"A Tribe Called Quest is a bad investment." Yeah I'm not taking financial advice from MC Hammer
@paulywoodtheprince Жыл бұрын
I own EVERY ATCQ Album... 0 Hammer Albums😂
@thema19988 ай бұрын
A Tribe Called Quest going to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year just added more nails to that dated coffin! 😆
@patrickracer435 ай бұрын
I mean, if Hammer is telling you it's a bad investment then it's a very good investment
@Phoenix_Talion2 жыл бұрын
Seeing Hammer wearing normal clothes made me realize he was actually an attractive dude. My mental conception of him was always 'what if Urkel tried to be Michael Jackson'.
@misunderstood781981 Жыл бұрын
😂 funny comment!
@AdrianM865 Жыл бұрын
GOAT comment!!!!
@Gerilyn2003 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was thinking that. In normal clothes, he looks pretty good.
@nelumboandrews6762 Жыл бұрын
No literally i was like damn....
@FIXTREME Жыл бұрын
Hammer Urquell😏
@cyclone3136 жыл бұрын
"A Tribe Called Quest is a bad investment" Wow, Hammer talking about "bad investments". That's delicious irony.
@dw89music736 жыл бұрын
At least I would rather listen to A Tribe Called Quest than MC Hammer, because they were an actually legit 1990s rap act.
@timmy8412124 жыл бұрын
Lol for real
@thisismyname56574 жыл бұрын
@Cult Mechanicus Imagine complaining about hip hop artists criticizing the government as if it's some new thing.
@isetmfriendsofire4 жыл бұрын
This Is My Name That's like when people talk about bands like Green Day getting too political. Y'know. Same ones who probably listen to American Idiot.
@mc-ps-playa55694 жыл бұрын
Cult Mechanicus Cause he is
@adamf19806 жыл бұрын
That image of Hammer wearing a banana hammock and shaking his thing will forever be burned into my retinas.
@Blindtechnician5 жыл бұрын
It's one of the few times that I'm grateful that I'm blind lol
@Matrim425 жыл бұрын
Nick Crowell I mean, he was a well built dude, so it’s not exactly painful to see. It’s just...a bit much.
@billhicks84 жыл бұрын
I'm hungover today and wasn't expecting it so I nearly threw up
@philatio17444 жыл бұрын
I'm feeling way too confused about it. On one hand, it was really uncomfortable and it made me feel weird as fuck, on the other hand, that thing is huge and I can't look away man.
@timmy8412123 жыл бұрын
Imagine seeing it when the video came out. I was 10. My first thought was "what the heck happened to Hammer!? 🤨"
@TMC1982Part22 жыл бұрын
I felt inclined to come back here after seeing Todd's Trainwreckords video on Will Smith's "Lost and Found", which was almost like the 2000s version of "The Funky Headhunter". Both had presumably "squeaky clean", non-threatening rappers trying too hard to sound edgier and darker while mostly lashing out at their supposed critics.
@brifox2 жыл бұрын
And both have a direct connection to Shark Tale. Calling it now: we're eventually getting a Jack Black Trainwreckords episode.
@hiimemily2 жыл бұрын
@@brifox Is there any Tenacious D album that would qualify?
@grahamkristensen93012 жыл бұрын
@@hiimemily Their last album, Post-Apocalypto was pretty bad, so let's wait a couple years and see if they recover from that.
@thepropertyelves2 жыл бұрын
😂 😂 😂 Same. I came directly from that video to this.
@Z_Viper082 жыл бұрын
@@grahamkristensen9301 the album before that (Rize of the Fenix) came out right after their 2 first and most popular albums and pretty much stopped their popularity so I would say that one
@jamiekamihachi31356 жыл бұрын
What a twist that would be if Todd pulled off his hood and reveals he’s a middle aged United States Senator from the Midwest.
@give1ove6 жыл бұрын
Jamie Kamihachi Wouln't surprise me tbh
@jaxlilman88576 жыл бұрын
I'd vote for him
@yakovhadash6 жыл бұрын
Trump and a Bump
@TimmyTickle6 жыл бұрын
As far as we know
@carlab306 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Liliputian076 жыл бұрын
"Hammer vs Q-Tip" is the funniest fucking phrase I've ever heard
@simonusc8494 ай бұрын
Fight of the household items hahaha
@MrPajamaShark4 жыл бұрын
14:46 the crazy thing is that Q-Tip was DEFENDING MC Hammer as a rapper, and the line was directed at music fans and critics who called Hammer a pop artist and not a rapper. Hammer misinterpreted it as a diss and started the beef over it. "At the time people were calling hip-hop music 'pop music' and I was saying Hammer was a hip-hop artist, he’s not pop. ‘Rap is not pop, if you call it that then stop’." - Q-Tip
@2-d_in_a_bag3 жыл бұрын
oh that hurts!!! q-tip deserved better than to get shit-talked for being nice 😔
@DestinyKiller2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for clarifying that. I was wondering if that's what it was but I thought maybe I just didn't get it because I hadn't heard the full song
@dEANemusic2 жыл бұрын
Hammer's rapping was actually in top form during FH, just no one was buying into his new image and sound
@J329-s4h2 жыл бұрын
@@daelen.cclark Yes and yes. Q-Tip dissed Hammer back in a song called, “Keep it Moving”. Q-Tip said, and I quote: “…It was a little thing, but we sorted it out.”
@kenrickkahn2 жыл бұрын
Hammer is a Pop Rapper.. Nothing wrong with that.. Hammer let others tell him being a Pop Rapper was bad.. which killed his Career..
@betteryearentertainment40042 жыл бұрын
How ironic that somebody with honest-to-God gang ties could cut it better as a pop-rapper than as a gangsta one. But in all honesty, from those clips of "Pumps and a Bump," it's some kind of underrated classic.
@DaWinglessFly2 жыл бұрын
That’s the best analogy of MC Hammer’s career.
@kidwaryodproduction Жыл бұрын
He may failed as a gangsta/aggressive oriented in "Funky Headhunter" but in "Too Tight" (Unreleased album in Death Row Records) It was much better. "I got U Bouncin" was a very wild and crazy track Hammer ever did.
@browncoat697 Жыл бұрын
It is honestly pretty weird because while it's hard to believe Hammer's front as an "OG" despite his _actual_ gang ties unlike some gangsta rappers (e.g. Dre was never a gangbanger), and some of the tracks are based on a corny/lame chorus like It's All Good, it honestly feels like a pretty good album? It just was a total artistic/image mismatch with Hammer.
