesmith6015

[@mikemurray726]

And he pulls up his pants and does the Rockaway. He’s kinda certified gangster on the low low all throughout his day’s being Hammer 🔨

[@cb-c0lorblind]

Just cause someone dance or sing doesn't mean they can't bust yo head

[@Chalando.9431]

Some people have to learn the hard way

[@terryhanley6198]

Facts

[@terryrespondek6203]

Exactly and the fact that he could dance like he did you know he would have rhythm for punching and kicking and the endurance to keep doing it

[@franka2743]

Tupac was a dancer

[@blairbutler4940]

Bruce Lee was San Francisco's cha cha champion 2 years in a row. Jcvd studied ballet for 5 years. So don't fuck with dancers 😂

[@Willrell]

Hammer wasn't gangsta he was just a man who stood on business

[@jasondawson92]

That’s gangsta because that ain’t no sucka

[@alfreddavisjr6205]

🤝👑

[@TheArrogantGoddess]

What think gangsta means ? Y'all listen to lil pump and think being gangsta is tattoos on your face and snitching on yourselves. I feel sorry for you SoundCloud mfs

[@guapothefool3245]

@@jasondawson92difference between gangster and a man of honor

[@raymealesmiley_theeunderes8033]

💯

[@shelaakaumi]

I'm 68 years old! I loved Hammer when he first the scene, and I love him still❤ He is one of my many cherished heroes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ZacharyBraxton-m1f]

The love runs deep for MC Hammer. Everyone in the Bay Appreciates Hammer. He was good music in a wild era. The 80 was worse. I grew up in Hunters Point, San Francisco. He showed other rappers that it's more to life than what is outside our door. Hammer made everyone look at what was outside of our door. Some brothers that are not playing. Much love to R.B.L. as well.

[@jerelsalazar7959]

Hunters Point... Double Rock.. damn brings back memories

[@adamprice3466]

His live shows were on point, 100% professional. A lot of rappers that came after him their tours were kind of hoopty, half the time the rappers wouldn't show up and a lot of cost cutting hiring cheap staff and stuff.

[@ZacharyBraxton-m1f]

@@adamprice3466 true. Hammer as an entertainer. He said that before. We have a lot of rappers. I don't think we will have anyone that will dance as much as him. He made everyone dance too. I kinda miss those days

[@billyjacc]

Ahh...I got family in Hunters Point. 😉👍

[@ZacharyBraxton-m1f]

@@billyjacc I was raised on780 Kirkwood. Apartment L. Across the street from the Boys and Girls Club.

[@imdbtruth]

I grew up on MC Hammer, and then as I was entering my teen years I began to think it was kid stuff and went more towards Dre and Eazy-E etc... but now being grown, I maintain the most love and respect for Hammer, if I would've just stuck with him, it would've kept me out of a lot of trouble. He actually had the street cred, but he chose not to poison the minds of his young fans. ❤ 🙏

[@snowman8298]

“He chose not to poison the minds of his young fans.”💯💯

[@sunshine1981pgs]

Word!!!!!

[@quantruong9078]

Nwa didn't get u in trouble...that's ur choice...don't blame it on the music😅😅😅

[@stevenygabbyperez695]

​@quantruong9078 Because they knew all their hood stories were made up, but the kids listening thought it was real.

[@mosesredc7563]

Music is a tool the lesser more sinister forces utilize to move us in ways opposing our true nature this is why people now days gravitate to the bs low vibration tunes than to those speaking of peace and sustenance!

[@egilskallagrimsson2941]

And he made music that was fun, positive, and you could dance to. Not a bunch of gangster BS. He didn’t have to. Other people will tell you about him.

[@manman3792]

That’s how Oakland is most definitely.

[@7777Lace]

And that’s FAX!!!!

[@richhrite88]

And that’s real gangsta shit lol

[@user-ki1vd3ti8j]

That's the crazy part! he was a REAL gangster but never had to portray on Tv. Didn't even rap about the gangster life, I was so amazed to hear how connected he was to the Gang life. He doesn't have to speak about. Everyone is speaking on his behalf. That's a real Gangster for you. All he did was positive in the community, just don't mess him.

