Released: August 13, 1986

Songwriter: MC Hammer

(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!)
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!)
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!)
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!)

Ring 'em! Rap on, everybody, number 1 is takin' off!
No charge for the ride, MC Hammer's got you boss!
We about to globe rock! (Word!)
Dip and roll! I'm B-Boy #1, and I'm in control!
If you don't like to rock,(Rock!) you in the wrong place!
Roll outta here and re-WHOOMP-nis yo face!
It's time to get live, in the illest way!
Throw your hands high, everybody, hey!
My voice is so strong (STRONG!)
It makes you wanna scream (SCREAM!)
Every time you hear it, the bells will ring! Ring 'em!

(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring 'em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring 'em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!

Phony MCs, could never rock like this!
Their rhymes are like lime, they've got a little twist!
Everybody yell, "ho! rock and roll!"
My beat is stupid def and it's meltin' your gold!
Hold on tight, on the streets you might get lost! I'm not down with illin' and she just might get tossed!
I don't start beef, I'm not a little jerk
I rock on the mic, and the people say, "word!"
Freeze, baby pumpin', and rockin' the house!
We come to get live, if you illin', get out!

My voice is so strong (STRONG!)
It makes you wanna scream (SCREAM!)
Every time you hear it, the bells will ring! Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
Where we gonna take it? Just a little higher! Ring those bells, let the place get wild! Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Music)

My MCs, fresh out the box!
Some wanna know, is Hammer strong as an ox?
I'm strong on the mic.(MIC!) I let the feeling flow
Every now and then, I say, "YO, YO!"
I'm a def B-boy, and you I'm gonna worn, don't you ever disrespect me, or yo face I'm gonna swarm!
Buzzin' like a saw, riding you down!
I'll put you in check, boy. You just a clown!
Some need to know, what makes me work
I'm just like a doctor. I'm always on alert!
My voice is so strong(STRONG!)
It makes you wanna scream(SCREAM!)
Every time you hear it, the bells will ring! Ring em!

(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
Rock on the mic, B-Boy slamma jamma! Who rock the house, boy?(WHO?) MC Hammer! Ring 'em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring 'em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring 'em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring 'em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring 'em!

Sellin' all that crack,(CRACK)
Don't make you no man.(MAN)
It make you just the opposite, do you understand?
It takes no heart, for you to take part
In killin' homeboys, who dont know how to start (TO START)
To break away from the pipe and say
"I'm not down with it, I'm chillin' today!"
You find out tomorrow (WORD)
They don't need you (WORD)
You and you rocks, you both are through!
My voice is so strong(STRONG!)
It makes you wanna scream(SCREAM!)
Every time you hear it, the bells will ring! Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
(Go Hammer, go Hammer, go!) Ring em!
Who rock the house? Who-Who rock the house?
Who-Who rock the house? Who? MC Hammer!
Ring em!
Ring em!
Ring em!
Ring em!
Ring em!
Ring em!
Ring em!
YEA! Ring em!
Ring em!
Ring em!
Ring em!
YEA! Ring em!
Ring em!
I said yea boy, ring em!
Ring em!
I said yea boy, ring em!
Ring em!
Ring em!
Ring em!
Dont stop now, I came to ring em!
Ring em!

MC Hammer

Stanley Kirk Burrell (born 30 March 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer, is an American rapper, dancer, entrepreneur, spokesman and occasional actor from Oakland, California. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the late 1990s. Remembered for his rapid rise to fame, Hammer is known for his hit records (such as “U Can’t Touch This” and “2 Legit 2 Quit”), flashy dance movements, choreography and his trademark Hammer pants. Hammer’s superstar-status and entertaining showmanship made him a household name and Hip-Hop icon. He has sold more than fifty million records worldwide.

A multi-award winner, MC Hammer is considered a pioneer and innovator of pop rap, and is the first Hip-Hop artist to achieve diamond status for an album. Hammer was later considered a sellout due in part to overexposure as an entertainer, and as a result of being too “commercial” when Rap was “hardcore”, then his image later becoming increasingly “gritty” to once again adapt to the ever-changing landscape of rap. Burrell became a preacher during the late 1990s with a Christian ministry program called MC Hammer and Friends. Additionally, he starred in a Saturday morning cartoon called Hammerman in 1991 and was executive producer of his own reality show called Hammertime which aired during the summer of 2009. Prior to becoming ordained, Hammer signed to Suge Knight’s Death Row Records in 1995.

Throughout his career, Hammer has managed his own recording business. As a result, he has created and produced his own acts including Oaktown’s 3.5.7, Common Unity, Special Generation, Analise, One Cause One Effect, Teabag, Dom Kimberley, Geeman, DRS, Pleasure Ellis, B Angie B, Stooge Playaz, Ho Frat Hoo! and Wee Wee, among others. A part of additional record labels, he has collaborated and has been associated with 2Pac, Teddy Riley, Felton Pilate, Tha Dogg Pound, The Whole 9, Deion Sanders, and Big Daddy Kane, as well as others.