@kidwaryodproduction9 ай бұрын
His rapstyle actually have an agressive voice in his early career and his first album (Sometimes sound too hoarse to me) then started to sound much poppier in "Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em"
@Dj_Rancho64488 ай бұрын
@@kidwaryodproductionthat’s because his first album was based on the late 80s bay sound albeit a poppy version but the beats were still hard as fuck. Listen to Too hard for the radio by Mac Dre from the early 90s and the bells will remind you of hammers early cuts
@philly_sports1558 Жыл бұрын
Q-Tip wasn’t even dissing Hammer on “Check the Rhime”. When he said “rap is not pop if you call it that and stop” he was saying that Hammer was still a hip hop artist despite being a big celebrity who had all these commercials and mainstream attention. He was defending Hammer’s place in the hip hop community and Hammer misinterpreted it as dissing him.
@nate5679877 ай бұрын
Oh
@girlsnotblue38044 ай бұрын
.drake disliked this
@charliechaplin8529 күн бұрын
And then he went on a full tirade dissing Q-tip and Run D.M.C.
@LynetteTheMadScientist6 жыл бұрын
File MC Hammer with Snow under the “List of Rappers with Actual Street Cred That Couldn’t Make it Come Across in Their Music”
@CSSLZT134 жыл бұрын
@Mister Happy Rap Critic did a video on Vanilla Ice a little while ago... While Ice didn't exactly have the same amount of street credibility as Hammer, according to RC's research, Ice still slummed it up with some local hooligans and troublemakers. It's just that, when it came out that he over-inflated his past life to the media, Ice lost pretty much all credibility, street or otherwise. Eh, RC explains it better -- watch his video on Vanilla Ice, lol.
@timmy8412124 жыл бұрын
@@CSSLZT13 Yeah Ice might've not been a gang member but he still lived rough. But he and his label still try to make him tougher than he was and that's why he remains a joke.
@dirtyskullss4 жыл бұрын
whitney houston ?
@timmy8412124 жыл бұрын
@@dirtyskullss ???
@nickrustyson81244 жыл бұрын
@Mister Happy Beastly Boys to a degree, a lot of people thought they were white kids from the suburbs. even though they were White Kids from one of New York's worst neighborhoods
@brendanharrigan63993 жыл бұрын
To be fair to Hammer, this is probably the best of the albums Todd’s covered on Trainwreckords.
@BrendanJSmith2 жыл бұрын
Funky Headhunter, Crash, Be Here Now, and Passage are EASILY the winners of Trainwreckords. Edit: Cyberpunk is somewhat enjoyable as well, but not as good as the other four.
@ShadowSorel2 жыл бұрын
@@BrendanJSmith I'd kill for the masters of the cyberpunk instrumentals though
@wadekemmsies71802 жыл бұрын
Be Here Now gets my vote
@FOHaab2 жыл бұрын
Passage for me! That album is fantastic through and through to me 🥰
@walmorcarvalho25122 жыл бұрын
@@ShadowSorel So a close 4th place then
@pushinguproses6 жыл бұрын
I have never once referred to my ass as a bump.
@RobiticDuck6 жыл бұрын
PushingUpRoses I don't think anyone ever has.
@madmadameminx6 жыл бұрын
It's not too late. If not you, then who? If not now, then when?
@nurdist40776 жыл бұрын
It's never too late to start.
@polk-e-dot81776 жыл бұрын
yeah i feel like that's something you say as an insult. oh have you seen stacy's bump? yeah me either!
@trk49735 жыл бұрын
PushingUpRoses send me a picture of dat bump baby
@leslie622 жыл бұрын
Nothing more gangsta than starting off your video with a bunch of sweaty shirtless dudes doing jazz hands
@timmy841212 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@DestinyKiller Жыл бұрын
This made me laugh so hard, thank you
@DestinyKiller Жыл бұрын
What we have seen is the rare footage of the Hammer and his posse asserting dominance by puffing up their plumage
@leslie62 Жыл бұрын
@@DestinyKiller lol that's so great to hear
@anthonysablan86505 жыл бұрын
“Drake pulled it off after Hanmer” idk man... Drake sounds like an undercover cop trying to infiltrate the rap game
@kidwaryodproduction9 ай бұрын
And now he looks like if Dj Khaled was no longer fat 😄
@Thor-Orion8 ай бұрын
Wheelchair Jimmy
@jesimquqwana34867 ай бұрын
Now more than ever
@PIZZAdayisback6 ай бұрын
He probably is
@PIZZAdayisback6 ай бұрын
@@kidwaryodproduction thing is, dj Khaled is actually funny and entertaining sometimes
@wendynerd11996 жыл бұрын
I do feel really bad for MC Hammer. He tried to help a lot of people who needed it. And he never blamed anyone else for his issues. Poor guy.
@browngirlinaclownworld20776 жыл бұрын
It has to suck something fierce for a cultural paradigm shift to take place that you didn't see coming and weren't invited to. I wonder how many hopeful young hair metal bands gently wept and went back to working at Walmart in 1991.
@bartholen6 жыл бұрын
Wendy Weissman Rap these days could use a fun-loving goofball like Hammer IMO. It's all just dreary, dour trap and Jake Paul bar exceptions like Kendrick Lamar.
@MyssBlewm6 жыл бұрын
Vatsala काली Jhaveri I wonder if there were hair metal guys who tried to reimagine themselves as grunge like MC Hammer did with his rap career.
@javi__...6 жыл бұрын
motley crue. they ditched vince neil and tried to look and sound like alice in chians
@kospandx6 жыл бұрын
MyssBlewm, there were tons of them. One might say Alice in Chains was the original one, though that might be stretching it a bit too far back. Even so, listen to Winger's decent Karma, or Warrant's bad Dog Eat Dog, or Extreme's awful Waiting for the Punchline, or Dokken's abominable Shadowlife, or Shotgun Messiah's Violent New Breed, which I haven't bothered listening to at all; speaking of Dokken, Lynch Mob went one step further, and made a rap metal album. Yes, as you can guess, I'm not a fan of these albums, but they are part of the history of both genres, and are of a certain interest in that respect. Some, like Vito Bratta from White Lion, profess to have been genuinely inspired by grunge, but ended up being branded by their previous career, so that even finding work was impossible. In the case of Vito, he dropped out of the music business entirely. 1991, which the original poster mentioned, might be a bit too early to draw the threshold, though: Extreme, Slaughter and FireHouse all went multi-platinum for the first time 1990/1991 (for the two first with their debut albums), and there were still no grunge bands that could even approach the hit singles of Mr. Big or Guns N' Roses in 1992. Anecdotally, it was really only in 1994 that old-school metal went entirely out of style, and even then, FireHouse managed to score a minor hit the year after.