[@johnperry5550]

He was going to. He was in the middle of reinventing himself after being signed to Death Row. He was going to release a gangsta rap album but the album was shelved after Pac’s murder.

[@ekiti]

When rappers/entertainers were charismatic and intellectual. 🎉

[@TheArrogantGoddess]

And stood on business and will whoop your head if business wasn't handled correctly, but that's the Westcoast fr

[@TheTillmanSneakerReview]

They still are. Where have you been?

[@jamberry8026]

@@TheTillmanSneakerReview When? Where?

[@TheTillmanSneakerReview]

@@jamberry8026 Meg the Stallion, Common, Mos Def, Tyler the Creator, what used to be Odd Future, Will Smith, Joyner Lucas, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, etc. Too many to name. You're just too lazy to open your ears. I mean, Google Play Music has almost any song you can think off, with recommended similar artists. "The Algorithm" is an excuse lazy people use because they don't want to look for good entertainment.

[@nore5888]

@@jamberry8026Kendrick?

[@kingrelly3823]

Moral of the story “Don’t Talk About Hamma”

[@davidsmith2910]

Hammer the only rapper to get payed on time by suge Knight

[@rahmatnaimali9997]

That doesn’t mean he was scared Hammer was a Good businessman and real recognize real

[@DollaSignD]

​​@@rahmatnaimali9997suge was a crook. Not a good businessman

[@puddincup9879]

*paid

[@ronedward3660]

​@@puddincup9879Man, shut up! 😂😂🤣🤣

[@marthettalewis5107]

😂😂😂

[@artsylovelylady]

Hammer should have been recognized on the anniversary of hip hop segment on the Grammys and the Super Bowl. It's crazy that he doesn't get more respect in the industry.

[@RichSpiri86]

Just b/c I'm not performing doesn't mean I wasn't asked - MC Hammer on the Grammy 50th anniversary. He has spoken on being offered plenty of these gigs, and he himself turns them down.

[@artsylovelylady]

@@RichSpiri86 Good to know. Do you remember the source of that quote?

[@NW7386]

In reality...He is just another artist. And very mediocre in terms of the music and its impact. There have been SEVERAL artists to come along over the years, and plenty of them had way better music than Hammer. He did his thing but so did so many other artists who came and went. Also, during a program there is only so much time, you can only include so many ppl. If that's the case there's all types of ppl who should have been included but there's only 24 hours in a day.

[@artsylovelylady]

@@NW7386 You're right. All of those other rappers had the #1 song of the year on the billboard hot 100 chart. They all had their own cartoons. They all sold out shows in every single city. They were all grand marshalls of parades. They all crossed over with different audiences and became household names worldwide. All of them. In case you couldn't tell, that's sarcasm.

[@NW7386]

@artsylovelylady And...it's called being successful. There were plenty of artists at that time and since then who had all kinds of shoes deals, #1 songs, successful tours, movies, TV shows, clothing lines, etc etc. Only time will tell how impactful ppl truly were on the artform or the culture overall, and while he made some successful moves and in the realm of pop music...he didn't leave much to remember him by when it comes to the artform except his dancing and a few hit singles that were mid. None of his music aged well at all because it wasnt that great. He crashed out early trying too hard to save the whole hood. That doesn't get you in the history books beyond a certsin point and definitely not 30-40 years later.

[@KingG-d4h]

Back in them days. Hammer ⚒️ was everywhere.

[@silence6813]

I remember watch Vladtv interview and other interviews with rappers talking about Hammer is someone you don't want to mess with the wrong way

[@hassanburton669]

MC HAMMER SHOULD OF BEEN THE MAYOR OF OAKLAND.

[@ogsirelean4448]

Yea if you from the Bay you know about this already. Even if you from the Valley from Sac to Stockton know how he got down. MC Hammer was literally the phrase “Standing on business”.

[@plungher]

I'm from the midwest and truth be told i had no clue he was like that. His persona as an artist didn't give off that vibe.

[@TheArrogantGoddess]

If the artist is from California, you can almost guarantee they are about that life .

