MC Hammer

Released: August 13, 1986

Songwriter: MC Hammer

I can do it
Yeah mayne! Now I can do it
Aww this that rollin beat man
I can roll with this
I can roll with this just like ridin over that Bay Bridge
Golden Gate y'nderstandwhatImean?
Oh look at that skeezer over there man
I ain't with it

[Hammer]
Now now now the drum gets deeper and the beats get stronger
So take a deep breath before you're forced under
The line that divides what's yours from mine
In effect is what I am cause I served my time
Concrete solid beats topped off with rhymes
A fly posse put together by the Hammer's mind
Now the song is in effect and my soul is fed
And these are my words, that's what I said

[Chorus]
That's what he said
(Yo hype my posse man)
Go posse, go posse go; go posse, go posse go
Go posse, go posse go; go posse, go posse go

[Hammer]
M, MC's line up and they start to boast
Who's the best, who's the best, and they all get roasted
By the Hammer on the mic, by the Hammer on the floor
By the Hammer, MC Hammer, the keeper of the door
That leads to the chair where the king of rap sits
While MC's battle, in the rap pits
They go RHYME, for RHYME, and HOOK, for HOOK
Thugs turn rappers and rappers turn CROOKS
Now the song is in effect and my soul is fed
And these are my words, that's what I said

[Chorus]

{*instrumental breakdown*}
Dance!
Use the Hammer as a weapon so don't you worry about a thing
I don't worry about a thing, I'm goin straight up
You understand me? There they go
There go that big ol' greasy

[Chorus]

[Hammer]
Now now now, I go to the show, I pay my money
I realized, something's funny
Music's cold kickin and the crowd is hyped
But the MC on the stage, is stiff as a pipe
His hips do move but his feet don't budge
He moves across the stage like he's stuck on a rug
He needs the beat and the Hammer and the posse gettin busy
The show that we give, will make a sucker dizzy
Now the song is in effect and my soul is fed
And these are my words, that's what I said

[Chorus] - to fade

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.

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Feel My Power (1986)
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