@Genethagenius2 жыл бұрын
“Pumps and a Bump” is actually pretty good! Back in the 90s I was laughing at him like everyone else, but then I dated a stripper that could just rock it to that song!
@lukasd.4389 Жыл бұрын
Ah, Young love
@zdoggzero6595 Жыл бұрын
Based
@Dj_Rancho64488 ай бұрын
Dating a stripper is insane cuh 😂
@Dynamic_Editor8 ай бұрын
@@Dj_Rancho6448Why? Strippers have social lives, too.
@Sam-cy2mv6 жыл бұрын
MC Hammer was as legit a gangster as anyone from that era. Let's not forget he put a hit out on Third Bass, and multiple emcees from the 90's have talked about how different his actual personality was from his public persona. He was bad at portraying himself as hard, but he genuinely was.
@RobiticDuck4 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for Todd to talk about 3rd Bass
@timmy8412124 жыл бұрын
Guess it's true what they say: people who are actually gangsta can pull it off than rappers who think they're gangsta. Case in point: Ice Cube is a legendary rapper but he was never an actual gang member or affiliated with one.
@gaylordfocker79904 жыл бұрын
Stop embellishing KZbin stories.
@JohnSmith-ox3gy4 жыл бұрын
His PR team was too on the point.
@davidl5703 жыл бұрын
@@timmy841212 Also, didn't Ice Cube have a middle-class upbringing and was never raised in the hood?
@jwalk315 жыл бұрын
A quick historical fact: MC Hammer is responsible for the popularity of modern hip hop dance. From 1989-1993 Hammer was the biggest rapper in the US, and with Please hammer Don't Hurt'em, He toured all over the world. With that that tour fans from Europe, Australia, Asia, And S. America saw New Jack swing dancing for the first time, which is the birth of many dances you see today in videos. His production was so big that many wanted to copy him and so more rappers and R&B artists used more dancers in their videos. But no one went as global as Hammer did back then. So thanks to him making dancers a priority on his tours, more people and artists did the same. With each year dancers became more prominent in videos, and now we have our own tv shows and platforms on KZbin.
@timmy841212 Жыл бұрын
Honestly besides helping to make hip hop a commercial force, that’s the second biggest contribution he had to hip-hop. Third was making gospel rap.
@stevee2312 ай бұрын
@@jwalk31 I think 93 is stretching that timeline a little. He was over as soon as The Chronic hit. That record rearranged hip hop.
@jwalk312 ай бұрын
@stevee231 I'll give you that. Maybe '93 is too far. 91-92.
@CazMeister6 жыл бұрын
This is the most likable thing Senator Johnson has ever done.
@hiimemily2 жыл бұрын
Looking at ol' RonJohn's record, I'd have to agree.
@gbeaudette6 жыл бұрын
I'm digging this series. Gives the One Hit Wonderland treatment to acts that don't qualify.
@Thomasmemoryscentral6 жыл бұрын
Since Haddaway finally got onto OHWL, could Real Mccoy qualify for train wreckords?
@justsomeguywithkaminasshad71456 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for that Crazy Frog OHWL episode.
@jellyfishrock-hers78885 жыл бұрын
James Blunt had the number 1 album and the best selling album of the UK in the 2000s.
@michaelmcdonald84525 жыл бұрын
Malkova Floyd what is this related to?
@calmbbaer5 жыл бұрын
Does this really qualify for Trainwreckords, though? The ratio of album sales for this one compared to Too Legit is similar as that from Too Legit to its predecessor. And reviews weren't significantly different either. The record didn't finish him; it just continued the trajectory he was already on. A hail mary? Yes. A missed opportunity? Maybe. But definitely not much different than what might've been expected. After all, the mid-90s was a time period where glam metal bands like Def Leppard were trying to show they were down with (and could survive) the alternative revolution. Following the trends is the most predictable path and, though it often fails, is often the safest. So not a shock, a surprise, or even a particularly outstanding flop.
@cyanmanta6 жыл бұрын
The lesson thus far from Trainwreckords is "know your limits." Jewel is no provocative pop diva, Dennis Deyoung can't write an epic story, Hammer is not gangsta. There's something to be said for taking risks, but if you're just doing something because all the other pop stars / bands / rappers are doing it, you're probably going to come across as a sad imitation.
@Thomasmemoryscentral6 жыл бұрын
I already knew Jewel didn't belong in the category of pop diva when Marc Mues first made his worst of 2003 hits list and Intuition kicked off the list. Just seeing the music video and hearing the song made it clear that she worked best in simple guitar songs about topics not related to parties or the club.
@MyssBlewm6 жыл бұрын
alexandra galici My cousin saw Jewel perform at a concert about a year before "Intuition" came out, and Jewel told the crowd that she should have spent time learning how to dance. My cousin and I thought Jewel was making a cute joke, but then "Intuition" came out and I realized Jewel was indeed not really joking.
@RobiticDuck6 жыл бұрын
SR 71 ain't no Linkin Park
@elltell19906 жыл бұрын
Fuck Mues!
@TheGreatsagegoku6 жыл бұрын
"A man's GOT to know his limitations. "
@RapCritic6 жыл бұрын
1:56 so sad...
@shweatypalms44236 жыл бұрын
I love your show RC
@megano20006 жыл бұрын
Rap Critic Knew you'd be here, since you covered one of his songs from this era. :P
@ToddintheShadows6 жыл бұрын
I'm really proud of that transition
@Amalgam866 жыл бұрын
Do another collab with Todd! You two work really well together!
@AirQuotes6 жыл бұрын
Hi
@smrts6 жыл бұрын
hardcore thug MC Hammer looks like a Chappelle Show parody of if MC Hammer did gangsta rap.
@mrcliff37094 жыл бұрын
Or In Living Color lol
@sirekumasutra70223 жыл бұрын
When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong
@cesarmadero058 ай бұрын
Yes, Fisticuffs. Exactly with these guys that sells his image on the sketch. Only thing is the shots anecdote that makes him deaf is inspired from 50 Cent.
@JohnDoe-zb5mt3 жыл бұрын
From what I hear Hammer actually *was* a gangsta who had a clean image unlike 99% of all gangsta rappers pretending to have a gang background. He threatened members of the Wu Tang Clan on set and they were legit scared of him because they knew he had influence
@JohnDoe-zb5mt2 жыл бұрын
@sage Oh, I might have missremembered it. It was redman who told the story
his brother was a gangster he wasnt so if he were to go there he could but he had too much integrety for that.