[@blackdirtlover]

​@@TheArrogantGoddessthats a lie, tons of cornballs there too 😂 more than whats standing on business lets bffr😂

[@MyZ001]

@@TheArrogantGoddess Thats the thing though, nothing about this video or what we know about Hammer (my family is from berkley/oakland too) says he was "bout that life". What we've actually heard, if you pay attention, is that he was surround by that life and "had connections to" people who were bout it. Basically, if he needed some shit done, he knew who to go to. Don't mean he ever did any real shit himself, which is what being "bout that life" is supposed to mean. Not that you know someone that knows someone that will do shit

[@poindextertunes]

@@blackdirtloveri mean oak town is bout that life. maybe not all of cali tho lol

[@housecarolina]

I learned a lot that I never knew about MC Hammer, good video dawg 💯

[@snurb]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@skywalker2759]

You must be white

[@lucki4mac]

Hammer was a grassroots rapper to the core...this man tried to help everyone in his own hood literally. A real Legend and Icon.👍👍

[@theRealJenessaNo.1.]

I saw MC Hammer in concert. I partied w/his back up singers, my friends & I. It was unforgettable. I saw him at The Mid State Fair in Paso Robles. I think we had more fun than anybody else did at that show. My friends prob wouldn't've even gone if I wasnt so all-in on it at the time. I hope the man's life is peaceful. He used to put a smile on my face, often.

[@John-dd1pt]

I remember when hammer came to Chicago back in 87 south side Ida b wells projects. He was a real cool brother down to earth paid for the lunch at Daleys and we had a blast

[@alfreddavisjr6205]

😐🤔 u capitalize the C n Chicago, but not the H in his name, (Hammer)😐🤔? That's not respect towards him, on OR in his name

[@egads3696]

Please Hammer, dont hurt him

[@jerelsalazar7959]

Many can rap. Many can sing. But can you dance and do all that like Hammer

[@elainecongo3827]

Hammer was a dancing ass man...I always felt he didn't get the credit he deserved for his dancing skills...Like his song said You cant touch this....When it came to dancing he was in a class by himself...To me Hammer up there with James Brown

[@318_SP]

Hammer came to the HARDEST projects in Vegas back in 1990 I believe. The only projects that didn’t bang Blood or Crip from L.A. but the one projects with the biggest most dangerous gang home grown right there even 25 years after the projects were torn down. Hammer came and hung out all day! Played basketball with guys who ended up with multiple murders and kingpin charges. And he was by himself. Sat in the grass with 50 people around him after the game and just talked. That was my first time ever seeing a celebrity.

[@AlexofZippo]

There’s a great quote about Kendrick and drake going around right now where some drake groupie was calling asking why Kendrick got so much love. The guy responded that while Drake willingly paid $50k just to take a walk in Compton, Kendrick could drive through, get lunch, get gas, and pay for nothing besides the fuel he burned to get there. He can walk the land as he pleases.

[@Danheron2]

Lol hammer actually said that on the Arsenio hall show something like “I’ll never allow them to not let me be with my people”

[@neilraphael707]

Listened to Hammer as a child and loved his music. This video was really interesting - learned a lot thx 🔥

[@cgogetit]

Correction: Rappers actually danced and wore colorful clothes. Gangsta Rap just took over. Big Daddy Kane, Heavy D, and Father MC just to name a few all danced. He wasn't the only one, just the most popular. And haters didn't like that. They wanted to put Rap in one big race degenerating box.

[@dblaq7301]

None of the rappers you mentioned were gangsta rappers, tho. Look up Schooly D, Tim Dawg, Ghetto Boyz.

[@BlackLotusVisualArchive]

@@dblaq7301 You misinterpreted his comment. He was listing rappers that danced

[@A.c.e2.0]

@@dblaq7301 big daddy kane?

[@BIOETRY]

Great comment thanks

[@davidemelia6296]

@@dblaq7301 No one gave a shit about Tim Dog before or after that 'Fuck Compton' song. He did that song to get clout, but he couldn't make a career out of it because his rap was garbage.

[@jeremycunningham7897]

Gotta respect Hammer! Ice T gave him due props back in the day on his OG album, he knew what was goin on!

[@TheHardrive7]

Mc Hammer did somethin he didn't have 2 do. He gave back, he helped & looked out 4 the community. 2 days society is based on take take take. It's universal law, what you put out, you get back. Put out good it comes back. Put out bad & it comes back. He has a good heart. He is a stand up guy & a good man. The article could have touched more on his generosity

[@alfreddavisjr6205]

🤝👑

[@LEXercise]

I remember watch the doc on this... Hammer was nothing to play with. Search said he still has to see therapist to this day because of how the 60s had him. At one point he said 3rd bass had a show in Cali and they were forced to dress up as like Janitors and rent a cleaning van or something and go thru the back door just to get into there own show or hotel room or somethinf like that... Crazy.

[@deaundreashannon8289]

I loved MC Hammer!! I didn’t know he rolled like that but I knew everywhere he went he had 100 people with him and he wasn’t jerking them around. He was paying everyone. He was a real dude in my eyes based on that. Damn though! Didn’t know he was running haters down ! 😂🤣👏🏿👏🏿

[@barrybanks8679]

MC Hammer has more street cred in California than NWA

[@Anderson_Se7en]

Eazy was pretty well respected though

[@Themagicman7]

True but! Easy was more gangster than Hammer! But Hammer was a real G!

[@maamamamamamama]

Not more than Eazy E… he had LA on lock

[@RuthLessGemini]

Chile...as a 90s kid I had the MC Hammer doll with the purple sparkling outfit😂 but learned he was str8 gangsta!

[@derekparks3217]

Damn I forgot all about the doll

[@quantruong9078]

Damn yall ngas playing with dolls😅😅😅now that's some gangsta shit😂😂😂

[@codyfrance2537]

A purple suit hammer doll is sitting in a place of honor in my spare room.

[@dabeatboxer83]

Im 41 this month (june '24), I remember as a kid Hammer was everywhere. I mean everywhere. One of the biggest stars I've seen across my life so far. He set the foundation of rappers marketing and getting endorsements etc. now a days. He gave a lot back, gave people jobs..he was the fucking man. One of the goat's 🐐. Cant touch this!

[@EavenStarchilde]

dunna na na na

[@BerdFly]

That was a good watch. This channel will grow big if it keeps going in the direction it is. Well put, informative and entertaining

[@stanleyjackson6087]

Hammer was a man of integrity and Faith. Rappers today need to be like a real man who cared for his people.

[@kaibricturner8836]

This is why I be on Instagram showing mad love and respect to Hammer. I got no problems with you Hammer! Please 🙏🏾 don’t hurt me 😁😁😁

[@AnthonyMason-cq9gi]

Didn't know that the Hammer was so hard. But the greatest Dancer in Rap History get my respect. He confounded DeathRow Records.❤❤❤❤

[@williefreeman3656]

He had nothing to do with founding DeathRow Records

[@georgereginald6084]

The whole rap community use to disrespect the sht out of Hammer now they say he was worse then suge knight 😂😂😂

[@jujutrini8412]

I always respected him for how he uplifted the people he grew up with. From the time I saw how he was giving out jobs to his own people and caring about his neighbourhood I knew he deserved respect. He kept the money amongst his own people.

[@shaunie1011]

And then started doing exactly what he did (endorsements, TV commercials, etc)

[@alfreddavisjr6205]

Because he had a crew that would fight on his behalf & he put people n their place for trying him, that's why the neighborhood respect him? Not the positive music & efforts? U & whoever think like that have 2 b some of the most ignorant, downplaying, stuck on stupid, may never get it a#$ people ever, IF this is really how u all thought & think. Some ol crab n the bucket type A#$ people.

[@csmith2484]

I'm from NYC and was highly offended when "Turn this Mutha Out" video debuted on Video Music Box, but then Hammer grew on me lol. Out of all my friends back then I was the only who tape recorded his music and eventually buying his tapes lol. He sampled Prince and Rick James. He was on Arsenio Hall with like 100 plus people on stage dancing...not fighting, dancing. He was alright with me ❤

[@KLartrandM]

🧢🧢🧢

[@cashmayes2343]

Dude from Syracuse snatched his chain after he performed, his mob almost beat son to death they fucked him up so bad he got a million out the deal

[@timwinterhalter5233]

he had more money than the city of Syracuse after that ass beating

[@maniish8464]

Hey, Hammer has always been one of my favorites! Great music and performer! One of the absolute best!!!