@dogsandyoga1743 Жыл бұрын
@@primadonna3843Thank you. I'm sick of Hammer being repainted as some sort of "Gangsta" in an attempt to get him more respect. He was never a sucker or a lame, but he most definitely wasn't a Gangsta. People act like being "gangsta" is the only way to gain respect in the hood. He just came from a family that was well respected in the streets. I grew up on High Street and I remember Hammer before he signed. I had Feel My Power (with the original cover) in the 5th grade 😂.
@thegardenofeatin59655 жыл бұрын
I say "I'm a toughie!" when mocking my kitten now.
@JoeBushOnline6 жыл бұрын
Most egregious is how he transitioned from Oakland sports fan to Atlanta sports fan with no explanation
@digamejh6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he could have easily worn a Raiders jersey rather than a Falcons one. It's the same color!
@Gloryosky6 жыл бұрын
MC Hammer was a friend of Deion Sanders. Sanders was nominally still with the Falcons when The Funky Headhunter was released in March '94. Also, the Raiders didn't move back to Oakland until 1995.
@cyanmanta5 жыл бұрын
Kissing the Atlanta record industry’s ass, I’m guessing.
@lolwutyoumad5 жыл бұрын
@@Gloryosky Still Raiders fan have more of a reputation than Falcons fan do, shootings and stabbings in the parking lot is a Raiders tradition
@MeeYeeWeeWee4 жыл бұрын
@@cyanmanta I can believe that because LaFace artists out of atl were really poppin at the time
@spodybanjack88006 жыл бұрын
Todd: Do him a favour - forget about this album Also Todd: *Makes an eighteen minute video specifically about this album which I would have known nothing about if not for it*
@roarshach136 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Because of this video I actually bought the album at a local book off. I actually screamed in delight when I found it.
@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley5 жыл бұрын
@@roarshach13 Hammer appreciates it, lol. But I think he's doing better having moved to aerobics and a fitness business. That works brilliantly for him and honestly should've been the move he made sooner. He has the perfect stamina for it.
@Demiglitch5 жыл бұрын
Honestly I really like the songs themselves.
@realm23x735 жыл бұрын
@@roarshach13 the book off?
@roarshach135 жыл бұрын
@@realm23x73 it's a used book store that sells everything from books to DVDs to video games to comics and even toys! If you can find any by you I highly recommend it!
@youngpop86964 жыл бұрын
Todd saying "I'm a tuffy" is the greatest thing ever
@jbriggsiv3 жыл бұрын
I saw Hammer a few years ago. He was the headline act but I went to see Parliament and told my wife we could split after their set. We were enjoying the whole atmosphere of the show (it was an outdoor event with a real good positive festival vibe) that we decided to stick around for what I thought was his only hit. I was never a fan and never followed his career so I assumed (incorrectly) that he only had just "Can't Touch This" as a hit. I was sorely mistaken. He came out and the crowd blew up. His music is what makes a party get up and dance. Everyone was singing along and having an absolute blast. They LOVED him. He put on a great show. He never should have tried to divert from what he does well. People always like good shows and catchy music they can dance to. His music is still not my taste, but I can appreciate what he does well and why he still draws fans. Of course, in my opinion, Cosmic Slop was still the highlight of the evening :D
@planclops6 жыл бұрын
Would MC Hammer have made a great producer? He had great showman skills, dance moves, and hype. I could see him producing live shows for established pop (rap?) stars.
@strawberrybunny.29836 жыл бұрын
planclops yup. What a waist
@digitaljanus6 жыл бұрын
If he could have held on to his money until the "glam rap" era a few years later, would he have been a natural fit for that scene? Or at least found the transition a lot more comfortable?
@joaovitorcabral72246 жыл бұрын
Maybe he could've been what DJ Khaled is today.
@yakovhadash6 жыл бұрын
He was basically the original Diddy but flamed out too soon
@cannibalisticrequiem6 жыл бұрын
I think Hammer could've had a decent career as a choreographer to other pop stars throughout the 90s and into the mid 2000s. Regardless of his over-the-top outfits and general goofiness, the man had some sick moves.
@youdbettertube4 жыл бұрын
The ironic thing about that Pepsi commercial is that his singing voice actually sounds pretty good.
@demoleramera Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's very hard to purposely sound like you can't sing, if you in fact can. Totally Hammer-unrelated story incoming but there's an episode of "Seinfeld" when we hear George's answering message (a parody of "The Great American Hero" theme" sung by him and since Jason Alexander could actually sing well IRL, they had a hard time making his singing sound amateurish and off-key
@classiclife72043 жыл бұрын
Todd basically alludes to it, but to make it clear: more than any other reason - more than the failed diss tracks, more than the "gangsta" posing, people were just SICK TO DEATH of MC Hammer. You couldn't get away from the guy for like 3 years. My guy had worn out his welcome.
@JebusMatoi3 жыл бұрын
Now you know how I've felt about Taylor Swift for over 15 years.
@ninji52262 жыл бұрын
This is spot on. I don't think there was a single thing he could have done to keep going like he was other than not doing all the endorsements and cartoons and whatever in the first place. It was MC Hammer's world for a few yrs.
@TurretBot Жыл бұрын
>literally any other famous person
@LordArikado Жыл бұрын
@@JebusMatoi Taylor Swift, as overexposed as she is, at least sticks to music and mostly makes critically-acclaimed albums. Hammer was doing all sorts of commercials, he was doing frequent talk show appearances, he even had his own cartoon series (it's way more embarrassing than this album), and on top of that, he didn't have the songs to back it up.
@primadonna3843 Жыл бұрын
u make way more sense then the guy in the video, it had much less to do with him growing as an artist just the over exposure
@dallasshumaker61486 жыл бұрын
My step father got me into Hammer. He use to play this album a lot. It may not have been for real OG's but this lame southern white boy and his dad enjoyed it. I also picked up his next album, V Inside Out, which calmed things down and was all about mellow fun. I was like the inverse-hipster: "I was into the artist after he was no longer famous."