[@stevent4955]

WHOA !😳 MC HAMMER ain’t no joke

[@damonwade9476]

Salute to mc Hammer salute 🫡 to that brother ✌🏾

[@thomasp100]

I saw Hammer in Germany Düsseldorf,i think 91. Very good show. The man reacts and answers on insta. Cool dude. Good man.

[@gassgames]

I was born in 85 so i remember when hammer come out with "cant touch this" i never new he was a G tbh, crazy

[@Keys-zq1gw]

Hammer may have been a dancer and wore shiny, flashy outfits, but I wouldn’t make the foolish mistake to get on his bad side! He was most definitely a pure entertainer who put on a captivating, high energy performance, but he had that thug, that dog in him. MC Hammer was official, and everyone new about it. That man had some kind of stamina, too! MC Hammer is legendary on the stage and in the streets. Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em! 🫡

[@rayrichard4665]

The best concert I ever been to was hammers back in 92 he brought all the kids on stage to dance and he even took a girl on tour with him from the concert

[@cristacp2577]

I went to the concert in 92 also in my city! TLC, boys2men, and jodeci ❤❤❤ I was 15 😅

[@rayrichard4665]

@@cristacp2577 that’s the exact same one, they were all amazing!

[@damienthomas6404]

i went to that tour- i was 16 in allentown pa- hammer, boyz II men, Tlc and his set was def off the chain

[@djairalert422]

Bruh that’s why I never judge a book by its cover, you never know what kind of beast you dealing with, I remember they was hatin on Hammer simply because he was selling millions of records, and almost fckd around and found out!! 🔨

[@alfreddavisjr6205]

😄

[@babygfeva]

I didn't know he was gangsta until his 2nd album. I was a kid at the time but my parents had the cassette. The way he was dressed on the album told me everything I needed to know. He was dressed so gangsta on the Album Artwork. My favorite song and the only one I remember from the album is "It's all good"...

[@pointsur67]

That's his fourth album...

[@alfreddavisjr6205]

​@@pointsur67 😄👍🏿

[@babygfeva]

@@pointsur67 my bad. I wasn't much of a fan so I never knew. Thanks for the correction. Now I gotta go listen to them all..

[@MyZ001]

He wasn't a gangsta. Yall need to stop😆. Was he hood? Yea. Does that mean he was a gangsta... NOPE. Knowing gangstas and having the money and fame for them to do shit and fuckwitu don't make you a gangsta.

[@christinaibrahim7955]

This is a great documentary and the footage is well put together. On 10:02 of the video, is the girl behind MC J-Lo?

[@starrcarterfinance]

Looks like it her a lot 🤔

[@andreboyd8596]

Yeah that was her she once said in a interview she started as a dancer for hammer and then a fly girl for in living color

[@TommyTenderoni]

Hammer was like "And I took it personal 😂"

[@cash9739]

MC a Legend salute 👑…Jersey

[@HandyMan369]

MC Hammer was more Gangster than 90's gangster artist at the time. ESO business 💪✊

[@jamesyoung4508]

TRUE TRUE LEGEND MC HAMMER

[@thisizdub]

This is old news for me. I learned long ago about Hammer. Guess to show you don't have to be a super gangsta to get respect

[@beachboi6196]

Facts

[@manman3792]

Or, it shows you that real gangsters dont chase clout or rap about their gangsterism. They show you in a real way when necessary

[@kerry-j4m]

@@manman3792 I LOVE the stories of Hammer checking other rappers ( especially Ice-Cube ) Red-Man kept it real and tells the story of his encounter with Hammer on camera,something Ice Cube would never,ever admit to. His big,male ego and his tough-guy image won't let him.

[@Chalando.9431]

Well if you thought that, I’m glad you know now. Because that’s why all this killing going on now, because our people feel like they gotta be gangster to get respect

[@kerry-j4m]

@@Chalando.9431 Going to college,some kind of tech school or military is where you get-SELF-RESPECT. I joined the navy at 18 yrs old to get my family outta a very bad housing project in Philly. I used my signing bonus to get my mother and 5 sisters into a better neighborhood,when certain homies tried to join the military ( my mother told me this after I left for boot camp ) they weren't accepted because of felonies on their record.