@rhythmandblues_alibi Жыл бұрын
The inverse hipster, I love it 😂😂😂🙌
@kissfan76 жыл бұрын
How I would've pulled it off if I was Hammer's manager: 1) Keep the "edgier" dancing and the change in clothes. You change with the times, but you still keep the stuff that makes you a great showman. 2) Cut down the references to being a "gangsta" or an "OG". Again, nobody's buying it. 3) Leak stories about how fucking scary Hammer actually is. There's more than enough real stories about his gang connections. There's no reason he shouldn't be up there with Suge Knight in the Ni**as You Don't Want to Fuck With Hall of Fame. When combined with 2) it means his bark is less but his bite is still recognized. 4) Keep the feud with Q Tip, but dump the other feuds. I know Todd give him shit, but I also know Todd is a fan of Eminem; you know, the guy that feuded with Xtina and Nysnc? A dispute with a softie like Q-Tip would allow him to keep using that sample and will make him look a bit more hard, whereas feuding with Redman makes him look soft by comparison. 5) Keep everything else about the music, which I don't think is all that bad. 6) Convince him to drop a swear word or two. Nothing major, but enough to get a "Parental Advisory" sticker. 7) Dump "It's All Good". With all this I think his career could've gone at least to the late '90s.
@timmy8412124 жыл бұрын
I agree!!!
@Kylora21124 жыл бұрын
Even then, he could probably have a few lines about how he could still be scary af and still be clean.
@BTheBlindRef4 жыл бұрын
The fact that all your advice has to do with dumb image crap and nothing to do with music, I think you've clarified just how vapid and ridiculous the entire rap and hip-hop music scene is. If only anyone in the genre cared about making actual good music, I might care. It reminds me of punk. Shitty music? Terrible "musicians"? Doesn't matter. It's all about the image and attitude man... (yes, there are some that do buck this trend, but they are way too few and far between, and even then most usually spend 75% of their efforts doing the same tired "gangsta-posing image" crap and only 25% of their efforts on reasonable quality music. Eminem is coincidentally one that immediately comes to mind.)
@kissfan74 жыл бұрын
@@BTheBlindRef OK, boomer.
@BTheBlindRef4 жыл бұрын
@@kissfan7 Not even close, but pretty much the level of discourse I have come to expect. Do you actually have a counterpoint, or do you think that old and lazy quippy insult comebacks define useful discourse?
@WildWestSamurai6 жыл бұрын
3:28 - "It made about as much sense as if I, Todd, suddenly decided I'm not a KZbin or music critic anymore. I'm now... A UNITED STATES SENATOR." I would've said that in 2012, Todd. It's a post-2016 world now, baby. Anything goes! #ToddForSenate2018
@cybercrasherstv5 жыл бұрын
You mean #ToddForSenate2020
@achair6505 жыл бұрын
#toddforsenate2020
@cybercrasherstv5 жыл бұрын
@@achair650 you mean #ToddForSenate2020
@achair6505 жыл бұрын
@@cybercrasherstv that's.....that's what I said.....are you talking about the capitalization?
@cybercrasherstv5 жыл бұрын
@@achair650 yes, yes I was
@trenthiggins75486 жыл бұрын
To be honest, we won't know if Todd is actually a U.S. Senator until we see his face.
@bbqplatypus3186 жыл бұрын
Even PaRappa is an insulting comparison. Hammer never had any bars as good as "the skunk over here will bring you luck / the pump over here comes with a truck."
@awfulwoman4 жыл бұрын
“Pumps in a truck, pumps in a truck”
@ECL28E3 жыл бұрын
♪Crack crack crack the egg into the bowl♪ AAAUUUUUGH!!!!
@Asmallcorneroftheinternet3 жыл бұрын
Shots fired, God Damn!
@x_VineM_x2 жыл бұрын
"In tha rain or in tha snow,got tha funky funky flow!"
@elizabetheowynbelle6 жыл бұрын
The irony is, Hammer fell into the same trap that too many rappers - indeed, too many artists of a "hardcore" genre (*coughMetallicacough) - fall into: he took himself too damned seriously. Instead of a bunch of lame diss tracks, he should have released a single or two where he pokes good-natured fun at his image, his silly Saturday morning cartoon, and his commercial endorsements. Self-deprecation is always a good move, especially if you're a celebrity whose career is on the rocks. I also agree that if Hammer had waited it out and just remained his wholesome, crowd-pleasing self, his career could have lasted even if his star cooled and dimmed. Heck, he could have collaborated with Will Smith (don't know how that would have turned out, but I think it would have been interesting).
@daneray95945 жыл бұрын
Is it sad that the last time I saw Hammer he was trying to sell me a packet of Skittles?
@charlisebar-shai26134 жыл бұрын
I would kill to see Will Smith and Hammer make a song together. Shit would've been magical
@inaccurateprophecy89714 жыл бұрын
@@daneray9594 Did you take the Skittles?
@daneray95944 жыл бұрын
@@inaccurateprophecy8971 Yes. I love Skittles.
@thelastjerkbender25054 жыл бұрын
I don't think Hammer should be compared to Metallica though, unlike Hammer, Metallica were a genuinely respected band in their genre. With Metallica it was more about them losing sight of what made them great and being unable to bring in a member with the creative capability of Cliff Burton. Although even if they did, Lars and James probably wouldn't have given them an ounce of creative freedom.
@IMZAH4 жыл бұрын
You've pretty much hit the nail on the head. As a dude in his 20s during this era, I can absolutely confirm that Hammer had become such a joke at that point that it didn't matter how much fun "Pumps & A Bump" and "It's All Good" actually were. Looking back, I'd dare say both songs are probably more popular now than they were at the time they were released.
@RichV20 Жыл бұрын
In 1993 in school, it was a race with Michael Jackson and MC Hammer as to who was whacker.
@adu19915 ай бұрын
Michael Jackson was able to recover with a career resurgence a few years later(collabing with the likes of James Brown, Justin Timberlake)... MJ overcame it, while MC Hammer never recovered from his 2 flopped albums and the bankruptcy.
@rouka1206 жыл бұрын
I've been blinded by MC Hammer's...... hammer.
@digamejh6 жыл бұрын
(The Hammer is his penis.)
@DrZuluGaming4 жыл бұрын
This really takes another spin to the line Hammer Time.
@tafua_a3 жыл бұрын
So that's why he's called Hammer!
@dynaboyjl.42205 жыл бұрын
Your delivery of “He was 2 Legit 2 Quit spending” is one of my favorite line reads
@superneko996 жыл бұрын
How dare you diss Parappa the Rapper Todd
@MissyR6 жыл бұрын
parappa's writing a diss track right now
@dimentiorules6 жыл бұрын
@Jack Woodrick 3? There are only 2, or are you counting Um Jammer Lamy?
@cannibalisticrequiem6 жыл бұрын
The voice actor for Parappa is actually a dick in real life, so diss away!