[@theFRACTALREIGN]

Hammer wasn't a fool he knew to equip his hood as personal defense from the other artists who criticized his movement. In the current 'rap' landscape MC Hammer would thrive without a word of contempt from anyone ! Not sure what that says about the culture nowadays.

[@christopher-3158]

Hhhmmmmm ...

[@plainsimple244]

Hammer is 100% a guy you want as a friend...he seems to be a guy who could teach you EVERYTHING of how things work and why so you could know who is who and what is what while winning at the same time....Hammer was the Deion Sanders of hip-hop and Deion Sanders was the Hammer of sports.

[@LetitGolazziter-uk9xi]

Good video! Many details of his story i was ignorant of, thanks for the enlightenment.

[@richhrite88]

Hammer is Like Ricky Tan and Jackie Chan didn’t tell Chris Tucker that he rolled like that lol

[@kentbeitel9966]

Man I didn’t know Hammer was a veteran 🙏🤘I love how they have an interview as some ballerinas are stretching and not even mention it 😂

[@Marx1684]

This is the documentary I was waiting for. Hammer, don’t hurt em!

[@briandonovan5687]

Great video learned ALOT but what stuck out to me the most was the end. Cause that's my story too. The ppl u love the most n give the most n who u NEVER let down will be the ones who wont be there for you when u need them.

[@Lilmickcrocodiledundee0001]

Please Hammer, Don't hurt him. Hits you different

[@carlitah74]

I listened to Hammers music back in the day. I remember he had everyone from his neighborhood on the payroll.

[@blvdskino9363]

Hammer Came From Dat Environment But yet & still overcame it all #HammerTime 💔

[@soniasaldarriaga5166]

I love him his music was fun and to see him dance was a joy fun fun 🤩

[@DukesMusic84]

Hammer an Oakland brotha, you try selling 40 million records where he from. The man with the baggy pants demands respect.

[@bryantmoore2696]

It's amazing how time and distance seems to allow history to rewrite itself. Hammer and a group called PM Dawn came out around the same time. Their sounds weren't like what was going on in rap music of the day..Hammer style of dancing along with light catchy grooves and simplistic lyrics as well as his seemingly wholesome image helped him crossover to areas that artist of the day couldn't do. He helped take rap to a higher level commercially.. Hammer wasn't accepted by mostly east coast traditional rappers because of his sound and look and message. If it wasn't for MC Hammer rap wouldn't be where it's at today.

[@melishamaraj9668]

PM DAWN WERE AHEAD OF THEIR TIME

[@taraedwards2411]

Loved Hammer but LOVED me some PM Dawn

[@ysnmelly1634]

Now this is interesting asf

[@scottyjay80]

The lyrics "Hammer don't hurt em"weren't just for rapping

[@datguy1569]

I remember the album titled Please "Hammer" Don't Hurt Em but now I'm thinking they meant it in another way. 👊🏾

[@Familyman247-]

RIP Barefoot Pookie. I never heard this story. Good one! I am from LA had met a few cats from the bay from while in the military. I already know Oakland cats about it.

[@Taquito_Rat]

I saw MC Hammer at an Oakland A's game when i was little. He said "hello young fella," smiled, then pointed finger guns at me 👉 👉. I thought he was playing around.

[@jupiterrain8563]

This story definitely needed to be told. He had Taylor Swift type popularity back then! He was selling out everywhere. Another thing too - His name should ALWAYS be added to the MJ Usher Breezy Omarion dance convo bc Hammer had it! Rap was just going in another direction so we only had Hammer for a short time. No one hit wonder though. Hammer! Don’t hurt ‘em! Those were the good ole days.

[@alfreddavisjr6205]

😐🤔 How does someone have the mindset of someone that was born & began a career AFTER them??

[@RickyT15]

​@alfreddavisjr6205 where has mindset got to do with anything they said? Or did you missread and misunderstand the comment?

[@jupiterrain8563]

@@RickyT15 thank you👈🙌

[@melishamaraj9668]

Wtf you mention Taylor swift

[@jupiterrain8563]

@@melishamaraj9668 ask your mother

[@bboymac84]

Stand together my people!