@SoundsLikeSlurry6 жыл бұрын
Dred Foxx? more like dead to me foxx
@superneko995 жыл бұрын
@@cannibalisticrequiem damn i didn't need to know that
@tsubaki95784 жыл бұрын
" THATS TOO MUCH HAMMER AT ONCE- " Todd, im fricken sobbing.
@LESTR974 жыл бұрын
If Hammer stayed pop rap, while still stepping up his game as a rapper-plus the G-funk production-, he could have made this album into a bona fide classic. He wasted TFH’s potential trying to follow a trend that was way outside his wheelhouse.
@DoveLady6 жыл бұрын
"it's almost like i CAN touch this" 😂😂😂😂
@Genethagenius4 жыл бұрын
“It’s like finding out Carl Sagan and Mr. Rogers had a fist fight!”. LMAO!!!
@Tinytunes-254 жыл бұрын
What kills me about this is that the album is actually pretty good sonically.
@wojosquad46802 жыл бұрын
The Beats are 🔥🔥🔥 and why i honestly kinda like This album
@emberman535 Жыл бұрын
@@wojosquad4680 Yeah, the production on the album is phenomenal.
@Dakinbake6 жыл бұрын
There's a minor track on this album called "Oaktown" that became very popular at Oakland Raiders games for a while. It opens with a big bass note that would get the whole Coliseum jumping and a catchy hook that everyone would sing. They won't be able to replicate that in Vegas.
@Dangeresque3004 жыл бұрын
1:12 "You see, the best way to not lose all of your money is to *keep making money.*" -Noted economic expert Todd in the Shadows, 2018
@karenelizabeth15906 жыл бұрын
Holy crap ""Pumps and a Bump" is one of those song I remember a little but remember nothing about. I never knew the artist or the title, just that hook. I never forgot it in 20 years. I guess that's something.
@gorillacookies31713 жыл бұрын
Pumped in the butt hammer likes to get pumped in the butt
@MisterH376 жыл бұрын
Todd in the Shadows for Senate. #Nathenson2020
@TimmyTickle6 жыл бұрын
B Huse #Munson2020
@PassTheMarmalade19576 жыл бұрын
TITS (Todd in the Senate.)
@FaeQueenCory6 жыл бұрын
9:18 Who knew Hammer invented the Carameldansen meme.
@morganmorgan56553 жыл бұрын
The Idea of MC Hammer dissing Q-Tip is just incredibly funny to me. It's like if Pitbull tried to start a beef with Kendrick Lamar
@pixelbomb976 ай бұрын
Or Drake......lol
@jackdavidson22052 жыл бұрын
One thing about Hammer. He worked hard for it. He wrote the raps, choreographed, and performed the electric dancing, and essentially created the whole brand that people recognize to this day. Compare that to may artists today who just mumble and floss with simplistic beats at most. Hammer didn't always hit but at least he kept punching.
@andrewkaye2108 Жыл бұрын
I agree with Todd, if he had ignored his critics and just kept on going, he might have survived peoples shifting tastes. Well, that and his overspending, he should have just banked it and let it sit.
@AlfredoFilmGeek6 жыл бұрын
MC Hammer was good friends with Tupac Shakur and hung out with him the day he died.
@kyrla6 жыл бұрын
Turns out, when MC Hammer was saying "you can't touch this", he was actually referring to his not being able to touch a fourth record.
@joelbaldwin40515 жыл бұрын
Asmodean Underscore V: Inside Out?
@joelbaldwin40515 жыл бұрын
The only reason I know about that album is that I saw it listed on bmg (or columbia house) order forms a long time ago.
@CapperTaylor5 жыл бұрын
@@joelbaldwin4051 That would actually be his 5TH record, as hinted by the title. You know what it couldn't touch? The charts!
@joelbaldwin40515 жыл бұрын
shakobenmyerz Lol. Yeah, I know. My point was that he was said not to have a fourth one. But yeah, those last two well they didn't exactly sell, did they?
@mariosargiropoulos17153 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is that Hammer really was heavy in the streets. He just couldn’t convey that through his music because he was such a talented dancer and entertainer and people couldn’t see past that.
@IvyLeather134 жыл бұрын
Wow, Hammer could actually rap. He's no Rakim but his flow was pretty solid. Plus he had some vocal range with that bassy style. Huh.
@AaronOnTheTrails2 жыл бұрын
In retrospect this project was so close to working. An album title The Funky Headhunter with a lead single Pumps and a Bump wasn't that big of a jump from Too Legit to Quit. They should have just presented it as a "Hammer is showing a little more of an edge" instead of going all in on the Gangsta image. Like you said he could have gotten ahead of the whole pop rappers with clean images a few years later.
@RichV20 Жыл бұрын
I didnt know he was releasing a new album until the Pumps And A Bump video dropped. It was word of mouth that week, like have you seen Hammers new video and he has a boner. That song was a banger, just didnt need to see the boner. Its All Good, Somethin For The OG's, Break Em Off Somethin Proper, Oaktown were good as well. There was still an appetite for Hip Hop Hooray and Rump Shaker type songs in 1993/4 when Death Row/G-Funk wasn't playing for 5 minutes.
@Hakajin6 жыл бұрын
Wow, I think this is your best Trainwreckords yet, Todd! Rap and hip hop aren't really my genres, but I find your commentary on the history and politics therein super-interesting. It seems to me that the problem with dancing in gangsta rap is that... The genre is about succeeding based solely on your personality and cred, and refusing to change or try hard for attention. In other words, you're performing because you have something you need to say, not because you want to entertain people. And dancing is all about entertainment (that kind of dancing, anyway). Also, "Why, it's almost as if I actually can touch this," that killed me.
@ando55816 жыл бұрын
At 3:50, I was sincerely expecting a “as far as you know” joke. I miss the classics. Still a great episode.
@Flowtail6 жыл бұрын
I actually have no idea why MC Hammer stopped being relevant. So that moment at 2:00 was PRICELESS
@NimhLabs6 жыл бұрын
Gangster Rap and Grunge music was what everybody got into at that point. Raving would later show up. Heck, the Fresh Prince mostly just ended up doing Tv and Movies to avoid losing relevance.
@TMC1982Part26 жыл бұрын
Hammer's turn as a gangsta rapper didn't work because it just came off as disingenuous and an obvious means from Hammer to keep up with the times. Lets put things in perspective, how can you go from making a song like "Pray" to making a song like "Bumps and a Bump"? It would be like if one of those '80s hair metal bands like Poison, Winger, Motley Crue, or Cinderella revamped their look and sound on a dime to keep up with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains (the "big four" of the Seattle grunge bands from the '90s).
@Flowtail6 жыл бұрын
+Terrence Clay I find it sad that that's the case--after all, Todd says that Mr. Hammer actually came from tough beginnings. So it's a shame he didn't portray that in his art, whether it was because he couldn't or because he didn't want to.
@chubbubdreamer69046 жыл бұрын
alexandra galici To be fair, Will Smith got lucky landing on t.v., so he got to kinda dodge all that...for the most part.
@timmy8412124 жыл бұрын
@@TMC1982Part2 Poison actually did try to go the grunge route. 😖
@valmarsiglia5 жыл бұрын
"Yeah, it's like I almost *can* touch this" -- pure gold my man!
@ShootingStarNeo5 жыл бұрын
...as someone who only started being aware of musicians outside of their music in like, 2009 (and even then, I didn't start being aware of musicians outside of Radio Disney until I started watching Todd's videos), hearing about MC Hammer's backstory is kind of like if it was suddenly revealed that Bill Nye was basically both Mr. Rogers _and_ Dr. Doom.
@CableB_6 жыл бұрын
Trainwreckords: "Results May Vary" by Limp Bizkit.
@diegobadalucco3335 жыл бұрын
Cable B Just any Flaccid Pancake record really
@justsomeguywithkaminasshad71455 жыл бұрын
@@diegobadalucco333 Is that a JoJo reference?!
@DJsocial71024 жыл бұрын
It was a really successful record.
@claymccoy4 жыл бұрын
Drogon The Funky Headhunter sold more copies than Results May Vary.
@EmoBearRights4 жыл бұрын
Yeah when someone in the comments section for Worse Rock Covers that the Behind Blue Eyes was the best thing on that album its a damning statement.
@TonyGearSolid6 жыл бұрын
As someone who was a kid/teen growing up in the 90s, I always figured that MC Hammer faded into obscurity, I had no idea that OG Hammer was a thing and for that I am grateful.
@jliller6 жыл бұрын
It's one thing to go from soft to hard or vice versa. But you can't start out as a joke then try to be taken seriously. MC Hammer trying to be gangsta after becoming famous for his parachute pants would be like Weird Al Yankovic trying to make a non-comedy album.
@bartholen6 жыл бұрын
Well, vital difference there being that Yankovic is actually massively musically talented, both in theory and practice, lyrically, and in multiple genres and styles. He'd totally be able to pull it off.
@andrewjenkinson89486 жыл бұрын
Ironically, Hammer actually has much more credibility as a gangster than most who advertise themselves in the industry that way.
@LiquidDIO5 жыл бұрын
That tells me that you know absolutely nothing about the man. Everyone in the industry knows that Hammer does NOT play. Redman has a story about Hammer coming to see him for some smack talk, etc. Hammer is from Oakland. No one from Oakland is soft.
@psycho_dog335 жыл бұрын
@@LiquidDIOLike Todd said in the video, Hammer may be serious IRL, but he definitely did not portray himself that way in his music. Well, at first.
@kujo43885 жыл бұрын
mymentor no he really doesn’t
@mitchinatr70933 жыл бұрын
“Why, it’s almost like I CAN touch this.” Care to explain why this is the best line in the entire vid?
@scusachannel16827 ай бұрын
Trainwreckords taught me that The Chronic is just Nirvana Killed my Career but for rap
@DigiRangerScott6 жыл бұрын
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MAGICAL SHOES?
@andrewollmann3046 жыл бұрын
Scott Sandler They were chucked in The Dip.
@Bluecho46 жыл бұрын
Hammer had to sell them to pay back his debts.
@drakkenmensch6 жыл бұрын
They were stolen by The Mask
@majinsole85546 жыл бұрын
Holy shit that's right!!! ~_~
@Lightspeeds6 жыл бұрын
Bluecho4 and then they were chucked in the dip
@zaccds6 жыл бұрын
Awesome, love this series. Never expected to see Todd talk about Hammer.
@pompousproductions6 жыл бұрын
Good to see this series is still going on. I think this may be my personal favorite series you've made
@Eloraurora2 жыл бұрын
Honestly wonder if there'd been a song or two specifically _about_ the image transition, maybe it would have read more smoothly. Like, sample a few of his pop-rap songs to play snippets while he's on-stage, then have the main body of the song with him being gangsta offstage, to tie in his early successes without making the image shift seem fake. That way he can go from "happy funtime party guy" to "happy funtime party guy _who will put a hit out on you if you cross him."_ It could have added some verisimilitude, suggesting, "No he was always an OG, he just never let you see him mad... until now."
@PaninaroAurora6 жыл бұрын
I just listened to the whole Funky Headhunter album, and it's actually pretty good. Especially the other songs-- the ones where he *isn't* dissing other rappers: "Somethin' For The OGs", "Clap Yo Hands", and "One Mo' Time". That last one has an especially smooth flow.
@mvangord16 жыл бұрын
Now here's how it started A long time ago The story of Hammer's career And how it began to blow
@dreamquesttv Жыл бұрын
Bravo, sir! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@PHSDM1046 жыл бұрын
When I hear "Pumps and a Bump", all I think about is that video with the Speedo.
@Musicradio77Network6 жыл бұрын
PHSDM104 "Speedo"? That's a classic doo-wop song by the Cadillacs.
@SneedyKetler4 жыл бұрын
MTN Productions “Joe Stalin’s Cadillac”? Classic Camper Van Beethoven track.
@Denji20066 жыл бұрын
Come on, we know what that Pepsi commercial was all about. Coke made him "white" and the cure (Pepsi) brought him back to blackness lol
@timmy8412123 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 It was funny af
@pansnemesis6 жыл бұрын
I thank Hammer for getting me into hiphop. Late 80s my brothers were both metal heads (I'm a fan of rock also) that road from hammer took me to gangstarr, common, tribe, wu tang and all the greats the 90s hiphop had to offer. So thanks Hammer, Idc what anyone says about him I'll always appreciate his influence on me.
@banyarling2 жыл бұрын
The speedo schlong version was the one I, as a kid, subjected my entire city to on "The Box" again and again. (You called a number, wasted a few of your parents' hard-earned dollars, then sat back and enjoyed a video knowing everyone else had to watch it) In my defense, I moved onto the "Tha mystery of chessboxin" soon after.