[@Gturner27]

Man I felt that when Redman said “We was almost boxed in!!”.😂

[@Lflorez209]

There’s a difference between running around bragging bout how G you are and people jsut knowing. I coulda gone my whole life not knowing Hammer was G compared to your modern day rapper that go out their way to prove how G they are but don’t even come close!!

[@oddballskull1941]

And was the "president" of a baseball team. This mans story.

[@RussellMills1877]

To me MC Hammer is a real man because he took so many people from his neighborhood and gave them jobs so they wouldn't be fighting or killing each other in the street and ask yourself how many people would have done that for the community. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017 to find me.

[@lostintheark5728]

Im surprised they never made a major release MC Hammer movie with Nick Cannon starring, I think that's the role he was meant to play.

[@MadamPocketz]

Definitely could see him playing the role.

[@joethecollector]

Is that Jenny from the block at 9:41

[@jujutrini8412]

The one on the right does look like her.

[@shaunie1011]

Yes it's her

[@peterdean653]

Brings a new meaning to his song "can't touch this"

[@brentjames932]

Hammer has a song called Pray , we used to Rick out to that and two lagit

[@nicoler3499]

I lived in the caso camino housing area when i was little that was on the opposite hill from that big ass white house he had and lost, i remember being like 6 and looking across the valley from hill to hill and thinking how big that mansion was and how MC Hammer lived there. Such a trip.

[@JT-jt7qz]

The person impersonating Hammer in the Ice Cube video is Red from Friday 💯

[@pepe8719]

That’s who Puff got his formula from for selling records.

[@GhostWriter-wt8pb]

Puff got that formula from an old white dude.right between the cheeks.so says the interwebs

[@Lovegun.]

Couldnt agree more when he said "rap is not entertaining". I like hip hop but Ive never had the desire to go to a live show. Especially today where its just a million namesless faceless dudes holding towels saying "yeah" "what" or "ugh". Hammer might be seen as cringey today but you cant deny the guy had a vision, worked hard to make it happen and succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. Too bad money went to his head and he burned through it like shitroll. I still enjoy that Pray song tho. Shits funky as hell. Hip hop used to be fun. I miss that. Its been dead for a while.

[@akanthonycurtis47]

Yeaahh MC Hammer !!! Crazy how they want to put everything in a category nowadays are you hip hop are you not? I remember he was just cool 😎

[@joaquinvierra3299]

Is that JLO at the 9:46 mark. The dancer on the right? 😮

[@le.mister.j]

that’s her!

[@cartelac]

My boxing coach in Oakland ran with hammer back in the day and he has some stories of running with hammer

[@loveangel102]

Hammer can dance his tale off I remember when he and Mike had a dance contest love my childhood🥰

[@mrt4937]

I, my school, everyone loved Hammer growing up. This was a pleasant walk down memory lane.Thanks for posting.

[@jjeter1]

If you went to an MC Hammer concert back then you got a real show..

[@darrellbush1126]

true to himself and true to those around him...qualities we should all aspire to emulate...even as child he let nothing stop him from achieving what he wanted to accomplish...i'd like to see a real in depth documentary of his life and accomplishments...it would serve as a great "how to" guide for others who need some lessons on how to accomplish greatness under any circumstance...good on you Hammer

[@ninothaboss2380]

Alot of people don't no the Bay Area is a monsta with out crips and bloods

[@vicvega24]

Always been a fan of MC Hammer.

[@IAMASAVAGECREATORWRESTLING]

I remember when going to his house in the bay and had a foreclosure / bankruptcy sign on it ! Cool House had Hammer Time on the gate!

[@allynfornow]

Great video

[@Mr.Random00001]

Was that Jennifer Lopez stretching as a dancer at 10:00?

[@HENZI-cv7re]

Really looks like her though... Good catch. 😉

[@DaWinglessFly]

Yeah.

[@hmoney14]

Yep she used to dance for hammer

[@RonaldJames-eo2hc]

I believe so. She was a dancer back in the day & she was also in In Living Colors as well. She been getting around back then

[@csmith2484]

She was a dancer for Hammer