@mikelippenkrantz6 жыл бұрын
Bart Simpson did not try to go gangsta in following up "I Didn't Do It"
@Noxshus6 жыл бұрын
Mike Lippenkrantz this is the best comment here and I've read them all
@littlekingtrashmouth92196 жыл бұрын
Proper
@EazyB906 жыл бұрын
I love this series! For another hip-hop themed episode in the future, Vanilla Ice's Mind Blowin' would be a good choice. Another soft as hell early '90s pop rapper who tried to get some street cred by changing his image and style, and it blew up in his face. Only, Ice did it by wearing flannel shirts, putting his hair in dreads, and rapping about guns and smoking lots of pot. It's also hilarious how after swearing up and down that he didn't sample Queen and David Bowie on "Ice Ice Baby", the first freakin song on Mind Blownin' samples David Bowie ("Fame")! He also dissed Marky Mark and 3rd Bass, and they didn't even respond, haha. It's also notable for "Now and Forever", which is one of THE most hilariously awful sex songs I've ever heard. "Open up dat hood and lemme check dat oil"
@NJGuy19736 жыл бұрын
Vanilla Ice never had any cred to begin with. You can't wreck something that's already destroyed.
@usernameof56 жыл бұрын
His nu metal album is even funnier
@Lightspeeds5 жыл бұрын
@@usernameof5 Seriously? I'd pay to hear that shit!
@jonnybuijze17704 жыл бұрын
And the movie. Oh lord, the movie...
@timmy8412124 жыл бұрын
@@usernameof5 It sounds like a Limp Bizkit reject lol
@saxonjf6 жыл бұрын
Well this is clearly a big step up from the Styx episode. Todd contextualized what Hammer was about before he went "gangsta." Everyone who was there knows he was the HEIGHT! of pop rap at the very beginning of the decade, and that context completely overshadowed his attempt to be gangsta. I love the idea that Hammer might have sat out the gangsta era and come out on the other side when Pop rap was popular again. If Martin Lawrence was the progenitor to Will Smith in acting, Hammer could have been the progenitor in pop rap to Smith. Please Hammer don't hurt Big Willie!
@tafua_a8 ай бұрын
13:53 "Who benefitted from that?" Eazy E. He got a cut of every record Dre released for a bit. And he let us all know in his album.
@tydraxelhimmingburg46765 жыл бұрын
"A Tribe Called Quest is a bad investment" He said that about a group that just came off a number 8 position on the Billboard 200. Talk about bad timing.
@iamsomagicl62006 жыл бұрын
Copyright claims can touch this
@wstine796 жыл бұрын
Not even Tupac could save Hammer's career.
@Strongholdstrugglez5 жыл бұрын
In a interview hammer said that pac wrote unconstitutional love for him
@MyssBlewm6 жыл бұрын
OMG Hammer really didn't get why other rappers were dissing him. "I'm a sellout? Yeah dude, I sellout stadiums!" Or maybe he knew he had no real artistic integrity to begin with and he couldn't pretend to defend it so he did all that he could, which was brag about his (former) popularity and (quickly disappearing) money. Really love this new series, Todd! Can't wait for more Trainwrecords!
@MisterMelange6 жыл бұрын
Any musician attacking another musician for being a "sell out" is just a hypocritical twat. Like Dr. Dre didn't move out of the hood and into a mansion first time he got a big check...
@drifter4026 жыл бұрын
Even then Dre was never a gangsta. He also adopted the image.
@musahaque20004 жыл бұрын
@@drifter402 Dre was gangsta, to you it's all a big game but this shit is real, all gangsta rappers started out differently to get where they are, Dre didn't have to adopt anythin', he literally grew up around it.
@pinkwings80366 жыл бұрын
6:17 Is... is that the pool from High School Musical 2?
@LyonEnigma5 жыл бұрын
"...the truest of macks. A street soldier, *definitely* on a mission" sounds so sarcastic.
@The_Call_Up6 жыл бұрын
That speedo though... NOPE!
@Lim_Campos6 жыл бұрын
Cameo's red codpiece was more subtle.
@The_Call_Up6 жыл бұрын
Lim Mesquita Campos At least Larry Blackmon was in on the joke. Hammer is rocking that banana hammock like he's trying to impress somebody!
@elltell19906 жыл бұрын
"The guy can dance!" "What? The guy looks like he's got a sand crab in his knickers!"
@cremetangerine824 жыл бұрын
elltell1990 Great Bill Hicks reference!
@Chelaxim6 жыл бұрын
As an aspiring singer I'm using this series as what not to do. Also I feel really bad for people whose first album comes out at the beginning or end of a decade.
@roguishpaladin6 жыл бұрын
There's no one formula of do or do not. Just be you and ride that you-ness.
@BrendanJSmith2 жыл бұрын
Why would coming out at the beginning or end of a decade matter?
@JJ-fg2wd2 жыл бұрын
@@BrendanJSmith it seems like beginnings of decades have holdovers from the last decade, culturally speaking. Hair metal getting snuffed out in '91 by Nirvana, Funkytown being the last big disco hit in 1980, all the indie rock bands losing steam after 2010 (M83, MGMT, Bloc Party, TV on the Radio)
@LordArikado Жыл бұрын
@@BrendanJSmith The end of a decade and the beginning of a new one is usually the last desperate gasp of whatever had been dominant in the previous decade. Just look at disco being usurped by the MTV era in the 80's, grunge and thrash killing hair metal and new wave in the 90's, the early 2000's pop divas and boy bands being killed off by the rise of the pop punk and nu metal scenes, and club jams being killed off by trap music and Lorde clones in the 2010's. Taking all bets on what new genre in the 2020's replaces soundcloud rap and Billie Eilish clones!
@BrendanJSmith Жыл бұрын
@LordArikado I mean the beginning of a decade can also be the best time for new artists. All trends come and go, but being part of a new movement at the start of its dominance is always a good place to be.
@harveycryst2223 жыл бұрын
7:20 "stupid, sexy hammer!"
@jayybirdberg65456 жыл бұрын
Good to see you still making great content Todd. Love the videos. Never stop.
@Avrysatos6 жыл бұрын
ah poor mc hammer. I remember the cartoons and all and I remember learning about his past. Even with the failures you have to respect him for all he did do.
@Paholala6 жыл бұрын
That's really sad. He could have stayed pop, I thought about the boy bands and electronic music from the 90s (even MJ). And obviously later Will Smith. Poor guy.
@Flowtail4 жыл бұрын
14:29 How rude, that singing was also beautiful
@patjacksonpodium3 жыл бұрын
7:57 - Todd...that may be the best joke you've ever made on your channel, period. A+ ☠️⚰️☠️
@giantpinkcat2 жыл бұрын
"It would've made sense as if I announced I wasn't a KZbin music critic anymore. I am now, a US senator." Please don't age well. Please don't age well.